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🌍 “Content that Resonates Globally is ‘Honest to Desires'” K-POP’s strength lies in a design that connects directly to human senses. Beats, colors, video editing—all of these possess mechanisms that make you “feel it in your body” before you “understand it.”
🗓️ Day 1 📢 Personal View: “Why Does K-POP Sell Worldwide While Japanese Traditional Beauty Struggles to Reach Them?” K-POP’s “razor-sharp dance” and Japan’s “Wabi-Sabi”. Both are culturally beautiful styles, but global listeners and viewers often react more readily to the former. So, why does this difference occur?
— The New “Third Place” Created by URL x IRL — The relationship between URL and IRL is not merely coexistence; they are already deeply intertwined. Digital and real have become entities that shape people’s lives and culture while complementing each other. What is particularly noteworthy is the concept of the “Third Place” pointed out by Kotler.
— “Immersive Experiences” and the Re-evaluation of Real Spaces — Even as the virtual world continues to expand, people continue to seek experiences in real-world settings. Philip Kotler, a master of marketing, states in Marketing 6.0 that Generation Z strongly desires “Immersive experiences.” This means not just online interactions, but experiences where all five senses can be fully utilized. Experiences accompanied not only by sight but also by hearing, touch, smell, and taste lead to “memorable marketing” that cannot be obtained digitally alone. 📱👂👀👃👅
Through URLs, we can access a massive amount of information every day. With over 2 billion websites in the world (as of 2023), we live in an era where anyone can freely broadcast information. The convenience of getting an instant answer just by searching is truly a blessing of our digital society.
— A Brand Strategy Fusing Digital and Real — While digital initiatives continue to evolve, companies are once again recognizing the importance of real-world experiences. It is true that a URL functions as an information gateway, but many brands are beginning to understand that what moves a customer’s heart is the “moment they actually experience it.”
— The Interaction Between Online and Offline —
URL and IRL are not in an opposing relationship; they are entities that mutually influence each other. If either one is missing, the brand’s value cannot be fully conveyed.For example, imagine a certain restaurant goes viral on social media. Stylish photos and comments like “Absolutely delicious!” flood timelines, and the number of people following the URL to visit the official page spikes.
— Creating Culture Beyond Technology —
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is no longer just a technical mechanism; it has become an element that shapes culture itself. When the internet began to spread in the 1990s, URLs functioned as gateways to new information, vastly accelerating the expansion of human knowledge. In 1993, there were only about 130 websites in the world, but by 2000, that number skyrocketed to approximately 17 million.
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicates the location of information on the internet. It is, so to speak, like an “address” or “coordinates.” We are now in an era where it is difficult even to reach specific information or services without a URL. In fact, it is said that there are over 2 billion websites in the world (as of 2023), and URLs are indispensable for finding our destinations among them.
Marketing is not merely a tool for promotion. It is a core strategy to bolster corporate growth, evolve culture, and enhance national competitiveness. And now, its importance has risen to a stage that will determine Japan’s future 😊. No matter how superior the technology or quality, we have entered an era where success in the global market is difficult without the ability to properly convey that and sell it at its fair value.