Transcript Boysoverflowers

Emily Fan
Katrin Marquez
Louise To
Timeline
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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!
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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
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Competition
Material wealth
Clothing
Production focuses
Family
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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 Roles
o Submissive vs. Domineering
o Father's role?
Westernization
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Anime characterization
English
Aesthetic references
Ways of socializing
Propaganda
oh-my-god!
Ginger!
Sunny!
Miranda!
F4 and Girl
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The leader, the prince,the player, the gangster
Status
Dichotomies
Power dynamics
Fashion
• Performance
• Aesthetics
• Display of status
Consumption/ Commercialization
Popularity: Rankings
http://www.mysoju.com/
http://www.dramafever.com/featured/most_watched/all_time/
Merchandise
http://www.yesasia.com/us/boys-over-flowers-style-kissing-starnecklace/1014396802-0-0-0-en/info.html
http://www.fareastjade.com/D0018.htm
http://littleseouls.blogspot.com/2009/02/boys-before-flowers-influenceon.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 odds
o 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!