"K-everything: The rise and rise of Korean culture" (The Guardian) "The art market: Korean cool" (Financial Times) "Hallyu: 'Cool Korea' and the art of soft power" (Le Monde Diplomatique) From music and films to food, art and fashion, the world is falling in love with everything South Korean, according to overseas media reports. In their effort to understand this new object of .
Why Koreans feel compelled to stay busy or at least look like it Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
“You must have been very busy lately.” So starts many a conversation as a polite kind of South Korean icebreaker, often after having not met someone for quite a while. Responding to it by correcting its speaker with one's actual level of busyness is generally not advised. In practice, the ideal response would be, “You must be far busier than me,” redirecting the statement back to the spea.
Loved like idols, canceled like demons Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
SEOUL (ANN/THE KOREA HERALD) – On October 19, actor Lee Sun-kyun faced allegations of illegal drug use, triggering a rapid fallout. SK Telecom promptly removed him from an ad with his wife, and another actor replaced him in the upcoming drama series, “No Way Out.” The fate of two post-production films became uncertain. In under […]