• The Korea Blog

    Dispatches on the literature, cinema, current events, and daily life of Korea from the LARB’s man in Seoul Colin Marshall and others.

    You can follow Colin Marshall at blog.colinmarshall.org, on Twitter @colinmarshall, or on Facebook @ColinMarshallEssayist.

    Consumerism Is Culture: a Visit to Korea’s Lotte Department Store

    By Stefano Young

    Stefano Young visits Korea's Lotte department store on a trip to Korea to see his girlfriend's family.

    Why K-Pop is the Same as Classic Rock

    By Colin Marshall

    The Korea Blog's Colin Marshall argues that K-Pop is the Same as Classic Rock.

    The Explorer’s Guide to Korean Fiction in Translation: The Fractured Postmodern Adventures of Jung Young Moon, Park Min-Gyu, and Other Contemporary Writers

    By Charles Montgomery

    Charles Montgomery discusses the fractured postmodern adventures of Jung Young Moon, Park Min-Gyu, and others.

    The Korean Health Club: A Cultural Trial by Fire, Ice, and Nakedness

    By Stefano Young

    Stefano Young visits a Korean Health Club with his girlfriend's father.

    As Detroit Shows Americans an American Riot, A Taxi Driver Shows Koreans a Korean Massacre

    By Colin Marshall

    As "Detroit" Shows Americans an American Riot, "A Taxi Driver" Shows Koreans a Korean Massacre

    The Explorer’s History of Korean Fiction in Translation: Postmodern Freedom, Postmodern Peril

    By Charles Montgomery

    The Explorer's History of Korean Fiction in Translation: Postmodern Freedom, Postmodern Peril

    The Explorer’s History of Korean Fiction in Translation: the Prehistory of Postmodernism

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    By Charles Montgomery  The LARB Korea Blog is currently featuring selections from The Explorer’s History of Korean Fiction in Translation, …

    Okja, the Groundbreaking Netflix-Produced Korean Movie About a Girl and Her Pig, Shows What Translates and What Doesn’t

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    By Colin Marshall On the day we caught Okja, the latest, Netflix-produced film by superstar Korean director Bong Joon-ho, my …

    Korean 101 (or, How to Win Over Your Girlfriend in a Semester or Less)

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    By Stefano Young Stefano Young didn’t know the difference between Korea, China, and Japan until he was 23 — but …

    The Explorer’s History of Korean Fiction in Translation: Not a Soul Without Blame

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    By Charles Montgomery The LARB Korea Blog is currently featuring selections from The Explorer’s History of Korean Fiction in Translation, …