The fire nation is Chinese. I don’t understand the obsession with either Korea or Japan. Dragons, red, architecture, fighting style, the script. People be like: uuuhm it’s actually Japanese because of imperial Japan?👆🤓 as if like other countries cannot be imperialistic?
azula and zuko being headcannoned as korean is so stereotypical when they’re leagues closer to southeast asia and china than people want to admit but of course the perfect rich kids have to be korean
Bruno Mars and Olivia Rodrigo both have Filipino heritage, but they don’t really operate as clear representation of the Philippines in the western mainstream. Bruno is often perceived as Black, and his Filipino identity isn’t consistently foregrounded in his public image. Olivia, while open about her Filipino roots, is still mixed and primarily recognized as an American pop artist rather than someone representing the Philippines.
Having Filipino ancestry isn’t automatically the same as being seen as mainstream Filipino representation in western music.