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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