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Kdrama Overload masticates a huge bite of Filipino Identity

by Ma. Krizia Andrea Bertos, Delfin John Del Rosario, and Ronald Christian Inocencio

Annyeonghaseyo! Shocked are you? Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? How about this, have you heard of the term, “Saranghaeyo!”?; heard of the title, “Goblin”?, “W-Two Worlds”?, “Weightlifting fairy- Kim Bok Joo”?; do I hear those stunted hands tapping on the table? The stomps of roused feet and the creeks of the chair, you’re sitting on, from the motions you’ve created? And of course, those proud wide yes’s! You’re clamorously yielding at the back of your head. Well then, ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves from this utmost endeavor alongside with your fondness, in which you will be highly involved, especially to those diehard fans of Korean Entertainment.

And if not, I may not have been the first one to ever tell you that you are ridiculously missing out on everything! Legitimately, for the whole time period in general; may be disappointing, and offscouring, in a way, since, alas, everyone’s enjoying the party without you; but I must say, you are still lucky to be considered to be in solid maturity and being supine amongst aggressive addiction and isolation, sounds severe? Well, I am simply trying to talk about those deep eye bags, frequent blood shot eyes, and haggard faces due to said addiction making you aggressive at the same time, since disturbing you from your ‘korean sessions’ and hearing a bash from someone to your bias would absolutely make you furious. Not to mention those days when you try to ignore your friends and avoid everyone, since the only thing in your mind would be the suspense from the scenes which might happen in the next episode, or, maybe, that kiss from the episode you have just watched.

Yes, I know, I’ve been there. And, may I ask, do you know PO3 Cardo Dalisay, from that show “Ang Probinsyano”? How about “Amihan”, from “Encantadia”? Do you know who our National Hero is? Why do you think did Marcos establish Martial Law in 1972? What is extrajudicial killing? Have you known, there have been allegations between the Philippine and American President? What is to our Nation Economy to date? Some of you must have considered answering all asked questions, most wouldn’t even bother to read them; some may have pondered, but most wouldn’t care. The sad truth is, less than half of the millennials would ruminate themselves involved in society; consequently, only 57% of the millennials know enough knowledge about own history. Nowadays, most millennials are submissive with adapting to different cultures, prior by the dictation of trends, stated by none.

Currently, the most conformable, docile for a fact, is the Korean culture; due to the rapid widespread of different entertainment amidst pointing mostly on the millennials’ interests; from the garments or outfits they wear every day to the language they use when speaking; the products they behold to us, twisting our emotions and thoughts, leaving us to mere trading or selling of our own self. From the foreign food, such as “galbi”, “bibimbap”, “tteokboki” and others, the millennials see from their viewing tend to make them appreciate what is theirs and forget what is ours. What is left of our culture now? Teenagers dressing not compatible from the climate where they live, and buying imported outfits like there’s no tomorrow; the government agreeing with the infiltration of foreign language but can barely value their own; people forcing themselves to eat the foreign food, they barely know how to pronounce and spell correctly, and in situations, that they don’t even like it but still eats it. The millennials of our own country are expected to be the shrines and glory that will stand forth the prosperity of the mother land, are shunning what is theirs and praising what is others.

 Korean Faces in the Filipino Screens

We have our own locally made movies, teleseryes and indie films that offer our tradition and culture. As we all know, the heart- stopping fighting scenes of PO3 Cardo Dalisay depicting the courageousness of Filipinos is something that we must not definitely miss. In addition, Lea and Tonyo will never disappoint us from giving unexpected goosebumps coming from the fact that they truly and sincerely prove that love is blind. However, no matter how good these movies are, as long as we Filipinos do not recognize their worth and keep on neglecting its value, our movies itself will lose its cultural identity.

Would you rather watch a movie featuring Empoy Marquez or watch an episode of a Korean drama starring the Park Bo Gum? Perhaps, most millennials will immediately choose the latter one without even thinking. Others would prefer watching Empoy’s movie but their Korean inspired fashion screams their preference. When it comes to the acting skills of Filipinos, they are considered world- class artists garnering countless awards and plaques from all around the world in any genre. Nonetheless, millennials would obviously choose the one with a very fair skin, pronounced nose bridge and cute chinky eyes rather than the one with a brown skin complexion, rounded tip nose and almond- shaped eyes. They find Koreans cute and attractive encouraging them to watch a Kdrama over an indie film.

Can you imagine yourself enjoying your hot, cheese- flavored popcorn together with the refreshing carbonated soda in CCP while watching a Cinemalaya film? Of course not, because you are probably busy or maybe it simply does not interest you. Possibly, you prefer watching the convenient downloaded episodes of Kdrama in your laptop or cellphones. Millennials allot their monthly allowance in purchasing Kdrama merchandise but can never afford to buy a single cd of a Filipino movie. They put a lot of effort when it comes to Kdrama for they can sacrifice their sleep but you can never see them searching for the cassette tapes of classic Filipino movies which already has the distinct strong smell of vinegar because it they were kept for decades.

Filipino movies are easy to understand despite of its hard dictions when some actors are speaking. However, millennials tend to choose Kdrama over Filipino movies because of its convenience even though the incomprehensible but soothing voice of Koreans confuse them as long as the subtitles under each episodes helps them to comprehend the conversations.

Millennials also appreciate the Korean culture reflecting on their dramas. Their vibrant traditional clothing seems to be suffocating due to its tight, thick, and silk or cotton cloth covering their body but seems to be amusing which captivates the interests of the millennials. Furthermore, Kdrama specifically the “Goblin” brings a chilly feels, like the soft snow touching your skin for the setting is in Korea compared to the summerlike breeze embracing the hot and humid air present in “Ang Probinsyano” for its location is usually in the streets of Manila.

 From Adobo to Ramen - The Korean Invasion

The Filipino youth are truly embracing the korean culture they see at their dearly loved korean dramas. From fashion to food and even with everyday languange, korean trends can evidently be observed. Nowadays, the Filipino teens have a taste far from our own identity. No one would want to wear plain kamisa or a pair of elderly bakya as their OOTD. Instead of our own Filipino outfits, teens wear cottony KPOP sweatshirts or fancy colorful dresses. Some will even have large circular glasses and curly bangs copied from their favorite korean actors. Furthermore, millenials patronize the fresh kimchi and sizzling bimbimbap. Most of us now would prefer the savory ramen over the flavorful native food we have such as the aromatic puchero and the succulent menudo. We love the korean rice cakes so much that we are starting to forget our own sweet puto bibingka and sticky biko. There will also be those students who would suddenly burst out korean expressions like "Omo!" and "Aigoo!" yet it is now rare to hear Filipino teens using "Po" and "Opo".

At this point, the OPM industry is already considered to be dying. Many regard the Teleserye theme songs corny whereas K-drama OSTs become very popular here. In almost every classroom in the whole country, there is a K-Pop fan who sings proudly his or her favorite melodious korean themesongs but when asked about Filipino songs, will be able to give only a few. We have a wonderful culture worthy of being proud of and there is still a chance for our generation. If we want to make our country great then we must learn to appreciate and suport our own. We must not let the "korean drama" trend vastly influence us to the point that it completely changes our identity.