The Rise of the Honjok
Is the growing cultural trend of going solo turning South Koreans into a nation of introverts?
3 min readJan 3, 2021
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According to Wikipedia, Honjok (Korean: 혼족) is ‘a South Korean term for people who willingly undertake activities alone’.
The term became widespread in 2017 to describe the growing number of South Koreans who were performing traditionally…