South Korea's Latest Viral Youth Trend is Reading Books

Bloomberg Markets30 October 2026, 10:15 UTCSouth Korea

Why are young people raised on short-form video suddenly reading books in public? Thu-Huong Ha reports on South Korea’s "texthip" phenomenon, where reading has become the newest cultural status symbol. (Source: Bloomberg)

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