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her book has cited insights of the issue of gendered society experienced in the Korean society by
stating, “No boys allowed in French class and no girls allowed in German class.” On the
contrary, other critics have claimed that Korean educational institutes comprises of equal number
of boys and girls in both German and French classes. On the other hand, similar to the view of
Hong (2014), other scholars have noted that youths in Korea appear to be divergent.
Nonetheless, these issues cannot be referred as Korea-driven or time or space specific, since
many have still been dealing with similar types of apparently bulletproof glass ceiling even in the
United States, strengthened specifically by the presidential election led during 2016. Hong in her
book has recounted the way South Korea has been introducing itself into the 21st century,
eventually turning up as an international leader in business, expertise, education as well as pop
culture. According to other writers, the book comprises of dynamic, comprehensive broadcasting
besides various discussions with Koreans employed in all extents of government and society. By
drawing relevance to these reports, “The Birth of Korean Cool” has fundamentally revealed a
categorically conservative nation developed cool, and the nation like Korea which once has
forbidden girls to wear miniskirts, long hair on men as well as rock ‘n' roll could originated to
mass produce boy groups, soap operas and the world's most significant smart phone.
While reviewing the book, it has been found that the concept of the book roughly pursues
the progress of South Korea since mid-60s, when the per capita of the nation had been accounted
to be less than Ghana. As per the claim of Hong (2014), the rise of Korea has been seen as
attributable which has been referred as ‘soft power’ by Harvard political scientists, whereby the
nation exerts its authority through desirable country status, and not through military power. At
this juncture, it has mentioned that the ‘Korean Cool’ interpretations have exhibited Hong’s
epoch of attempting to fit into the cultural patterns. The book has offered distinct insights of

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