Ahn Eun-young, the protagonist of The School Nurse Files (2020), defies easy categorization. She possesses the magical ability to recognize and combat “jellies” that wreak havoc among humans. It may be...

Korean boys grow up dreading the day they must enlist for compulsory military service. Once in the army, they are subjected to a rigorous system that determines what kind of man is deemed acceptable and...

Remember “metrosexual”? David Beckham made his name in the world of fashion and entertainment by being both fashion-conscious and a superb football player—seemingly two contradictory traits....

Han Kang, author of The Vegetarian, has made history by winning this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, achieving something few believed possible in this decade. Yet, her remarkable win is already dividing...