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Korean Wave "Hallyu"

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The term "Hallyu" means how Korea flows or the Korean Wave.  It first refers to the popularity of Korean pop culture in China long time ago. Starting from the Korean Television dramas in China during 1990s. Korean dramas are obvious in putting their culture and tradition into the drama, making people absorbing Korean culture unconsciously. After China, Korean pop culture has been emerged to many other Asian countries and now even to Europe, America, Africa, Australia, or even the Middle East. Korean popular culture has been spread all over the world. This include Korean dramas, series, movies, beauty, music, or even foods and language! The popularity of Korean foods are increasing  nowadays . People give interest to Korean food a lot as they see from the dramas. You can easily find Korean restaurants in Thailand! Korean beauty has made it as the standard beauty too, making people think that Korean beauty is the most beautiful and natural beauty. People also give attention to

Korean Plastic Surgery

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Plastic surgery has been very popular nowadays. Since social media is where people share their life, we can easily find the information about plastic surgery online. People post before&after photo or review to share online. Because of social media, plastic surgery is no longer something shameful to hide. Social media also helps people choose their surgeons. Online reviews give an opportunity to the patients to know about each doctor and social media also encourage people to make change in themselves. The plastic surgery trend gets boom from the Korean music industry. It is common for the Korean artists and celebrities to do plastic surgery. When people see their images or performances on social media, it makes them wanted to look like those celebrities. It is because we see the beautiful pictures of the celebrities on  social media and that when people know they did cosmetic surgery, they also want to do it. T-ara's Hyomin Girls' Generation Tiffany Moreover, Ko