[HanCinema's Digest] Culture Corner

KPOP Herald lists 10 K-pop tracks that are fit for spring, CNN's Great Big Stories shows Seoul's souls in a new light, "After Sewol" raises concerns around the accountability of the ferry disaster, and Forbes notes South Korea's richest individuals and the organisations they represent.

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"10 K-pop springtime tunes"

Spring has sprung in the Land of the Morning Calm, and to celebrate the turn of the season, The Korea Herald has compiled this list of suitable K-pop tracks, ideal for "road trips and lazy days in grassy parks". Their list includes tracks by Clazziquai, S#arp, Shin Jae and others. Do you have a favourite song that's fit for spring (or that's evergreen)? Let us know what hits you would add to this list in the comment section below...

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"Great Big Story takes a walk through South Korea's street style in new series with Korean Air"

Keep an eye out for a new video series on CNN's Great Big Story platform that will reveal a side of Korea's capital only a "few outside of the city have truly experienced, and ventures away from the capital to discover street culture in other South Korean cities". The series, 'Soul of the Street', which was made possible thanks to CNNIC and local partners Korean Air, will feature nine episodes. The first episode "highlights South Korean B-Boy crew Jinjo" and "brings to life the incredible art of breakdancing and how two brothers find inspiration from outside the hip-hop genre for their amazing aerial moves".

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"Film points finger at South Korean government for Sewol disaster"

How much blame should be put on the South Korean government for the Sewol ferry disaster that claimed the lives of over 300 people last year? "After The Sewol", a documentary about the event and aftermath by British filmmakers Neil George and Matthew Root, is currently doing the rounds on the festival circuit and makes the case that perhaps the government should take more of the responsibility: "Through interviews with victims' families, activists and rescue workers, the film makes the case that the government bears a significant amount of responsibility for the tragedy".

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"South Korea's 50 Richest 2017: A Year Of Trouble And Trials For Chaebols Test Top Fortunes"

Grace Chung examines the list of South Korea's richest and also discusses the country's recent corruption scandal that implicated some of the country's top 'chaebols'. Samsung's Lee Kun-Hee remains at the top of the list at $16.8 billion (up from $4.2 billion), but there were also a number of interesting newcomers...

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