Blog Post: A Product of My Time

A Product of My Time

Summary: An essay where I come to terms with being more embedded in societal trends than I thought. I discuss how it feels to read academic research about my relationship with South Korea and what I think the growing interest in Korea might suggest about changing ideas of national identity.

This post was originally published on December 26, 2023 on Wordpress.

Alternative Link: (https://americanojuseyo7.wordpress.com/2023/12/26/a-product-of-my-time/)

This progression is ‘listening to K-pop → watching K-dramas → joining online fan clubs for Korean popular cultures in general → trying Korean food → learning Korean language → purchasing Korean cosmetic/electronic goods → studying abroad in Korea → making Korean friends → picking up cultural idioms and local, traditional customs → launching personal blogs on Korea → working for Korea-related institutions of various sorts.’

-Excerpt describing K-culture fans, from Hallyu 2.0 “Hallyu versus Hallyu-hwa: Cultural Phenomenon versus Institutional Campaign” by JungBong Choi