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'''Hell Joseon''', '''Hell Chosun''' or '''Hell Korea''' (Korean: 헬조선) is a satirical [[South Korea|South Korean]] term that became popular around 2015. The term is used to criticize the socioeconomic situation in South Korea where the [[Cost of living|costs of living]] are rising and crushing [[Proletariat|regular working people]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Hankyoreh|title=Lashing out at “Hell Joseon”, young’uns drive ruling party’s election beatdown|date=2016-04-15|url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/739886.html}}</ref> | '''Hell Joseon''', '''Hell Chosun''' or '''Hell Korea''' (Korean: 헬조선) is a satirical [[South Korea|South Korean]] term that became popular around 2015. The term is used to criticize the socioeconomic situation in South Korea where the [[Cost of living|costs of living]] are rising and crushing [[Proletariat|regular working people]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Hankyoreh|title=Lashing out at “Hell Joseon”, young’uns drive ruling party’s election beatdown|date=2016-04-15|url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/739886.html}}</ref> | ||
While overt pro-communism is illegal under the National Security Law, South Korean media has increasingly included narratives of class antagonism which have been | While overt pro-communism is illegal under the National Security Law, South Korean media has increasingly included narratives of class antagonism which have been popular successes for Western audiences, with films such as ''Snowpiercer'' (2013)<ref>[https://newmultitude.org/snowpiercer-class-consciousness/ THE TRAIN IS CAPITALISM- SNOWPIERCER AND CLASS CONSCIOUNESS]</ref> and ''Parasite'' (2019)<ref>[https://medium.com/incluvie/parasite-and-capitalism-what-the-film-says-about-the-pursuit-of-wealth-993fa7ce7ee1 Parasite and Capitalism: What the Film Says About the Pursuit of Wealth]</ref> and the popular TV show ''Squid Game'' (2021)<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/squid-game-the-rise-of-anti-capitalist-entertainment/ar-AAPaOHG Squid Game & The Rise Of Anti-Capitalist Entertainment]</ref><ref>[https://www.gen-zine.com/post/thesquidgame “The Squid Game”: Anti-Capitalism and Netflix]</ref><ref>[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/squid-game-netflix-review-lupin-international “Squid Game” Works Because Capitalism Is A Global Scourge]</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:44, 10 September 2024
Hell Joseon, Hell Chosun or Hell Korea (Korean: 헬조선) is a satirical South Korean term that became popular around 2015. The term is used to criticize the socioeconomic situation in South Korea where the costs of living are rising and crushing regular working people.[1]
While overt pro-communism is illegal under the National Security Law, South Korean media has increasingly included narratives of class antagonism which have been popular successes for Western audiences, with films such as Snowpiercer (2013)[2] and Parasite (2019)[3] and the popular TV show Squid Game (2021)[4][5][6]
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- ↑ "Lashing out at “Hell Joseon”, young’uns drive ruling party’s election beatdown" (2016-04-15). Hankyoreh.
- ↑ THE TRAIN IS CAPITALISM- SNOWPIERCER AND CLASS CONSCIOUNESS
- ↑ Parasite and Capitalism: What the Film Says About the Pursuit of Wealth
- ↑ Squid Game & The Rise Of Anti-Capitalist Entertainment
- ↑ “The Squid Game”: Anti-Capitalism and Netflix
- ↑ “Squid Game” Works Because Capitalism Is A Global Scourge