Emily Fan Katrin Marquez Louise To
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Emily FanKatrin MarquezLouise To
Timeline
• 1996 - Hana Yori Dango (Japanese anime) • 2001 - Meteor Garden (Taiwan)• 2005 - Hana Yori Dango (Japan)• 2009 Jan.- Mar.- Boys Over Flowers (Korea)• 2009 Aug.- Let's Go Watch A Meteor Shower!
(China)
Asian-ness Japan vs Taiwan vs Korea
Discussion Party!
• Money/Display of Luxury • Family • Power Dynamics• Westernization• F4 & girl• Fashion
Some theme music for your entertainment...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms1vMBI0j3M
Money/ Display of Luxury
• Competition• Material wealth • Clothing • Production focuses
Family
• Filial Piety• Levels/ reasons for support• Face, Reputation• Confucian Values
o also displayed in school• Deliberations
Power Dynamics
• Guy's mother vs. girl's mother • Matriarchy?
o Gender Roleso Submissive vs. Domineeringo Father's role?
Westernization
• Anime characterization • English • Aesthetic references• Ways of socializing• Propaganda
oh-my-god!Ginger!Sunny!Miranda!
F4 and Girl• The leader, the prince,the player, the gangster • Status • Dichotomies • Power dynamics
Fashion
• Performance • Aesthetics• Display of status
Consumption/ CommercializationPopularity: Rankingshttp://www.mysoju.com/ http://www.dramafever.com/featured/most_watched/all_time/ Merchandise http://www.yesasia.com/us/boys-over-flowers-style-kissing-star-necklace/1014396802-0-0-0-en/info.html http://www.fareastjade.com/D0018.htmhttp://littleseouls.blogspot.com/2009/02/boys-before-flowers-influence-on.html Who were these dramas made for? What for?Who is consuming? What does the commercialization and consumption of these dramas mean?
Fantasy• It's a love story, baby just say yes
o Defying all oddso Love square
What does the girl represent? Is this at all realistic or just playing to girls' deepest desires? What are they trying to convey about power and gender roles?
Fulfilling the Fantasies...
What's real and what's not? • Korean Tourism
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/CU_EN_8_5_1_50.jsp• Which F4 boy is for YOU?
http://shannen143.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/which-f4-is-perfect-for-you/• Fan Clubs
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/boys-over-flowers • Appeal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZcLNhnK5p8 • Aspiring to be the characters through fashion, hairdo, lifestyle
Difference between what girls like and what girls want?
Is there reality?
• Social Issues • Gossip Girl meets Survivor• What do the characters, plots say about problems
and positives of their respective countries?
Globalization
• Role of Economics• National Identity• Cultural Exchange
Taiwanese F4 MV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0H4k9eHYc4
SURPRISE! ANOTHER ONE!