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· Carl Samson
‘Kimchi War’: Koreans Blast China After They Win ‘Pao Cai’ Certification
A cultural war over fermented cabbages between China and South Korea has gone extra spicy after Beijing won global certification for “pao cai,” the Chinese version of kimchi. The certification, awarded by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), was reportedly…
· Editorial Staff
The U.S. Used Japanese Kids to Fight in the Korean War, Top Secret Documents Reveal
The U.S. took Japanese children as young as 9 to the Korean War that broke out in 1950, according to top-secret documents from the National Archives and Records Administration. Researchers from the Mainichi Shimbun obtained the files from the United States National Archives and…
· Bryan Ke
Korean Consulate In Canada Warns of Danger After Citizens are Stabbed and Beaten Because of Coronavirus
The Consulate of South Korea in Montreal, Canada released a warning to people of East Asian descent after two Koreans were attacked on two different occasions over the weekend amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In its warning in Korean, it advised those of East…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Chinese-American Marine Who Single-handedly Saved 8,000 Men in the Korean War
Nearly four years after passing at his home in Washington, Kurt Chew-Een Lee and his valor in the Korean War lives on in grateful memory. Lee, a Chinese-American Marine, is remembered by many for single-handedly driving Chinese attackers away during the Battle of Inchon in 1950.
· Kyle Encina
How One Resilient Korean Woman Survived 2 Wars and Gave Her Family a Better Life in the U.S.
“Most of my life was filled with sorrow. I grew up in poverty, starvation, the time of war, and was uneducated. If I don’t have to, I try not to think about the past.” Wi Yol “Lilly” Pierce’s heartbreaking words about her story, filled with challenges, hardships, and woe, have…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Spiderman Actor Asks Korean-American How He Learned English, Awkwardness Ensues
During an interview promoting Spider-Man: Homecoming in South Korea, Tom Holland complimented Korean-American Eric Nam on his English and asked him how he learned it. According to Koreaboo, Nam, GQ Korea’s Man of the Year 2016 and Forbes 30 under 30 in Asia 2017, interviewed…
· Carl Samson
Japan Warns Citizens Of North Korean Nuclear Strike in New Chilling Broadcast
In a new national broadcast, Japan alerted its citizens to seek shelter in sturdy buildings or lie face down on the ground in the unfortunate event that North Korea fires a nuclear missile at the country. The 30-second announcement is being aired on 43 TV stations from now until…
· Ryan General
South Korean Artist Auctions Her Trophy During Awards Show Because She’s Broke
A South Korean artist made a surprising announcement last Tuesday night at the Korean Music Awards that left an entire audience bewildered. Indie folk singer Lee Lang. recipient of the Best Folk Song Award for the single “Playing God”, casually auctioned off her trophy to the…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s the Idiotic Reason Otto Warmbier May Have Stolen That North Korean Poster
Otto Warmbier, the 21-year-old University of Virginia college student sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for stealing a North Korean propaganda poster from his hotel may have done it to try and impress a secret society at UVA. Before his harsh sentencing for the crime of petty…
· Editorial Staff
Guy Poses as Korean Celebrity in Chinese Mall, Gets Swarmed By Everyone
YouTube Channel Re-Productions went to a shopping mall in China to see how the public reacted with a totally unknown person posing as a Korean celebrity.
· Ryan General
Controversial South Korean Director Kim Ki-Duk Dies of COVID-19
Kim Ki-duk, a renowned filmmaker from South Korea, passed away Friday morning in Latvia due to complications from COVID-19 at 59 years old. Man of cinema: The controversial filmmaker, who attained international fame for his arthouse films, died at a hospital in Riga, where he…
· Carl Samson
‘This Does Not Help’: Struggling LA Korean Restaurant Gets Robbed for the Second Time This Year
A Korean restaurant in Los Angeles has been robbed for the second time this year, further crippling the business already struggling with COVID-19 losses. Chef Kang Sul Box, located at 3881 Wilshire Blvd., was first robbed on March 30 by thieves who operated by distracting…
· Bryan Ke
Korean American Football Player Younghoe Koo to Become NFL’s Lead Scorer at 26
Korean American professional football player and Atlanta Falcons kicker, Younghoe Koo, is on track to become the NFL’s lead scorer. Leading kicker: Koo, one of four Korean Americans playing in the NFL right now, managed to get a 5-for-5 on field-goal tries and 4-for-4…
· Ryan General
Meet ‘Your Korean Dad’ With Over 1.4 Million Followers on TikTok
Nick Cho is an entrepreneur from San Francisco who has become the TikTok sensation known as “Your Korean Dad”. Cho, who is also the co-founder of Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters, describes himself as a “proud immigrant.”
· Editorial Staff
Korean ‘Gun’ Church Tells Followers They ‘May Have to Die’ for Trump in Pennsylvania
A Korean-founded church in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania has asked its crown-wearing followers to prepare to bear arms and die for Donald Trump, whom they believe is facing persecution from Satanic forces. The World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, more simply the Sanctuary Church,…
· Bryan Ke
Korean YouTuber Loses First Fight With Cheese Fondue, Has a Wholesome Rematch
After almost getting slapped in the face by a flying cheese for his first try, Korean mukbang YouTuber Tasty Hoon finally gets to enjoy his cheese fondue without any problems. Tasty Hoon first tried making cheese fondue on Oct. 28, according to Mashable.
· Bryan Ke
South Korean Comedian, Mother Found Dead at Home in Suspected Suicide
Comedian Park Ji-sun, 35, and her mother were both found dead inside their home on Monday, according to South Korean police, which announced they will no longer perform an autopsy on the two. Park’s father called the police after he could not reach his daughter and wife on Nov.…
· Carl Samson
Korean Man Left Beaten in Parking Structure at The Source in OC
A Korean man struggled to collect himself after getting hit, kicked and left on the floor over a parking dispute in California. The altercation, which was partially caught on video, took place at the parking garage of The Source OC, a shopping complex in Beach Boulevard, Buena…
· Maina Chen
Korean Journalist Called ‘Ch*nky’ While Reporting on Jewish Hasidic Community in NYC
ABC reporter CeFaan Kim was accosted with racial slurs while reporting on Jewish Hasidic schools open in a Brooklyn “red zone” on Tuesday. Kim was on scene at one of the schools, Bais Yaakov D’Chassidei Gur on 51st St. in Midwood, to report on the “blatant violation of state…
· Ryan General
Korean Restaurant Owner’s Friends Volunteer to Wait Tables, Wash Dishes to Stay Open
A family-run restaurant in Toronto’s Koreatown is managing to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to some very helpful friends.