Konglishman's Korean Story

Korean rookie actors hope to appear in short films or art films to gain acting experience. In Korea, art films and commercial films are divided into markets. If the commercial film market is major, the art film market is minor. Most of the short films of less than 30 minutes are mainstream, and production companies that have not received investment or support from investors or movie distributors enter the art film industry.  I worked as a manager to help rookie actors move on to commercial film after they entered the independent film industry. The process was not easy. First of all, since the movie was produced in private, it was difficult for me as an outsider to approach me to do business, and even when I participated in the pre-production process, it was difficult for a rookie actor without practical experience to have an audition.  Luckily, an actress from my company played the lead role in a short film, but the film didn't get the attention of the judges at independent fi...

 The Korean Wave (Hallyu) is Wind, not Wish. The wind is not a beggar. The Hallyu is Korean culture that blows like the wind. Does the wind blow with permission from someone? It's not.  The Korean wave is literally the wind. It is also kind of soft power 'culture power'. Power, culture and art are not subject to compromise. It's just to influence people's mind.  The Korean wave truly shines when stars and companies become one. The entertainment industry is driven by companies, not the state. When a country's economy is in crisis or businesses are weak, the impact of culture is weakened. The Korean entertainment market was in crisis during the Moon Jae-In administration. Because Moon Jae-In prioritized the country and the whole and implemented and anti-corporate policy. Although BTS acted as a pioneer of the Korean Wave, in face, the Korean pop culture market was stagnant.  The reason that the outdated retro culture is fashionable again is because no new fund...

Korean propaganda movie?  The ideological film is an ideological promotion tool for political forces. It's a media propaganda aimed at forming the legitimacy and positive public opinion of the policies pursued by the bifurcated political forces. Now it has expanded to not only movies but also YouTube media.  How propaganda films are made The Korean Film Council is an organization under the government. The head of this group, the chairperson, is appointed by the Minister of Culture and Sports. The Minister of Culture and Sports is appointed by the President. An important factor that the president sees in appointing him is his political ideology. The president appoints a minister with same political ideology. The Minister appoints and expert in the field of film the same ideology as the chairperson of the Film Promotion Committee. They subsidize part of the government budget to filmmakers. However most of the filmmakers who receive support are those who have submitted screenplay...

 Korean celebrities and politicians have many similarities. Politicians succeeded in creating a 'character politics' trend and spreading it to the public.  There were a lot of catchphrases such as 'I am 000', Like celebrities, they appeared on various TV channels and built awareness and popularity.  Previous generations of people tend to trust people who appear on state TV channels or on popular entertainment shows. For example, if someone appears on a famous channels or program, it is assumed that 'He must be an honest and competent person'. And the someone says, "I like him", "If this guy becomes a politician, I will vote for him."   The side effect is that politicians did not aim to become a politician who can be verified by the public by using their efforts and skills to create a good society. They just appeared on TV shows and became politicians.  This method was also used by next generation of politicians, and more and more people voted...