Korea

HUNTR/X – stars of Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters – are female, fictional and seemingly unstoppable

Seventy-five years ago, western troops went into Korea and the 20th century’s forgotten war began. The brutality and suffering cost five million lives – and achieved almost nothing

Netflix hit Squid Game is only one manifestation of how South Korea has exported its artistic output across the globe. SUNA ERDEM reports on an unlikely success story that also exposes the country’s dark hinterland