Colin Marshall explores Korea's fascination with other people's sounds.
Everything Turns into ASMR in Korea, Even Cultural Heritage
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.
Reading Albert Camus’s The Plague in the Time of the Coronavirus
Colin Marshall looks at the COVID-19 scare in Seoul.
Bong Joon-ho’s Biggest Victory: Accepting His Oscars in Korean
Colin Marshall asks, "What if Westerners respect you more for speaking Korean than English?"
The American Dream Dies in Los Angeles: Bae Chang-Ho’s Deep Blue Night
Colin Marshall discusses the impact of "Deep Blue Night," a Korean film obsessed with the American Dream.
Korea’s Greatest Living Novelist Never Published in English: Introducing Kim Hoon and His War on Abstraction
Colin Marshall talks about Kim Hoon, Korea's prolific and successful historical novelist.
Pengsoo, the Genderless, Shameless Giant-Penguin Antihero Winning Korean Hearts and Minds
Colin Marshall explains the rise in popularity of Pengsoo and other anthropomorphic mascots in South Korea.
The Square: The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Ambitious Review of 120 Years in Korea
Colin Marshall discusses the City of Seoul's plan to reimagine Gwanghwamun Square.
