From the Margins to the Middle Kingdom:

Lee, Dong-Hoo

doi:10.5790/hongkong/9789622099401.003.0014

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“…China and Taiwan have previously considered measures against the influx of Korean dramas during prime time as a form of protectionism for local producers. However, Lee (2008: 196) considered the greater collaborative and co-production efforts that were a result of such measures which allowed local production companies to capitalize on the popularity of Korean celebrities. A development toward producing similar productions or localized television adaptations have become increasingly popular.…”

Section: The Influence Of K-dramamentioning

confidence: 99%

The manufacture of militarized masculinity in Chinese series You Are My Hero (2021)

Xian

2023

Media, Culture & Society

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The entertainment industry is driven to sell certain commodities transnationally, particularly in a world where borders are becoming increasingly diffused through the access afforded by the Internet. Media content is easily consumed, making cultural exporting fast and easy. Similar tropes and plot have been replicated in the East Asian film and TV industry, perhaps in hopes of replicating the success. This paper looks at the manufacture of ideal masculinities within East Asia, particularly China. From ex-members of K-pop group EXO to the successful TV series, cross-influence of East Asian popular culture is prominent. Through this paper, I look at the influence of K-dramas on the Chinese TV industry and particularly the manufacturing of a militarized masculinity on Chinese TV. Far from portraying brute and fearsome soldiers, ideal masculinity on TV is portrayed as “steely exterior but gentle internally” and thus desirable romantic partners to heterosexual women. By exploring the basic conception of Chinese masculinity, I then discuss representations of militarized masculinity on the silver screen (Wolf Warrior II) and C-dramas, with particular focus on the series, You Are My Hero (2021).

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Section: The Influence Of K-dramamentioning

confidence: 99%