Tag Archive for South Korea

Sam Pack, ‘If It’s Korean, It Must Be Good’: The Nation Branding of South Korean Popular Culture in the Philippines

Sam Pack, ‘If It’s Korean, It Must Be Good’: The Nation Branding of South Korean Popular Culture in the Philippines, European Journal of Korean Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Spring, 2018), 85-101. Abstract: Filipinos are avid consumers of exported South Korean media products. Teenagers and young adults know the lyrics and dance moves of their favorite K-Pop performers while older viewers are… Read more →

Niu Song, Islam and South Korea’s Middle East Diplomacy

Niu Song, ‘Islam and South Korea’s Middle East Diplomacy,’ Papers of the British Association for Korean Studies, Vol. 16 (2015): 60-75.  Abstract: Islam was reintroduced into South Korea during the Korean War due to the participation of the Turkish army. In its more than 50 years’ development process, the achievements of Korean Islam include the establishment of legal Islamic organizations, the construction… Read more →