Dimensions Of Globalization In Australia

“Globalisation” has become the buzzword of the last two decades. Basically, globalisation is the worldwide integration and development. Globalizing processes have effects on the environment, political, economic, cultural and human physical well-being in societies of a country. Swedish journalist Thomas Larsson stated in his book: The Real Story of Globalisation (2001) that “Globalisation is the process of world shrinkage, of distances getting shorter, things moving closer. It pertains to the increasing ease with which somebody on one side of the word can interact, to mutual benefit, with somebody on the other side of the world”. There are three main dimensions of globalisation: economic globalisation, political globalisation and cultural

However, over the past few years, a variety of Korean concerts have been held around the global, with tours to North and South America as well as Europe. Australia is not an exception. Some huge K-pop concerts and music festivals have been organised such as the Sydney Super K-pop Concert and K-pop Music Fest which attracted thousands of guests. Furthermore, Australian love not only Korean music, but also Korean dramas. The Korean Film Festival held annually in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The artistic director of the film festival, Kieran Tully, says interest has grown immensely since it began in 2010 (Gagliardi 2012). Australian companies and government officials also see K-pop bringing added interest to Australia from Korea. According to Bob East, the chair of the tourism and Events Queensland campaign, "Korea is an important market for Queensland with 53,000 Koreans visiting the state in the year to June 2015 - a four per cent increase on the year prior - spending $147 million on their visits" (Herman 2015). Another important element of ‘Korean wave’ in Australia is food. Korean food is quickly becoming a favoured alternative to ramen and dumplings. From the CBD to the expanding of K-town area of North Melbourne, marinated ‘galbi’ and ‘nakji’ are becoming local favourites (ACMI