The Korean Language: Strengthening ties and Sustaining Korea's Soft Power
Today , Korea ranks 4th in Asia’s largest economy. From K-Pop to K-Drama, K-Beauty, and Kimchii has led to Korea becoming Asia’s 4th largest economy. It has cemented its credentials as a cultural superpower , by developing its digital technology and freedom in making creative content. A compilation of K-dramas. Source: Eagle News Korean language is a subset of Mandarin, but is simple yet modern, and easier than Chinese or any other East Asian language. The Duolingo Language Report 2023 , which is a yearly report on learning languages in the world, states that Korean is the second fastest-growing language globally, and is also the seventh most studied language in the world. The report asserts that the growing popularity of the language is a result of Korean culture’s influence, particularly K-pop. In India, the enrolments in Korean classes have gone up by 75% year-by-year. So much has been the influence of the Korean language on the world that in 2021, the Oxford Engli...