Behind the success of the K-POP idol cultivation systemSouth Korean entertainment companies are working to export their K-Pop idol cultivational systems to foreign countries. As K-Pop idols have achieved significant results in the U.S. market recently, Korean entertainment firms intend to develop new profit models by nurturing idols directly from abroad in addition to the expansion of Korean idols overseas. Is this system really effective for sufficiently nurturing artists to export abroad? W...

Behind the success of the K-POP idol cultivation systemSouth Korean entertainment companies are working to export their K-Pop idol cultivational systems to foreign countries. As K-Pop idols have achieved significant results in the U.S. market recently, Korean entertainment firms intend to develop new profit models by nurturing idols directly from abroad in addition to the expansion of Korean idols overseas. Is this system really effective for sufficiently nurturing artists to export abroad? W...

"working [but] not being able to buy a house."Korea's MZ generation has developed a strong interest in the investment market. The MZ generation refers to young people in their 20s and 30s, which encompasses millennials born in the early 1980s and early 2000s, as well as members of the Z generation born in the early 2000s. Young Koreans are spending more than twice as much money on stocks as they did in 2020. These young, ambitious Koreans are even pioneering a new investment market calle...

"working [but] not being able to buy a house."Korea's MZ generation has developed a strong interest in the investment market. The MZ generation refers to young people in their 20s and 30s, which encompasses millennials born in the early 1980s and early 2000s, as well as members of the Z generation born in the early 2000s. Young Koreans are spending more than twice as much money on stocks as they did in 2020. These young, ambitious Koreans are even pioneering a new investment market calle...

The Perils of Korea’s Foreign Worker Permit SystemIn Korea, there are two terms that refer to foreign residents: “foreigners” and “foreign workers.” Foreigners are, quite literally, people from abroad who are visiting or living in Korea. This term covers a wide range of nationalities and social classes, from foreign students to expatriates to tourists. However, unlike the term ‘foreigners,’ ‘foreign workers’ carries a special meaning. It refers to workers from less developed countries in Asia...

The Perils of Korea’s Foreign Worker Permit SystemIn Korea, there are two terms that refer to foreign residents: “foreigners” and “foreign workers.” Foreigners are, quite literally, people from abroad who are visiting or living in Korea. This term covers a wide range of nationalities and social classes, from foreign students to expatriates to tourists. However, unlike the term ‘foreigners,’ ‘foreign workers’ carries a special meaning. It refers to workers from less developed countries in Asia...

Marriage Immigrants: Korea’s Neglected CaregiversThere is a special group of immigrants in Korea known as “marriage immigrants.” This group is primarily comprised of women who immigrate to Korea in order to marry rural or low-income Korean men. Most often, these women hail from less-developed countries in Asia. In the absence of a sufficient care system in Korea, often these women are responsible for bearing and raising children, and also caring for the elderly and the disabled. However, inst...

Marriage Immigrants: Korea’s Neglected CaregiversThere is a special group of immigrants in Korea known as “marriage immigrants.” This group is primarily comprised of women who immigrate to Korea in order to marry rural or low-income Korean men. Most often, these women hail from less-developed countries in Asia. In the absence of a sufficient care system in Korea, often these women are responsible for bearing and raising children, and also caring for the elderly and the disabled. However, inst...

The balance of interests of platforms, providers, consumers@charles-deluvio / UnsplashA technology platform has emerged between consumers and providers. Today, platform startups are connecting providers and consumers in a variety of fields, including restaurants, finance, mobility, law, and healthcare. In particular, platforms in the lemon market sector, which has been a site of severe information imbalances between producers and consumers, seem to have succeeded in attracting consumers throu...

The balance of interests of platforms, providers, consumers@charles-deluvio / UnsplashA technology platform has emerged between consumers and providers. Today, platform startups are connecting providers and consumers in a variety of fields, including restaurants, finance, mobility, law, and healthcare. In particular, platforms in the lemon market sector, which has been a site of severe information imbalances between producers and consumers, seem to have succeeded in attracting consumers throu...