Things are so complicated. I understand a little of the "how Korea works" bit because I live with Koreans. And there's neo-Confucianism and Christianity blended together in weird ways in a previously very insular society than now has all of Asia's eyes on them (and some of the "western world" as evidenced by we "international fangirls") thanks to the Hallyu wave.

But it cuts both ways. More people can appreciate Korean culture now, both pop and otherwise, but the spotlight gets shown on the less pleasant aspects as well, like xenophobia, homophobia, etc etc etc.

Now I've completely derailed the conversation, but I hope you know what I'm getting at.