Unpacking the Origins of Seoulbox

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The Korea File

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Exploring Korean society, culture and politics and highlighting critical, independent voices you won’t find anywhere else since 2014.

Hosted by Andre Goulet with assistant producer Gennie Kim Pimentel. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/thekoreafile

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Unpacking the Origins of Seoulbox

The Korea File

37 minutes

3 years ago

Unpacking the Origins of Seoulbox

Seoulbox has been bringing a taste of Korea through snacks, magazines, and K-pop merch to subscribers around the world since 2019 with a focus on authenticity and the darker side of Korean culture that has cultivated an enthusiastic clientele.

In this conversation Suji Sohn joins host Andre Goulet to describe her journey from War Studies major at King’s College London, where she participated in the War Simulation Society, the Marxist Society and the Korean Hallyu Society, to CEO of one of the world's most successful Korea subscription boxes.

For more information go to https://myseoulbox.com/

Support The Korea File for as little as $1/month and keep the show free for listeners around the world at https://www.patreon.com/thekoreafile

This conversation was recorded on January 12th, 2022.