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About 20 years ago, a soft-spoken, bespectacled man with a scarf around his neck showed the world how spellbinding South Korean dramas can be. “Winter Sonata,” a television drama series starring Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo, dazzled countless Japanese women, some 6,000 of whom gathered at the Tokyo airport to catch a glimpse of Bae in November 2004. Some of them -- mostly aged 43 to 65 -- were even injur...

Walt Hickey’s book You Are What You Watch examines the vast impact of Miky Lee, who won an Oscar for Parasite on top of so much more.

Check out these must-try local food specialities and places to stay at in Gangwon-do!

Unpacking the global success story of Korean culture. ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – Is it possible to replicate the formula for emerging Asian cultures, and is the global community prepared to embrace a culturally empowered Asia? Back in 2001, legal adviser Anne Ho’s infatuation with South Korean actor Ryu Si-won, ignited by his performance in the […]

With Korean pop culture now a global hit, observers wonder if other Asian countries can replicate this phenomenon. Read more at straitstimes.com.

From Crash Landing on You to Crash Course in Romance, there have been some classic romantic K-dramas over the years. We rank our 15 best ever, and why they deserve a spot in the list.

As the lead vocalist of idol group SF9 and an award-winning actor, Rowoon is much more than a K-pop pin-up. In the new issue of AnOther, he speaks about grappling with fame, hitting at rock bottom, and why he finally feels free

A Korean boom in Japan triggered by a South Korean television drama series that aired two decades ago is gaining a new lease of life with a younger generation of Japanese who are often drawn by K-pop.

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Supporting K drama and K pop became state policy followed by successive South Korean governments.