Korean Entertainment
Korean pop music, referred to as "K-pop" (an abbreviation of "Korean pop"), has played a significant role in the Korean wave. In recent years, Korean entertainment companies have recognized YouTube as a key component for spreading Korean culture. According to Bernie Cho, the president of the DFSB Kollective (a Seoul-based agency specializing in the marketing of international K-pop acts), Korean entertainment companies are "aggressively steering their efforts to go international via the Internet".
According to a 2006 Washington Post article, the increased popularity of South Korean entertainment has positively influenced Korean culture in areas such as food, clothing, video games, and the Korean language. The popularity of K-pop music videos has been aided by crowdsourcing translation sites such as Viki, whose Creative Commons license translations help bridge language barriers.
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