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· Carl Samson
Otto Warmbier’s Parents Hope Jailed Son Will Be Involved in Talks With North Korea
The parents of Otto Warmbier, the U.S. student sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea, are hoping for their son’s participation in any negotiations with the reclusive regime amid bilateral tensions. Otto was arrested on January 2, 2016, for allegedly stealing a…
· Ryan General
China’s Tourism Ban Causes 40% Drop in Chinese Visitors to South Korea
The number of Chinese visitors to South Korea has dropped by a whopping 40% in March, causing a significant loss for South Korea’s tourism industry. According to Shanghaiist, China has followed through on their threats of cutting off the tourist flow to its Asian neighbor in…
· Carl Samson
North Korea Just Threatened Australia With a Nuclear Strike
North Korea threatened Australia with a nuclear strike should the latter persist in following the United States’ lead. The threat comes after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s statements in a radio interview, where she reportedly detested the country for threatening regional peace…
· Ryan General
Meet The ‘First Black K-Pop Group’ Who Just Released a Steamy New Single
Another K-pop group, without a Korean member in sight, has emerged from the United States. African-American singing duo “CoCo Avenue” has recently released a new track called “Eottae” on iTunes which also had a music video released on April 14.
· Khier Casino
Trump Sparks Outrage Among Koreans After Saying Korea ‘Used to Be a Part of China’
South Korea has demanded Donald Trump correct his statement after saying Korea “used to be part of China” following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. “It’s a clear fact acknowledged by the international community that, for…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Stunning Model That 10% of South Korea Follows on Instagram
With her stunning looks and impressive acting skills, Lee Sung-Kyung is becoming a household name in South Korea. Today, the 26-year-old celebrity has 5.6 million followers on Instagram, or more than 10% of the country’s population. According to W Magazine, that puts her…
· King Malleta
Korean Internet Cafe Becomes Instant Hit After Hiring Cute Worker
An episode from a Korean public service program called “Mind Issue” recently tackled the correlation between physical appearance and profit from businesses. On their first episode, hosts Shin Hyun Joon and Jung Jun Hoo visited a couple of establishments to find out whether the…
· Ryan General
K-Pop Group Spends $88,000 on Plastic Surgery to Promote New Music Videos
All members of a relatively unknown K-Pop girl group have undergone a series of plastic surgeries merely for the promotion of their new album. The concept of Six Bomb’s latest release involved the girls going under the knife and documenting their change for two singles titled…
· King Malleta
Ousted South Korean President Reportedly Abandons Her 9 Dogs at the Presidential Palace
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has already vacated the presidential palace but left her nine dogs there. After South Korean President Park Geun-hye was ousted following a very controversial corruption scandal, she faces more public backlash after she left her nine dogs…
· Carl Samson
Professor Dad in Viral BBC Video Breaks His Silence
Days after his BBC video went viral, Professor Robert E. Kelly finally shared what went on inside his head when his kids adorably crashed the interview. The associate professor at Busan National University spoke to the Wall Street Journal along with his family. Gone was his suit…
· Ryan General
Chinese Kids Are Being Brainwashed To Boycott South Korean Products
Chinese nationalists’ fiery response to the decision of South Korea’s Lotte Group to allow the use of its land to build the U.S.-backed THAAD missile defense system has so far paralyzed half of the company’s stores in China. Protesters have been conducting demonstrations in…
· Ryan General
Thousands of Chinese Tourists on Cruise Refuse to Step Foot on South Korean Island
Thousands of Chinese tourists on a multi-island tour refused to disembark their cruise ship when they reached their South Korean stop. The reason? All 3,400 passengers decided to collectively protest the installation of the THAAD missile defense system by not setting foot on the…
· King Malleta
South Korean Artist Turns Pets into Adorable Tattoos
South Koreans aim for flawless, luminescent skin, so tattoos are a big no-no. However, this new fun and unique tattoos might change a lot of people’s minds. Pet owners from South Korea are raving about a tattoo artist named Jiran who specialize in fun and animated pet tattoos.…
· Khier Casino
Beijing Orders Travel Agencies Not to Send Tourists to South Korea
Beijing has ordered major travel agencies to cease selling tours to South Korea in an act of retaliation for Seoul’s new Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. On Thursday, the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) has instructed travel…
· Ryan General
Asians Are Getting Taller While Americans Are Shrinking, Study Finds
South Korean women aren’t just living longer, as earlier reported, they are also growing taller, according to science. A scientific study in human height has revealed that from 1896 to 1996, female South Korean adults have shown a trend of a spike in average growth, reports NPR.
· King Malleta
Study: South Korean Women Will Live the Longest By 2030
A new study predicted that South Koreans will take the lead of having the longest life expectancy by 2030. In a study by The Lancet, led by public health researcher Majid Ezzati from the Imperial College of London, life expectancy was projected for 35 countries by 2030. The…
· Carl Samson
South Koreans Reveal What They Really Think of Black People
What do Koreans think about black people? It’s a valid question, but one we can’t fully answer without asking every Korean on the face of the planet. To put this in context, Ghanaian TV personality Sam Okyere recently recalled racist experiences he encountered in South Korea, so…
· Carl Samson
Almost 100% of South Korea Has Internet Speeds That Will Make You Cry
South Korea continues to be the world’s envy in internet connection where nearly 100% of its households are now able to access the world wide web. Then there’s the added fact that the country boasts the world’s highest average connection speed at 26.3 Mbps as documented in…
· Ryan General
Dog Saved From Korean Meat Farm Sleeps Standing Up Because She’s Never Laid Down
After suffering from neglect and abuse while growing up at a dog meat farm, rescued pup Harriet sleeps standing up because she apparently has not been allowed to sleep properly all her life. Retrieved from dog meat farm in Wonju, South Korea, the three-year-old Korean Jindo was…
· Carl Samson
South Korea’s Impossible Work Culture is Just as Bad as Japan’s
We’ve all heard how hard the Japanese work, that they die from it, and how honorable it is for them to stay in the office, even if it means sleeping there. As it turns out, the work culture in South Korea is not so different. There, spending overtime hours means you’re…