Is Korea racist? Is Korea homophobic? How do media representations affect people's lives here? We brought two Korean people and two foreigners together to discuss life here in South Korea, exploring the topics of beauty, dating, race, sexuality, social media, and more. Aaliyah, Thomas and I had just spent 6 hours a day together for the last 4 weeks at the Hanyang University Summer program studying Korean culture.

We’ve missed Yunseo for the last 6 episodes but she is back with us now. She’s also meeting Thomas and Aaliyah for the first time. Hongmin, relatively fresh from finishing his military service for the country, joined us to talk about his own experiences.

Discussion Outline
0:00 Korea and TikTok

7:40 Beauty and Appearance

24:50 Gaydar in Korea

32:00 Dating Apps and Clubbing

45:55 PDA in Korea

53:00 Cultural Appropriation

1:03:47 Pronouns and Language

1:09:12 Being Gay in the Korean Military

1:13:20 Media Representation and a Better Society

1:27:40 Korea Before and After

1:31:10 BL Dramas

Korea Deconstructed by David Tizzard

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