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Taiwanese Wave or Tairyu ((日本語:台流)) is a neologism originally coined in Japan to refer to the increase in the popularity of Taiwanese popular culture there (including: actors, dramas, music, fashion, films), and to distinguish it from Korean Wave co-existing in Japan. ==History== Towards the turn of the 21st century, despite the early success of the ''Hallyu''-wave, there was an equally noticeable growth in cultural imports from Taiwan, which, like South Korea, is also one of the Four Asian Tigers. The spread of Taiwanese popular culture occurred slightly earlier, before the ''Hallyu''-wave was known in Asia. In 2001, the Taiwanese drama ''"Meteor Garden"'' was released and soon attracted audiences from all over the region. It became the most-watched drama series in Philippine television history, garnered over 10 million daily viewers in Manila alone, and catapulted the male protagonists from the Taiwanese boyband F4 to overnight fame. Their popularity spread throughout Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Philippines. With their success, many other Taiwanese boy bands emerged around this time, such as 5566, 183 Club and Fahrenheit. In 2002, a BBC journalist described the members of F4 as previously unknown actors who have "provoked hysteria across Asia" as a result of the success of ''"Meteor Garden"''. The popularity of ''"Meteor Garden"'' (an adaptation of the Japanese manga series ''Boys Over Flowers'') can be attributed to these two factors: * Emotional engagement of the audience with particular emphasis on forging an emotional bond with the protagonist * Explicit attention to female sexual desires — Departing from conventional dramas that tend to eroticize the female body, ''"Meteor Garden"'' markets the sexual attraction of the male actors (as played out by the Taiwanese idol group F4), giving women a certain freedom of sexual expression. As a result of the success of ''"Meteor Garden"'', its sequel ''"Meteor Garden II"'' was gradually released into many Asian countries as well, before the source material was later adapted by networks in Japan, South Korea, and China respectively. In 2002, the Korean Drama ''"Winter Sonata"'' became the first of its kind to equal the success of ''"Meteor Garden"'', attracting a cult following in Asia with sales of Winter Sonata-related products such as DVD sets and novels surpassing US$3.5 million in Japan. Since 2002, television programming trends in Southeast Asia began to undergo a drastic change as TV series from South Korea and Taiwan filled the slot originally reserved for Hollywood movies during prime time.〔 Although dramas from South Korea gradually overtook those from Taiwan, much of Asia still had their eyes focused on Taiwanese bands such as F4, S.H.E and Fahrenheit. The breakthrough for K-pop came with the debut of TVXQ, SS501〔("WBW: SM vs. DSP" ).''Allkpop''.Retrieved 2013-07-18.〕 and Super Junior, the latter hailed by the BBC as a household name in the region. By the late 2000s, many Taiwanese music acts could no longer catch up with their K-pop counterparts. Although a number of Taiwanese bands such as F4 and Fahrenheit continued to retain a small but loyal fan base in Asia, teenagers and young adults from all over the world were much more receptive to K-pop bands such as Big Bang and Super Junior, both of whom have managed to attract a huge number of fans from South America, parts of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and to a smaller extent, the Western world (particularly among immigrants with an Asian, Middle Easten, African, or Eastern European background). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taiwanese Wave」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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