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· Bryan Ke
Man Beats Up Japanese Internet Idol in Seoul for Allegedly Ignoring Him
A Japanese internet idol was allegedly assaulted by a Korean man while out on vacation in South Korea last week. The incident happened near the university district of Hongdae in western Seoul on August 23, according to Yonhap News Agency.
· Carl Samson
Angelina Jolie Fights Back Tears While Dropping Off Son at Yonsei University in Seoul
An emotional Angelina Jolie dropped off her eldest son, Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt, at Yonsei University in Seoul this week for his first year of studies. In a video posted on Instagram, the “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” star can be seen chatting with Maddox’s classmates,…
· 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.
· Jin Hyun
Korea’s Hottest New Film ‘Parasite’ is a Powerful Class Allegory Everyone Should Watch
Bong Joon-ho’s genre-bending masterpiece, “Parasite” is a class allegory that juxtaposes the lives of two families living on the opposite ends of the socioeconomic ladder. The acclaimed film was given the 2019 Palme d’Or award, the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film…
· Carl Samson
‘What Did I Do to Deserve This?’: Sulli in Last Instagram Live Video Days Before Passing
K-pop idol Sulli concealed her pain days before she took her own life, fans believe. Instagram Live videos that surfaced after her death on Monday show the former f(x) member asking the world to cut her some slack, all while putting on a happy face for the camera.
· Sylvia Kim
Gosaeng: An Ode to the Struggle of My Korean Immigrant Parents
I grew up as the child of immigrant parents who, like countless other immigrants, did what they could to provide for their family. Having immigrated to Canada in the 1970s, my parents first ran a 24-hour convenience store in downtown Toronto (within a few miles from where the…
· Ryan General
Doctor in South Korea Performs Abortion on Wrong Woman
A doctor in South Korea is being investigated after allegedly performing an abortion on the wrong woman. The incident happened at a clinic in Gangseo District, Seoul, where a pregnant patient had visited to receive a nutritional shot on August 7. At the time, the woman was…
· Bryan Ke
Rihanna Met BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Fans are Going Bonkers
Twitter users and fans could not contain their excitement on social media after Rihanna met BLACKPINK’s Jennie at a private party in South Korea. The historic moment took place at the 30-year-old American singer’s Fenty Beauty private party in Seoul on September 18, according to…
· Editorial Staff
Yoshihiro ‘Sexyama’ Akiyama: From Korean Reality TV and Drama to the Circle
Some people just have “it.” How do you define “it?” It’s hard to, but “it” is the kind of thing you know when you see “it.” Japanese-South Korean superstar Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Akiyama has “it” in spades.
· Carl Samson
South Korea Wants Japan’s ‘Rising Sun’ Flag Banned from the Olympics, Comparing it to the Nazi Flag
South Korea formally asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the authority responsible for organizing the Olympics, to ban any use of Japan’s “Rising Sun” flag at the Tokyo Olympics in Summer 2020. The flag in question, distinct from Nisshōki — the Japanese national…
· Carl Samson
BTS Announces a Much-Needed Break and Fans Couldn’t Be Happier
K-pop powerhouse BTS is officially taking a long-overdue break. Since debuting in 2013, the septet — composed of RM, Suga, Jungkook, Jimin, J-Hope, Jin, and V — has not taken time off, releasing multiple albums through the years.
· Ryan General
2 of K-pop’s Biggest Stars Are Now Dating Each Other
Former Wanna One member Kang Daniel and TWICE’s leader Park Jihyo are confirmed to be dating, according to the agencies representing the K-pop stars. JYP Entertainment and KONNECT Entertainment, Park and Kang’s agencies, respectively, confirmed the South Korean pop stars’…
· Ryan General
Japan May Cut Off a Major Trade Relationship With South Korea Over Comfort Women Issue
Japan has decided to remove South Korea from its trade list, also known as a “white list,“ of favored trade partners that enjoy some export controls. Upon implementation, South Korea would be the first country to be removed from Japan’s white list, which currently includes 27…
· Ryan General
Hungarian Swimmer Detained for Groping Dancer in South Korea, Released After Paying $2,500 Fine
A Hungarian swimmer, who was recently held in South Korea due to allegations of sexual harassment, has been given permission to leave the country on Wednesday after paying a fine. Tamas Kenderesi, a 22-year-old Olympic bronze medallist, was formally accused of committing an…
· Jin Hyun
After a Freak Accident Destroyed His K-Pop Career, He’s Coming Back Stronger Than Ever
James Lee had his whole career ahead of him as the bassist for a popular Korean pop-rock band when a freak accident left him with a severed hand, making him unable to play the instrument he had dedicated his life to for over a decade. Four years later, the Korean-American…