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· Jin Hyun
Korean Man Dies After Lighting Himself On Fire Outside Japanese Embassy in Seoul
A 78-year-old South Korean man, identified by his surname Kim, has died after self-immolating in his car, near the entrance of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. According to the Associated Press, the incident took place around 3:24 a.m. on Friday morning and the man later succumbed…
· Ryan General
Almost 70% of Adults in Seoul Live in Fear of Being Secretly Filmed by Spycams
Nearly seven out of ten citizens in Seoul have expressed the fear of being secretly filmed by hidden cameras in public, according to a recent study. Seoul Metropolitan Government and Namu Counseling for Women’s Rights conducted a survey on 1,500 adults from Seoul last month,…
· 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.
· Carl Samson
6-Year-Old Korean YouTuber Buys 5-Story Building for $8 Million With Earnings
A six-year-old YouTuber from South Korea is making headlines after buying a five-story property in one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Seoul. Boram, who stars in two YouTube channels, Boram Tube Vlog and Boram Tube ToysReview, has a combined viewership of nearly 32 million…
· Ryan General
First Indian and Indonesian K-Pop Idols Revealed in New Pictures
Up-and-coming K-Pop idols Priyanka, Vanya, Blink and Perry are the latest Z-stars members to have their teaser images released. Z-Stars, the product of the ambitious Z-Pop Dream project, is the world’s first international “K-Pop group” with members chosen from different parts of…
· Jin Hyun
Swedish Woman Claims Korean Girls Brutally Beat Her After Asking Them For a Tissue
A Swedish woman living in Seoul, South Korea took to Facebook to share images of the aftermath of an attack that allegedly took place in a public restroom in Itaewon. According to the post written by user 사라리팍 (Sarah), the attack was reportedly sparked on July 11 when the woman…
· Bryan Ke
Korean Woman from America Wins Miss Korea 2019
This year’s Miss Korea pageant has chosen its winner: 20-year-old Kim Sae-yeon. Kim, who is from the United States, was crowned as the winner of Miss Korea 2019 that was held at the Grand Peace Hall in Kyung Hee University, on Thursday July 11, according to Korea Times.
· Ryan General
South Korean TV Star Quits After Caught Secretly Filming Women at Train Station
A popular news anchor from South Korea has resigned over allegations that he secretly photographed the “lower area of a woman’s body.” Kim Sung-joon, a 55-year-old editorial writer and former top anchor at broadcaster SBS, asked for forgiveness after police caught him in the act…
· Ryan General
Korean Grandma Quits Job to Become a Model at 77 Years Old
South Korea has found an unlikely fashion star in 77-year-old (Korean age) Choi Soon-Hwa, the oldest professional model in the country. As a former care worker who was used to working 20 hours a day in a hospital, Choi shared how her current job is “a miracle.”
· Jin Hyun
BTS Made $57 Million in a Year, Making Them the Highest-Paid Boy Band in the World
South Korean boy band and international sensation BTS has come in at #43 on the Forbes celebrity earnings list for 2019, tied with Bradley Cooper, P!nk, and Adam Sandler, making roughly $57 million in pretax income in the last year. The band, comprised of members: Suga, J-Hope,…
· Bryan Ke
Thailand Accuses Korean Reality Show of Disturbing Endangered Giant Clam for Scene
Thailand’s Film Board is accusing the production of South Korean reality show “Law of the Jungle” of filming a controversial clam scene that violates an agreement between the two countries.
· Bryan Ke
Korean Actress Found Dead of Apparent Suicide at 48 After Reportedly Battling Depression
Jeon Mi-seon, a South Korean actress known for her roles in movies such as “Mother,” “Memories of Murder” and “Bungee Jumping of Their Own,” was found dead in an apparent suicide in her hotel room. Jeon, who was 48 years old, had been suffering from depression. The actress’…
· Carl Samson
K-Pop Gets Their First 100% Caucasian Solo Artist from Russia
K-Pop just got their first Russian solo artist. Lana, a long-time fan of Korean culture, debuted as a soloist under HICC Entertainment after two years of training.
· Ryan General
Psy Questioned by Police for Over 9 Hours About Record Label’s Prostitution Scandal
South Korean singer Park Jae-sang, best known as Psy, was summoned by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for questioning in relation to the current investigation on record producer Yang Hyun-suk. The 41-year-old star was questioned for over 9 hours, from around 5 p.m. on June…
· Carl Samson
Drunk Korean Fitness Model Arrested After Allegedly Biting One Man, Assaulting Another
A South Korean actress and fitness model has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two men while intoxicated last week. Ryu Se-bi, 30, allegedly bit one man in the neck and kicked him in the shin, while she slapped the other in the face for trying to intervene.
· Ryan General
Asian-Owned Restaurant Named ‘Yellow Fever’ Shuts Down After People Stop Going
A small chain of restaurants in Los Angeles is shutting down its operations a year after going viral for its name Yellow Fever, which many found to be culturally insensitive. Originally a standalone spot for rice bowls and other Asian fusion cuisines in Torrance, Yellow Fever…
· Leanna Chan
Disturbing Video Reveals Korean Woman Narrowly Escaping Stalker
CCTV footage has surfaced of the moment when a Korean woman was just seconds away from being attacked by a stalker as she entered her her apartment.