Why South Korea’s Economy Looks Worryingly Bubbly

In this video, we’re going to look at South Korea’s economic boom, and why it’s both more imbalanced - and arguably more bubbly - than it first appears. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party 📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! Sources OECD forecasts https://www.tradingview.com/news/invezz:4406f61cc094b:0-oecd-sees-slower-growth-ahead-as-hormuz-shock-hits-global-economy/ South Korea population data https://theconversation.com/south-koreas-birth-rate-is-rising-but-the-population-is-still-shrinking-276924 https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate#all-charts South Korea economic data https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-27/sk-hynix-joins-1-trillion-club-on-ai-memory-chip-dominance https://think.ing.com/snaps/korean-gdp-surged-with-an-expected-slowdown-2026-growth-outlook-is-now-higher/ https://www.ft.com/content/208d2ed8-78f3-471f-839a-55d69a3a8a9b?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-01/s-korea-s-export-momentum-continues-backing-bok-s-hawkish-case https://www.ft.com/content/d76e88bf-2c3e-4813-9a0b-124b489f3101?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-02/global-funds-buy-japan-as-they-flee-asia-s-hottest-stock-markets Housing data https://tradingeconomics.com/south-korea/housing-index https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/03/12/seouls-housing-market-is-a-huge-political-and-economic-headache Impact of bonuses on housing/inflation https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sk-hynix-employees-could-receive-447000-bonuses-this-year https://www.ft.com/content/1b7625e7-e9ab-4660-aff5-c1e333c31a5c?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-26/chip-bonus-boom-raises-inflation-housing-risks-for-bok-be-says https://tradingeconomics.com/south-korea/inflation-cpi