Why the Korean wave is more than BTS or Blackpink | CNBC Explains 

It's true that for someone unaware of Korean-Japan history. It would sound like the opposite of what happened.

It happened both ways, yet the old school people blame each other. The younger generation just wants to get a long.

It Because south korea still take issue of wartime force labours and comfort womans to japan, so nationalism in japan Fight it and negatif sentimen

@@Kickspot It didn't happen both ways, Japan invaded Korea over 500 times in a span of 1700 years, but Korea never invaded Japan. The only time was when Mongols were in control of Korea, Mongols recruited some Koreans in their army for Japan invasion campaign.

@@ON-qe5fj probably wrote that wrong, but not that invasion happened both ways, just that hate comes from both old school Japanese and Korean citizens. Apologies. More on the fact that when you read old school journalism from both sides, they contradict each other a lot.

Your point of view is lot more detailed than that of this CNBC’s crappy report!

Correct JJ! KOREA GOVERNMENT AND POLITICIANS ARE NOT DEVELOPED LIKE K-POP. ACTUALLY KPOP. IT HAS GROWED ITSELF

@@johnmun180 ㄹㅇ 한국정부가 무슨 대중문화를 키워 키우긴 겨울연가 대장금 뜨니까 정치인들이 숟가락 얹으려고 대중문화사업 지원책 발표한거지 그래봐야 정부가 하는 일은 그냥 예산만 들어가고 보여주기식 일이나 하는거지 거기에 뭔가를 기대하는 한국인이 어디있냐 예산 빨아먹는 사기꾼들이나 좋아하지

You are 1000% correct. Unfortunately those fake news being still made by the japanese righties funded by its govt and this report just takes the short cut to bash korean wave. Kpop is simply produced by the entertainment companies and they are not related to any of support from the Korean govt.

@@mahaloaloha6819 Yeah most def the Japanese lmao Wonder how long they are going to run with that narrative. It’s been over a decade like bruh

Well, not a lot, actually there were some concerts in Korea held by the korean tourism years back . I watched one that had SNSD in it.

That actually change when BTS produce song called Idol. After all ancient and current trend can coexist.

Agreed

No you're mistaken... Korean gov. Did their job.. They did invest and took initiative in making it global.. In China their censorship Restrict their artist and their popculture ,in japan music shows don't even have RU-vid channels.

@@moonjain454 You're not getting the point. Every government makes an effort to export their culture and South Korea did as well starting in the 1990s as they saw the growth of other exports will soon slow down. My point is South Korea wasn't the only country investing in culture export. Japan also has a national project called "Cool Japan." That is why I am saying the success is purely the result of government funding is misleading

@@AndrewLee-vb1rr which nobody said.. How can success be because of only one people? Lol but fans don't want to acknowledge anything which is also wrong.

but japanese idols are only focused on the internal market. they only sing in japanese, you can't find their music videos easily on youtube, and when you do, it's a short version. they don't mind becoming international because the japanese market itself is big enough for them to make profit. however, korean internal market is small, so they focus on expanding internationally.

I agree with you

Before Winter Sonata, Korean singers were popular in China countries, and that's when the word Hallyu first came to be.

It started from 90's in China.

So true🙏

Huh lol

일본이 쌔죠. 나루토 귀멸의 칼날...

ive been around since 1961, an avid music lover and have NEVER heard of kpop until 2018. And sure it had landed but in pocket. A slow creep at best.

@@TheTwil1 Just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean other people won't. Find out why others have loved Kpop in the past on RU-vid.! Simply search for "kpop cover" or "kpop hit songs".

@@TheTwil1 2018? I became a kpop fan since 2016 while iu(korean singer) was already gaining its popularity outside of korea even in 2008

okay but for the people in the back :)) what are the reasons then? i genuinely want to know. i don't think she meant to point only at the government but that the push and investment had a good impact on the private companies to keep doing a better job. also japan did try do push popular culture but it has a bad history .. as for SK they didn't invade anybody , maybe that also matters ..

@@patriciaraposo45 what should be the reason, really? I want to know as well lol. I thought that was their job. If they couldn’t come to a conclusion, I don’t think this video shud have been uploaded. My hypothesis is that Korea’s cultural contents have been incubated within the ecosystem itself (kpop industry is very competitive) and as it meets korea’s high quality infra on Internet & ICT (information & communications tech), the kpop exploded globally. But again, it’s just a hypothesis and will require a study

there's nothing wrong with a gov investing into something or financing, in order to gain soft power. I never thought that means the gov is totalitarian. anybody who've seen the previous president step down can see how free the country is. Korea is not china

The weeaboo community runs itself.... there would be nothing japan could do trying to control it.... it didn't fail... there is just no reason to exist.... wanna really compare the japanophile community versus koreaboo? Start with searching van Gogh and japonism

@@kddiodox anime is popular already. Japan gov surely knew that fact so they want to promote other part of culture industry but they got failed. I mean.. their music drama movie are not that popular in the world. But yes there are people like them but not as mainstream like BTS or PARASITE (kpop or kmovie or kdrama) You know? It can not get achieved by just Government's willing.

How this clip ends is like bunch of lepers judging for beauty contest. Korean entertainment industry can't hold a candle in front of the Hollywood pimp-drug culture and scandal like Jeffrey Epstein.

so true....extreme skew of negatives...very biased.

@@SK-ql3yf backhanded complement. I see right through you CNBC

@@jaekoh1514 I agree. It wasn't much of a complement at all.

I feel like for The US entertainment industry compared to the kpop industry, (I’ve been a kpop fan for 10 years now) the US entertainment industry already has numerous publications and stories about how malicious they already are. CNBC wants to cover all of that basis when they report on the kpop industry, because it’s true, there are many more negatives that they could’ve touched on in my opinion but didn’t. They honestly could’ve painted it as a bad picture just like they do the US entertainment industry, however both industries will continue to generate revenue and gain popularity no matter what.

Exactly

yes they have been growing in SK, and a snail pace in USA, (i cant remark on any other country because i dont know) but as far as USA, until really 2018 SK was just not a thing. What you have now is shock and awe and a little annoyance that we didnt see it before. And once we LOCK onto something they are here to stay. If kpop made such an impact, that would have happened a LONG time ago. This is the truth.

These western media will never admit any good from Asians. Anything and everything we do good has to be has something “untold”... laughable. Just ignore them and make life easier. Cheers 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

All medias have disgusting purpose.

Who made the rumors that the Korean government paid K-pop?

@sk j Who knows?

@@someonecool110 People who actually know the story of the band knows💁‍♀️. They are actually still being ignored in south korea in favour of artists from older corporations with more industry connections.

@@someonecool110 then why BTS had to suffer from low budget and why had to struggle so much in the beginning? Why so many idol s group suffer?? Korean government did pay to Army all over the world to love BTS??

In general, Western media gather information about Asian countries through their offices or bureaus in Japan. That's where this lie began. In Japan, false information that the Korean Wave is due to the national policy has been spreading for a long time, and the Western media are referring to this information inertly without any check. In Japan these days, TV news covers BTS's success every day. At this time, it is mentioned that the Korean government is pushing BTS as a national policy. If you live in Japan, this is the news you see every day.

I bet my life they’re getting the basis of their information from Japanese articles where that narrative is pushed like crazy in the media.

It's not bad to promote, in India south Korea government does promote k culture

@@praveenminz5187 promoting and subsidizing are different. For example, India govt may use curry to promote Indian culture, but do the govt run the actual company? No. For the same token, I wave is the result from hard work of private sector koean govt has nothing to do with k wave success.

they contributed not with their acceptance in the public but they contributed with the success of the company BigHit. They subsidize the kpop companies with nice tax cuts and treat them great, the reason is simple every country wants great injections of dollars and it's better because they don't attack your inflationary levels. South Korean Government is definitely behind k-culture success with their financial support and promotion and it's also part of the government's plans of the "soft power" read more and stop listening to kpop, tbh kpop is garbage only a few female groups sing nicely.

@@notmybusiness3055 or maybe they get it from professional sources instead of fandoms of stupid teenagers.

Actually gov has not. CJ entertainment got an entrance of Hollywood by attacking Samsung electronics with 🇺🇸 investors.

👍👍👍

Because Kim Jong Un would love to promote Korean culture

@@pramudyaseven5671 you.... realize that South Korea and North Korea is different right?

TRUE kpop is not a government project. Japanese media started with these rumours and Koreans ignored it because those rumours were just bs. and now every other media outlets from othe countries are spreading these lies

For real!! Netflix we want more korean/Asian shows

You can search up Ondemand korea and you can get a lot of free movies and dramas(some of them you need a membership) all of the ones on Netflix are all on Ondemand Korea for free +there's a lot more tv channels

Its a beautiful country, and if Rona would just go away, I would visit it in a heartbeat. I love the K dramas and Snowpeircer, Parasite, Hwrang, Crash landing on you, cant think of the other ones name, V has an OST in it.

고마워요 !! :)

???

I know, EVERYONE WORLDWIDE is watching these kpopies try so hard to ride BTS coat tails and claim some of their fame. Not happening .....

Very well said !

Yes... it is kinda pathetic...

You have an unequal advantage so you dump your culture

No prob. just keeping it real and not white washed.

If there is a problem, you should ask "problem people" 문재인 ^_^

@@ayanverma5746 wtf are you trying to say?

@@ayanverma5746 unequal advantage?? Actually there is no Gov's funding for kpop or kmovie. That fake story is just made by Japanese right-wing. Wow.. i even can't believe that there is person like you.. how foolish.. Look, if it can get achieved by just Gov's money, All Govs would make UNEQUAL ADVANTAGE to get cultural success. But it can't get achieved by just Gov's willing. Those Korean people just did well in private sector the same as Beatles or Michael Jackson. Nothing different. I don't know Why you are so jealous??

Gave investments mostly

i really wanna vist

@@XerdBlue not number one

@@XerdBlue yeah billboard200 is for album, BTS hv like 5 of those since 2018 (5years into their career from a bankrupt company) but anyway Congrats to blackpink their latest album is good (except ice cream but that's just my personal taste)

@@XerdBlue thats only because their company owns ALOT of phones.

@Aer /// IT just floors me....and it is on record. how HARD kpop tried to destroy BTS, short broadcasting time, false rumors, the blue house....and now they cant associate themselves close enough to ride Their coat tails. The cyphers, ddaeng, Ugh werent ALL about Bnothing. YOU DONT GET TO MOOCH OFF OF BTS.

@@XerdBlue But BTS/Bighit have never had to resort to bundling to help their chart position.

But Korea's getting much more awareness especially in these past few years. Korea was the poorest country fifty years ago or less. That's only half a person's life spand can u imagine a person who was born fifty years ago and them seeing how much korea grew? Korea had one of the biggest economic growth in a short time they LIETTERALY grew sm in the past ten years think abt how much they will grow in the next ten years i mean I'm not saying they're gonna be number one in the world but they're definetly gonna growmuch huger in the following years

@J C yeah that also

One of the poorest*

It is indeed due to the government who has been organising concert all over the world since the early 1990's. There use to be cheap concerts subsidised by the government with cheap tickets while advertising Korean brands in front of the concert halls. The USA have done the same (investing in culture) since the 1930's at the beginning of the TV. They secured quota of American movies in theatre and music on radio in France for about 50 years. France although spreads its culture with Alliance Francaise and different events subsidised by the government. As well as other countries. Why the other countries don't do that? Because it's a risky expensive long term investment. It took about 30 years and billions of dollars to Korea to be recognise worldwide since the government started the Hallyu program. Other countries have different priorities, different budget available, different lobby influencing their governments,... There is many reasons. However, you can see that other countries do so through free international TV channels like TVE, NHK, DW, CCTV, TV5 monde, Arirang,.... All of our countries have to make choices and prioritise what they believe is best. However, the government isn't the only reason why Hallyu has become so successful even tho 5.5 Bn USD per year does help a lot. The creations (talent) of the artists, the success of Korean brands like Samsung, LG,... wordlwide, and few other reasons are the other ingredients that have made the recipe successful which is although why it can't be replicated everywhere.

@@jiggythibs You know nothing about the case of Korea. First of all, 5.5 billion dollars budget for culture ministry? It is a total budget of the "Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism," including support for artists(fine art), subsidies for low income family to enjoy cultural activities(usually tickets for museums, classical music concerts, musicals, plays), building and maintaining sports facilities, and helping tourism industries, and education of Korean language in foreign countries. Governmental effort does almost nothing with Halyu. Do you really think Gangnam style was a result of governmental subsidy?

@@jiggythibs Second, can you explain any connection between BTS and any governmental support program? Was there any concert to make BTS famous that I didn't know? And concert subsidized by government from early 1990s? There were nothing like Halyu or any Fandom to support any type of concert!

@@jiggythibs You might know about general case of national branding which utilizes pop-culture, and subsidizing it, but that was not a case for Korea or K-POP.

​@@Sururuk I don't know why you are sensitive in regards of having a government promoting culture. This is something people should be proud of. Having a government supporting culture and artists is a dream for many artists. I've never said BTS was subsidised by the government and I don't see why they would when their label is on the stock market valued in billions of USD. Regarding the support of concerts in general by the government, it is still going on and there is a budget specifically for that in 2021. If you speak Korean, go on the moef website and see for yourself. I think this video has upset many people including you since it sounds like BTS and the whole 한류 wouldn't exist without the gov support. So for this I agree with your comment. 한류 exists because of the artists not because of the money. 박태봉

Twice not belong for that only blackpink & bts. Twice belong to japan & chaina

@@love127whg5 blackpink is most popular in China, twice is popular in korea and japan (no hste just fact)

@@suwartawaghchaure747 Blackpink is probably more famous in Korea now tbh, to They are most search gg on melon, they charted the highest out of all gg this year, Jennie is the most popular female idol in Korea. They only lacked in the past because they didn't have lots of comebacks but now their popularity has risen a lot this year, they are definitely top gg in Korea and we expect for japan I guess

@@mimibui7089 ues ofc they r the real queens of kpop tho i mean iam not a blink but heard that blackpink is biggest gg IN the world 😁

sonny!

And Round 6

Yup. And its BTS impact on the country that is affecting EVERYTHING, so yeah, i kinda see how the govt could be affected. I hope their Cultural Ministers face doesnt get a cramp from smiling so much XD.

There is few countries that as fast as or even faster than SK... but ok, I know what you are trying to say.

that's not true. pop music industry in korea is Highly competitive . thats why korean enter company tried to go abroad.

@@kayoungsexy So what's that have to do with the Korean government? hahaha

@@kayoungsexy bts는 해외진출을 시도한적이 없음. 한국에서도 망하지 않는게 목표였던 그룹이 무슨 해외 진출.....아미가 생겨서 미국으로 불려간거지

@@뮈뮈-p1i 일본판 노래도 만들었고 동남아 진출도 많이 했슴.. 한국 엔터시장은 늘 작아서 외국 진출하는게 당연하지 않음. 정부는 그냥 다리만 놓아준거지. 이 유투브가 정부가 한국 엔터를 주도했다는 것에 반대하는 말인데 이해못함?

@@kayoungsexy The reason Entertainment agency go abroad is because there is bigger market meaning more profit. 영어나 다시 배워라 grammar 그게 뭐냐 ㅋㅋ.

Take a movie as an example.. Parasite director Bong Joon-ho actual interview Bong Joon-ho: "Support for the Korean film industry.There is a lot of focus on independent films, documentaries, and those areas. Most of these Korean films are invested, distributed, and produced by private companies, so I think the Korean film industry has its own health.”

Why not report the exact facts? Korea has much less cultural investment than most major foreign countries or Middle Eastern.However, foreign media ignore that. There is no deep reflection on Korean culture at all. The frame has not changed 10 years ago or now.

Agree. It's a very lazy report, although looks like an accurate report because of statistics figures. First of all, the Korean government's cultural budget is mostly support traditional culture and independent culture, not pop culture. Moreover, it is a sum of support for tourism and sports as well as culture. Secondly, the reporter showed the amount of South Korean pop culture exports, but more than half of them are from game exports. In fact, K-pop is only about 5 percent of Korean pop culture exports. Third, the Korean government has never set up or invested in K-pop and K-drama companies. So why does she say that the Korean government invested strategically in popular culture? It is true that the Korean government valued culture, but the Korean Wave was born first and the government recognized and used it later.

Very well said with the 1000% accuracy based on the fact about K wave. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon and users consume the soft power when it is attractive. Look at what chinese govt doing for spreading their culture with tremendous amount of money but it is not consumed yet.

The reason why they are trying to give credit to Korean government is becuz they can blame something else for their failure.

The music sector has investments as well. Honest.

When Chinese Gov didn't ban them..

@@aaronk9627 They are just outpaced by younger generation like Boa. China's soft ban on Kpop monetization started from 2016, when Korean decided to deploy THAAD. At that time even Boa had become irrelevant in the market.

well you got the last part right. XD

I so hope this Covid crap resolves. S. Korea is the FIRST place i want to visit.....after i learn korean better...WITH MY NEW LEARN KOREAN WITH BTS KIT....WHaaaaaat?

lol

Even if it did what's wrong with it

Yes, the actual "boom" occurred when Gangnam style reached 1 billion views. not many outside Korea, East Asia, or Hallyu fans knew what Gangnam is but they knew the song and eventually PSY thanks to YT.

@J C not yet, planning to do so in a few days.

@@sugreev2001 Shut up and watch Old Boy (2003) and Parasite. These 2 are legendary.

@@choo1030 how about Gong Yoo's Silence? That movie got an abusive Catholic school in Korea shut down

I love thrillers. Korean thriller shows and movies are some of the absolute best I've ever seen

​@@iamgroot2810Recommend: Forgotten

It has already spread before the BTS. Look for Kpop RU-vid from 2010. KMove, KDrama, KPop, KGame, and KBeauty have been around the world since before. Now there is also (K) epidemic prevention!

@J C Psy had 1 major hit 12 years ago and it reached #2 the others were nice, made ppl laugh, but certainly not cerebral. and it was a Hallyu ebb...with puddles. Those previous groups came from the big three, and the only ones they would help would be from their OWN company. no way would they share it with BTS. If you did any research you would know It was Seo Taiji who BTS liked, and they were from an agency called Bondo. So No. those other groups did jack for BTS or themselves. The true imact on BTS and the wave came from the OG HipHop groups in Brooklyn and Bronx.....It is WELL documented. But apparently not WELL read. So stop your group whining, stop being a frog and climb out of that well, get educated about what your talking about, and stop trying to white wash things.

except bp. Now..on the other hand..Mamamoo...reminds me of a female BTS

no bts without big bang paving the way

now how could that happen if they were a MAIN influencer of a Korean wave?

i think because of the scandals surrounding them it caused a uproar on their group reputation

all old kpop stans know, who made kpop.

Now understand this, BIGBANG can’t be fucked with. You know when Andre 3000 said there was Southernplayalisticadiilacmuzik before Stankonia? Same hits, ain’t no BTS without no BIGBANG.

I love Indian movies like Every Child is special, Three Idiots, Dangal etc.... They are also popular here in the Philippines

You can!!....do what big companies do. revisit the drawing board and find out what the barriers are and fix 'em. Good luck

@@TheTwil1 it is the filth called nepotism. Haritik Roshan, ranveer Kapoor alia bhatt all the big names are from big film families. People if true talent die a slow death here. And Indian movies nowadays has become shit and crappy. They need to change. Thanks for the support

Totally agree.

and Jimin is the softest of the bunch.

You had me up until bp. WHY do ppl pair them togther. they are not even in the same league. You want a fantastic female group with REAL women check out MaMaMoo

same reasons blinks make mvs about BTS and when we click on it all we get is bp. STOP RIDING BTS COAT TAILS.....they have had 4 collaborations with MAJOR US singers and they still couldnt do it. As a mater of fact we were all worried the major singers would be shamed ......Bts collabed with a song and brought it up from a freefall to #1..wait...that might be a good idea. that way ppl can compare the two and see what we mean.....IM CONFLICTED>

Kimchi is the best in your country

And Bulgogi

And you can keep them there too.

@@TheTwil1 thanks were grateful and thankful not fake ass autotune oops

and yet today the korean government asked bts to resume their group activities to prevent hallyu wave from getting down.

@@daisies___ As expected, Japanese lie without proof

@Bom Purply I’d like to know your point, why do you think it’s inaccurate?

dude korea goverment is not entertainment company.. gov can not ensured min salary for artists;; gov only can decided min salary for worker in korea(not only artist)

@Bom Purply you are entirely right, but you are talking about 2020. Korean entertainment needed help in the beginning, now it’s flying by itself. The Korean government took Korean entertainment globally by many different ways (cultural centers / creation of Korean broadcasting company / creation of Korea foundation etc.) If you want to learn more about how the Korean government created the Hallyu part of their soft power strategy, I recommend you reading « The Korean wave, evolution, fandom and trans nationality », (especially chapter 4). It has been written by Tae-Jin Yoon and Dal-Young Jin who researched the origin of the Hallyu I had the opportunity to interview them writing my PhD thesis on the matter, and I can tell you that the gov is 100% responsible for the Hallyu.

oooooo i LIKE that.

Blackpink didn't go to North Korea....... they were looking for a singing group......

Atta girl!!!

k they WERE here first lol

I still have my Samsung flip phone.

Actually, CJ entertainment which own by a sibling of SAMSUNG got an chance of Hollywood by betraying SAMSUNG and Korea. BTS is sucks... Your company sold the country.

Agree. Korean government is just a set of boomers

I don't think Americans give a damn.

Blackpink is also

@@vid9470 they're nowhere near as successful as bts

@@loveliestcherries really toxic army I know bts is king of kpop, according to Google or most website says army and blink population same, I am not bts hater

And then when they make mistakes like vocal cracks or do ignorant things, they’re just human like everyone else 😢

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