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· 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.
· Ryan General
South Korean Scientists May Have Found a Breakthrough Cure for Baldness
Unsightly wigs and unreliable hair transplant surgeries may soon become a thing of the past for bald people as a team of researchers from Seoul, South Korea have reportedly found a potential drug that may finally regrow hair. Findings detailed in the paper “Targeting of CXXC5 by…
· Carl Samson
South Korea Enrages Japan After Passing Bill Establishing ‘Comfort Women Day’
The South Korean parliament passed a bill declaring August 14 as the day to commemorate Korean women who were forced into sexual enslavement by the Japanese military during World War II. Of the 213 members present in the National Assembly, 205 voted in favor of the bill on…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Korean-Russian Couple Who’s Instagram Famous For Their Inseparable Bond
A Korean-Russian couple is melting hearts across social media for sharing their love that knows no distance. On YouTube, Jay Song and Alexandra “Sasha” Podberezskaja share their adventures as an “International Couple,” from language lessons to daily life vlogs.
· Ryan General
Study: Jungle Parasites From the Vietnam War May Be Slowly Killing U.S. Veterans
Some United States veterans who served in Vietnam in the late 1960s may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite that only shows its symptoms decades after its ingestion, a new study revealed. Based on the research recently commissioned by the U.S. Department of Veterans…
· Bryan Ke
South Korean Universities Now Have Dating Courses to Fight Low Birth Rates
Several universities in South Korea are now offering dating courses to tackle the decreasing birth and marriage rates in the country. Students who register in these courses would have to date their classmates as part of its curriculum. Professors at Dongguk and Kyung Hee…
· Bryan Ke
Korean Store Worker Goes Viral for Protecting Customers During Intense Earthquake
An employee of a store is being praised by many netizens after he selflessly protected two terrified customers during a horrific 5.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Pohang, South Korea, on Nov. 15. CCTV footage via Channel A News shows the store in the southern port city of Pohang…
· Ryan General
Doctors Find Parasitic Worms All Over North Korean Soldier’s Body After Daring Escape
Doctors reportedly found an “enormous number of parasites” inside the stomach of the North Korean defector who made global headlines for his daring escape to the South via the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last week. While the soldier made it across the border on foot after ditching…
· Bryan Ke
Colombia Soccer Player Offers Scripted Apology for Racist ‘Slant Eyes’ During Match in South Korea
Colombia football player Edwin Cardona, who is currently the midfielder of Boca Juniors in Argentina, has offered an apology to the gesture he made during a friendly match with South Korea on November 10 at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Seoul. “I didn’t mean to disrespect anyone, a…
· David Yi
Why Body and Facial Hair are Undesirable Traits in South Korea
There’s an entire month out of the year where East Asian men are forced to confront their own Asianness. It’s a month called November — that is, 30 days out of the year where men are encouraged to grow out their facial hair for a good cause. How they’re related, we don’t really…
· Editorial Staff
Donald Trump Eats Lavish Dinner in South Korea With 360-Year-Old Soy Sauce
Earlier today, President Donald Trump landed in South Korea for the second stop of his five-country Asian tour for a state dinner in Seoul. While Trump had an all-American dinner when he dined in Japan with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it appears South Korea didn’t want Trump…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Meet The Asian Woman Behind the Successful Restaurant ‘Yellow Fever’
Nestled quietly between a toy collectible shop and an AT&T retailer, Yellow Fever draws the eye unexpectedly — its subtly cool exterior juxtaposed to its outlandish name. This area of Torrance, California — one block padded with small restaurants just across from Zamperini Field…
· Ryan General
Meet the Japanese Girl Group Who Loves North Korea
Meet the Sengun Joshi (translated as “Military-first Girls”) — a group of young adult women from Japan who are bound together by their love for North Korea. The group, created by internet celebrity Chunhun, has been celebrating the culture of their Asian neighbor despite threats…
· Regen Medical Group
Plastic Surgery Clinics in Korea: Where to Go and Whom to Trust
“Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can pay for the plastic surgery.” — Joan Rivers. What is the reason for the high demand in plastic surgeries? The most important factor, perhaps, is the universal fascination with beauty.
· Eric Lafforgue
Photographer Reveals Just How Different South and North Korea are at the Border
I first visited the Demilitarized Zone from North Korea in 2008. The DMZ is a stretch of land 250 km (155 miles) long and 4 km (2.48 miles) wide that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. I went there five times before being banned by the North Korean regime. I…
· Bryan Ke
South Korean Anti-Donald Trump Group Denied Entry Into the United States
Members of the U.S. Expedition Youth Group for Impeachment of Donald Trump, the group that declared the Korean peninsula a “No Trump Zone,” were barred from flying to the United States to join an anti-Donald Trump rally. According to Korea Herald, 14 members of the civic group…
· Bryan Ke
K-Pop Star Sparks Outrage for Ignorant Comments to Sam Okyere About His Home Country Ghana
Japanese-Korean singer Yasuo Namekawa, better known by his stage name in South Korea as Kangnam, is now under fire for his highly insensitive comments about the Republic of Ghana. In an episode of “My Ugly Duckling” which aired on Oct. 22 at SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System),…
· Bryan Ke
Beloved Elderly South Korean Store Owner Beaten and Robbed in Baltimore
West Baltimore police are still looking for an unidentified suspect who attacked and robbed 71-year-old store owner, Grace Lyo, also known by locals as “Ms. Grace”, late last month. The incident took place on September 22 at around 11:22 a.m. at the Sandtown Market in 700 block…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Sisters Playing Hockey in the 2018 Olympics — But For Different Countries
Sisters Marissa Brandt, 24, and Hannah Brandt, 23, are competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics, but for different countries. It is possible that the sisters — who did everything together as kids — would face each other off on the ice hockey rink on Pyeongchang in February. Marissa…
· Bryan Ke
‘Most Hated German in Thailand’ Goes to South Korea After Being Blacklisted By Thai Officials
Benjamin Holst, considered to be the “Most Hated German in Thailand,” is now in South Korea after being blacklisted by Thai immigration. Holst tried to board a flight from Zurich to Laos on Tuesday via Thai Airways. However, the airline did not let the man board the plane,…