Day 25 The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture

Notes on The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong

1. How old was Euny Hong when she returned to South Korea? 12 yrs old (page 1)
2. What year did she return? 1985 (page 1)
3. In what city in the U.S. did she lived before returning to Korea? Chicago (page 1)
4. Why was Euny Hong mistaken fro Chinese? Answers will vary (page 1)
5. In 1965, South Korea's GDP was bigger than Ghana and less than North Korea.  True or False (page 2) False
6. Today, in what place is South Korea's GDP? 5th (page 2)
7. Euny Hong compares South Korea to which author and his novel? Arthur C. Clarke, "2001: A Space Odyssey" (page 2)
8. Can you find more information on the "invisible" skycraper that the author is taking about in the book? (page 2)
9. How many wi-fi hotspots are in subway cars in South Korea? 2 (page 2)
10. Who makes the iPhone's microchip? Samsung
11. Samsung is a company from South Korea.