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...

Two of the most successful Korean romantic comedies in recent years, Crash Landing on You and Hometown Cha-cha-cha, share similarities that go beyond the genre’s typical exploration of romantic courtship....

Kick a Goal (SBS TV, 2021–) is a sports entertainment show that features a women’s football league created specifically for the series. Is the criticism that it merely portrays women pretending to play...

Inspector Koo is a unique detective thriller TV series consisting of 12 episodes. It aired on JTBC, one of South Korea’s major cable channels, in 2021. Despite its modest ratings, it broke new ground...