The SEAbling War: Why Koreans and Southeast Asians are Fighting Online

What happens when you take the wrong camera to a Day6 K-pop concert? In this episode of Korea Deconstructed, we explore the recent "SEAbling War". Discussing viral memes to deeply uncomfortable conversations about race and history, our four guests demonstrate why this is about much more than just social media comments. For them, it's also a lived experience and connected to their own identity as individuals bridging multiple cultures.

The Guests

1) Gabby https://www.instagram.com/gabrielaimanuels/

2) Yelynn

3) Dabin https://www.instagram.com/dabinnjung

4) Nuri https://www.instagram.com/nurichoii/

Discussion Outline

0:00 Introduction

3:25 What Happened at the Day6 Concert?

7:30 The SEAblings Internet War Begins

11:27 Nouveau-riche Nationalism

15:30 Lived Experience in Korea

19:15 The Influence of Media: Racket Boys (라켓소년단)

23:50 Online Behavior

33:58 Indonesian Culture in Korea

53:50 Looking Forward

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David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr.

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