Colin Marshall wonders why Gordon Ramsay has become the spokesperson for Korea's most boring beer.
Why Has Korea Hired Gordon Ramsay to Be Its Big Brother?
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.
Korea Has Started Using English Names — But When Will It Stop?
Colin Marshall considers why Starbucks employees in Korea — and many other people — adopt "English names" in place of their given ones.
Korea in the World and the World in Korea: Selections from the LARB Korea Blog’s Second Year
The LARB Korea Blog's second year has proven eventful not just within Korea but in the relationship between Korea and the rest of the world.
Yoo Jae-ha’s K-Pop Masterpiece Because I Love You, 30 Years After His Untimely Death
Colin Marshall reflects on the K-Pop song "Because I Love You" by Yoo Jae-ha, who died 30 years ago at the age of 25.
At the Intersection of Korea and Mongolia: the Uncompromising Stories of Jeon Sungtae’s Wolves
Charles Montgomery discusses Jeon Sungtae’s "Wolves," which collects 10 short stories focused on Mongolia and the Korean experience there.
Looking Back at LA Arirang, the 1990s Korean Sitcom about Life in Los Angeles
Colin Marshall revisits the hit 1990s Korean sitcom, "LA Arirang."
In Korea, All You Need Is Love (Or a Love Motel, at Least)
Stefano Young stays in a Korean "love motel."
Where Modern Korean Drama Began: the Heroism, Villainy, and Idealism of Yi Kwang Su’s The Soil
Charles Montgomery on where modern Korean drama began: the heroism, villainy, and idealism of Yi Kwang Su's "The Soil."
From Language Lessons to Sex Slavery: Korea’s New Comfort-Woman Comedy I Can Speak
Colin Marshall for the BLARB Korea Blog on Korea's new comfort-woman comedy "I Can Speak."
Three Recent Books, Including a Funny and Inventive Graphic Novel, On What It Means to Be a Korean
Charles Montgomery provides three recent books, including a funny and inventive graphic novel, on what it means to be a Korean.
