A One-Night Stand That Hooked 116 Countries: The Irony of 'Positively Yours' in 0.6 Birth Rate Korea

In January 2026, South Korea's popular culture faced a strange paradox. At a time when the total fertility rate plummeted to an unprecedented level in human history, normalizing the discourse of 'national extinction', ironically, a romantic comedy centered on 'unplanned pregnancy' took over both the home theater and global OTT platforms.