Praise Without Representation?
Golden Globe nominations for two actors in the Korean Netflix show Squid Game are monumental, but they also reveal gender and racial bias of U.S. entertainment industry.
Who Benefits from Korea’s Creativity?
Experts urge South Korea to level the playing field with multinational streaming platforms by focusing on protecting the rights of Korean content creators.
Korea’s Food Exports Reach New Highs
Driven by pandemic-induced demand, Korea enjoyed the largest-ever increase in food exports (14.6%) despite an overall decrease in sales abroad.
Netflix’s Bet on Korean Content
The dystopian drama epitomizes how partnerships between multinational streaming giants and the local creative industry can become mutually beneficial.
Squid Game: Korea’s Cinematic Tradition of Examining Power Relations
Squid Game – the first Korean show to top Netflix’s charts – follows the country’s long cinematic tradition of examining inequality and power relations.