South Korea's rising soft power |  | | South Korean supergroup BTS made headlines this week when the septet announced that they would be focusing more on individual projects. The idol group has become the mainstay of South Korea's soft power, which in the past few years has taken the world by storm, rapidly expanding its reach overseas. Led by BTS, K-pop has slowly but surely broken into the U.S. mainstream music scene while "Squid Game" became an overnight global phenomenon through Netflix. Take a look at the latest stories on the Korean wave below. |
|  | BTS sent shock waves around the world this week by saying they were taking a break to focus more on solo projects. The K-pop industry as a whole was also shook as the announcement exposed fissures lurking beneath the glossy veneer of the idol business. Read more. |
|  | Netflix gave fans of South Korean hit drama "Squid Game" exciting news this week by confirming a second season. Can the show's return give the American streaming service the lift it needs to stem the outflow of subscribers? Read more. |
|  | South Koreans made their mark at this year's Cannes Film Festival by scooping up two key awards, taking South Korean cinema to new heights and keeping up the momentum created by director Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite." Read more. |
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