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Lusting After Teenagers...or the Maturing of Women's Fan Culture?
When living at home forces young Koreans to keep their sexual encounters a secret, it’s no great surprise that Korean society strongly discourages open expressions of sexuality outside of marria… more →
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Lusting After Teenagers...or the Maturing of Women's Fan Culture?
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James Turnbull wrote 2 days ago: When living at home forces young Koreans to keep their sexual encounters a secret, it’s no gre … more →
Korean Advertising: Just Beautiful Women Holding Bottles?
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James Turnbull wrote 2 weeks ago: ( Source ) Some words of wisdom from Londoner Bruce Haines, currently head of Korea’s largest … more →
Korean Sociological Image #23: Male Objectification
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James Turnbull wrote 1 month ago: Acutely aware of the role my heterosexual male gaze can play in my choice of subjects and images for … more →
Gendered Tea-drink Advertising in South Korea (Updated)
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James Turnbull wrote 1 month ago: ( Source ) Granted, Marxism might not be the first thing one thinks of when one sees Lee Hyori … more →
Korean Sociological Image #22: Fresh, Young Meat
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James Turnbull wrote 2 months ago: For reasons that will soon become clear, girl-group Kara’s (카라) latest commercial for Cob Chic … more →
Korean Sociological Image #19: Gee, Gee, Gee...Using Girls' Generation to Study Gender Roles in Korean Advertising
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James Turnbull wrote 2 months ago: As pointed out by Gwen at Sociological Images, pretty and/or sexually-available women are often pres … more →
Sex, Sensibility and the Bottom Line: Evolving Images of Women in Korean Soju Advertising
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James Turnbull wrote 3 months ago: Watching one of Lotte’s commercials for its new Cheoum Cheoreom Cool (처음처럼 쿨) soju dozens of t … more →
No Skin Required: Healthy Images of Couples in the Korean Media
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James Turnbull wrote 3 months ago: Much as I’d like to always present a sophisticated and hard-hitting persona on the blog, I … more →
Korean Photoshop Disaster #1: Magic Hole
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James Turnbull wrote 3 months ago: Naturally, the unfortunate name of Anycall’s new phone has already led to a great deal of spec … more →
Korean Sociological Image #17: Deconstructing the Ass Dance
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James Turnbull wrote 3 months ago: A both compelling and rather confusing marketing campaign from Samsung, difficult to avoid on the Ko … more →
Korean Sociological Image #15: Gendered Health Drinks
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James Turnbull wrote 4 months ago: ( Source: left, right ) What is the first thing that goes through your mind when you hear of a … more →
Hunks Get More Sex, BUT...
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James Turnbull wrote 4 months ago: If you’re a long time reader of this blog, then you’ll be aware that I’m a big adv … more →
Korean Sociological Image #12: Gender Socialization
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James Turnbull wrote 5 months ago: Always sensitive to the concerns of my readers, I admit that I do tend to indulge myself a little *c … more →
The Best Take on Sexism in Advertising EVER!
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James Turnbull wrote 5 months ago: Not technically Korean sorry, but it has a universal message…and I’m still laughing even … more →
Korean Sociological Image #8: America...Fuck Yeah!
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James Turnbull wrote 5 months ago: An advertisement from today’s Korea Times, which immediately grabbed my attention for 3 reason … more →
Korean Sociological Image #7: The Best Gillette Could Get?
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James Turnbull wrote 6 months ago: ( Source ) On the face of it, Park Ji-sung (박지성) is a very logical choice to endorse any given Korea … more →
Gender and The Unwritten Rules of Korean Alcohol Advertisements
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James Turnbull wrote 6 months ago: ( Source ) Prompted by my recent post on an advertisement selling soju to women, which I misinterpre … more →
Korean Sociological Image #5: Kiwis and Blood Types
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James Turnbull wrote 6 months ago: New Zealand company Zespri International, with a marketing campaign for kiwifruit based on Koreans … more →
Women Getting on Top: Korean Sexuality in Flux in the 1990s
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James Turnbull wrote 6 months ago: ( Source: RaySoda ) A society’s accepted norms of sexuality are always in flux of course, and … more →
