People walking on the street in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 2012. Chintung Lee/Shutterstock February 14, 2024 North Korea steps up efforts to stamp out consumption of illegal foreign media – but entertainment-hungry citizens continue to flout the ban Sarah A. Son, University of Sheffield A survey shows the impact foreign media is having on North Korea’s residents, despite the government’s harsh crackdown
Actor Seo Kang Joon poses with a fan at an autograph signing. Visual China Group/Getty Images March 10, 2022 Why some women are traveling to South Korea to find boyfriends Min Joo Lee, Wellesley College Inspired by the sensitive, handsome men they see on TV in their favorite K-dramas, they travel abroad in pursuit of a ‘soft’ masculinity they say they can’t find at home.
Netflix October 7, 2021 Squid Game: the real debt crisis shaking South Korea that inspired the hit TV show Sarah A. Son, University of Sheffield Rising household debt in South Korea is crippling many and Squid Game speaks to this very real horror facing many in the country.