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!