Midterm essay /// Young-Joo, Park


1.    How is the Korean society changing?

Korean society is changing. It can be largely divided into pop culture, gender, economy, diplomacy and politics.
How was popular culture in Korean society? At least its influence in Korea has not been strong worldwide. However, this does not mean that Korea's pop culture has not been widely publicized. However, it was not compatible with their culture and Korean pop culture never became the mainstream culture of other countries. Most people don't even know where South Korea is, and it was rather easy to remember North Korea in a sense. However, thanks to the contents of BTS, Parasite and so on, Korean pop culture naturally permeated other countries. Now, it is not just our own pop culture, but it is a pop culture that can be shared by people around the world.
There is a greater difference in gender. Korea is a traditionally male-dominated society. Men are precious and women are vulgar. Men are important and women are not. Men are smart and women are stupid. Naturally, men were in charge of the outside and women were in charge of the inside. Women are only male assistants and forced to work only for the breeding of offspring. Education could not dream. But now, Korean women's education is higher than ever. The natural advancement of women into society has increased, which eventually led to the creation of a society where women are important, not men-centered.
What changes have been made in the economy? This should be thought with diplomacy and politics. Economy, diplomacy and politics do not move separately but move together. First of all, you can see a change in politics. The collapse of the existing framework of Korean society and the emergence of new forces, the change of government, has occurred recently. As the mood of politics changes, diplomacy with other countries is changing, and the economic trend is changing.
I think the biggest reason why Korea experiences this change is education. Koreans have a higher level of education than any other country. There was a change because of education, which led to a change in society.


2.    Is it changing for the better?

Change is neutral. However, it certainly depends on the person's position. I will speak in dividing of pop culture, gender, economy, diplomacy and politics.
On the surface, it looks good in pop culture. But is this simply a good thing? First of all, I admit that awareness has increased to a certain extent. But there is no guarantee anywhere that this could continue. It may simply be because of the freshness that we haven't experienced before, or maybe it just happened to fit in well. It will take a lot of effort to keep this going. We need to understand people from other countries more and sometimes we may have to give up our culture. I think that effort is important, but conservation is also important.
How about gender? Naturally, men and women are equal. But it should not benefit anyone. At least now, Korean society is directed at women. This is not a bad thing. But it's too radical. Society certainly needs time to change, but it's too fast. Society needs to move fast, but it is not as fast as expected. The resulting gap is widening too much and the conflict is also growing. Sometimes the pace of change is also important.
It is like gender in economic, diplomatic and political changes. It's too fast. Society needs time. People also need to be prepared for it. But it's too fast. Change is important, but what is it for? At least I'm not sure yet. No one knows exactly what had to change and what was changing. Our descendants will evaluate whether this is right.


3.    How will those changes affect you personally?

I will also say this in terms of pop culture, gender, economy, diplomacy and politics.
In terms of benefits in changing popular culture, at least nothing is gained. What do I get from the fact that pop culture is known all over the world? It would be different if I were involved in this profession, or an acquaintance. Of course, there will be an increase in national interests or a rise in Korea’s status, but there is no direct to me. But there won't be any damage. If it's a profit, you can think of some sort of joy.
Nothing can be said clearly even in gender changes. Many companies consider gender when looking for job seekers. Nationwide, companies have the same proportion of men and women. I'm a man. If I get a job, the company will see my skills rather than consider my gender first. I have competition with other men, at least not with women. If the ratio is the same, women will compete among women, and men will compete among men.
Economy, politics and diplomacy are a little bit felt. I'm in one place, so I can feel it. There will be a talent award that Korea wants. And if it was well prepared, I will be able to lead the nation's economy, politics and diplomacy.

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