BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Euny Hong offers a fresh\, funny\, up-close look at how South K orea remade itself as the world’s pop culture powerhouse of the twenty-fir st century\, discussing how a really uncool country became cool\, and how a nation that once banned miniskirts\, long hair on men\, and rock ‘n' rol l could come to mass produce boy bands\, soap operas\, and the world's mos t important smart phone. She will recount how South Korea vaulted itself i nto the twenty-first century\, becoming a global leader in business\, tech nology\, education\, and pop culture.Hosted by:Kristen PatelGregg Professo r of Practice in Korean and East Asian AffairsEuny Hong is a journalist an d twice-published author\, most recently of a work of non-fiction entitled The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture\, which received rave reviews. The Telegraph UK described the book as “fabulously snarky." The New York Times described the book as “Inc isive and humorous…an excellent case study of calculated entrepreneurial m oxie.” Her articles have appeared in The New York Times\, The Financial Ti mes\, The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal Europe\, The Internati onal Herald Tribune\, The New Republic\, and The Boston Globe\, among othe rs. She has many TV appearances\, on such programmes as "Picture This" on BBC2\, "Ronan Farrow Daily" on CNBC\, and Bloomberg TV. She has delivered live talks at SXSW 2015\, Boston College\, Harvard\, Yale\, The Korea Soci ety\, and has keynoted events around the country. Previously\, she was wit h the France 24 TV news network in Paris\, and she started her journalism career as a TV columnist at the Financial Times. She has a Higher Certific ate from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. She graduated from Yale Uni versity with a B.A. in Philosophy and is a former Fulbright Scholar. She i s fluent in English\, French\, German\, and Korean. DTEND:20220428T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260513T102322Z DTSTART:20220428T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Birth of Korean Cool UID:RFCALITEM639142502029027393 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Euny Hong offers a fresh\, funny \, up-close look at how South Korea remade itself as the world’s pop cultu re powerhouse of the twenty-first century\, discussing how a really uncool country became cool\, and how a nation that once banned miniskirts\, long hair on men\, and rock ‘n' roll could come to mass produce boy bands\, so ap operas\, and the world's most important smart phone. She will recount h ow South Korea vaulted itself into the twenty-first century\, becoming a g lobal leader in business\, technology\, education\, and pop culture.

Hosted by:
Kristen Patel
Gre gg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs

< p>Euny Hong is a journalist and twice-published author\, most recently of a work of non-fiction entitled The Birth of Korean Co ol: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture\, whic h received rave reviews. The Telegraph UK described the book as “ fabulously snarky." The New York Times described the book as “Inc isive and humorous…an excellent case study of calculated entrepreneurial m oxie.” Her articles have appeared in The New York Times\, The Financia l Times\, The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal Europe\, The Inter national Herald Tribune\, The New Republic\, and The Boston Globe \, among others. She has many TV appearances\, on such programmes as "Picture This" on BBC2\, "Ronan Farrow Daily" on CNBC\, and Bloomberg TV. She has delivered live talks at SXSW 2015\, Boston College\, Harvard\, Yal e\, The Korea Society\, and has keynoted events around the country. Previo usly\, she was with the France 24 TV news network in Paris\, and she start ed her journalism career as a TV columnist at the Financial Times . She has a Higher Certificate from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. She graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Philosophy and is a form er Fulbright Scholar. She is fluent in English\, French\, German\, and Kor ean.

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