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Has tourism changed South Korea? ***
Thursday, December 9, 2010
12:48 PM
The changes that tourism has brought about has been great to a large extent. I believe that a PEST analysis (I would only be using EST into consideration as the Political factor would not be evident as compared to the other three) would be ideal to explain the changes that has happened for Seoul after being Disney-ified.
The economical aspect of Seoul would be the area that is most impacted. As South Korea exports it's pop culture abroad. It has generated 22 billion USD at it's peak of it's pop culture. The general economy is prospering at an all-time high as one of Asia's rising wealthiest countries. South Korea ranks 15th in the world in terms of nominal GDP and it doesn't surprise me due to the many components that South Korea possesses in generating revenue. The 2010 GDP growth estimated based on a Bloomberg survey shows that South Korea is placed higher than the US. This is what globalisation has done to South Korea and it has improved the economy endlessly.
On the technological aspect of South Korea, studies have also shown that South Korea is the most wired country on the planet with 76 percent of households having broadband. This is concrete proof of the technological advances that globalisation has brought to South Korea.
For the socialization aspect, the language assimilation that was brought as an example earlier on (the previous post) would be an excellent scenario to describe how globalization has impacted South Korea in terms of the social factors. The pop culture that has been uprising and trending is being influenced by American pop culture nonetheless. The catchy tunes and romantic comedies are examples of the influence that it has brought. One good example as to how globalisation would in the catchy tunes of the Korean songs themselves, let's take a song from a renowned band named Girls' Generation, their song name is titled "Run Devil Run". Have you ever thought why the song title has an english rendition to it? It is a perfect example as to the assimilation of the American culture inside South Korea.
In conclusion, the impacts that globalization has brought about to South Korea has been generally large and somewhat positive in South Korea as they have used globalisation towards it's advantages and not towards the harmful side.
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