Meaning of Hallyu | Babel Free

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Synonym of Korean Wave.

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“As amazing as Samsung is, its international appeal doesn't derive directly from Hallyu.”

“The sudden rise⟳ of Korean popular culture and its dissemination in Asian countries, known as the Korean Wave⟳, or Hallyu, took many people in Asia by surprise⟳, […]”

“Since early 1999, Hallyu exports have⟳ added an estimated $11.6 billion into the Korean economy (0.2 percent of Korea's GDP), contributing to the status of South Korea as the world's 12th largest economy.”

“The spread⟳ of South Korean (hereafter Korean/Korea) popular culture across borders, that is, the Korean Wave⟳ or hallyu, whose origin dates back to the late 1990s, is no longer a new phenomenon to media users and scholars of media, communications, cultural, and narrative studies alike.”

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