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· Bryan Ke
BTS’ Jungkook, 3 K-Pop Idols Criticized After Visiting Seoul Bar During Second Wave of Outbreak
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correctly report that the idols visited bars and restaurants, not clubs. The headline has also been updated from “Lockdown” to “Second Wave of Outbreak”. Big Hit Entertainment, the label of K-pop group BTS, has apologized after one…
· Chris Washburn
Two Korean Adoptees Bonded Over Discrimination And Became Each Other’s ‘Seoulmates’
Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on Love What Matters and was reposted with permission from the author. LOVE – a word, a feeling, a song title… Regardless of the definition you choose, love touches us every single day. Even if we aren’t expressing or receiving…
· Carl Samson
Seoul Now Has AirBnB Experiences That Teach You How to Sing and Dance Like a K-Pop Idol
Those who have enmeshed themselves in the K-pop world long before BTS and BLACKPINK set milestones in the international music scene would by now be familiar with the rich diversity the genre has to offer. Over time, in ideal conditions, a K-pop act develops his/her/their own…
· 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.
· Editorial Staff
Rapper Apologizes After Saying He Doesn’t ‘Give a F**k’ About Black Lives
Korean rapper Owen Ovadoz is under fire again from an Instagram live where he complained about why he should care about the BLM movement.
· Kimberly Nguyen
How to Support Asian American Businesses Looted During Nationwide Protests
Updated June 24 at 10:25 a.m. EST As looters overshadow peaceful nationwide protests with the Black Lives Matter movement over the murder of George Floyd, small Asian-owned businesses already struggling due to the pandemic are facing new challenges.
· Maina Chen
Asian American Businesses Looted Across the U.S. During Riots
As protests hit the streets nationwide over George Floyd and support for the Black Lives Matter movement, so have the string of looting and crimes against small businesses. Asian businesses in six locations across the U.S. were struck by looters and vandals days after his death.
· Bryan Ke
Korean Football Team Fills Stadium With Sex Dolls During Lockdown
South Korean football team FC Seoul has issued an apology for using sex dolls to fill empty seats at their match over the weekend amid the COVID-19 pandemic. FC Seoul played against Gwangju on Sunday for the second game of the K League season that was originally planned to kick…
· Kimberly Nguyen
K-Pop Stars Who Gang-Raped 2 Women Get Prison Terms Significantly Cut
Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon, two former Korean pop stars, had their sentences cut following the gang rape of two different survivors in November 2016. Singer-songwriter Jung’s six-year sentence turned to five years. Choi, 30, a former member of South Korean boyband FT…
· Carl Samson
Homophobia on the Rise as Korea Reports 1,500 Exposed to COVID-19 in ‘Gay Clubs’
Fears of discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea made international headlines over the weekend after a man with COVID-19 unknowingly exposed at least 1,500 people to the virus while partying at “gay clubs” in Seoul. Health authorities confirmed Thursday that…
· Bryan Ke
First British K-Pop Girl Group KAACHI Debuts
A new K-pop group from the United Kingdom made their debut and is breaking away from the usual girl group model by including different nationalities. KAACHI, which just released its debut single “Your Turn,” is made up of Korean, Spanish and British artists, according to Essex…
· Bryan Ke
Who is Kim Yo-jong and Why is Twitter Suddenly Obsessed With Her?
Many people online have suddenly developed a fascination Kim Jong-un’s 32-year-old sister, Kim Yo-jong, as rumors circulate about the North Korean leader’s health after a reported heart operation. Unverified reports of Kim Jong-un’s health started to surface when he failed to…
· Ryan General
South Korean Official Says Kim Jong Un is ‘Alive and Well’
Multiple reports claimed that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is either in a vegetative state or has passed away, but South Korean presidential adviser Moon Chung-in said Kim was “alive and well.” Rumors of Kim Jong Un’s death circulated following a viral social media post…