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BIGBANG Star Charged With Using Marijuana, Could Face 5 Years in Prison
BIGBANG star T.O.P. has been booked in Korea for consuming liquid marijuana through the use of a vape pen. The 29-year-old K-pop star, who’s real name is Choi Seung Hyun, has been serving in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency band unit for his mandatory military service since…
· Ryan General
South Koreans Spend Years Studying for Insane Exams But Still Can’t Find Jobs
Once among Asia’s brightest economies, South Korea has slowed its growth in recent years, leaving such a strong impact on the nation’s youth as jobs become scarce. As a recent NPR episode highlighted, even those who spent years of diligently studying for tests are now struggling…
· Carl Samson
Why So Many Young Koreans No Longer Care About Religion
Young South Koreans have been increasingly evading the clutches of religious institutions, a recent survey finds. According to the government-run Statistics Korea, 46% of South Koreans, in general, identified as having no religion in 2014. The following year, the figure rose to…
· Carl Samson
U.S. Army Brats in South Korea Get Drunk, Assault Four Korean Adults in One Day
Three American teens in South Korea have been arrested for assaulting four older locals, including a 50-year-old taxi driver, in a single day. The series of assaults happened on May 23, one of which took place at 2 a.m. near Sogang University in Seoul. One of the victims…
· Ryan General
Korean Politician Angers Netizens With the Most Arrogant Luggage Pass of All Time
A South Korean politician has been widely criticized by netizens after a video of him lazily pushing his suitcase to his aid at an airport went viral on various social media platforms. In the clip, Kim Moo Sung, a lawmaker in South Korea, was seen pushing his wheeled luggage…
· Ryan General
Deported Korean-American Adoptee Found Dead of Apparent Suicide
Five years after being deported back to Korea, a Korean-American adoptee was found to have apparently jumped to his death from an apartment building in Ilsan, in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. According to Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (G.O.A’.L), 42-year-old Phillip Clay…
· Adly Choi
Hero Netizens Dig Up Hot Korean Bodyguard’s Shirtless Pics
That’s right ladies, he’s back. It’s Seoul’s hottest bodyguard, 36-year-old Choi Young-jae! After his chiseled looks caught the attention of netizens while he was guarding the South Korean president, it was only a matter of time before his not-so-secret-service pics revealed his…
· Ryan General
South Korea’s Coffee Wizard Turns Ordinary Latte Into Actual Works of Art
A coffee barista/entrepreneur from South Korea has taken coffee art to a whole new level. Lee Kang Bin, the 26-year-old owner of Cafe C.Through, can craft anything from post-Impressionism artwork to anime characters as designs that float on coffee. In fact, the art is so good…
· Khier Casino
South Korea President’s Hot Bodyguard is Making the Internet Thirsty AF
Moon Jae-in was elected South Korea’s new President on Tuesday but all eyes are on one of his handsome bodyguards. The election comes after Park Geun-hye, the country’s first ever female president, was impeached over a corruption scandal.
· Carl Samson
Korean Actress Becomes First Asian to Star in ‘Sister Act’ Play in Singapore
After auditioning for the role several times in the past, Korean actress Sophie Kim is finally playing Mary Robert in the musical “Sister Act”, which opened in Singapore on Tuesday. Born Kim So Hyang in Seoul, she is the very first Asian to be cast in the role in the American…
· 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…
· Khier Casino
South Korean TV Show Causes Outrage for Featuring Racist Character in Blackface
South Korean television network SBS has come under fire after airing a racist comedy sketch featuring a character in blackface on the show “Laughing Legend Match”. In a comedy skit, a character named Hyunhee talks to her family about her dreams of becoming a comedian despite her…
· King Malleta
Indonesian Woman Bashed Online For Being ‘Too Ugly’ Gets the Last Laugh
An Indonesian woman made her K-pop dreams a reality when she found her very own Korean prince charming. Vera Nanda Putri became fascinated with Koreans and their culture after watching a show called “Running Man.” In 2015, she decided to go to South Korea to enroll for a…
· Ryan General
North Korea Fires Missile, Fails Miserably
A day after Pyongyang announced its threats against the United States, North Korea reportedly launched an unidentified missile, South Korean and U.S. military officials confirmed. The launch, however, was deemed unsuccessful as it detonated immediately after launch, Yonhap News…
· Ryan General
Photographer Spends Three Years Capturing the Living Conditions of South Korea’s Poor
A South Korean photographer is letting his images tell the story of the poor, overworked and isolated Koreans living in cramped affordable housing units called a “goshiwon.” The low-cost temporary accommodation, which is basically a tiny flat as big as three to five square…
· Max Chang
‘Fast & Furious’ May Bring Back The Most Badass Asian Character Ever
One of the most beloved characters in “The Fast and the Furious” film franchise has been Han Seoul-Oh. As a character of Asian descent, his swagger and overall DGAF attitude won him a number of fans regardless of his ethnicity. Han Seoul-Oh, played by Sung Kang, was first…
· Khier Casino
Korean Telecom and Verizon Just Made the First Ever International Hologram Call
Hologram technology might sound like the stuff of science fiction, like Princess Leia in “Episode IV – A New Hope”, but technology is very quickly making that possible. Verizon and Korean Telecom joined forces on Monday to demonstrate what the companies call the world’s first…
· Ryan General
Uber’s CEO Once Went to an Escort Bar in South Korea With a Group of Workers
Amid Uber’s current stream of crises, including the exodus of some high-level execs, another controversy has come knocking at the company’s door. The latest issue goes all the way back almost three years ago, when a team of Uber managers (four males and one female), along with…
· Carl Samson
Korean Rapper Accused of Violently Assaulting His GF, Says She’s Just Into BDSM
A South Korean rapper was arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend while they were having sex. The alleged violence occurred in September. During a sexual encounter, rapper Iron reportedly beat his girlfriend, identified only as “A”, in the face because she refused his…