K-Pop, Leading the Korean Wave

The Korean Wave, or Hallyu, is a term that represents the global popularity of Korea’s cultural content. Since the late 1990s, Korean TV shows and pop...

K-Drama Opens Up a New Future

The “K-Drama craze” that swept the world can be explained bya single title: Squid Game. Since its release, Squid Game has been driving the K-Wave in t...

K-Movie: Thriving both On-screen and Online

On May 28, 2022, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, director Park Chan-wook won Best Director for his film Decision to Leave, and actor Song Kang-ho wa...

Korean Literature Spreads Across the World

The Disaster Tourist (Left) The Disaster Tourist, which won the 2021 Dagger Award, is an eco-thriller that skewers the dangers of capitalism with...

K-Wave in the Digital Era: K-Webtoon and K-Animation

The Korean digital comics market continues to grow, driven by young generations who actively utilize digital platforms. As a result, in 2020, the tota...

K-Food, the Beginning of a New K-Wave

In the fall of 2021, a certain Korean street snack became all the rage in social media across the world. The snack, dalgona, won the world’s attention...

Korea, World’s Third Largest Cosmetics Exporter

Despite COVID-19, Korea exported a record amount of cosmetic products in 2021. The total cosmetics exports in 2021 recorded a 21.3% increase from the ...

K-People, leading the Korean Wave

BTS In 2020, the boy band BTS topped the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with two consecutive singles, “Dynamite” and “Life Goes On.” In particular, “Life...