I believe over-restriction often backfires. The more you forbid young people from gaming, the more likely they are to sneak around or become obsessed later. Instead, with better education and policy, gaming can be viewed as a serious and healthy part of cultural development.
In contrast, in Taiwan or China, parents still see gaming as a waste of time. China’s strict laws limit minors to playing games only three days a week. Personally, even when I play for just half an hour, my mom still calls it an “addiction.”
I think all of this are related to the cultural mindset difference. When a country consistently invests in cultural industries, people grow up in an environment that values creativity and diversity, so they are more open to nontraditional careers.
Eventually 신데렐라법 repealed after strong public criticism. From this incident, you can see how people treat esport differently. Nowadays, universities in South Korea even have university programs, academies, and career paths dedicated to eSports.
However, as eSports spread into schools, concerns grew among parents who believed children were “addicted to gaming.” This led the law "신데렐라법" be promoted. It ban infant to play online games after midnight. But it came out to affect a teenage pro-gamer from competing.
Combined with the rapid growth of technology and internet, cultural industry has became a new economic engine in Korea. The government actively hosted national eSports tournaments, drawing attention from all over Asia. And successfully set a trend of esport in Asia( mainly Pacific Asia).
The reason why Korea has able to develop esport industry to such a large scale lies in its industrial transformation after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Korean government boldly move away from a manufacturing-based economy and began to heavily invest cultural industry, like K-pop, K-drama,esport.
My family members love Ip Man so much, but we never notice the ideology behind the film. For me, it like that we have been living under the expectation or nationalism, but never notice that. That's the problem.
This also echoes the new imagination of the "ideal father" in contemporary popular culture, such as the gentle but still majestic image of fatherhood in "Where Are We Going, Dad?"
Making both father and the nation(China) should be respected, but build a authoritative image that hard to get close to. But Ip Man was changed in the final series. He known how to express the love to his son. It represents the soften and emotional of Chinese patriarchy.
I have watched all of the series of Ip Man. The character of Ip Man shows the typical Asian paternal authority of dads, who is taciturn, reserved and not expressive. But they love their family deep in their heart. The film combines father's love and national sentiment.
I understand why people love it. It fulfills our motional desire for a close, loving father figure. After watching this show, I also think about 'Do I have ideal father?'
I think the show is not to challenge patriarchy. It's trying to create emotional moments. The audience may feels touched and believes that fatherhood has change, but gender equality is not be discussed.
Audience comments that praise these “perfect dads” show how we project our desire for an ideal father rather than understand real fatherhood. Society still treats fathers and mothers differently when fathers do something small, it’s praised; when mothers do the same, it’s seen as their duty.
That makes father and their child aren't close to each other.The show tries to soften that image by presenting “gentle fathers” who show love and warmth. But in real life, no father can always be that perfect. This kind of portrayal creates unrealistic pressure and reinforces idealized masculinity.
The show also presents all fathers in a positive way, with captions like “A father’s love is silent but always present.” I think it's reasonable because Chinese patriarchy is still very strong. Fathers are expected to be authoritative and to provide for the family.
As a Taiwanese person, our culture of masculinity is similar because we have same history. The show 'Where Are We Going ' depict the “ideal father” should look like: masculine but also emotionally expressive.
Coffee shops get tourism-oriented nowadays. With so many shops in a street, coffee shop operators need to differentiate themselves to avoid being eliminated. That the reason why there are so many fancy coffee shop now. But when will coffee shop market supersaturation?
Even foreign tourist arrange their travel itinerary to coffee shops. There is a coffee shop list made by Taiwanese(e.g.https://muzi.com.tw/korea-busan-coffee/) . More and more coffee shops not only offer good coffee and desert, but also provide board games or beautiful views.
Korean coffee culture really surprised me that I have never seen more than ten coffee shop in a street. Korean people drink even at night. I am curious that how they can get a good sleep at night. People can date, social, on business or study in the coffee space.
