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Harvard Professor Sparks Outrage for Claiming Korean ‘Comfort Women’ Were Willingly Employed in Japan
A Harvard Law School professor has stoked controversy over claims that Imperial Japan had employed “comfort women” under contracts during World War II.
J. Mark Ramseyer, who teaches Japanese legal studies, argued that those women — most of whom were Korean — were recruited and not taken by force to become sex slaves, contrary to previous reports on the subject.
South Korean Rapper Iron Found Dead at 28
South Korean rapper Iron, born Chung Heon-chul, was found dead on Monday, right outside an apartment block in Seoul.
6-Year-Old Boy Found Safe in New Jersey After Missing From a Torched House in Pennsylvania
A child who went missing in Wyncote, Pennsylvania has been located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on Monday afternoon.
Isaac Hwang, 6, was reported missing on Sunday after his mother came to pick him up from his father’s home on the 1400 block of Clements Road.
TikToker’s Japanese Tattoo Causes #CancelKorea and #SorryFilipinos Debate
A tattoo of a Filipino-American TikTok star has sparked a virtual word war between social media users from South Korea and the Philippines.
Online backlash: A TikTok dancing video of influencer Bella Poarch caught the attention of South Koren users who spotted her Japanese rising sun flag tattoo.
Sam Okyere Deletes Instagram After Response to ‘Once You Go Black You Never Go Back’ Comment
Ghanaian TV personality Sam Okyere deleted his Instagram account following a controversial response to a comment deemed sexually offensive and racist.
The 29-year-old TV personality deleted his Instagram on Wednesday, according to Korea JoongAng Daily.
South Korea Sends the Most EPIC ‘Care Packages’ For Citizens in Quarantine
Governments from different countries have achieved varying degrees of successes and failures in dealing with the current pandemic.
South Korea’s COVID-19 response is hailed by many as among the most effective. Learning its lessons from previous outbreaks, the government has set in place an efficient response system that addresses the detection, containment and treatment of the disease.
Asian-Owned Mall in Alabama Loses $200,000 After Being Set on Fire By Looters
A retail store in Alabama was burned down after it was hit by looters last month, overshadowing peaceful nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd.
California Fashion Mall, a retail store in downtown Birmingham that has been in business for 30 years, took extensive damage caused by the fire on May 31, according to WBRC.
South Korean Official Says Kim Jong Un is ‘Alive and Well’
Multiple reports claimed that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is either in a vegetative state or has passed away, but South Korean presidential adviser Moon Chung-in said Kim was “alive and well.”
Rumors of Kim Jong Un’s death circulated following a viral social media post from HKSTV Hong Kong Satellite Television Vice director Shijian Xingzou that cited a “very solid source.” Shijian’s post reportedly gained traction on Weibo, where she has over 15 million followers, reports International Business Times.
All-Korean Musical About Tupac Shakur Sparks Controversy
Controversy has arisen online after an announcement circulated about “All Eyez On Me”, an upcoming musical featuring the story of the legendary rapper, Tupac Shakur, that will feature an all-Korean cast.
Written by playwright Sung Jong Wan and composer Kim Min Soo, this biographical musical follows the life of Tupac from his rise to fame to the day of his death. The musical, which will run from April 10 to May 24 at the Uniplex in Seoul’s Daehak-ro district, is named after the late artist’s 1996 studio album, “All Eyes On Me”, according to Allkpop.
Bong Joon-ho Was Once Blacklisted in South Korea for His ‘Liberal’ Films
Bong Joon-ho, the Academy Award-winning director of “Parasite,” was reportedly blacklisted by the South Korean government four years ago for being too liberal.
Bong, along with his two other “Parasite” collaborators, actor Song Kang-ho and producer Miky Lee, were included on the list of 9,000 artists the South Korean government blacklisted in 2016, according to an op-ed by Korea expert S. Nathan Park in The Washington Post via Insider.
Elderly Woman Accidentally Infects 37 in Korean Cult With Coronavirus
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to clarify Lee Man-hee’s claim to being visited by Jesus and his ability to interpret the Bible.
An elderly woman accidentally spread the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV or COVID-19) while attending a service at a South Korean cult, increasing the number of infected people in South Korea dramatically.
Rude, Genderless Giant Penguin With Millions of Fans is Now Korea’s Biggest Star
South Koreans both young and old have fallen in love with a new internet celebrity, Pengsoo the giant penguin.
In an origin story, the 10-year-old explained that it swam all the way from the Antarctic in search of fame in Korea after being inspired by groups like BTS and other animal characters.