https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x9Olzevlws
크리스마스가 다가오면 듣고 싶은 소향의 노래들폭발적 가창력, 첫음절 듣는 순간 소름이 쫙~ 00:00 You raise me up - 2019년 11월 10일 방송04:03 홀로아리랑

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-korean-pop-culture-took-the-world-by-storm-180980449/
The Korean Wave " is an exploration of South Korea's growing cultural influence around the world. It will feature some 200 objects, plus digital displays and other pop culture ephemera

https://www.ted.com/talks/hyeonseo_lee_my_escape_from_north_korea
Suki Kim. As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was "the best on the planet." It wasn't until the famine of the 90s that she began to wonder. She escaped the country at 14, to begin a life in hiding, as a refugee in China. Hers is a harrowing, personal tale of survival and hope -- and a powerful reminder of

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/travel/korea-land-of-morning-calm.html
Published Sept. 25, 2022 Updated Sept. 29, 2022. Before South Korea became globally known for its beauty products, kimchi and pop groups, it was known as the Land of the Morning Calm. The name has

https://www.soompi.com/article/1092163wpp/btss-jin-shares-origins-worldwide-handsome-title
BTS member Jin has revealed the roots of his nickname "worldwide handsome" and how it came to be. At a press conference for the "2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour The Final

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/13/south-koreans-are-the-worlds-biggest-spenders-on-luxury-goods.html
Whether it's calf-leather Italian Prada bags or classic, checkered British Burberry trench coats, South Koreans are the world's biggest spenders on personal luxury goods per capita, Morgan Stanley

https://www.dw.com/en/why-south-korean-culture-is-a-global-hit/a-60105618
A milestone with Psy. But South Korean music's major breakthrough in the West came in 2012, with the global hit "Gangnam Style" by rapper Psy. Its YouTube video was clicked more than a billion

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65247927
Yellow dust is a seasonal ordeal for millions in North Asia, as sandstorms from the Gobi desert that borders China and Mongolia ride springtime winds to reach the Korean peninsula and this year

https://fsi.stanford.edu/news/closer-look-samsung-offers-insights-south-korean-society
Under the leadership of Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, the company is working to refurbish its image. But these efforts are mired in ongoing legal setbacks and new allegations. "Samsung can't continue in the way that they have in the past. It's a different era. Now, people demand more transparency, more fairness, more justice," Dr. Shin

https://abcnews.go.com/International/south-korean-president-appoints-bts-special-envoys-visit/story?id=80006773
SEOUL -- K-pop group BTS was appointed as "special presidential envoy for future generations and culture" by South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday. After the ceremony, Moon presented each

https://www.marketplace.org/2021/11/18/how-korean-culture-became-a-global-phenomenon/
Jun 21, 2024. South Korea's growing cultural power didn't happen overnight. It's been decades in the making. "Starting in the mid-1990s, the Korean government made an effort to bring the

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/23/1195443150/how-korean-culture-went-global-2022
For the next episode in our "Superpower" series, exploring U.S. connections to East Asia, we tell the story of South Korea's rise from a war-decimated state to a major driver of global soft power

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65247927
Dust from sandstorms is a seasonal problem for South Korea, as shown in this photo taken in Seoul in 2021. As China and South Korea grapple with yellow dust from sandstorms, Thailand, south of the

https://www.allure.com/story/multi-balms-korean-beauty-trend
In 2021, searches for the Wrinkle Bounce Multi Balm went from about 100,000 to 12 million in just a year, and more than 10 million sticks have been sold as of February 2022, Jake Yi, the brand's

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230613-the-korean-wave-25-stories-that-define-koreas-dramatic-history
It's the sweeping story of Sunja - a peasant girl born in Japan-occupied Korea in the early century - who later endures poverty and discrimination in the ghettos of Osaka as she witnesses

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/06/1121364712/how-korean-culture-went-global
Through war, occupation, economic crisis, and national strategy, comes a global phenomenon - the Korean wave. From BTS to Squid Game to high-end beauty standards, South Korea reigns as a global

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/10/21/squid-game-bts-k-beauty-why-korean-pop-culture-making-waves/8437852002/
Psy's "Gangnam Style" and Korean boy group BTS introduced the world to the allure of K-pop. Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" conquered Hollywood as the first foreign-language film to win best

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/03/1126517153/the-npr-podcast-throughline-examines-how-korean-culture-went-global
From BTS to Squid Game, South Korea reigns as a global exporter of pop culture. In the past two decades, government intervention has led the country to become a major driver of global soft power.

https://www.allkpop.com/article/2019/10/worldwide-handsome-the-backstory
Travelling from South Korea to Las Vegas, BTS set to embark on a journey a few kpop artists have experienced! BTS graced the Magenta Carpet in tailor-sharp suits and dashing looks. Armys (BTS fans

https://www.wsj.com/articles/seven-reasons-why-south-koreas-bts-is-an-american-phenomenon-11583505183
For the Korean boy band BTS, the success of its sprawling, genre-defying pop album "Map of the Soul: 7" is a sign of how the rising K-Pop act is cementing its place in American culture. This

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/07/1134772593/throughline-how-korean-culture-went-global
Through war, occupation, economic crisis, and national strategy, comes a global phenomenon - the Korean wave. This is an episode from our play cousins Throughline and originally aired September

https://www.voguebusiness.com/fashion/the-rising-korean-fashion-stars-making-a-global-imprint
Today, it counts over 40 global stockists, including Ssense, H Lorenzo and Dover Street Market. PAF, which has been self-funded to date, is profitable, with $2 million in revenues in 2021. The brand will close about $4-5 million by the end of 2022, a 200 per cent increase in sales, says Lim. Photo: Post Archive Faction.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bts-cover-story-interview-be-new-album-dynamite-11605114374
The South Korean pop group has reached the top of the U.S. charts, united millions of fans around the world into a self-styled ARMY, shattered online viewing records and been part of a major IPO.