Chan-Sung Jung: How the Korean Zombie Became a National Hero

With a recent history defined by imperialistic colonization, foreign occupation and war, South Korea very easily could have ended up a country in the same niche as Vietnam, Cuba, Sri Lanka or Somalia. Remarkably, it did not. The “Soul of Asia” is a thriving first-world nation that, in spite of its humble geographical size (it measures […]

With a recent history defined by imperialistic colonization, foreign occupation and war, South Korea very easily could have ended up a country in the same niche as Vietnam, Cuba, Sri Lanka or Somalia. Remarkably, it did not. The “Soul of Asia” is a thriving first-world nation that, in spite of its humble geographical size (it measures […]