This year, K-pop Demon Hunters picked up a couple of Oscars, the pop group BTS made its triumphant return to sold out crowds, and K-pop took center stage at the World Cup final. It’s all part of Korea’s 50-year game plan to achieve global cultural dominance. This week on our serieswe dig into the government policy that leveraged sports, screens, and sex to transform Korea’s economy and influence.
professor at Yonsei University in Seoul
professor of Korean history at Seoul National University
, professor of women and gender studies at the University of Hawaii
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