Constant criticism Quote by Euny Hong

“There is another, bleaker reason why Korea has little reason to fear that other countries will try to emulate the K-pop export model: the…

— Euny Hong

“K-dramas are soft power in action; they subtly and overtly promote Korean values, images, and tastes to their international audience.”

— Euny Hong

I think, Koreans, they're really hard-working people. They're really innovative, and they try new things all the time, so I think it's just a…

— Jessica Jung

“Koreans are better at packaging and marketing. Look at Samsung, for example. With K-pop, the songwriters are not Korean. They’re European. The people who…

— Euny Hong

It is natural for us to pay attention to North Korea and human rights issues of North Korean defectors but I wish people would…

— Hark-Joon Lee

In Korea, I'm not a K-pop artist, I'm just an artist.

— Eric Nam

“Koreans always want to show their best image to other people,” he notes, but when that proves impossible, it can lead to a final…

— Daniel Tudor

“Even South Koreans themselves struggle mightily to fit into their own success-obsessed, status-conscious, education-crazed culture.”

— Blaine Harden

When people outside Korea think of 'K-pop,' most of them expect 'idols' with several members in a group, dancing in sync.

— Eric Nam

As a young girl, I used to dream of giving an interview. You dream of stardom as a kid. People think they don't want…

— Sania Mirza

The quality of Korean actors is actually quite high. Their passion is overwhelming but not many platforms are available to cater to their creative…

— Lee Yoon-ki

Koreans are ambitious, man. It means a lot to my parents that I do the work that I do and it has the visibility.

— Sandra Oh