by Subin KIM  ·  14 MIN READ
Our second excerpt from “Private Life of a Nation”, a novel by Lee Eung-jun.
by Anonymous  ·  13 MIN READ
It’s difficult to exaggerate the significance of television media in South Korean society, or the strains on the freedom of its press.

In 2012, three major networks went on strike including one of the largest, MBC. The issues that spurred its 170 day walkout have yet to be resolved.

Here’s an inside perspective, from an anonymous MBC employee.
by KIM Jungyong  ·  13 MIN READ
A subtropical climate, tangerine orchards, a shield volcano, and beautiful beaches. Such is the neighborhood of Jeju United, the current leaders of the K League Classic. Their only problem: attracting fans.
by Subin KIM  ·  13 MIN READ
Labor, chaebol, taxes and welfare. A spectrum of visions.
11 MIN READ
Also: Labor unions and the US–Korea FTA.
11 MIN READ
Public sector jobs, private sector jobs, and “I oppose it”.
18 MIN READ
Plus Moon’s and Hong’s plans to monitor the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. And pushback on Ahn’s pledges for political reform.
by KOO Hee Eon  ·  9 MIN READ
The ongoing consequences of ineffective sex education in Korean schools.
by JEON Byung-geun from Chosun Biz  ·  52 MIN READ
A speechwriter for presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun looks back on life in the Blue House. Also: the speeches of Park Geun-hye, his writing process, West Wing, and Korean Air’s handling of that “nut rage” incident.
3 MIN READ
The musicals and plays to watch in Korea this spring.
7 MIN READ
What kind of shows do best on the Korean stage, and why? We look through through recent ticket sales and trends.
10 MIN READ
The potential of Korean web comics for television and cinema is fast being realized. But there are teething problems.
by JEON Byung-geun from Chosun Biz  ·  50 MIN READ
From IU to Yim Jae-beom, Brown Eyed Girls to Choi Baek-ho… Kim Eana’s impact on K-pop lyrics of recent years is hard to overstate. She shares here on her origins, the music industry, and the way to a good line.
by KOO Hee Eon  ·  13 MIN READ
Time travel is fast becoming a staple element of Korean historical dramas. But sci-fi this is not. Our writer, from the Dong-A Ilbo, examines a case in point: Saimdang: Light’s Diary.
by HBC Squirtle  ·  3 MIN READ
One day I got a free gift from “Substitute Housewife”, a housekeeping service . The gift was a cleaning towel with this blunt message: “A substitute housewife is much cheaper than divorce”.
by YANG Heesong  ·  6 MIN READ
The latest census findings were published in December. Protestantism has, for the first time, become the biggest religion, with Buddhism and Catholicism in (seemingly) rapid decline. The director of a Christian think tank looks at the numbers, and the design of questions.