Why are Japan and Korea sometimes enemies and in common with each other?

[FirePuppy 735]

I mean, ever since South Korea was founded 70 years ago, following the end of the country's Japanese Occupation (1910-1945), the controversies between the two countries officially made history ever since. Anything that was Japanese, including many things in my childhood, had to be completely forgotten as of that time. Many things seen on television had to be entirely airbrushed or if spoken, edited to something else.

Of course, during the first 50 years of South Korea's existence, there were diplomatic relations established by treaty, along with some apology requests, but Japan kept on rejecting them until the time when the Japan–South Korea Joint Declaration of 1998 was established, and since then, Korea took five years to gradually allow all Japanese stuff in their nation. Today, however, the only things still illegal now are Japanese music and television dramas over South Korean terrestrial signals.

One thing they do have in common, though, is that neither country showed MLP: The Movie in theaters! Which, of course, is American animation that should have been distributed worldwide by Lionsgate, not just worldwide minus these countries.

[Jedishy 3,549]

Having lived in Japan and spent a LOT of time in South Korea I can say there is a lot that is similar but each nation has its own feel. I think part of the enemies bit and the ban on Japanese stuff in South Korea is that during an occupation it's very easy to lose your own unique culture to the invading nations. So afterward there is often a backlash in order to restore and preserve the history of the newly freed nation. 

[Black Sabbath 2,486]

It's fairly simple actually, the reason South(and north for that matter) korea aren't overly fond of Japan is that Japan did some real fucked up shit in the countries they occupied.

[Twiggy 2,966]

It's getting better, though whenever I see Japan and SK engage online it usually takes the form of savage banter. 

[Jeric 46,860]

54 minutes ago, FirePuppy said:

One thing they do have in common, though, is that neither country showed MLP: The Movie in theaters! Which, of course, is American animation that should have been distributed worldwide by Lionsgate, not just worldwide minus these countries.

Lionsgate doesn't dist. worldwide there. Most of the international dist. companies are not the same as the domestic dist. company. When in Rome, let the Romans handle their business. Seriously, if you ever want to know how exhibition and distribution of film works, let me know. That was the first industry I worked in. 

Also that's a weird way to close out that post. If view commonalities throu mutual exclusions, you wander a vast valley of things. Like, one think they have in common is I wasn't born there. See how that works?

Anyway, their shared history is why there still is some tension. Their shared history is why there are some scant similarities. 

[FirePuppy 735]

On 7/6/2018 at 9:41 PM, Jeric said:

Also that's a weird way to close out that post. If view commonalities throu mutual exclusions, you wander a vast valley of things. Like, one think they have in common is I wasn't born there. See how that works?

But according to the Wikipedia article "Censorship of Japanese media in South Korea", they did mention "many other laws over the decades restricting the broadcast and distribution of records, videos, CDs, and games from outside the country." I think this also included G1 through G3 of MLP, not just Japanese media, clearly the reason why G4 was the first over there.

Edited December 14, 2018 by FirePuppy

[Gestum 2,493]

3 hours ago, FirePuppy said:

But according to the Wikipedia article "Censorship of Japanese media in South Korea", they did mention "many other laws over the decades restricting the broadcast and distribution of records, videos, CDs, and games from outside the country." I think this also included G1 through G3 of MLP, not just Japanese media, clearly the reason why G4 was the first over there.

The very next sentence explains that while those laws never actually mentioned any nation by name they were primarily aimed at Japan. So I don't think that MLP would be affected. Futher I can't find any evidence that MLP was actually banned in South Korea, so I think that's it more likely that Hasbro simply didn't release MLP over there.

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[Steve Piranha 29,432]

I'm kinda curious why you have so much concern on what SK bans or not 

[FirePuppy 735]

9 hours ago, Steve Piranha said:

I'm kinda curious why you have so much concern on what SK bans or not 

Simple reason: my ancestors were so mean to those guys that they swore revenge for their crimes by banning every single cultural product I owned as a kid, after Japan surrendered in the mid '40s. All those products that either got transformed or bootlegged by those no-good-doers, they ruined my childhood so much that I decided to look even further into what else they were up to.

Edited December 15, 2018 by FirePuppy

[Black Sabbath 2,486]

11 hours ago, FirePuppy said:

I think this also included G1 through G3 of MLP, not just Japanese media, clearly the reason why G4 was the first over there

Why do you think that? I get why South Korea would ban japanese media, but why on earth would they ban mlp? It just makes no sense. 

[Lucky Bolt 35,085]

No idea...what other countries do is none of my business though. 

[The Recherche 29,969]

It is quite a long story... but you can read about it here. In short, Japan was quite possibly the absolute worst country to be subjugated by. Dare I say, they were worse than Third Reich Germany.