Korean science fiction

Korean science fiction refers to the production and reception of science fiction literature, film, television, comics, and other media in pre-division Korea, and later, in both North and South Korea. The first few Korean works of science fiction were written in the 1920s. Like in many other places, science fiction was historically marginalized in Korea, dismissed by critics and scholars, and associated with youth literature and promotion of science. Since the 1980s, South Korean science fiction evolved into a significant mode of cultural expression and now forms an important part of the country's popular culture, reflecting the country's evolving relationship with technology and democracy, while serving as an expression of societal concerns. The genre also exists in North Korea, where it remains much more constrained; nonetheless, North Korean science fiction is considered one of the most innovative literary genres in the country.