South Korea’s birth rate rose again in 2025. For a country that has recorded the world’s lowest fertility rate for several years, this change deserves attention. In 2025, about 254,500 babies were born in South Korea. That was 6.8 percent more than in 2024. The total fertility rate rose from 0.75 in 2024 to 0.80 … Read more
Mukbang is one of Korea’s most recognisable internet exports. The word combines the Korean words for eating and broadcasting. In a typical mukbang video, a creator eats while speaking to viewers, reacting to comments or simply letting the sounds and visuals of food become part of the experience. At first, it can look strange to … Read more
Korean education is often described in two ways. One view focuses on achievement. Korean students regularly perform well in international assessments, especially in mathematics, reading and science. Many foreign readers know Korea as a country where students study hard and families take education seriously. The other view focuses on pressure. Long study hours, private academies, … Read more
Korean etiquette is easy to notice, but not always easy to understand. A younger person gives a small bow to an older person. A business card is offered with both hands. A drink is poured for someone else before one’s own glass is filled. At a meal, people may wait until the oldest person begins … Read more
South Korea’s low birth rate is often described as a national crisis. That phrase is not wrong, but it can make the issue sound too abstract. Behind the statistics are private decisions made in small rooms: whether to marry, whether to have a child, whether to risk a career break, whether to buy a home, … Read more
Korean webtoons began as stories made for the screen. Readers did not turn printed pages. They scrolled.They did not wait for magazines. They opened an app.They did not need to sit at home. They read on buses, subways, lunch breaks, and late at night before sleeping. That mobile-first habit helped Korean webtoons grow quickly. Today, … Read more