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· Bryan Ke
German YouTuber Who Speaks Perfect Korean Pranks People in Seoul and the Reactions are Priceless
A foreign woman took to the streets of Itaewon in Seoul, South Korea to casually chat with random strangers, stunning them with her perfect grasp of the Korean language. The woman, known as Ilayda, is from Berlin, Germany and took up the Korean language as a hobby, according to…
· Bryan Ke
Seoul Now Provides Free Sanitary Products to Women to Tackle ‘Period Poverty’
To tackle the problem that officials called “period poverty,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government recently launched a program that will give out free sanitary products to women around South Korea’s capital city. The program, which is part of the city’s newly revised Gender…
· Bryan Ke
Nike to Release the Air Jordan III ‘Seoul’ in South Korea
A new variant for Nike’s Air Jordan line is being released on March 10 — the Air Jordan III “Seoul” which is heavily inspired by South Korea’s flag design. This new model was created by Tinker Hatfield and Dan Sunwoo as part of a special project in Nike’s Innovation Kitchen,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Queen of K-Pop Hyori Lee Returns With New Track “Seoul” After Long Hiatus
It’s Hyori, 기집애 It’s the princess Lee Hyori – she’s back, 2017! Earlier today, The Nation’s Fairy dropped her latest track, Seoul, to grace the ears of adoring, patient fans everywhere.
· Bryan Ke
Former KARA Member Recovering From Suicide Attempt After Alarming Instagram Post
Goo Hara, a South Korean actress and former member of the KARA idol group, has recently released a statement through a representative following a suicide attempt as she recovers from the hospital.
· Khier Casino
Hot Pot Explodes in Waitress’ Face After Customer Drops Lighter in Soup
Soup at a hot pot restaurant in China exploded all over a table and surrounding patrons as a waitress tried to fish out a lighter a customer dropped in by accident. Surveillance footage shot at a Haidilao restaurant in Kunming in Yunnan province, shows a waitress attempting to…
· Bryan Ke
Morning Show Host Says K-Pop Member’s ‘English is Phenomenal’: ‘Well yeah, I’m from Chicago’
NCT 127, part of the K-pop band NCT based in Seoul, recently appeared in a morning show in North America where the host repeatedly compared them to BTS and commented on a member’s English. During the live broadcast of their guest appearance on “KTLA 5 Morning Show,” the host…
· Carl Samson
The Dark History Behind Double-Eyelid Surgery
In 2016, a research report from HSBC projected that blepharoplasty, more commonly known as the double-eyelid surgery, would balloon to a whopping 800 billion yuan ($118.8 billion) market in 2019 — and that’s only in China. The cosmetic procedure, popular among East Asians, has…
· Ryan General
South Korea’s President Has Lost 12 Teeth Because of Work Stress
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been working so hard that he lost 12 of his teeth due to stress, a South Korean official claimed. Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Poland Mira Sun recently told Business Insider how demanding government work in Seoul can be.
· Bryan Ke
Two Teens Flying Alone Reportedly Kicked Off a Delta Flight Because of Their Peanut Allergy
Two unaccompanied 15 and 16-year-old teen boys were recently kicked off a Delta flight after the eldest of the two told attendants that he has a peanut allergy, both ingested and airborne. The boys’ father, Rakesh Patel, explained that his two sons were flying back to the…
· Ziye Wang
Asians Are Getting Taller According to Redditor’s Groundbreaking Research
It’s no secret that Asians are getting taller worldwide. There’s a commonly held notion that massive leaps in economic prosperity in recent decades have led to equally massive improvements in nutrition and, as a result, height. Looking around at our family members of older…
· Ryan General
1,600 Hotel Guests in South Korea Were Secretly Filmed By Hidden Cameras
South Korean authorities recently uncovered a hotel spy camera operation that reportedly victimized hundreds of guests in 30 separate hotels across the country. According to the local police, they have arrested two men and investigated another pair connected with the scandal.
· Ryan General
K-Pop Star Could Get Over 7 Years in Prison For Filming Sex With Women Without Consent
Jung Joon Young, the K-pop star who earlier admitted to filming himself having sex with women without their consent, is looking at up to seven and a half years imprisonment upon conviction. “His illegally filmed hidden camera videos and distribution against the victims carries…
· Carl Samson
Another Korean Singer Admits to Filming Sex With Women Without Consent in Seungri Scandal
Jung Joon Young, a singer linked in a giant legal controversy involving BIGBANG’s Seungri, has quit the entertainment industry after admitting his guilt on Wednesday. In his letter of apology released by his management, MAKEUS Entertainment, the 30-year-old admitted that he had…
· Carl Samson
K-Pop Star Seungri Retires After Being Charged With Running Prostitution Ring
K-pop superstar Seungri announced his retirement from the industry — and consequently his part in legendary boy group BIGBANG — amid allegations that he supplied prostitutes to rich foreigners investing in his business in 2015. The 28-year-old entrepreneur, who is scheduled to…
· Ryan General
Disturbing Music Video by Korean Art Students Accuses School of Sexual Exploitation
The School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA), the alma mater of numerous well-known K-drama and K-pop stars, is facing controversy after its former students accused the school of corruption and sexual exploitation of minors. Known as 서공예 in South Korea,…
· Editorial Staff
Rockstar Korean Mom Gives 200 ‘Crying Baby’ Goodie Bags to Passengers During 10-Hour Flight to SF
A Korean mom on a 10-hour flight from Seoul to San Francisco is raising the bar after surprising passengers by handing out goodie bags to apologize in advance for bringing her 4-month-old baby Junwoo on board. Dave Corona, a passenger on that flight, posted about the incredibly…
· Elliot Sang
Tired of Wearing Uniqlo? Here are 9 Asian-Owned Clothing Brands to Check Out in 2019
Let’s face it: flexing your Uniqlo fits is getting harder and harder now that every Asian seems to be wearing the brand. But don’t worry; your friends at NextShark have you covered. The following nine brands address a wide amount of price ranges with different styles, from…
· Ryan General
First Indian K-pop Idol Accused of Racism After Instagram Post
A member of the upcoming international K-POP boy band Z-Boys is being criticized online over an allegedly racist post on social media. Siddhant Arora, known by his stage name Sid, was reportedly caught captioning a picture of himself on Instagram with the N-word.
· Ryan General
Korean American Veteran Trapped in Korea For Not Doing Mandatory Military Service 20 Years Ago
A former restaurant manager who had just purchased his own diner in Perrysburg, Ohio is now trapped in South Korea after he was prevented from returning home to the United States. Don Yi flew to South Korea on Sunday to handle the affairs of his recently deceased father, WTOL…