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· Bryan Ke
‘Former Gymnast’ Jumps 10-Foot Fence to Escape North Korea
A North Korean former gymnast tried to defect to South Korea by jumping over a 3-meter (10-foot) fence through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) earlier this month. The unidentified North Korean man in his late 20s successfully crossed over to South Korea at around 7 p.m. on Nov. 3,…
· Bryan Ke
BLACKPINK Sparks Outrage in China After Handling Baby Pandas
K-pop group BLACKPINK is accused of poorly handling a baby panda in a postponed episode for their new reality show “24/365 With Blackpink.” Chinese social media users called the group out after the trailer for the episode was released on Nov. 4, according to The Straits Times.
· Editorial Staff
BLACKPINK is Now the Biggest Music Act in the World, Bloomberg Says
K-Pop group BLACKPINK has been named the world’s biggest music act after topping Bloomberg’s Pop Star Power Rankings. Bloomberg trailed four-week album sales, digital song streams, YouTube views, and 30-day total interactions on Instagram to rank 25 of the biggest musical acts…
· Carl Samson
Korea’s Most Notorious Serial Killer Confesses, Apologizes to Man Locked Up for 20 Years for His Crimes
A 57-year-old South Korean prisoner admitted to killing 14 women and children in a case that became known as the nation’s most infamous serial killings in modern history. The murders, which took place in the rural villages of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi province in the late 1980s…
· 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.…
· Ryan General
Man High on Meth Stops Traffic by Throwing Money From Building in China
A man in China was arrested for disturbing traffic after he dropped paper money from his apartment window into the busy streets below.
· Carl Samson
K-Pop Legend Who Dodged Military Service Still Banned From South Korea
South Korea has declined action on a Korean American singer’s calls to be granted a visa to enter the country. Yoo Seung-jun, also known as Steve Yoo (@yooseungjun_official), renounced his South Korean citizenship in 2002 to allegedly escape from the nation’s mandatory military…
· Carl Samson
South Korea Faces Kimchi Crisis After Cabbage Price Skyrockets 60%
There is way less kimchi in South Korea this year. The country, which steadily increased exports in recent years, suffered an abnormally long monsoon between June and August — its longest rainy season to date.
· Ryan General
3 Asian Celebrities Die at Age 36 in 3 Days
Social media is abuzz over the eerie timing of the deaths of Ashina Sei, Oh In-hye and Alien Huang, who all died at age 36, within three consecutive days. Three Asian celebrities were all found dead, two of them from apparent suicide attempts, within a day of each other from…
· Ryan General
Robots Take Over Korean Burger Restaurant to Keep Social Distancing
In a bid to minimize person-to-person interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, a burger joint in South Korea is replacing human staffers with robot servers.
· Bryan Ke
Taiwanese Singer, Actor Alien Huang Passes Away at 36
Taiwanese singer and actor Alien Huang has died at the age of 36 inside his apartment in Taipei on Wednesday. The former host of “100% Entertainment,” who was born Huang Hong Sheng, was found unresponsive by his father at around 11 a.m. on Sept. 16 after he failed to reach his…
· Bryan Ke
TV Personality in Korea Sparks Debate Over Using Blackface, Doing ‘Slant-eye’
Television personality Sam Okyere’s criticism of South Korean students dressed as the dancing pallbearers in Ghana backfired after social media users pointed out that he did a slant-eye gesture on TV in 2015. The 29-year-old Ghanaian TV personality expressed outrage last week…
· 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…
· Ryan General
South Korea Sends the Most EPIC ‘Care Packages’ For Citizens in Quarantine
Governments from different countries have achieved varying degrees of successes and failures in dealing with the current pandemic. South Korea’s COVID-19 response is hailed by many as among the most effective. Learning its lessons from previous outbreaks, the government has set…
· Ryan General
Kimchi May Have Helped Lower South Korea’s COVID-19 Fatalities, European Study Suggests
Editor’s Note: The headline of this article has been altered to more accurately reflect how findings of the study on fermented cabbage in Europe may correlate with kimchi, a fermented cabbage, in South Korea and other Asian countries in helping to lower COVID-19 fatalities. Low…
· Maina Chen
Seoul Mayor Found Dead on Mountain After Sexual Harassment Accusation From Secretary
Seven hours after a massive police force was tasked with searching for Seoul’s missing mayor, Park Won-soon, 64, his body was found in the wooded hills north of the city on Friday KST (Thursday night EST). Disappearance timeline: The late mayor’s daughter called the police…
· Ryan General
300 Drones Light Up Seoul to Honor Frontliners, Remind South Koreans to Wear Masks
South Korea lit up the sky with an elaborate drone light show to celebrate the frontliners and remind its citizens to wash hands and wear masks. On Saturday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport flew a total of 300 drones over the Han River in Seoul for the…
· Ryan General
Korean Adoptee Sues to Become Part of Family and Learn Her Origins in Landmark Ruling
A Korean-born adoptee was officially recognized as the daughter of her biological father after a local court ruled that her name be entered in the man’s family registry. The landmark ruling, made by the Seoul Family Court on Friday, could set a legal precedent for many returning…
· Editorial Staff
BTS Donates $1 Million to Black Lives Matter, ARMY MATCHES Donation the Next Day
BTS and their record label Big Hit Entertainment have donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter in support of U.S. protesters fighting against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Variety reports. Why this is a big deal: BTS is one of the biggest music acts in…
· 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…