KOREAN WAVE'S ROLE IN STRENGTHENING SOUTH KOREA-INDONESIA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Abstract

As members of ASEAN, Indonesia and South Korea officially started diplomatic relations on September 17, 1973. Relations between Indonesia and South Korea are foreign bilateral relations between Indonesia and South Korea. Both countries share the vision, values and desire to contribute to the international community as a common middle power. This study aims to determine the extent of South Korean cultural diplomacy and how the role of the Korean Wave or Hallyu in the bilateral relations between South Korea and Indonesia. Relations between Indonesia and South Korea are getting closer because they are facilitated by cooperation in the field of culture. The entry of Hallyu phenomenon or Korean Wave in Indonesia is increasingly widespread and the interest of the Indonesian people towards Hallyu invites the response of the South Korean government to use Hallyu as a means to achieve closer cooperation in various fields; political, economic, social and culture.