Love Alarm

    

 Love Alarm rotates around the life of Kim Jojo who is in the middle of her high school experience. This app is introduced in the first episode as a launch. The app allows for two people to create an invisible circle around each other to reveal their love intentions. While this app seemed to be introduced as positive the author explores the negatives sides about technology like the feeling of isolation and being unloved as well. I appreciate the approach into new technology that may not seem like a reality. 

    

    The reading introduced a unique topic when discussing the role fans bring into film. Without the fans the film would not be alive or even celebrated. I know a lot of fans get attached to the characters due to the close connection they feel. However, I think this is interesting to feel a connection with someone from the other side of the world. “K-drama fans’ comments further suggest that their creation, or expansion, of hybrid, pop cosmopolitan identities consists of intense embrace and adoption of some aspects of Korean culture. For example, many used K-dramas and fan sites as the means to grow new linguistic and cultural skills; others rethought, praised, and tried to embrace Confucian values that emphasize respecting obligations toward elders and family rela- tions as consistently conveyed in K-dramas (e.g. Ryoo, 2009).” As a k-drama fan I would have to support this by saying I watch K-dramas for the cultural and linguistic skills. Whatever the reason fans choose to watch K-drama is determined by them but what we all share in common is the love of a specific culture and style of film making.