After two lessons on Korean and Japanese drama, I couldn't help thinking how the positive, gentle, sensitive male figure is being constructed in TV drama.
I always know that in reality Japanese or Korean male is very bossy and really look down at women. But the Korean TV drama is constructing an very opposite of male figure. And most amazingly, many women fell in love with the "illusion". I call that an illusion is because of that figure is so different from the reality male image. How could those women have consent with it? The women here is women all over the world. If the Korean man in reality is so bossy, how could they thinking and constructing a gentle and have a sense to care women figure? What is the connection between the illusion and reality?
Referring to the reading distributed last week, some Japanese women are trying to marry a "Gentle" korean man because of those dramas. I could not believe that Japanese women could be that naive. What does this tell us? Why those "illusion" is becoming a real Korean male figure? What is the "magic" behind it?
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i just believe the function of the tv dramas is to construct a imaginary that is opposite to the reality. perhaps only in this way can cater for the demands of viewers escaping from reality.
yes I am also quite curious about why Japanese women are behaving in such silly way to dream of marrying korean men. perhaps the majority of japanese women are quite calm when facing the korean wave. and media here play a role that help to exaggerated this phenomenon because media always need surprising news to attract audiences.
agree with Jenny. that's the way TV drama dialogue with (gender) realities. well Korean women may also be dreaming to marry Japanese men too! just that we only know of the Japanese side does not mean the same thing does not happen to Korea... remember 'My Sassy Girl'? and we think all KOrean women are like that!
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