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Korean Wave

increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s
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Korean Wave

Summary

Korean Wave ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,918 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Korean Wave is a type of social phenomenon[2].
  • Korean Wave's Commons category is recorded as Korean Wave[3].
  • Korean Wave's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '한류'}[4].
  • Korean Wave's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '韓流'}[5].
  • Korean Wave's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '韩流'}[6].
  • Korean Wave's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '韓流'}[7].
  • Korean Wave's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Làn sóng Hàn Quốc'}[8].
  • Korean Wave's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Korean Entertainment[9].

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Definition and Type

Korean Wave is a type of social phenomenon[2].

Why It Matters

Korean Wave ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,918 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Korean Entertainment
    Subclass of → social phenomenon
    Country → Q884
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q884]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779395826207"
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