How did Korean Culture Get so Popular?
Squid Game is the number one show on Netflix, BTS is dominating the charts, Korean tech firms like Samsung and Kia are major institutions and Korean Barbeque restaurants are seemingly everywhere. It seems like everywhere you look, Korea is at the forefront of our culture.
Today, we're looking at how K-Culture and K-Pop came to define the modern 21st century. We delve into Korean history, from Japanese occupation to its separation after World War II, the difficult decades after, the concept of Han, and the start of K-Drama and K-Pop that kicked off Korea's international rise.
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