Korean Streaming Platform Plans Content Featuring LGBTQ Relationships
Streaming companies are more responsive to changing social attitudes towards the LGBTQ community because they are focused on attracting new audiences.
Limitations on K-Pop’s Commitment to Sustainability
Although K-pop groups and fans promote progressive causes, the industry’s underlying consumerism counteract the push for sustainability.
Foreigners Face Discrimination with Little Recourse
Despite a growing foreigner population, there are few legal protections against prejudicial treatment towards this community in South Korea.
Cuisine Traditions Spotlight Generational Divide
While dog meat consumption has been a tradition in Korea for centuries, younger generations are voicing their aversion to the custom.
Moving from Hierarchical to Horizontal
South Korean firms’ superficial efforts to change workplace culture by adopting English nicknames fail to address systemic structural issues.
Grammys Garner Criticism over BTS Snub
Discourse over the treatment of BTS at the Grammys reignites a larger conversation about the awards show’s exploitation of minority artists.
Secondhand Shopping Offers Style, Sustainability
The growing secondhand market offers younger generations of Koreas a way to demonstrate both style and substance through “value shopping”
“Speeding” into Marriage
Celebrities announcing their premarital pregnancies in South Korea are not as deviant from traditional family norms as they might appear.
Hanbok Controversy Stokes Anti-Chinese Sentiment
The Korean anger at China’s use of hanbok stems from the clothing’s role in not only the country’s national identity but also present prestige.
Changing Views on Tattoos in South Korea
The growing cultural dissonance surrounding tattoos in South Korea reflects how the generational divide has many manifestations.