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May 15, 2025 Joanna Elfving-Hwang, _Curtin University_ TikTok’s viral Hongdae boy videos – while they may be comedic parodies – are drawing attention to broader insidious forms of sexism
many South Korean women face. May 8, 2025 Samara Kim, _Southern Cross University_; Kathomi Gatwiri, _Southern Cross University_, and Lynne McPherson, _Southern Cross University_ For decades,
intercountry adoptees were told they were ‘abandoned’, ‘rescued’ or ‘unwanted’. But these long-held stories are now under scrutiny. April 25, 2025 Stefan Wolff, _University of Birmingham_
and Tetyana Malyarenko, _National University Odesa Law Academy_ European counterproposals reject most of the terms of Trump’s suggested peace deal. December 18, 2024 Yoon Walker, _SOAS,
University of London_ After more than a week of political turmoil, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach the country’s embattled president. November 27, 2024 Megan Bryson, _University of
Tennessee_ For Buddhists, Bodhi Day represents hope and the potential to overcome suffering. May 2, 2024 Tae Yeon Eom, _University of British Columbia_ New K-pop groups comprised entirely of
North Americans, Korea’s ‘K-culture training visa’ to attract international participation and K-pop auditions in Canada are all signs of a K-pop evolution. March 7, 2024 Małgorzata (Gosia)
K. Citko-DuPlantis, _University of Tennessee_ The first cherry blossom viewing was organized in Japan by Emperor Saga in 812 C.E. In the ensuing years, poetry on cherry blossoms came to have
a special place in Japanese culture. February 6, 2024 David Hall, _University of Lancashire_ The Arch of Reunification has been destroyed – reversing decades of government policy targeting
eventual reunification with the South. January 23, 2024 Dal Yong Jin, _Simon Fraser University_ ‘Past Lives’ is a beautiful story of childhood crushes, and the sorrow and agony that ensues
when one party sends another party away to move to another stage of his or her life. January 11, 2024 Sojin Lim, _University of Lancashire_ Kim Jong-un is continuing to release statements
about a possible military conflict with South Korea. December 7, 2023 Sojin Lim, _University of Lancashire_ North Korea’s succession is secretive and complicated. But it appears that Kim
Jong-un’s young daughter is being groomed to take over on her father’s death. November 8, 2023 Michelle Grattan, _University of Canberra_ In this podcast, former Labor climate change
minister Greg Combet joins The Conversation to discuss net-zero, and Australia's future as a "renewable energy superpower". February 24, 2023 Tom Boland, _University College
Cork_ Bloody games where there can be only winner critique the ‘winner takes all’ mentality fostered under capitalism. October 28, 2022 Sarah A. Son, _University of Sheffield_ Starting in
the late 1990s, South Korea’s promotion of its cultural exports abroad has made it a major power on the international stage. November 21, 2021 Elaine Chang, _University of Guelph_ In the hit
Korean Netflix show ‘Squid Game,’ players are required to sign dubiously ethical contracts as their lives are assigned monetary value. November 2, 2021 Elaine Chang, _University of Guelph_
The unanticipated popularity of the Korean show ‘Squid Game’ highlights our relationship to debt and capitalism, but the contradictions extend beyond the show itself. September 15, 2020
Rachael Ka'ai-Mahuta, _Auckland University of Technology_ Ko tā te kāwanatanga Kōrea whakahou i te ahurea o te marea, kei te whakaatu kāore te reo e aukati ana i tō angitu i te pae
matawhānui o te ao. July 23, 2020 Nachiappan Chockalingam, _University of Staffordshire_ and Aoife Healy, _University of Staffordshire_ Sitting on the floor is still common in many cultures
– but is it better for your health? February 25, 2020 Sarah A. Son, _University of Sheffield_ A cross-border love story set on the Korean peninsula is the most popular television drama in
South Korean history. January 17, 2020 Agata Lulkowska, _University of Staffordshire_ The first Korean film to secure a best picture Oscar nomination is a testament to the international
appeal of K-cinema.