We’re back with another lesson, and today’s class is on Flower Boys. We talk about the history of the Hwarang, what makes a drama a Flower Boy drama, and talk about the effects it has in media.
Here’s a list of Flower Boy dramas to check out.
Research Links:
–Woes of the Flower Boy Image
-Hwarang Wikipedia
–Kkonminam Wikipedia
–Hello Kpop Article
–Beyond Hallyu Article
–BBC Article
–Medium Article: Girl Gaze
–The Conversation Article: Male Gaze
–Comic Alliance: Superhero Muscles
–BBC: Flower Boys
–Medium: Asian Masculinity
–QZ: Harmful Stereotypes
–Buzzfeed
Time Codes:
00:00 Intro
01:28 History of the Flower Knights/Hwarang
12:17 Japanese shoujo influence / Difference from romcoms
26:57 Flower Boys and Kpop
28:35 Masculinity and the Flower Boy (misogony and capitalism)
52:08 Wrap up and our first Flower Boy dramas
01:07:49 Outro
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