Social status, adultery, betrayal and money ‘Woman of Dignity’ (or ‘The Lady in Dignity’ depending on the translation) takes these themes for a fascinating whirl, blending comedy...
As someone who enjoys historical fiction, I had the opportunity to watch Saimdang and read Belle Ami’s The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci within the last year. At first glance, the two works seemed unrelated. Saimdang is a...
As you explore your ‘Recommended’ list on YouTube, stumbling upon oddly satisfying videos with millions of views is no surprise. Have you ever felt so relaxed with the soothing sound of crumpling paper, or enamored by...
“Women’s anger is a powerful energy,” feminist theologian, Ms. Chung Hyun Kyung proclaims. The women-led protest is unquestionably a prevalent issue in South Korea today. It all began in this January when a South Korean...
Why women in their early 30s will absolutely love it “Because this is my first life (이번 생은 처음이라)” aired back in 2017 and although it’s not as mainstream as “Descendants of the Sun (태양의 후예)” or “A Korean Odyssey (화유기)”...
Despite the long history of the movement for women’s autonomy during pregnancy and childbirth, which started in the West, the medicalization of childbirth in Korea has continued in recent decades. Today more South...
It may take a politician’s whole life to prepare to run for mayor of a city with 10 million people, but for a 28-year-old woman named Shin Ji-ye from the South Korean Green Party, it took merely 6 months and a 4-member...
An academic conference and a citizen’s peace tribunal on the Korean troops’ massacres of Vietnamese people during the Vietnam War were held over a three-day period from April 20 to 22, 2018, in Seoul. It was not only...
When the trailer for the Korean drama series, My Mister (also known as My Ajusshi) rolled onto my cable TV, and kept rolling, I was intrigued. But initially I had a difficult time understanding the series’ plot, as...
“Chef’s Table” is a documentary series on Netflix that spotlights outstanding chefs around the world and elevates the culinary arts with glamorous food videography to wow the most discriminating audience. Its reputation...