• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.70-87
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to examine how the entertainment culture has influenced the fashion of the college students since the year 2000, and to analyze the fashion trends of those who enjoy their entertainment culture. The entertainment culture is, therefore, perceived in the most sensitive way by the college students, who belong to the latter period of their adolescence, while influencing them. Especially recently, the entertainment culture of the college students has emerged as a new symbol of the overall fashion. And its effect on the fashion has become conspicuous. The 21st entertainment culture is comprised of "club culture", which is an off-line fad, and "on-line game culture". The result of this study is as follows: Firstly, the formative way that the so-called "club culture" influenced the fashion of the college students shows that their overall fashion trends are characterized by a 'caports image' and a 'childlike-amusing image'. Secondly, the formative fashion style, influenced by the so-called "on-line game culture", presents a 'post- structural image' by using heterogeneous material in order to introduce a new point of view, and by transforming the creation style and design. And it also presents a 'homosexual image' by crossing the attractiveness of both genders. This study is baseds on the documents study.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.15 no.1 s.66
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• pp.179-192
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among fashion retail-entertainment, store image and store loyalty. Two hundred eleven who female college students living near Seoul area participated in this study. Two hundred sample used for data analysis. For data analysis, frequency, factor analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used. The results were as follows: First, fashion retail-entertainment had 4 factors such as shopping environment, sales service, dining facilities, and others. Store image composed of psychological image, merchandise mix, customer service, and advertising exposure. Store loyalty had 3 factors; cognitive loyalty, intentional loyalty, emotional loyalty. Second, retail-entertainment factors had positive influences on store image and store loyalty. Third, store image had positively affected on store loyalty. Based on these results, successful strategies for fashion retail-entertainment business would provide.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.14 no.3 s.62
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• pp.353-365
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• 2006

Modern consumers seek various pleasure and fun through shopping. Retailing are offering apparel products with entertainment services to customers such as movie theaters, restaurants and so on. The purposes of this study was investigate the effect of entertainment service on impulse buying behavior. Data were obtained from shoppers (N=684) randomly selected department stores and shopping malls located in Seoul and Busan. They were analyzed by factor analysis, t-test and cross analysis. The results showed that entertainment service users showed likely to be more recreational orientation, to be more pleasure, and better mood in retailing environment than entertainment service non-users. That is entertainment service users were more likely to buy impulsively during shopping than entertainment service non-users. Implication and future research directions discussed.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.726-741
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• 2013

Malling culture, which refers to the enjoyment of shopping in multi-complex malls with shopping, cultural, and leisure facilities, has emerged as a major trend in society. However, few studies have researched malling culture in depth. This study classified people who go to multi-complex shopping malls as belonging to the baby-boom generation, X-generation, or Y-generation to investigate consumer culture in malls, with an emphasis on user satisfaction and entertainment experiences. Consumers who had shopped in a multi-complex shopping mall during the last 6 months were surveyed. Data were collected through a research company, and responses from 417 subjects were used in the analysis. Among the 417 subjects, 130 were baby-boomers, 136 were from the X-generation, and 151 were from the Y-generation. Investigating the components of multi-complex shopping malls that stimulate entertainment experiences, this study found that exploratory, emotional, and leisure experiences were enhanced when users were more satisfied with the image, atmosphere, and events of shopping malls. In addition, mall image and atmosphere contributed to the improvement of social experiences. With regard to generation, baby-boomers and subjects from the X-generation were generally more satisfied with mall atmosphere, image, and events and had more exploratory and leisure experiences. This study holds significance in that it examined malling culture from a wider perspective than simply the younger generation and presented scholarly and marketing implications based on insights into generational malling culture.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.56 no.7 s.107
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• pp.58-67
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• 2006

This study of popular culture is in based on an academic point of view and based thereon an investigation of popular culture from a fashion standpoint follows. This study is to suggest that the popular culture theory can be a basic framework to examine the characteristics of fashion Icon and to verify that the characteristics of Fashion Icon is similar to the codes of the popular culture of today, This study considers the characteristics of popular culture as commercialism, mass-media relationship and a symbolic interaction. The images of movie stars projected through diverse entertainment media are the very fashion icons and strong role models that are copied by consumers. Now, the public take the lead in cultural industry, and they create new images as positive receivers of the images of fashion icons, not as mere imitators or followers. Fashion irons have contributed to diversifying the styles of ideal feminine beauty, and their lift pattern and image are one of the major sources to stir up the imagination and inspiration of people. Thus, the times, fashion and entertainment media have continued to evolve, closely affecting one another, and fashion icons play a role of fashion leader, through entertainment media, who takes the initiative in mass fashion without just being confined to the field of entertainment. This study meaningful from the aspect that discussion of popular culture has been placed in a position that recognizes the entity of and interest in popular culture. through this study, I hope that the scope of interest in Fashion design will expand and that approaches to popular culture will become more diversified.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.27-32
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• 2020

This study analyzed the influence of the format import of Korean entertainment programs on the Chinese broadcasting industry. To this end, an in-depth interview was conducted with the production staff of Chinese broadcasting stations. As a result of the analysis of this study, it was found that the format and production method of Chinese entertainment programs began to change from the time the format of Korean entertainment programs was imported.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.171-176
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• 2021

This article analyze that the everyday life shown in reality entertainment, and examine the semiotics of reality entertainment and the everyday life. With the perspectives of Guy Debord and Olivier Razac, the everyday life in the reality entertainment be concluded the Spectacles of everyday life. And it brings to Barthes's structure of Myth, designs the stricture of reality entertainment. Unlike Debord and Razac, who only refer to the public as passive audience, today's consumers are capable of active interpretation and consumption-the active audience. Instead of criticizing only the media's adverse function, Spectacle, I would like to suggest that the everyday life story-telling of reality entertainment can be interpreted as the recovery of the audience.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.8
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• pp.425-434
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to improve the academy sports field for the establishment of advanced sports culture. This study used qualitative research. The research participants were baseball players for 11 years and have been professional baseball players. Another study participant has been a soccer player for eight years. And he has been a football coach for 13 years. The results of this study are as follows. First, the act of entertaining was the form in which parents served sports leaders meals and alcohol. Parents' student athletes had increased chances of playing in the game and were able to receive faithful guidance. Second, the student athletes whose parents did not act of entertaining to the sports leader were discriminated against. The student athletes were harassed by their leaders, their positions changed, and their chances of playing were reduced. Third, parents' student athletes who did not act of entertaining to their leaders either stopped exercising or moved to another school because of discrimination. Eventually, the entertainment culture of academy sports acted as a mechanism to induce sports de-socialization of student athletes, and made students experience a negative aspect of sports culture. As a result, the entertainment culture of academy sports caused discriminatory treatment due to economic inequality. Therefore, the negative entertainment culture of academy sports should be eradicated for the establishment of advanced sports culture.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.543-549
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• 2018

Product replacement (PPL) is used widely in marketing and plays crucial roles but the effects of the PPL attributes on a restaurant brand are not well known. Therefore, this study examined the effects of PPL attributes on brand awareness and brand credibility. In addition, the relationship among brand awareness, brand credibility, and brand loyalty was investigated. The study found that the characteristics of PPL, such as information and entertainment, affected brand awareness. On the other hand, inconvenience did not have any impact on brand awareness. In addition, information, entertainment, and inconvenience affected brand credibility. Furthermore, brand awareness and credibility influenced brand loyalty significantly. These results suggest that PPL can be a very effective way to advertise. Hence, PPL should be done with a sense of information and entertainment than simply with more frequent exposure to consumers, which that might cause inconvenience.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.149-155
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• 2019

In order to let the world know a real China, China has been strengthening the cultural pursuit of radio and TV programs and accelerating the development of cultural TV programs. By developing cultural TV programs, we can maintain the characteristics of national culture, publicize Chinese traditional culture and introduce the time-honored Chinese civilization to the world. Television can not only keep people informed of current events and social issues, but also provide people with colorful cultural life and entertainment. It is an innovation to spread cultural programs by means of entertainment. TV programs convey relevant cultural contents to the audience through various forms so as to improve the audience's cultural literacy and social influence. This paper summarizes the development background and current situation of Chinese TV culture, and gives some thoughts on the development of current cultural programs, which can provide some references for the communication and development of Chinese cultural TV programs.