Korea's Global Moment

Parasite's Best Picture Oscar in 2020 was a tipping point, but Korean cinema's global dominance was decades in the making. Government investment, fearless filmmakers, and audiences hungry for challenging content built a perfect ecosystem for artistic excellence.

The Korean Wave now extends beyond cinema into television, music, and gaming. Squid Game, one of Netflix's most-watched series ever, proved that Korean storytelling travels across every cultural barrier.