Honjok: South Korea’s ‘loner’ movement

In South Korea, solitude is a sought-after state. As of 2016, there were over 5 million single-person households in the country, making up nearly 28 percent of the total number of households. In a time of constant digital interaction with others as well as evolving perspectives on family, romance and life, many young people in … Continue reading Honjok: South Korea’s ‘loner’ movement