K-pop Is Neo-Confucian Pornography

“When the Young-Girl giggles, she’s still at work.

Baby Got Bok, or an Attempt to Aesthetically Open the Hanbok to Other(ed) Bodies, Part 1

BTS, Blackpink, and the Elements of Korean Style

The Reformation of Korean Tradition: The “Gae-ryang Hanbok”

“Tradition” in Korea is a commodity. And like any commodity, it can be bought and sold. It can…

“Multiculturalism”: Korea’s Most Obstinate “Iron Cage”

The Cultural Politics of Short Skirts and the Social Disciplining of Women in Korea

The Battle for Normal and the Queering of Korea

On CGV’s Ill-conceived Marketing Gimmick, the Costumization of Otherness, and the Critical Unwieldiness of the Term “Cultural Appropriation”

The Blockchain and Its Possible Utility for Social Science Investigation

Seoul Subway Fashion: Line by Line