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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…
September 10, 2020
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…
August 26, 2020
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.…
July 22, 2020
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…
June 9, 2020
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…
April 27, 2020
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…
March 4, 2020
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…
February 27, 2020
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…
February 21, 2020
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…
February 17, 2020
6,000 South Korean Couples Hold Mass Wedding Despite Coronavirus Fears
Thousands of couples attended a mass wedding held in Seoul, South Korea despite fears of the 2019 novel…
February 13, 2020
Visiting Korean Students Allegedly Detained, Sent Back Home After Landing at LAX
South Korean students heading for a short-term immersion program on artificial intelligence in Irvine, California were allegedly detained…
January 22, 2020
UPDATE: Korean Man Lends $247 to Dubai Tourist, Gets $762,000 Back is a HOAX
Editor’s Note: The following story, which has gone viral several times since first being posted in 2017, has…
January 21, 2020