Although audiences still prefer live performances, South Korea’s entertainment industry will likely continue building on virtual concerts that were piloted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, South Korea took two significant steps towards achieving Moon Jae in’s goal of placing South Korea on a path to being carbon neutral by 2050.

Digital sex crimes have steadily been on the rise in South Korea over the past few decades and that trend continued in 2021.

The onslaught of COVID-19 in 2020 and the ensuing government crackdown sent shockwaves through the Korean economy, particularly its labor markets.

In many ways, K-pop in 2021 was not terribly different from K-pop in 2020: a focus on online content, with in-person shows just starting to creep back.

South Korea's economy has recovered rapidly from COVID-19 and GDP caught up with its pre-pandemic level about a year ago.