The Comparison of the Entertainment Programs of Korea and China

With the development of the living quality of human beings, they are willing to pursue the higher level of the diversity of their lives. The industrial of the entertainment programs is the reflection of the economic condition of a country. However, the expression style, the cultural connotation and the entertainment target of these programs in different countries are various. It is noticeable that the reality show as a kind of entertainment program style increasingly attracts the attention of the audiences. In the series of reality show programs in Korea, Running Man appeals the zeal of a great number of individuals no matter in domestic or overseas. Indeed, this program is imported by China and established an interesting and attractive entertainment program. Generally speaking, the success of Running Man attributes to the developed economy and the exoteric culture environment in Korea.

First and foremost, the reasons for choosing the two entertainment programs in Korea and China are their basic program style, the nearest cultural circle of these two countries. On one hand, the setting of the content of the program in China is the same as it in Korea which includes the composition of the stars and the style of the games. On the other hand, Korea and China are both the strong and powerful countries in Asia. The cultures, which they promoted are originated nearest or even the same. In a word, the most similar to two things, the more valuable to put them together to make a comparison.

Moreover, from the comparison of the two entertainment programs in Korea and China, we could arrive at the notion that the entertainment industrial in the developed country is more exoteric and diversification than it in developing country. First, the entertainment industrial in Korea is willing to provide a sound and profound stage for the stars, which make great preparation for their careers. The standers in Korea of choosing the stars to be encouraged are their native factors such as appearance, influence and potential. However, this stander in China will take the thought of the stars into great consideration. Whether the stars are making a contribution to the socialism or not will determine the degree of the encouragement of the government. It is obviously that the entertainment industrial has a close relationship with the government in developing the country. Second, the notion conveyed by Running Man in Korea can be described as entertainment more than political. The games in Running Man are set diversity and differential for the purpose of attracting the attention of the audiences which reflects from the making boats by the hard paper for crossing the river, encouraging the aged people to play the dangerous roller coaster and creating the loving couple on the screen and so on. They create series of attracting and breathtaking games which are the sample for other countries. The reason of they have the ability in creating the games, and the entertainment styles should attribute to the exoteric and diversification cultural environment. Still, the social market which is mainly constructed by youngsters and a great number of vigorous individuals are appealed by this entertainment environment.

It is high time to make a conclusion. The entertainment programs in different countries could be the mirror that reflects the social and economic condition of this country. “All people are part of a society and are influenced by culture, and therefore, business decisions are usually as much affected by personal and cultural influences and factors as by what makes most financial sense.” (Lizzie) Korea is a country that can create entertainment diversity programs that support the development of the economy. Moreover, owing to the free culture and political environment, the goal of entertainment programs in Korea is entertainment and expression instead of establishing a relationship with politics and other social purposes.