The Effect of the Korean Wave Experience on the National Identity of Zainichi Koreans in Japan:

A Comparison of the Korean Wave Experience with Reference to Temporary Contact and Everyday Contact

Abstract

    This paper evaluates the Korean wave experience, regarding Zainichi Koreans, as an opportunity for contact with the “mother country” culture, and investigates the effect of this contact.
    In this paper, I will examine the degree of contact of Zainichi Koreans with the current Korean wave. Looking at the data, which I gathered, I will also attempt to analyze the relation between the Korean wave experience and three major national identity levels: the individual, the group, and the social.
    These approaches can bring light to new aspects of current Zainichi Koreans' identity.