Korean Wave

See also: Korean wave

English

K-pop fans in Egypt in 2011.

Calque of Korean 한류(韓流) (hallyu, “Korean current”), from Korean +‎ wave.

IPA^(key): /kəˈɹɪən ˈweɪv/

the Korean Wave

The popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries since the 1990s.
Synonyms: Hallyu, K-wave
- 2020, Hyesu Park, Understanding Hallyu: The Korean Wave Through Literature, Webtoon, and Mukbang‎, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:
  The spread of South Korean (hereafter Korean/Korea) popular culture across borders, that is, the Korean Wave or hallyu, whose origin dates back to the late 1990s, is no longer a new phenomenon to media users and scholars of media, communications, cultural, and narrative studies alike.

popularity of South Korean culture elsewhere

Chinese:
Cantonese: 韓流, 韩流 (hon⁴ lau⁴)
Mandarin: 韓流／韩流 (zh) (Hánliú)
Min Nan: 韓流, 韩流 (hân-lâu)
Finnish: korealainen aalto
French: Hallyu f, vague coréenne f
German: Koreanische Welle f
Italian: onda coreana f
Japanese: 韓流 (ja) (かんりゅう, Kanryū, ハンりゅう, Hanryū)
Korean: 한류(韓流) (ko) (hallyu)
Russian: коре́йская волна́ f (koréjskaja volná), ха́ллю́ f or n (xálljú)
Spanish: ola coreana f
Polish: koreańska fala f
Portuguese: onda coreana f
Vietnamese: Hàn lưu