[Global Times special correspondent in South Korea Ding Ling] "Recently, South Koreans have paid special attention to Chinese dramas. South Korea's "North Korea" 5** said that more and more people appreciate the content of China's cultural industry, which means that Chinese culture is gradually expanding its influence on South Korea.
According to the data provided by South Korea's *** service platform "w**ve", the number of Chinese dramas and the duration of Chinese dramas are increasing month by month. In December last year, for example, the length of Chinese dramas provided by "w**ve" increased by 40% month-on-month, and the number of people increased by 20%. At present, the duration of Chinese dramas accounts for nearly 50% of the platform's overseas dramas. According to the report, the promoter of the recent boom in Chinese dramas is a middle-aged woman in South Korea, Ms. Huang, 46, said: "Chinese dramas have a variety of themes and types, and I like it very much", "Just like last year's broadcast of "Long Moon Embers", the series has gorgeous special effects at the beginning, and the fantasy background of the story is too exciting."
Many Korean viewers believe that Chinese dramas have increased their favorability towards China. Ms. Park (52), a housewife living in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, said, "Although some people don't like China, I looked for a lot of dramas and finally chose a Chinese martial arts drama**. Ms. Song, an office worker in her 30s who lives in Seoul's Gangnam-gu, has been passionate about Chinese dramas since four or five years ago: "CG special effects are no longer embarrassing. After watching "Canglan Jue", I substantially felt the improvement in the quality of Chinese dramas. ”
According to the "China Cultural Industry Trends" report released by the Korea Cultural and Creative Industry Promotion Agency last year, China's goal is to build a cultural power by 2035 and insist on promoting the development of a high-quality and efficient drama production environment. Some Korean media analysts believe that it is precisely because of the continuous promotion of the cultural and content industry in the past 2 to 3 years that the results are gradually emerging. In view of the growing popularity of Chinese cultural products in South Korea, some Korean experts said that this shows that people have different views in the fields of politics, history, and culture, and the same is true for their understanding of China.
Not only dramas, but also Chinese films are gradually expanding their influence in South Korea. According to South Korea's KBS TV report, the Chinese hip-hop theme youth film "Warm" starring star Wang Yibo will be released in South Korea on March 13, ""Warm" received a warm response before its release, Wang Yibo not only showed youthful energy, but also performed difficult dance moves in the film, which is expected to capture the hearts of the audience again. ”