To explore what this generational shift worldwide means and how we can respond to its challenges, Goethe-Institut Korea and Institut Français de Corée du Sud are jointly organizing a series of events titled “From X to Z: Generations in Dialogue,” in cooperation with Korea Exposé and with support from Franco-German Cultural Funds.
Korea Exposé has been inactive for some time. Here is why and what will happen.
Not everyone believes media accounts that there are one million shamans in contemporary South Korea, but shamanism does remain a potent force.
The American military is gradually leaving Yongsan, a major garrison located in the heart of Seoul. How are the dynamics of military spatial reorganization playing out beyond the metropolis?
In this conversation, writer Eddie Park joins host Andre Goulet to discuss his reporting on Joseonjok—ethnic Koreans in China—and their complicated identity.
Is there room for freedom of conscience in the South Korean military? Is there room to discuss peace in a country technically at war? Reporter Jieun Choi provides an overview of the plight of conscientious objectors.
On Aug. 30, Korea Exposé hosted an event on the ongoing spy camera 'molka' issue in South Korea.
South Korean society has long been intolerant of outsiders, but the outrage sparked this summer by a thousand Yemeni asylum seekers on Jeju Island illustrates the depth of the country’s xenophobia.
Anti-spycam protesters have made history in South Korea: Their rallies, including the fourth one today, were some of the largest women's rallies ever. Yet the organizers still remain largely in the shadows, nameless and faceless. We spoke to some of them in early July.
Why is spycam porn such a big problem in South Korea? Our managing editor Haeryun Kang sat down with Andre Goulet to discuss the issue of 'molka,' why women are so concerned and what we can expect from the movement fighting it.
Despite the 33-degree celsius weather, boisterous counter-protests by Evangelical Christians and a petition to the government with nearly 220,000 signatures against the event, South Korea's persecuted LGBT community came together today in downtown Seoul to celebrate diversity.
K-pop is no longer just ‘Korean’ pop, but a global phenomenon reaching millions of fans worldwide. Here’s the story of a BTS fan from Malaysia.