About this episode
From Squid Game to K-pop to kimchi, South Korea has taken the planet by storm. How did a once-impoverished country turn its fortunes around? And what has it done for South Korea's standing abroad? 'Hallyu! The Korean Wave' is on at the V&A in South Kensington until June 2023: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/hallyu-the-korean-wave This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes . Guest: Josh Glancy, Special Correspondent, The Sunday Times. Host: Jenny Kleeman. Clips: BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Oscars, ABC News, Blackpink, The White House. Film and music excerpts: Crash Landing on You, dir. Lee Jeong-hyo, Netflix I Know, Seo Taiji and Boys, Genie Music Into the New World, Girls Generation, SM Entertainment Gangnam Style, Psy, YG Entertainment Butter, BTS, Hybe Corporation/Big Hit Music Boombayah, BLACKPINK, YG Entertainment Parasite, dir. Bong Joon Ho, CJ Entertainment Squid Game, dir. Hwang Dong-hyuk, Netflix This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.