「한국 정부가 한류의 한층 더 발전을 방해」, 미 기자가 평론=한국
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미국의 뉴스 전문 방송국「CNN」가 운영하는 정보 사이트 「CNN GO」의 서울 주재미 기자가 18일, 「한국이 한류를 죽이고 있는」라고 제목을 붙인 칼럼에서, 한국 정부의 과도한「한류」지원 정책에 부정적인 견해를 나타냈다.한국 미디어가 관련 내용을 알렸다.
기사에서는 우선, 국제사회에 있어서의 한국의 이미지가 한류붐의 영향을 받아 과거의「한국 전쟁」「식민지」등의 이미지로부터「유행의 선도국」로 변해있으면, 한류현상을 평가했다.
그러나,「무리하게 한류를 국가 이미지에 연결하려고 하는」한국 정부와 한국내의민족주의적정서가, 한류붐의 한층 더 발전을 방해하고 있다고 지적해, 「불행하게도, 한국의 정책 입안자등과 민족주의 세력이 한류의 잠재력에 관심을 가지게 되어, 한류의 지속적인 확산이 중단되는 위기에 놓여진」라고 한다.
기사에서는, 한국내에서 한류의 발전에 악영향을 주는 움직임으로서최근의한국 정부가 한류컨텐츠의 진흥책으로서1조원( 약 700억엔)을 투자해 추진하는「글로벌 펀드 」나, 해외 각국에서의 한국 문화원재건 설계화등을 들었다.또일본의「반한류현상」에 대한 한국 언론등의「과잉 반응 」에 대해서도 염려를 나타냈다.
한편, 많은 한국 넷 유저는 동기사에 동감하고 있는 것 같고, 「정부 주도의 한류는 있어선 안 되는」「한류는 단순한 문화로, 국익과 관련지어 빠른나름」 등과 쓰고 있다.(편집 담당：나가이 타케시)
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20111119-00000017-scn-kr
Maxwell Coll: Korea is killing its own Wave
Government initiatives and nationalistic observers threaten the movement"s inherent allure
By Maxwell Coll 18 November, 2011
There is something remarkable happening in Asian pop culture, and it’s stemming from Korea.
While India’s Bollywood exports grip South Asia, Korean celebrities are beginning to make headlines across the region. The proliferation of Korean music, cuisine, drama, fashion and film has implications that should not be underestimated as Asia rises in the information age.
It is transforming old perceptions of the country -- the stereotypical images of the Korean War or the peninsula’s colonization -- and branding Korea as a hub of high technology and trend-setting cultural phenomena. Interestingly, it is also becoming a driving force in Korea"s tourism.
Unfortunately, the potential of the Korean Wave has caught the attention of policy makers and nationalistic observers who today threaten to wash out the movement and impede its natural course.
But it is the people with the best story to tell, not the governments with the strongest nationalistic campaigns, who will have the ability to affect change in the era of Facebook and Twitter.
Washing out the movement
The government, with its cultural initiatives, and nationalistic commentators are hurting Korean artists and limiting the potential of the Hallyu. They are doing a disservice to the actors, singers, producers and directors whose talents and appeal have naturally drawn worldwide support and enthusiasm.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to launch a US$1 billion program that will fund massive global projects exporting Korean culture. This year alone, the government opened cultural centers in Australia, Spain, Indonesia and the Philippines.
In addition to federal initiatives, regular nationalistic media reports focus on minority groups in Japan protesting the rise of Korean celebrities or connect a 2NE1 MTV award to Korean exceptionalism.
“The Japanese protesters are disgusted at the idea of a former colony having such increased exposure,” wrote one columnist in a local daily.
If policy makers and observers would limit the connection between pop groups and Korea as a nation, the movement’s inherent allure will continue to grip consumers in all markets.
More on CNNGo: Anti-Korean wave in Japan turns political
One example
An earlier cultural phenomenon can serve as an enlightening comparison: Disco Fever.
The disco era, James Brown and “Kung Fu Fighting” included, emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s primarily in New York City clubs. Disco fever spread quickly throughout the West and would eventually become ubiquitous in Moscow’s 260 dance clubs, according to a 1980 Newsweek article. The movement struck the right chord at the right time and connected with a youth that was ready to get on up and stay on the scene.
But while some U.S. government-led initiatives did export this movement -- mainly soft-power radio stations like Voice of America and Radio Liberty -- Soviet teenagers violated Party laws in order to access the latest records because of the phenomenon’s natural appeal. Had the disco movement been known as the “Washington D.C. Boogy” or the “Capitalist Fever,” The Jackson 5 would not have stood a chance in the Communist bloc.
Limiting power
The Korean Wave has of course emerged in a different international scene. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is not trying to bypass radio-wave jamming to spread the popularity of Girls’ Generation. (Leave that to the Ministry of Unification.)
But the government still has the potential to seriously limit Korean artists’ reach in Asia and beyond.
To keep the movement authentic and its appeal widespread, drop “Korea” from the Wave and watch how far the talents, looks and appeal of the Korean people can really go.
http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/visit/maxwell-coll-korea-killing-its-own-wave-564122
한국 정부가 1조원도 투자해 노골적인 선전으로 고리 누르는 국책=한류에, 타국이 경계감이나 혐오감을 가지는 것은 당연하다고 생각하지만.
