South Korea's Impossibly Mundane Superheroes

Superman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman. … Our best-loved superheroes are an unusual and flamboyant bunch. In South Korea, meanwhile, a different breed of wonder-figure is winning over the people: the Office Hero. The Office Hero doesn’t have supernatural abilities, technically speaking. He or she works in an office, receives a salary, and follows a pretty generic routine — nothing to write home about. So what’s the hero’s special power? The ability to talk back to superiors and fight against the