I recently returned from a week-long trip to Seoul. Although I had previously been on what I like to call “a cinematic journey to South Korea,” this was my first time actually setting foot in the country. It’s been four years since Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, made history at the Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. It was the first South Korean film ever nominated in these major categories—and the first non-English language film to win Best Picture. Since then, I’ve watched many more South Korean films, listened to a range of Korean music (not just K-pop), and read six books by five Korean…