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Crime
North Korea says US soldier defected due to maltreatment, racism in the Army
North Korea has confirmed the presence of Pvt. Travis King in its territory, adding that the soldier had sought refuge due to alleged maltre...
Carl Samson
Entertainment
BTS’ Jin inadvertently helps a fan in Brazil avoid getting robbed
Social media users are applauding BTS’ Jin for inadvertently helping a fan avoid getting robbed in Brazil while serving his mandatory milita...
Editorial Staff
BTS’s official memoir tops bestseller charts shortly after debut
K-pop supergroup BTS’s official memoir titled “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS” became a bestseller shortly after ...
Daniel Anderson
BTS and Dr. Martens team up for new collection of accessories
Shoe company Dr. Martens has collaborated with BTS on a special collection that aims to take any ARMY’s love for the K-pop boy band to the n...
Isa Peralta
Business
BTS’ Jungkook sizzles as Calvin Klein’s newest global ambassador
BTS’ Jungkook has been named Calvin Klein’s latest global ambassador. BTS fans, known as ARMY, first suspected the collaboration on Sunday w...
Iris Jung
News
Theodore Kanamine, the US Army’s first Japanese American general, dies at 93
Theodore “Ted” Shigeru Kanamine, the U.S. Army’s first-ever Japanese American general, died on Thursday at 93. According to Kana...
Ticketmaster cancels general sale for tickets to BTS member Suga’s tour after high demand during presale
Ticketmaster has announced that tickets to BTS member Suga’s upcoming solo tour in the U.S. will no longer be sold due to “extre...
Military
Asian American veterans honored at ceremony in New York’s 107th Infantry Memorial
Veterans honored fellow Asian Americans who fought for the United States during a wreath-laying ceremony held on Thursday at the 107th Infa...
Ryan General
Taiwanese billionaire pledges $32 million for ‘civilian warriors’ against China
Robert Tsao, a Taiwanese tycoon, declared that he is prepared to spend $32 million to train “civilian warriors” against China. Founder of ...
ARMY praises Nicki Minaj for speaking out against the music industry’s purported ‘blackballing’ of BTS
BTS fans, also known as ARMY, recently praised Nicki Minaj, 39, for indirectly claiming that the South Korean septet has been “blackballed”...
Bryan Ke
Interviews
‘Things are very, very rarely black and white’: Ukraine volunteer Elliot Kim reflects on serving in Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine volunteer Elliot Kim sat down with NextShark to share his experiences in the Russo-Ukrainian war zone, including what he did before...
Jane Nam
Fan-made video ad for BTS’ J-Hope displayed in Seoul accidentally leaves a ‘p’ out of ‘rapper’
A large fan-made video advertisement for BTS’ J-Hope’s first solo album “Jack in the Box” mistakenly spelled “rapper” as “raper.” The vide...
Rebecca Moon
Culture
Social media user questions why BTS’ Jungkook is ‘always talking in Korean’
A viral clip on TikTok shows Jungkook of superstar K-pop group BTS responding to a follower questioning why he is “always talking in Korean...
Grace Kim
South Korea
US Army recruitment video showcases life for military workers in South Korea
A recruitment video released by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Pacific (IMCOM-Pacific) advertises life at a U.S. Army Garris...
Sarah Yukiko
Missing Army lieutenant’s body found by hikers near Mount St. Helens in Washington
Officials have confirmed that hikers near Mount St. Helens have found the body of 25-year-old Army First Lt. Brian Yang. What happened: The ...
Asian American Soldier Who Dreamed of Flying, Struggled With Grades is Now a US Army Pilot
The U.S. Army launched an animated series earlier last month, featuring soldiers such as First Lieutenant David Toguchi, an Asian American p...
Thy Nguyen
Filipino American Soldier Found Dead Near Texas Military Base, The 3rd Death in a Month
Remains of a Filipino American soldier stationed at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas were discovered near the base, Army officials revealed on Tu...
BTS Announces a Much-Needed Break and Fans Couldn’t Be Happier
K-pop powerhouse BTS is officially taking a long-overdue break. Since debuting in 2013, the septet — composed of RM, Suga, Jungkook, J...
Matthew McConaughey Had the Time of His Life With His Family at a BTS Concert
Matthew McConaughey sure had a great time with his family at a BTS concert. Appearing on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Monday, the “Serenity...
Watch US Soldiers Try Food Rations Served in the Singapore Armed Forces
In recent years, Singaporean food has grown to be more appealing to the palate of many foreigners — from ordinary tourists to Michelin-starr...
Asia
Japanese Police Refuse Kind Offer of Water From U.S. Airman to Stay ‘Professional’
Japanese netizens are feeling both love and hate after two local policemen refused a kind-hearted gesture from a U.S. airman in the name of ...
Decorated U.S. Soldier Who Served Over 4 Years Could Be Deported By ICE
United States Army Specialist Yea Ji Sea, a decorated soldier who served as a medic at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, is now in da...
Chinese Immigrant and Ph.D. Candidate Feels ‘Dropped to Hell’ After Sudden U.S. Army Discharge
A 31-year-old doctorate student who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2016 is outraged after his sudden discharge from a special program that sup...
Civil Rights
The U.S. Army is Allegedly Discharging Immigrant Recruits They Promised Citizenship To
The U.S. Army is allegedly discharging some immigrant reservists and recruits who enlisted through the special recruitment program that offe...
West Point Admits Fallen Hero Peter Wang For Saving Students in Florida Shooting
Hero cadet Peter Wang, the 15-year-old JROTC member who sacrificed his life so that other children could live during the Parkland Shooting, ...
Heather Johnson Yu
Indonesia Put on an Absolutely Insane Military Show For America’s Defense Chief
United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was treated to an impressive, yet unnerving display of the Indonesian military’s unique skills du...
6 Years Ago, Fellow Soldiers Abused Private Danny Chen and Drove Him to Suicide Because He’s Asian
On October 3, 2011, Private Danny Chen was found dead at a guard tower in Kandahar province, Afghanistan from a self-inflicted gunshot wound...
Reporter Accuses BTS of Cheating at the Billboard Music Awards, Gets Destroyed By K-Pop Fans
A Korean reporter sparked fury after questioning BTS’s eligibility for the Top Social Artist Award it won at this year’s Billboard Music Awa...
Ex-North Korean Female Soldier Recalls Horrific Rape During Military Service
In a recent interview with South Korean Digitalsoju TV, North Korean women defectors who have served in Kim Jong Un’s’ military gave first-h...
China’s Army Reports New Recruits Are Too Fat and Masturbate Too Much
More and more young Chinese people are deemed to be too unfit to join their nation’s military, China’s state media revealed. Pe...
Foreign-Born U.S. Military Recruits Promised Citizenship May Now Face Deportation
A thousand foreign-born recruits in the U.S. Army may face deportation as the Pentagon reportedly plans to scrap a program that previously p...
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 da...
South Korean Army Allegedly Uses Dating Apps to Expose and Arrest Gay Soldiers
South Korean Army chief of staff Jang Jun-kyu allegedly ordered the use of dating apps to track down and arrest gay soldiers after a sex tap...
Khier Casino
China Flexes Military Muscle for Chinese New Year
A short video from the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force released on state TV during the Lunar New Year in China on January 30 featured ...
LGBT Filipinos Are Free to Join Philippine Army As Long As They ‘Behave Properly’
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is encouraging Filipinos from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to volun...
Singaporean Soldier Who Raped a 14-Year-Old Twice Gets Only 10 Months in Jail
A Singaporean soldier who was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor twice got a mere 10-month jail sentence following a decision handed b...