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  • [S. Korea]Roll Over, Godzilla: Korea Rules (Korean Wave)

    06/28/2005 7:31:45 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 9 replies · 607+ views
    NYT ^ | 06/28/05 | NORIMITSU ONISHI
    June 28, 2005 Roll Over, Godzilla: Korea Rules By NORIMITSU ONISHI TAIPEI, Taiwan - Here in one of the first corners of Asia hit by the "Korean Wave" of cultural exports, a television series about a royal cook, "A Jewel in the Palace," proved so popular that it is now used to advertise South Korea on the Taipei subway. A huge hit in Mongolia, the drama also fueled a boom in tourists from Hong Kong visiting South Korea.A weepy love story, "Winter Sonata," became the rage in Uzbekistan after driving the Japanese into a frenzy last year. In Thailand and...