当我们谈“韩流”时,我们谈些什么

What Do We Talk about when Talking of the “Korean Wave”?

作为中韩建交后的文化全球化现象,"韩流"以中国和越南为中心迅速席卷亚洲。探讨以韩剧为代表的"韩流"在中国的传播、接受等,也成为近年学界的重要研究课题,其中不排除这样的争论:这是大众文化的狂欢,还是主流文化的变形?通过对这一潮流的溯源,我们发现:"韩流"在传播的过程中出于种种原因,存在一定程度的误读。因此,我们所谈论的"韩流"并非原汁原味的;我们也并不能简单地将"韩流"的流行归属于大众文化的狂欢抑或主流文化的变形这一绝对化的二元论之中,它的存在有其自身的独特性。

As a globalized cultural phenomenon after the establishment of Chinese and South Korean diplomatic relations, 'Korean Wave' has been surging forward vigorously with China and Vietnam as its center. As for the'Korean Wave' represented by South Korean films and teleplays, the discussion of its dissemination and acceptance in China has also become the academic research topic, from which the following debate is not excluded: is it the revelry of Mass Culture or the metamorphosis of Mainstream Culture? This paper will discuss this topic from two aspects, and then comes to the following conclusions: to some extent, the'Korean wave' is mutated or even misread all the time, and therefore the 'Korean wave' is not authentic at all when we we are talking about it; and as for the popularity of the 'Korean wave', we also can not simply attribute it to the absolute dualism of the revelry of mass culture or the metamorphosis of mainstream culture.