Hallyuwood

Hallyuwood, a compound word combining the word Hallyu (Korean Wave) with wood from Hollywood, is the informal term popularly used to describe the Korean-language entertainment and film industry in South Korea. Koreans use the term Hallyu to describe the growth in popularity of South Korean cultural export, prevalent in most countries of Asia and many others around the world. The trend has been reported by CNN as "hallyu-wood".[1] The term Hallyuwood has been used and quoted in various news articles, journals,[2] books[3] and symposiums[4] to describe people, places and events related to the Korean Wave[5] such as a planned "Hallyuwood Walk of Fame" in the glitzy Gangnam District in Seoul[6] to a bibimbap dish called Bibigo: The Hallyuwood hopeful.[7]

This article pertains to the entertainment industry of Korea, particularly regarding Korean films. For the entire film culture of Korea, see Cinema of Korea.
Not to be confused with Hallyuworld.

Hallyuwood, along with Hollywood and Bollywood, constitute the three major pillars of the contemporary world entertainment industry.[8] The three are considered the most famous film-making meccas on Earth.[9]

Korean directors, most notably Park Chan-wook and Kim Jee-woon have made the transition from Hallyuwood to Hollywood, and have already released their first English-language films, most notably Kim Jee-woon's The Last Stand starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Park Chan-wook's Stoker starring Nicole Kidman.[10]

The Discovery Channel released a five-part series documentary by the winners of Discovery Channel's First Time Filmmakers (FTFM) Korea. One of the documentary was titled Finding Hallyuwood[11] featuring actor Sean Richard. Sean meets with Korean singers, actors, film directors, and producers to find out what is unique about Korean music, films and dramas, and how they successfully connect with foreign audiences.[12]

With the possible exception of India's Bollywood, the Korean cinema industry seems to be the most bustling in the (Asian) region, saying government support proved crucial in the struggling days of Korean cinema in the 1990s. It illustrates the amazing relationship the government and the private sectors has in producing Korean films.[13]

See also

References
  1. Farrar, Lara (December 31, 2010). "'Korean Wave' of pop culture sweeps across Asia". CNN. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  2. Hughes, Theodore (June 2011). "Planet Hallyuwood: Imaging the Korean War". Acta Koreana. 14 (1): 197. doi:10.18399/acta.2011.14.1.009. S2CID 194383495.
    - Yecies, Brian; Ae-Gyung Shim (2007). "Hallyuwood Down Under: the new Korean cinema and Australia, 1996-2007". Screening the Past: 1–9.
    - Yecies, Brian (2010). "Inroads for cultural traffic: breeding Korea's cinematiger". Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive). Retrieved June 2, 2013.
    - Yecies, Brian; Ae-Gyung Shim (2011). "Contemporary Korean Cinema: Challenges and the Transformation of 'Planet Hallyuwood'". Retrieved June 2, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Brian Yecies; Ae-Gyung Shim (May 23, 2012). Korea's Occupied Cinemas, 1893-1948: The Untold History of the Film Industry. Routledge. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-1-136-67473-0. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
    - Stephen Teo (April 26, 2013). The Asian Cinematic Experience. Routledge. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-1-136-29608-6. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
    - Marie Soderberg (December 10, 2010). Changing Power Relations in Northeast Asia: Implications for Relations Between Japan and South Korea. Taylor & Francis. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-1-136-84330-3. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
    - Jonathan Hopfner (December 2009). Moon Living Abroad in South Korea. Avalon Travel. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-1-59880-524-6. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
    - Bryan S. Turner (January 11, 2013). The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies. Routledge. pp. 461–. ISBN 978-1-135-87883-2. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  4. Hu, Puzhong (May 29, 2005). "Hallyuwood: Korean Screen Culture Goes Global".
  5. Byun, Na-rim (June 9, 2012). "Right Here, It's HallyuWood!". The KNU Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  6. Cox, Jennifer (December 28, 2012). "The Guardian". The Guardian. London.
  7. "Seoul's 5 best bibimbap". CNN. September 13, 2011.
  8. Mohan, Pankaj (May 3, 2013). "Tracing ancient roots of hallyu". Korea Times.
  9. Kim, Seong-kon (August 14, 2010). "Between Hollywood and Hallyuwood". The Korea Herald.
  10. Eaton, Phoebe (March 22, 2013). "The Reincarnation of Seoul". The New York Times.
  11. "Finding Hallyuwood". ibuzzkorea.
    - "Korea Next". Discovery Channel. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013.
  12. "K-pop, kimchi, k-dramas and everything in between". The Philippine Star. December 8, 2012.
  13. San Diego, Bayani, Jr. (September 16, 2012). "Hurrah for Korea's 'Hallyu'-wood wave". Philippine Daily Inquirer.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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