Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea? - eviltoast

A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film’s feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for ‘Barbie’ in Korea.”

    • Axium@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s a perfectly reasonable thing to learn whilst still technically at war with a tyrannical socialist neighbour.