Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Seo In-guk plays a man so exhausted by his failures that he ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This ultimate tale of star-crossed lovers begins with a unique premise: South Korean chaebol heiress ...

But Squid Game isn’t a total anomaly. The Korean series is one chapter in a larger story with its own name and history: a seismic, ongoing shift in the global entertainment landscape known as Hallyu.