Manga and comics are more generally not given much respect. They are not considered as ‘real’ readings. I think this phenomenon is really a generational contempt. This can also be due to cultural contempt. Manga and all Japanese culture are considered as minor, and as pop culture.

South Korea is one of the most sexist countries I have ever visited. But no one told me so before I left. Nobody in my relatives knows that Korea is something so different from Hallyu . That includes, of course, Kpop, food, video games and so on. I think that people who are obsessed with

The main lesson I will remember from this film is that I should always choose real love. The characters in the film didn’t and it has made their life full of sadness and regrets. For the two protagonists obviously, who didn’ t have the love story they deserved. And this is very frustrating

I am a Kill Bill lover and hater. In this film the main character is blond and white. She wants revenge. A group of people tried to kill her and now she wants to kill them in a certain order. The second of them is a Japanese gang chief.
The film follows nearly perfectly the Asian film codes.

Japanese fathers are traditionally distant but involved. However they are more and more engaged in raising their children. But there is a new wave of Japanese men who don’t date or marry.

Coffee here in Korea is everywhere. You can find a coffee shop in nearly every street. And also cups of coffee in every hand. Especially in the morning before going to school or to work, people wait precious minutes to get their coffee.

The fact that the highest rank of cosmetic surgery is in Korea is very shocking for my European brain. I guess that the parents who encourage their kids to have a surgery would be considered very bad in France. Because the local point of view is that we have to accept everybody in their

@dzoeger.bsky.social I will talk about Youssef Swatt's. He is a French rapper who won a music competition one year ago. After that he had more and more opportunities to sing in bigger concerts and also festivals. He slowly built himself a fandom online as well as offline. This rapper is very engaged

How does your popular culture consumption connect to your process of learning an Asian language?
For example if you watch K-dramas from France, you won’t have the translation most of the time. So you watch it in korean with subtitles. More and more your ears will get used to the language,

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In this article we can understand how a young athlete can be a hope for a hole nation. #AnSe-young won a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. This badminton player is described as someone who made history. Indeed, her victory hasn't been seen in South Korea for 28 years.

In the film Kill Bill (made by Quentin Tarantino, an American director), a part of the story takes place in Japan.
We can count many many stereotypes.

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Shows like Kdrama are not just entertainment, it is also a way to understand how people from Korea do think or how do they act ?

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