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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 Church in California Vandalized With Swastikas in Possible Hate Crime
Local authorities in Buena Park, California are currently investigating a possible hate crime after a Korean church was found to be vandalized with German texts and swastikas on Saturday. Churchgoers of the Presbyterian church called “True Light Christian” were shocked to see…
· Editorial Staff
Inside The Ultra-Private Teen Girl Sex Parties For The North Korean Elite
In North Korea, schoolgirls as young as 13 years old are allegedly selected and plucked out of society and forced to join the Gippeumjo, or the “pleasure squad,” a group of entertainers trained to pleasure a small military circle of North Korea’s elite. Soldiers pick the young…
· Carl Samson
South Korean President Park Geun-hye Has Been Impeached
Following a saga of scandalous allegations, South Korean president Park Geun-hye has been impeached by the majority of the country’s parliament on Friday afternoon. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will assume interim presidential powers. Lawmakers voted 234 in favor of and 56…
· Khier Casino
Korean ‘Comfort Woman’ Forced Into Japanese Sex Slavery During WWII Dies at 94
Park Sook-yi, a former “comfort woman” — a euphemism for military sex slaves during World War II in Japan — passed away at the age of 94, South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said on Wednesday. Sook-yi’s final words before she passed away were “Please bury me…
· Khier Casino
The Real Reason Why America Stopped Being Racist Towards Asians
Asian Americans happened to be one of the highest-earning and educated racial groups between 1940 and 1970 because the country became less racist toward them, according to a blog post published Tuesday at the Washington Post. Throughout the 20th century, Asian Americans were…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Tourists Leave South Korean Airport Looking Like a Garbage Dump
A South Korean airport just suffered the burden of attending to unruly Chinese tourists. Jeju International Airport, the second-largest in the country, saw gates for international flights on its third floor overflowing with garbage. Paper and plastic of different sizes were…
· Carl Samson
Video Shows Police Brutally Dragging Elderly Korean Man Down the Stairs
Footage of an alleged use of excessive force by Canadian police on an elderly Korean couple has sparked outrage on social media. According to Allkpop, the incident took place at a hotel in Coquitlam, Canada on Oct. 27.
· Ryan General
Japanese Men Caught on Camera Harassing Female Korean Tourist
A video of Japanese men verbally attacking a Korean tourist has added to an increasing number of seemingly racist incidents against Koreans in Japan. The video clip shows two Korean women who were recording themselves on a street in Osaka but were suddenly harassed by four…
· Carl Samson
13-Year-Old Tourist Beaten in Japan for Speaking Korean
A 13-year-old boy got beaten in Japan just because he conversed in Korean. The boy, identified by the name Shin, was talking with his mother and sister when a Japanese man, reportedly in his 20’s, approached him and kicked him in the stomach.
· Editorial Staff
Japanese Starbucks Worker Leaves The Most Adorable Note on Korean Tourist’s Cup
A Starbucks barista in Kamakura, Japan has won netizens’ hearts after she wrote a cute message on a Korean tourist’s coffee cup. On October 5, a Korean tourist posted a photo of the coffee cup online and talked about her positive experience in Japan. The message, written in…
· Ryan General
Ballsy North Korean Soldier Casually Crosses DMZ to Defect to South Korea
It seems North Korean defections are becoming more and more common, and a lot easier these days. A ballsy North Korean soldier defected to South Korea by casually crossing the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two countries. Surprisingly, no shot was fired when the…
· Carl Samson
iPhones Emit 2X The Radiation of Samsung Smartphones, South Korean Agency Says
Apple is about to sell their latest iPhone in South Korea, but data from a state-backed agency has a stern health warning. Citing information from the National Radio Research Agency, assemblyman Choi Myung-gil said on Tuesday that iPhones had an average radiation SAR of 1.166…
· Carl Samson
South Korean Plus-Sized Model Called ‘Disgusting’ For Redefining Beauty
One plus-size model from South Korea is determined to change the nation’s “ridiculous” standard of beauty. When South Korean model Vivian Geeyang Kim worked for American modeling agencies, she was described as “too skinny” at 165 cm and 70 kg.
· Ryan General
North Korean Hotels Get Brutally Honest Reviews On TripAdvisor
When North Korea opened its doors to tourists in an effort to increase the government’s foreign currency reserves, they might not have expected that their nicest “six-star” hotel would be subject to poor reviews online. To be more inviting to foreigners, the state’s previous…
· Ryan General
North Korea Successfully Tested Its Most Powerful Nuclear Warhead
North Korea claimed that it has successfully conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test to date on Friday morning. The North Korean state media reported that its army has tested a nuclear warhead that could potentially be mounted on ballistic rockets, according to CNN.…
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Scrawny Korean Man Becomes World Champion Bodybuilder After Being Disrespected
Hwang Chul-soon is a South Korean bodybuilder who’s been called the “Asian Arnold Schwarzenegger” and “Korean Hulk” — all for obvious reasons. He’s won a number of bodybuilding and fitness competitions all over America, placing first in the 2014 Musclemania Universe and the 2012…
· Ryan General
WWII South Korean Sex Slaves Sue the Government to Make Japan Apologize
The South Korean “comfort” women who were victims of sexual slavery during World War II have collectively rejected the payments being offered to them by the government of Japan following an agreement hatched by the Japanese and South Korean governments. The group instead decided…
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Exchange Student From Ohio Sings in Perfect Korean — Leaves Judges in Tears
Joseph Butso is an exchange student in South Korea from Ohio. Recently, he was featured on “I Can See Your Voice,” an American Idol-like Korea reality show that offers talented singers a chance at stardom. Butso, who bears a striking resemblance to rapper Tyler the Creator,…