This study defines Korean wave stars as Korean wave human brands and examines the influence of the characteristics, attachment, and self-congruity of the Korean wave human brand on brand equity. For this, this study surveyed Chinese female consumers in their 20s and 30s who consume many Korean wave products from May 2018 to June 2018. First, human brand characteristics, attachment, self-congruity, Korean wave aspiration level, and brand equity according to demographic characteristics were identified. Second, characteristics, attachment, self-congruity, and the aspiration level of the Korean wave human brand showed correlations with brand equity. However, brand awareness, a sub-factor of brand equity, does not show correlations with self-congruity. Third, characteristics, attachment, self-congruity, and Korean wave aspiration level had a positively influenced brand equity. Fourth, when looking into the mediated effect of attachment on brand equity, both human brand characteristics and self-congruity showed a partially mediated effect. Fifth, when analyzing the adjustment effect in the Korean wave aspiration level, a group with higher Korean wave aspiration level showed more correlations with attachment and brand equity. This study found that attachment and self congruity are important elements in forming human brand and brand equity. This study is significant in that it verified the influence of Korean wave brand power that has been on the rise recently on brand equity and provided a theoretical basis that has allowed researchers to determine that the characteristics, attachment, and self-congruity of Korean wave human brand significantly influence brand equity.

Abstract
I. Introduction
Ⅱ. Background
    1. Korean wave
    2. Human brand
    3. Brand equity
    4. Factors influencing brand equity
Ⅲ. Methods
    1. Research model and research hypothese
    2. Measuring instrument
    3. Data collection and analysis method
Ⅳ. Results and Discussion
    1. Analyses of demographic characteristic
    2. Correlation analysis
    3. Analysis of factors influencing brand equity
Ⅴ. Conclusion
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• Eunhye Kim(Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Pusan National University) | 김은혜
• Jin Hwa Lee(Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Pusan National University) | 이진화 Corresponding author