“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...
Diary Excerpt: Serendipity in Sokcho
Life in Seoul, at least for the initial period of my stay here, had me entrapped in a humdrum...
Urban Subversion: 6th Generation Chinese Cinema
1980s Chinese cinema created the fifth generation of filmmakers, who were literally the fifth generation of graduates from the...
More than your average fandom: How Filipino K-pop fans fed thousands in the Philippines
How it started In a small subdivision in Cavite province, Philippines, 23-year-old Bie Rosales is known as the one...
Bound by thread of Caste: Legacy of the Indian Craftsman
Craftsmanship in India, much like its festivals and cuisines, is as vibrant, ethnic, colourful and deep rooted in its...
K-pop is being trashed: the waste behind it
If you grew up with the rise of pop music, you probably shifted from cassettes to CDs that came...
ASMR Love: the 21st Century Romance in Remote Control
In the 1500s, Romeo was compelled to climb tall balconies to profess his love for Juliet, Niulang crossed an...