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Korean Comics Used to Be Burned; Now It Teaches Children
As the child of a famous manhwa artist, Park was especially aware of how government censorship affected her family's livelihood.
― Growing up in South Korea, Park Seulki Rhea remembers the comic book burnings. Every year on May 5, celebrated as Children's Day, government authorities would make a bonfire of manhwa under the premise of keeping children safe. “In 1967, manhwa was declared one of the six...
K-pop Panel Reveals Market's Worst Tendencies
When all was said and done, I walked away weary of puppeteers pulling K-Pop's strings—regardless of any good intentions that might have entered the mix.
― Love it or hate it, K-pop has struck a major chord with millions of fans around the globe. When introduced to a new region, the genre faces challenges specific to those bespoke markets. Plum Tree Songs' CEO Jong Hoon Chae took to the Otakon stage t...
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