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· 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
Korean Author is Tired of Being Told to ‘Improve’ Herself So She Can Find a Man
During her early 20’s, Korean author Lee Jin-song was constantly told by people around her on how she can “improve” herself so she can do better in the dating scene. In an interview with The Korea Herald, Lee recalled how tips telling her how to look and act in certain ways came…
· Editorial Staff
South Korean Women Have Grown the Tallest In The Last 100 Years, Study Says
South Korean women had the greatest increase in height in the past century, a recent study reported. On average, they grew 8 inches taller, a surge higher than any other population on the planet. The study, published in e Life, looked at the heights of more than 18.6 million…
· Editorial Staff
13-Year-Old Missouri Girl Shoots Korean Couple After Stealing From Their Store
A 13-year-old girl from Missouri surrendered herself to authorities after allegedly shooting an elderly Korean couple on Tuesday. She has not yet been formally charged. The victims, who are in their 70s, were listed critical. Each had been shot once in the torso, St. Louis…
· Editorial Staff
Korean Voice Actress Gets Fired For Tweeting a Photo Wearing a T-Shirt
A South Korean voice actress consequently lost her jobs at Korean gaming companies Nexon and KOG Wars after tweeting a photo of her wearing what was apparently a very offensive t-shirt. Jayeon Kim was a voice actress for MMORPG titles “Closers” and “Hero Warz” until the two…
· Ryan General
Choi Doo-ho: Meet the ‘Korean Superboy’ Who May Become UFC’s First Asian Champion
Fresh off a knockout victory at the recently concluded Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight bout in Las Vegas, Nevada, South Korean fighter Choi Doo-ho said he is ready to become UFC’s first Asian champion. Dubbed as the “Korean Superboy,” Choi has earned his third…
· Ryan General
Meet The South Korean Longboarding Sensation Who’s Going Viral on Instagram
South Korean longboard enthusiast Ko Hyo Joo is winning the hearts of netizens around the world with her distinct dance-like movement and eye-catching style atop the nine-inch-wide skateboard. She stars in several viral skating videos that feature her graceful freewheeling…
· Ryan General
South Korean Cult Lures Australian Women To Be Its Leader’s ‘Spiritual Brides’
Young women in Australia are being actively recruited to be “spiritual wives” of a South Korean cult leader using modeling classes and bible studies as fronts. Members of the notorious Korean group Jesus Morning Star (JMS) have been prowling universities and shopping malls in…
· Laura Dang
‘Do you think Korean people are ugly?’ BBC Reporter Reveals North Korean Interrogation Questions
Last month, a journalist was detained, interrogated and expelled from North Korea after he was accused of calling Korean people ugly and saying they bark like dogs. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, a reporter with the BBC, was about to board his flight to Beijing after spending a week in…
· Editorial Staff
Why Most Koreans Don’t Have to Wear Deodorant
While many people worry about emitting stinky body odor from sweaty armpits, a select few don’t have to. As it turns out, a percentage of the population lack the gene that prevents stinky pits. According to researchers from the University of Bristol, that special gene is called…
· Editorial Staff
Rip Curl Has Been Using North Korean Slave Labor to Make its Clothes
Popular Australian surf clothing brand Rip Curl is currently in hot water for allegedly selling clothes manufactured in North Korea, a country known for using slave labor in its factories. Fairfax Media uncovered the practice after its investigation revealed that some of Rip…
· Laura Dang
Korean Barbecue Restaurant Hires Beefy Hot Guys to Serve Meat to Customers
Would you like a hunky shirtless man with your plate of raw meat? The customers at a Korean barbeque restaurant called Macho Nikuya in Tokyo, Japan, sure do. Things were definitely heating up for the Korean barbecue, or yakiniku, joint in Tokyo’s Ebisu neighborhood earlier this…
· Editorial Staff
A 6-Year-Old American girl Impresses Her Cab Driver By Speaking Fluent Korean
A 6-year-old American girl who spoke fluent Korean to a taxi driver impressed not only the Korean driver but is impressing netizens as well.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
How Two Penniless Korean Immigrants Launched an Apparel Empire Now Worth Billions
This is a story about success; this is about how Do Won “Don” Chang and his wife, Jin Sook, immigrated from Korea to California with nearly nothing, how Chang had to hold down three demeaning jobs at the same time to support his family, and how the couple finally opened up their…
· Editorial Staff
Man Travels to North Korea and Captures the Most Spectacular Footage
If you’ve ever wanted to travel to North Korea or just live vicariously through someone who has then you probably want to watch this video. Lithuanian native Jacob Laukaitis recently published a video on YouTube about his seven day visit to North Korea.
· Editorial Staff
North Korea Just Launched Their Own Facebook Called ‘Best Korea’s Social Network’
North Korea the isolated totalitarian state, is still cool enough to have their own social network, it turns out. Last week, it was discovered that a social network called “Best Korea’s Social Network” was created in North Korea and it looks an awful lot like Facebook.
· Editorial Staff
Kim Jong Il’s Former Sushi Chef Escapes North Korea — Dangerously Decides to Go Back to Visit
The personal sushi chef of Kim Jong Il, father of current North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, recently returned to the isolated totalitarian state for a visit over a decade after he escaped through China and defected to Japan. The Japanese sushi chef, known by the alias Kenji…
· Editorial Staff
How a Flight Attendant Hustled Her Way to Become Singapore’s ‘Queen of Instagram’
Sometimes to be a “rich kid” on Instagram, you don’t even have to be a kid — just maybe look young enough to be one. Jamie Chua is one of the Rich Kids of Singapore, despite being a 42-year-old Indonesian-Chinese mother of two teens.
· Editorial Staff
Here’s the Hell That Awaits the College Student Sentenced to 15 Years of Hard Labor in North Korea
American college student Otto Warmbier, 21, was recently sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after being found guilty for “hostile acts” against the state by trying to steal a propaganda banner from the Yanggakdo International Hotel in Pyongyang where he was staying. Unless U.S.…