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1.0 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to study a sub-culture by conducting an oral interview with a group of people who belong to a particular cultural group. This interview is carried out to understand their perception of the sub-culture. The people chosen for this oral interview are Helen Xu who comes from China and Hana Yamata who comes from Japan, and both of them are big fans of Korean culture. In order to present their experiences of Korean Wave, this paper will be divided into four sections. The first section will describe demographic characteristics of the Korean Wave group in Asia. The second section is a literature review refering to the cultural background of Korean Wave including Korean pop music, drama, food and so†¦show more content†¦This culture is often called individualism. Moreover, Hofstede (1980), noted that power distance in a culture, which means the difference between the lowest and highest member. Highest member refer to a person or a group always makes the d ecision; people who always have input is belong to lowest member. For example, Korean drama considers family-oriented stories in which father has the power in the family, and other members of family usually defer to him. However, in Western society, parents cultivate their child to be more creative, and give them more freedom to choose their future education and career. Therefore, In Western culture, a child can make such decisions himself, while, in Korean culture, children are more likely to defer to their father. Futhurmoer, Western modernity and Asian traditions has formed striking comparison. In 18 century, Western societies had rised the evolution of post-modernity that suggests the end of original culture, art, subject and history. The production of post-modernity includes the internet, cars, digital computers and so on (Venn Featherstone, 2006, p.462). Modernity refers a new way of lifestyle and social system. Asian traditions advocate the beliefs, rituals, morals, values and customers in which human being have been passed down from their ancestors (O’Shannessy Minett, 2008, p.33). Especially, Taoism and Confucianism have had a profound impact on Asian socities, suchShow MoreRelatedWinter Wave : The Korean Wave And The Korean Wave936 Words   |  4 Pages480J November 6, 2017 The Korean Wave, otherwise also known as Hallyu, is a phenomenon that originated from Korea and traveled all over the world. Thirty years back, no one would have known what â€Å"saranghaeyo† or what â€Å"oppa† meant. But now, people are taking Korean classes to learn the language and culture and non natives are able to understand a whole episode of Korean drama without subtitles. One would argue that the drama Winter Sonata initiated the Korean Wave. 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