In 2021, the export value of K-dramas broadcast on program provider channels reached around 171.5 million U.S. dollars. The export of K-dramas shown on such channels overtook those of K-dramas shown on terrestrial TV channels in 2018. K-dramas are part of the so-called Hallyu Wave (Korean Wave), which describes the rising popularity of South Korean pop culture and other cultural content worldwide.
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Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (May 3, 2023). Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (2023). Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Export Value of Korean Dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by Type of Broadcast (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2021, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, May 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/