According to the Korea Foundation, the wave of Korean culture, also known as hallyu, increased its global fanbase by 11% in 2019—and leading the charge has been K-pop. Groups such as BTS and Blackpink ...

Korean isn’t the most popular language in the world. However, it’s no less beautiful than Japanese, Chinese, or any other Asian language. People mostly use phrasebooks and dictionaries from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. In 2022 Korean was the seventh most-studied language on the ...

In just a few weeks, the highly anticipated second season of Korean television series "Squid Game" will premiere on Netflix. In conjunction with the hype, language-learning app Duolingo is partnering ...

Learning a new language has become more accessible and convenient with the emergence of language learning apps. With just a few taps on your smartphone, you can begin the journey of mastering a new ...

If you’re traveling soon to a place where you don’t know the language well (or at all), then you’ll want to download a language learning app to your smartphone before you embark on your journey. These ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Interest in learning Korean has spiked since the launch of hit Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab show "Squid Game, opens new tab", tutoring services reported, underscoring a ...

Shortly after its international debut, Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game” spurred a newfound craze over honeycomb toffee and had viewers asking, “How much is 45.6 billion won?” The show — which follows ...