So what puts S.Korea on the map??

I also wanna give a shotout to the 2000s South Korean MMOs, my first contact with South Korean media.

Samsung and it's not even close.

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Samsung and it's not even close.

We all have one in our hands, half the phone screens are from Samsung, even iPhones

Well the first time I knew anything about Korea was about this old kdrama my mom was watching, it was translated to Spanish too

Plastic surgery.

I have seen Japanese TV shows and a Thailand TV show where they praise Korean plastic surgery.

BIGBANG, PSY, BLACKPINK

Most GP know shit about global geography. So North Korea is what puts SK on the map. GP know North Korea and that South Korea is south of North Korea.

Japan's lack of interest in advancing overseas. Initial Kpop fans were all Jpop and Jrock migrants.

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BIGBANG, PSY, BLACKPINK

I can only laugh at the delusion.

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I can only laugh at the delusion.

Is it even a delusion when what I said is true? All 3 are big hitmakers.

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For entertainment:

Boys over flowers

Let’s not even kid ourselves.

And that wasn’t even originally Korean

Overall of course Samsung.

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This is very true as this stuff lead to the drama boom that took over the world. Way before squid game or kpop these storyline and romance dramas had audiences around the world. The number one thing that gave our nation the spotlight was our tech Giants Samsung and LG everything from tvs phones and appliances came from here. Kpop wise it was BigBang and later Psy that brought our music to the mainstream audiences outside of Asia. BTS later came and capitalized on itand took it to the moon.

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Japan's lack of interest in advancing overseas. Initial Kpop fans were all Jpop and Jrock migrants.

Facts island syndrome os is what killed Japan had that not been the case jpop would be what everyone hears now and the BTS equalvilant would be kattun

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We all have one in our hands, half the phone screens are from Samsung, even iPhones

Even more than that about 80% of the lcd oled and qoled market is Samsung and apple exclusively pays them for the screens

Samyang noodles, bulgogi, kimbap, bibimbap, kimchi yum yum.

Samsung/LG and recently Hyundai/Kia since they are expanding their presence worldwide as well.. You might wanna add Lotte/CJ too because Korean snacks and food are famous worldwide too..