Professor interviews author on the expanded edition of, “The Birth of Korean Cool"

Oliver Wang, professor in the Department of Sociology at Cal State Long Beach, interviewed author Euny Hong in the journal Los Angeles Review of Books about the expanded edition of “The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture.” Wang writes, that Hong believes “South Korea has entered the Permacool firmament,” once reserved for countries like France or the United States.