Insights from Society Team

Focused on education, gender, inequality, and social justice, we provide critical analysis, encouraging dialogue on the pressing social issues that shape our world.

Society Team

Focused on education, gender, inequality, and social justice, we provide critical analysis, encouraging dialogue on the pressing social issues that shape our world.

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Published Articles

How Media Misleads on Korea’s Rising Rice Prices

The rise in rice prices is being falsely attributed to government policies, overlooking the deeper issues of market inefficiencies and supply chain weaknesses.

Jun 20, 202511 min read

By Society Team

Why Busan Drivers Pay the Highest Toll Road Fees in Korea

Busan drivers face Korea’s highest toll rates. With two tunnels set to go toll-free, pressure mounts to reassess 30-year private road contracts.

Jun 19, 20256 min read

By Society Team

Busan Dining Prices Soar, Quality Declines: Consumer Complaints Surge

As prices rise and portions shrink, South Koreans question the value of dining out. Skimpflation and franchise growth are eroding food's emotional value and reshaping the dining experience.

Jun 17, 202516 min read

By Society Team

Korean Instant Noodles' Global Domination and Future Challenges

Korean ramen has become a global favorite with its bold, spicy flavors. However, as health-conscious trends grow, the industry faces challenges in balancing convenience, taste, and nutrition to meet evolving consumer demands.

Jun 16, 202516 min read

By Society Team

Busan’s Finance Jasago Raises Doubts About Public Benefit

Critics question whether Busan’s finance-specialized high school will serve regional needs—or merely function as an elite institution wrapped in the language of development.

Jun 13, 20259 min read

By Society Team

South Korea’s Job Market Hits 27-Year Low in May as Hiring Slows

South Korea's labor market weakened sharply in May 2025, with the job openings-to-seekers ratio falling to 0.37—the lowest for May since 1998.

Jun 9, 20254 min read

By Society Team

The Real Estate Narrative That Won’t Die

For years, media reports have highlighted the growing property gap between Seoul and Busan. But behind the familiar statistics lies a deeper story — one of urban inequality, symbolic hierarchy, and a national imagination centered on the capital.

Jun 8, 20258 min read

By Society Team

The Quiet Death of Korea’s Local Economies

Korea’s self-employed are disappearing — not from laziness or lack of innovation, but from operating in a system designed to make survival improbable. Without bold structural reform, small businesses will remain the shock absorbers of economic failure, not beneficiaries of national growth.

Jun 3, 20259 min read

By Society Team

Vacant Storefronts, Silent Streets: Inside the Crisis of Korea’s Planned Cities

South Korea’s planned cities were meant to offer modern urban life. Instead, they’re full of vacancy. This is a story about cities without citizens.

May 26, 202519 min read

By Society Team

Why SPC’s Bread Empire Is Built on a Pattern of Preventable Tragedy

As another fatal accident hits SPC, South Korea's food giant faces growing criticism over its safety record, legal impunity, and ethical blind spots.

May 22, 202510 min read

By Society Team

Busan Fishing Village Folk Museum Opens Special Exhibition on Jaecheop Culture

The Busan Fishing Village Folk Museum’s new exhibition, “Jaecheop, Holding the Memory of Busan”, explores the cultural and ecological history of freshwater clams in the Nakdonggang River.

May 22, 20253 min read

By Yeseul Kim