How ‘Culinary Class Wars’ winner spent his $200K prize money

Chef Kwon Sung Joon, who won 300 million Korean Won ($218,600) on Netflix’s “Culinary Class Wars,” revealed how he spent h...

Princeton’s Xaivian Lee could be first Korean Canadian player in NBA

The Princeton University Tigers’ Xaivian Lee could become the first Korean Canadian player in the NBA, as the sophomore guard has decl...

South Koreans turn to pet rocks to deal with loneliness, burnout

An unusual trend sees South Korea purchasing rocks online and treating them like domesticated pets by dressing them up, painting faces on th...

‘Han’ explained: An emotion unique to Korea

“Han,” in perhaps one of its simplest definitions, is a word that embodies shared emotions of sorrow and resentment. But upon a closer look ...

LAPD appoints its first Asian American chief

Dominic Choi was sworn in as the interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), making him the first Asian American to hold the ...

Japanese is most desired Asian language to learn among Americans: study

A recent study conducted by LTL Language School has revealed that Japanese is the most desired Asian language to learn among Americans.  The...

Eating kimchi daily could lower obesity risk, study suggests

A new South Korean study suggests that eating around three servings of kimchi per day could help lower the risk of obesity in adults.  Key f...

New NJ law requires state documents be translated into 7 languages

A new bill in New Jersey requires state agencies and departments to translate documents into the seven most-spoken, non-English languages in...

Watch: TikToker plays BTS, Ive and anime songs with traditional Korean instrument

Meet Yageum Yageum, a Korean content creator bridging the gap between traditional and modern music. About the artist: Yageum Yageum, whose r...

Watch: Fried chicken is fused with instant ramen for mouthwatering results

A new video shows how packs of instant ramen can be fused with chicken, creating a dish that looks surprisingly mouthwatering. Moving the ne...

BTS’ Jin shares update as he nears completion of military service

BTS member Jin has teased his return to music as he approaches the end of his military service. What he said: Jin, the oldest member of the ...

Itzy drops pre-comeback ‘Born to Be’ MV as 4 members

Itzy on Monday released the music video for “Born to Be,” the first song in their upcoming second Korean — and third overall — studio album ...

Teens who use phones for over 4 hours daily face higher health risks: study

Researchers from Hanyang University Medical Center in South Korea found that teenagers who use smartphones for more than four hours a day ex...

Korean now 6th most popular language studied on Duolingo: report

Korean has climbed up the global rankings of the most popular languages studied on Duolingo in 2023, the company revealed in its annual repo...

Man secretly learns Korean for a year, surprises bride with Korean at wedding

A man has gone viral for surprising his wife by secretly learning Korean for his speech on their wedding day. How he did it: Ben Carpenter, ...

Video: Korean woman, Bhutanese man go viral for speaking fluent Bengali

A Korean woman and a Bhutanese man have gone viral for their conversation in fluent Bengali. Going viral: Instagram user Luna Yogini can be ...

Jay Park launches his Korean liquor brand in the US

Korean American rapper and singer Jay Park recently launched his Korean liquor brand, Won Soju, in the U.S.  Won Soju launch event: After it...

Video: BTS’ V performs in first installment of NPR’s new ‘Tiny Desk Korea’

NPR recently posted a “Tiny Desk Korea” live concert featuring BTS’ V. Key details: Tiny Desk Korea is the first international i...

Popular Korean webtoon ‘Get Schooled’ gets called out for ‘racist’ plotline

“Racism or racist content have no place on WEBTOON. It should not have been published, and we apologize to anyone who encountered it o...

Why Trader Joe’s sold-out frozen kimbap is a hit

Trader Joe’s frozen kimbap quickly sold out after going viral on TikTok. Key details: A company based in Gumi, South Korea, started se...

James Charles sparks mixed reaction for ‘Korean makeup’ video featuring Chinese, Japanese influencers

Beauty vlogger James Charles has drawn mixed reactions after featuring Japanese and Chinese influencers in a recent video about Korean makeu...

Video: White woman calls out white people’s assumptions about her dating an Asian man

A 22-year-old woman has gone viral on TikTok for calling out white people’s reactions and assumptions when they find out that she’s a “non-A...

MONSTA X debut first subunit with members Shownu and Hyungwon

K-pop boy group MONSTA X have launched their first subunit with the debut of Shownu x Hyungwon. About the duo: On Tuesday, group members Sho...

Contestants try to survive the undead in full trailer for Netflix K-reality show ‘Zombieverse’

Netflix dropped the official trailer for its upcoming Korean survival reality show “Zombieverse” on Tuesday. About the series: “Zombie...

Netflix drops teaser trailer for upcoming Korean survival reality series ‘Zombieverse’

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming survival reality show “Zombieverse.” About the show: The upcoming “never-before-seen ...

K-pop star AleXa speaks out against people who dub her ‘White girl idol,’ ‘invalidate’ her Korean heritage

Korean American K-pop soloist AleXa has spoken out against people who call her the “White girl idol” and “invalidate” her Korean heritage. “...

Streamers mock Korean TikToker with racist ‘slant eye’ gesture, taunts

A Los Angeles-based Korean streamer was subjected to racist taunts and ridicule after trying to interact with two American women during an o...

Song Hye-kyo, Lee Min-ho are the world’s favorite Korean female and male actors, survey reveals

K-drama stars Song Hye-kyo and Lee Min-ho are the world’s top Korean female and male actors, according to a recent survey. Conducted b...

37-year-old S. Korean woman accused of stabbing 3 after being called ‘ajumma’

South Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for a woman accused of stabbing three people on a subway after she got offended when th...

Video pointing out similarities between Korean and Hindi goes viral

An Instagram video explaining the similarities between Korean and Hindi words has gone viral. Uploaded by Jiwon (@korean.g1) on Feb. 6, the ...

Why ‘K-Pop Dreaming’ podcast host Vivian Yoon kept her love of Korean music a secret for years

“K-Pop Dreaming,” a new podcast series by LAist Studios that explores the rise of K-pop and the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles, ...

Netflix unveils Korean reality show lineup for 2023

Netflix has unveiled its lineup of unscripted Korean reality show content for 2023, including a third season of its hit dating series “Singl...

Netflix’s American remake of ‘Crash Landing On You’ might be sci-fi

Before you read: ‘Crash Landing on You’ American remake in final development stage at Netflix ...

City officials to unveil Korean-language street signs in Northwest Dallas

Celebrating the 120th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in the U.S., city officials plan to unveil Korean-language street ...

South Korean baseball superstar Lee Jung-hoo wants to be posted to MLB

South Korean baseball superstar Lee Jung-hoo recently revealed his intent on being posted to Major League Baseball (MLB). Lee, 24, reportedl...

California post office renamed after Korean American veteran killed in Iraq

A post office in Placentia, California, has been renamed after U.S. Army Private First Class Jang Ho Kim, a fallen Korean American soldier....