The South Korean culture machine that conquered the world

<p>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?</p><p>'Hallyu! The Korean Wave' is on at the V&amp;A in South Kensington until June 2023: <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/hallyu-the-korean-wave" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/hallyu-the-korean-wave</a>&nbsp;</p><p><em>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: </em><a href="thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Josh Glancy, Special Correspondent, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Jenny Kleeman.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Oscars, ABC News, Blackpink, The White House.</p><p><strong>Film and music excerpts:</strong></p><p>Crash Landing on You, dir. Lee Jeong-hyo, Netflix</p><p>I Know, Seo Taiji and Boys, Genie Music</p><p>Into the New World, Girls Generation, SM Entertainment</p><p>Gangnam Style, Psy, YG Entertainment</p><p>Butter, BTS, Hybe Corporation/Big Hit Music</p><p>Boombayah, BLACKPINK, YG Entertainment</p><p>Parasite, dir. Bong Joon Ho, CJ Entertainment</p><p>Squid Game, dir. Hwang Dong-hyuk, Netflix</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>