Regina Kim
Korean Culture AAPI Content & Other Writings Talks/Panels/Interviews About Contact
Korean CultureAAPI Content & Other WritingsTalks/Panels/InterviewsAboutContact
Regina Kim

  • Fan meeting with K-drama actor Kim Soo-hyun at KCON LA 2024 (served as host, interviewer and live interpreter), July 28, 2024.

  • Fan meeting with K-drama actress Park Min-young at KCON LA 2024 (served as host and interviewer), July 27, 2024.

  • “Hallyu! The Korean Wave Exhibition at the MFA in Boston.” (Segment starts around the 35:20 mark) KBS World Korea24, July 23, 2024.

  • “Netflix's big bet on Korean TV.” Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, May 28, 2024.

  • “If It Isn’t Perfect, Is It Still K-Pop?” Interview with The New York Times, January 30, 2024.

  • “How Universal Themes and Values in K-content Fueled Its Global Rise.” Presentation given at the 2023 Future Dialogue for Global Innovation conference organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, November 30, 2023.

  • “From K-pop to K-dramas: How K-culture Swept the World.” Opening keynote given at the inaugural MCCAP Conference at Florida State University, October 26, 2023.

  • “Disney+'s Moving, and the movement to adapt webtoons.” Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, September 21, 2023.

  • “'Past Lives' is a story about love and choices.” NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour, June 7, 2023.

  • “'XO, Kitty' is a coming-of-age Korean rom-dramedy with heart.” NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour, May 23, 2023.

  • “Netflix to invest $2.5 bn in South Korean content.” Interview with AFP, April 25, 2023.

  • “K-REALITY SHOWS MAKE INROADS INTO GLOBAL MARKET.” Arirang News Issues and Insiders, March 7, 2023.

  • “'Wholesome' South Korean reality TV proves a global hit.” Interview with AFP, February 27, 2023.

  • “Squid Game Wins Emmy : What Does this Mean for K-Contents?” Morning Wave in Busan, September 19, 2022.

  • Squid Game’s historic wins at the 2022 Emmys (starts around the 55:16 mark). BBC Radio 5 Live, September 13, 2022.

  • “보편 정서로 넘어선 벽, 넘어야 할 장르적 한계.” Interview with KTRWA Webzine, September 2022.

  • IG Live interview about K-dramas (hosted by journalist Puja Talwar and InKo Centre), August 26, 2022.

  • “How Korean Pop Culture Disrupted Global Entertainment.” Disrupt Yourself podcast hosted by Whitney Johnson, August 16, 2022.

  • “To understand BTS, it helps to reach beyond the hits.” NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour, July 14, 2022.

  • “Taking Pop Seriously.” To the Best of Our Knowledge podcast, March 26, 2022.

  • “Korean Pop Culture.” Asian American Life, February 8, 2022.

  • “Regina Kim: K-Dramas, Netflix, K-Pop, and Anti-Asian Racism.” Korea Deconstructed podcast, February 4, 2022.

  • “다 같은 한국산인데, 왜 K드라마는 먹히고 한류 드라마는 잠잠하지?” Interview with SisaIN about the rise of K-dramas, December 15, 2021.

  • “Squid Game: The rise of Korean drama addiction” Email interview with the BBC, October 16, 2021.

  • “What Makes Squid Game So Popular Worldwide?” Interview with Morning Wave in Busan, October 8, 2021.

  • “Transnational Solidarity, From Bollywood to K-pop” Panel hosted by Asian American Writers’ Workshop at the Brooklyn Book Festival, October 3, 2021.

  • “揺らぐヒエラルキー　ヘイトクライム急増の背景にアジア系の躍進?” Interview with the Mainichi Shimbun about anti-Asian hate crimes, May 5, 2021.