South Korea’s cultural exports continue to break global records, but at home the picture is starkly different. Beneath banners celebrating the K-culture boom, small theaters and independent stages sit empty, exposing a widening gap between international success and the fragile reality of local creative ecosystems.
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South Korea’s cultural exports continue to break global records, but at home the picture is starkly different. Beneath banners celebrating the K-culture boom, small theaters and independent stages sit empty, exposing a widening gap between international success and the fragile reality of local creative ecosystems.