Seohyun Lee: North Korea, Life in Pyongyang, Seeking Freedom | Korea Deconstructed #019
Seohyun Lee was born and raised in central Pyongyang, North Korea. She went to China to study when she was a sophomore at Kim Il Sung University and earned her bachelor's degree of Science in Finance ...
22 Helmi 20221h 17min
Se-Woong Koo: Grand Narratives, Journalism, and The Korea Exposé | Korea Deconstructed #018
Se-Woong Koo is founder of Korea Exposé. Before joining the media world, Koo earned his PhD from Stanford University for a dissertation examining the intersection of politics and religion in modern Ko...
13 Helmi 20222h 9min
Regina Kim: K-Dramas, Netflix, K-Pop, and Anti-Asian Racism | Korea Deconstructed #017
Regina Kim is a Culture and Trends Writer for Netflix. Her articles on the hallyu phenomenon and Korean content have appeared in Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, ELLE, MTV News, Vultur...
5 Helmi 20222h 10min
Becky White: The Halfie Project, Korean-ness, and the Modeling Industry | Korea Deconstructed #016
Becky White is a model, a singer, a podcast host, a writer, and countless other things. She is also the daughter of a Korean mother and an American father. Drawing on her own experiences growing up an...
28 Tammi 20221h 44min
Lee Taewoong: Korean History, Archival Footage, and KBS Documentaries
Lee Taewoong is a producer for KBS, holding a position in the sports bureau since 2003. After his initial feature lengths explorations of ssiruem, football, and archery, he soon turned to more histori...
15 Tammi 20221h 36min
#014 K(Q)ueerness, Soft Masculinity and FanFic in K-pop with Dr. Jungmin Kwon
Dr. Jungmin Kwon is an assistant professor of digital culture and film studies in the School of Film at Portland State University. Her research and teaching interests include digital culture, film and...
8 Tammi 20221h 40min
#013 Exploring Sexual Slavery: Memory, Pain, and Compassion with Sylvia Yu Friedman
Growing up, Sylvia rejected her Korean identity and it took her decades to come to terms with it. Her attitude changed when she began writing and researching the tragedy of sexual slavery, particularl...
29 Joulu 20211h 6min
#012 The Korean Language, Culture, and Fame with Hyunwoo Sun (TTMIK)
If you've ever tried to learn Korean, there's a really strong chance you did so by listening to Hyunwoo. The founder of Talk To Me In Korean, he has become a leading figure in the language learning co...
14 Joulu 202159min
