This week Jun and Daniel discuss major news headlines from October and November 2024. From cultural controversies surrounding Dongduk Women's University and the 4B movement, to Korea's surging soft power with Blackpink’s Rosé topping the music charts and Han Kang winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, our hosts explore how these events reflect and impact Korean society. They examine the nuances of how feminism is accepted by society differently in Korea than America, discuss Korea’s passing obsession with bitcoin, and discuss how Korean culture is being exported globally through music, literature and more.

If you're interested in understanding the cultural tensions around feminism in Korea, how cryptocurrency and investment culture differs between Korea and America, or what it means for Korea to top global soft power rankings, tune in to hear Daniel and Jun discuss all this and more! This week they also touch on the viral success of Rosé's "아파트" (APT), share their personal Bitcoin stories, and debate whether Korea's current cultural momentum can last.

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