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· Ryan General
South Korean Lawmaker Blasted For Saying ‘Koreans Prefer Vietnamese Women’
A South Korean official from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea recently made some remarks many have found to be demeaning against Vietnamese women. Rep. Lee Hae-chan was meeting with a high-level Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on Monday…
· Ryan General
Overworked South Koreans Send Themselves to ‘Fake Prison’ for $90 a Night
South Koreans who are fed up with the daily grind are turning themselves in as “prisoners” at a mock jail as a means of escape. Thousands of stressed-out workers and students have been paying $90 a night to live in solitary confinement inside the “Prison Inside Me,” a jail-like…
· Ryan General
Mitsubishi Ordered to Give Up to $133,000 to South Korean Families For Forced Labor 100 Years Ago
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been ordered by the Supreme Court of South Korea to compensate 10 Koreans for forced labor during the colonial rule of Tokyo on the Korean Peninsula around 1910-1945 in a trial that lasted for 18 years. On Thursday, South Korea’s top…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Meet South Korean Plus-Size Model Shattering Asian Beauty Standards
Taylor Tak, also known as Taylor T, is plus-size model in South Korea, modeling for magazines such as Cosmopolitan Korea and Queen Size Magazine. She has also modeled for well-known clothing brands such as Curvy Sense, Hotping, Romwe, Fashion Nova and SheIn.
· Carl Samson
South Korea Apologizes for Rape, Torture of Protesters in 1980 Pro-Democracy Uprising
South Korea apologized for the atrocities its military had committed against civilians during a pro-democracy uprising nearly four decades ago. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of National Defense recognized the “unspeakable, deep scars and pain” that soldiers…
· Carl Samson
China Warns Citizens in Canada to Avoid Marijuana to ‘Protect’ Themselves
China warned its citizens living in Canada to avoid contact with marijuana, a little more than a week after the North American country legalized its use for recreational purposes. In a letter published by the consulate-general in Toronto, Chinese citizens — especially…
· Carl Samson
Korean Grandma Survives By Earning $2 a Day Collecting Boxes for Over 14 Hours
A video showing the life of an 82-year-old woman collecting recyclable boxes for more than 14 hours a day in exchange for $2 has shed light on the extent of poverty among the elderly in South Korea. As most media highlight Korea’s technological prowess and world-class…
· Ziye Wang
South Korea is Cracking Down on Viral Mukbang Trend Over Obesity Fears
South Korea’s government is looking to implement guidelines to restrict the spread of “mukbang,” the popular online trend where individuals broadcast themselves binge-eating large quantities of food. Image via YouTube / Stephanie Soo
· Bryan Ke
South Koreans Who Smoke Marijuana in Canada May Face Punishment Back Home
As the largest country to legalize marijuana, Canada is attracting the attention of South Korean travelers. However, the South Korean government has warned its citizens that they may still face punishment upon returning home even if they smoked in a country where…
· Carl Samson
BTS Makes K-Pop History By Reportedly Earning $88 Million So Far in 2018
BTS is logging yet another record in K-pop history with monumental earnings. According to Korean news outlet Insight, a recent broadcast revealed that the seven-member group brought more than 100 billion won ($88 million) in profit so far into the year.
· Bryan Ke
Korean Teen Runs Away from Home to Try and Marry K-Pop Idol Kangnam
The recent episode of KBS2’s “Hello Counselor” sees the story submitted by a father on how his teen daughter ran away from home to Seoul, South Korea in the hopes that she will one day marry her idol, K-pop singer Kangnam.
· Carl Samson
Trump Says He and Kim Jong-un ‘Fell in Love’ Over Letters
Donald Trump is in love with Kim Jong-un. Speaking at a “Make America Great Again” rally in Wheeling, West Virginia on Saturday, the U.S. president said that he and the North Korean leader have fallen in love over “beautiful letters” they exchanged in recent months.
· Carl Samson
U.S. Army Veteran’s Daughter to Be Deported to Korea Because She Was Adopted a Year Too Late
A South Korean-born teenager will be deported back to her home country because her uncle adopted her too late. Hyebin Schreiber, a senior at Kansas University, must leave the United States right after graduation, a federal court ruled.
· Bryan Ke
Nagini’s Casting in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sparks Massive Debate for Being ‘Offensive,’ ‘Racist’
The final trailer for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” caused fans of the series to call out the offensive casting of South Korean actress Claudia Kim as Nagini, Voldemort’s giant snake, and his most protected Horcrux.
· Ryan General
The Chinese Government is Now Taking Out Newspaper Ads in Iowa to Bash Trump
Iowa, a state that has been especially hard hit by Trump’s trade policies, was greeted with a four-page advertising supplement from China in the local Sunday newspaper. Des Moines Register, Iowa’s largest newspaper, carried the ad paid for by the Chinese government, which…
· Ryan General
South Korean Parents are Hiring Intimidating ‘Uncles’ for $450 a Day to Deal With School Bullying
Parents in South Korea have found an effective way to deal with school bullying via a new service that offers intimidating “uncles” for hire. Providers of the so-called “Uncle Service” allows clients to rent uncles who will be tasked to protect children from school bullying in a…
· Ryan General
North and South Korea Sign Agreement for ‘Era of No War,’ Will Cease All Hostile Acts
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a historic announcement, committing to an “era of no war” during the two leaders’ joint press conference held on Wednesday in Pyongyang, North Korea. The announcement was made at the Paekhwawon State…
· Ryan General
South Korean Footballer Humiliates Racist Chilean Player With Savage Skills
South Korean football star Son Heung-Min recently lit up social media after he embarrassed a racist Chilean midfielder during their match on Tuesday. A day before the “friendly” game between South Korea and Chile, Diego Valdes of La Roja, the Chilean national football team, made…
· Carl Samson
South Korean Students Allegedly Get Fat Together to Dodge Military Service
Twelve college students in South Korea have been accused of deliberately making themselves overweight to dodge the country’s mandatory military service. According to the Military Manpower Administration, the students consumed pizza and hamburgers five times a day, as well as…
· Carl Samson
7-Second Clip of BTS Member Becomes Ultimate Thirst Trap For Non-K-Pop Fans
A seven-second clip of BTS’s Jimin has K-pop newcomers hunting down his identity. The clip, shared on Twitter on Sept. 8, comes from the group’s recent concert in Los Angeles.