tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post4771402424546016143..comments2024-03-08T03:24:19.823-05:00Comments on Where The Hell Am I?: Japanese Women Seeking Korean Men - The Korean WaveReginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-28570986636111028612012-03-01T00:31:25.573-05:002012-03-01T00:31:25.573-05:00Good points that reach much further back into hist...Good points that reach much further back into history than I went. I was commenting on the Korean Wave which was big when I lived there in 2006. Since then, I moved back to the States in 2009 and really haven't been keeping up with Korean pop culture or it's influence.<br /><br />At the time I wrote, due to Hallyu, Korean culture was being spread abroad and particularly so in Asian nations. However, yes, I know people who are modern day Korean and Japanese mixes. I wasn't implying (or I hope I wasn't implying) anything otherwise.<br /><br />If you talk to modern Koreans, most seem to have a palatable dislike for the Japanese because of the 1910 - 1945 occupation. So, hopefully, the export of Korean shows and music is a positive influence and is, somehow, mending some of those cultural wounds.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-69373362291771228092012-02-29T21:53:45.164-05:002012-02-29T21:53:45.164-05:00Korean and Japanese dating isn't a trend. It&#...Korean and Japanese dating isn't a trend. It's historically been like that except from the late 1800's till now, so about 100 years. Even during the 1900's alot of Japanese families adopted Korean guys as their heirs, called "mukyoshi", who married the daughters. I've also read books saying that half of all marriages prior to the 1800's was were Korean-Japanese, and Emperor Akihito's comments that the marriage rate was "high". Things are more likely returning to normal.mmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09071268423177150612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-6620734943176024942006-09-17T17:40:00.000-04:002006-09-17T17:40:00.000-04:00First, I just love Shanghai! I went there to meet ...First, I just love Shanghai! I went there to meet a friend who was there for a conference and then went back a few months later on a cruise. Both times I had an absolute blast.<br /><br />The grass is greener. After I wrote that, I started taking a closer look at what would be the average man in Seoul. Like Hollywood, the average man doesn't hold a candle to the Korean star in the looks category. Back home it's the same thing. However, there are those guys where you go "wow", and since conducting my little informal observation I've seen them from time to time. (There are also those stars that when you meet them in person you realize he's 2 ft. tall and they've been shooting him from an angle.) <br /><br />Thanks for your comment!Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-32021019240072530012006-09-17T12:17:00.000-04:002006-09-17T12:17:00.000-04:00I live in Shanghai, and when I first arrived here ...I live in Shanghai, and when I first arrived here I couldn't believe the obsession with all things Korean. The younger Chinese LOVE the Korean soap operas especially (even staying up all night to watch them), and when I asked some people to give me a Chinese name, they told me my new name was beautiful- when I asked why it was beautiful, they said it was because it "sounded Korean".<br /><br />I guess the grass IS always greener.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com