In his second major series for Channel 5, Alexander Armstrong embarks on an epic journey across one of the most influential and successful countries on earth - South Korea. It's emerged from the ashes of a challenging twentieth century - Japanese occupation, war and dictatorship - to be the tenth biggest economy in the world. Along with being a manufacturing powerhouse, Korea is famed for its cultural exports: K-Pop, K-Drama, K-everything. Where would we be without Squid Game, Korean BBQ and pop phenomenon BTS? Alexander hits the streets of Seoul and Busan to find out, and he also takes in the splendours of Korean's favourite holiday playground Jeju island for a surreal blend of volcanic beaches, shamanistic rituals and fascinating foods on an epic adventure. And he answers the question as to how has Korean culture appears to have suddenly taken over the world.
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