676 Birth of Korean Cool; Perfect Week in Portugal by Travel with Rick Steves published on 2022-05-13T18:59:40Z Published May 14, 2022 — Journalist Euny Hong explains how South Korea has made itself not only an economic powerhouse but a pop-culture superpower. And tour guides from Portugal join Rick to share recommendations for planning a week's getaway to Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve, and the colorful, historic towns in between. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves — including episode descriptions, program archives and related details — visit www.ricksteves.com. Genre travel Comment by BtsArmyMomma I find it extremely odd that there is not one mention of BTS captured here about Korean Cool. For me BTS has put Korea on the map. I buy numerous brands/ products from Korea only because BTS have been brand embassadors. Not kpop or Psy. 2022-05-16T04:18:15Z