Being Muslim in South Korea
As Muslim students from Kyungpook National University in Daegu engaged in the construction of a mosque, tensions rose between...
From Tradition to Taboo: The Evolution of Quirky Jobs in the Modern Era
The landscape of the perennially dynamic job market has been witnessing a fascinating shift in the nature of jobs...
(Re)turn to the Motherland: Overseas Koreans’ experiences in South Korea
The Korean school I attended in the Netherlands did not offer classes for the last year of high school....
Being a K-influencer: Working for the Korea Tourism Organization
As the Korean Wave gains in popularity all around the world through various media platforms and cultural products ,...
Everything Ethnic, Immigrant & Asian, All at Once: Decoding the trends of the Oscar Awards in recent years
The 95th Academy Awards held on March 13, 2023 took the world by a storm as it conferred Oscars...
‘Drag is all over the world’: The RuPaul’s Drag Race Phenomenon
Wrapped in silk and satin, dripping in jewels, and serving everything from camp to opulence, the queens of “RuPaul’s...
“Partial Globalization”: A Spanish Volunteer’s Experience in Korea
Summer of 2022. My first summer in Korea. What started as a random Instagram ad, became a precious experience...
Emasculated: Angry Men in Korean New Wave Cinema
…the mission of psychoanalysis – that is, “to reestablish the broken network of communication by allowing the patient to...
S6;E2: The Influence of K-Pop in the Philippines and East Asia
Season 6, Episode 2: In this episode, Yonsei students Bonnie and Inna sit down to discuss the rise of K-Pop...
How the Philippines is making K-dramas their own
This September, a different version of the hit 2020 Netflix Korean drama “Start-Up” (스타트업) premiered in the Philippines. Instead...