[CondoleezzaProtege]

I have enjoyed Korean films and miniseries for good long while so I just see international recognition as organic and deserved. There has been a sort of Western cult following of such things.

Chinese billionaire tentacles in things like Hollywood is a separate matter.

And large swaths of Korean entertainment is actually banned in China for political reasons. (A 2017 US missile defense deal prompted it.)
https://www.vox.com/latest-news/2017/3/3/14795636/china-south-korea-pop-culture-kpop-attacks-thaad

[caww]

I've also viewed Korean films and found ‘Mr. Sunshine’, a series, very well done in acting, script, production and cinematography outstanding.....Far surpasses Parasite. However the Political nature of the Chinese in their interests in Hollywood should not be overlooked.