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[INTERVIEW] Korean girls comic books reflect multifaceted female roles in society Posted : 2021-07-24 09:44 Korean girls comics show differences in storylines from that of Japan By Park Ji-won Cover for the book Girls Portray Ages: A History of Korean and Japanese Girls Comics by Kim So-won / Courtesy of SomyungbooksFrom the late 1950s to the 1990s, female-targeted comic books known as sunjeong manhwa were popular among female readers in their teens and 20s. Many would expect these stories to revolve around a starry- and wide-eyed Barbie-like lead character who struggles her way through a tough life situation but ends up falling in love with a handsome male character and living happily ever after. Also, some would think those comic books are simply a copycat of Japan s shojo manga, literally meaning girls comics. ....
Rio bronze medallist petitions Blue House over Korean national team selection Former women’s doubles world #2 Jung Kyung Eun has posted a petition challenging what she calls a suspicious and unfair selection process for the national doubles badminton squad. Jung Kyung Eun (pictured top) explained her grievance in the National Petition section of the website for Cheong Wa Dae, the Korean presidential residence also known as the ‘Blue House’. In the text accompanying the petition, she points to a lack of fairness and transparency in the process, which saw her dropped from the national badminton team for the second time since she first made the team 12 years ago. ....