The illustrates its economic and cultural influence on

” (Chen, 2006). Furthermore, an intimatecooperative relationship between the two countries has been maintained well inthe political, economic, cultural and educational fields in recent years. “ Basedon official ROK statistics released late last year, China ranked number one inKorea’s annual foreign trade.” (Yang, 2009).

Close economic cooperation hasmade the two countries’ citizens contact more frequently. In a sense, theKorean wave has promoted China’s economic development. Frame II: Mentally affectedthe values of Chinese audiences” Korean pop culture’s entry into China officiallybegan with the export of drama series “ Jealousy” and “ Eyes at Daybreak” in1993. However, the actual impact became remarkable after “ What is Love” wasbroadcast on Channel 1 of China Central Television in 1997. Since Korean dramasguaranteed high ratings, Chinese TV broadcasting stations began tocompetitively import popular Korean shows,” (Jiang, 2012).

Since it has spread to China, it has not only brought economic and cultural benefits to us, but also gaverise to some negative effects to us. As far as I am concerned, we should not be fooled bygorgeous appearances, nor should we use the term “ Korean Wave” as the word “ fashion”. What deserves our consideration is how to combine Chinese and foreign culturestogether.

Only in this way, can we not only see the progress of innovation, butalso retain the characteristics of Chinese traditional culture. Of course, it is still too early and difficult topredict the future of the Korean wave based simply on the recent trends in themedia and this paper’s illustration. (Lee, 2009) We should keep doing researchon it. But I believe the Korean wave will not totally disappear in China, because it has now spread to become part of people’s lives and economy in manyAsian countries.