South Korean entertainment media has reached global success by providing easy access to content, approachable characters, likeable idols, and hyper-modern and glitzy production. South Korea has a population of only 50 million, yet its popular culture has gone global.
What’s behind K-pop and Korean film takeover?

Overview
CultureLifestyle
Level
Pre-Intermediate: A2+Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2Advanced: C1
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2-3 student pagesAudio
Teaching time 90-120 mins
Activities
DiscussionListeningMatchingMultiple-choiceReadingSentence completionTrue or false
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