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....

Korean grandma gets money’s worth out of Costco rotisserie chicken in viral video

A Korean grandma has gone viral on TikTok for cooking kal-guksu (knife cut noodles) with leftover Costco chicken. The video shows the work...

‘Elemental’ director says his new Pixar film is about ‘thanking’ parents for their sacrifices

Filmmaker Peter Sohn revealed in recent interviews that the upcoming Disney Pixar animated film “Elemental” is a reflection of his own expe...

Japanese tourist arrested after assault of Korean taxi driver for not understanding Japanese

A Japanese tourist was arrested for violently attacking an elderly Korean taxi driver in Gangnam, Seoul, in late November. According to th...

‘Itaewon Class’ star Park Seo-joon rumored to play Prince Yan, husband of Captain Marvel

“Itaewon Class” star Park Seo-joon will play Prince Yan, the husband of Captain Marvel, in the 2023 film “The Marvels,” according to an ent...

Exclusive: K-pop stars, paranormal romance, high school genres top Asian content, Rakuten Viki reports

K-pop stars, paranormal romance and high school are among the most popular themes to appear in K-dramas, C-dramas and Taiwanese dramas that...

Oli London detransitions from ‘Korean’ woman to British man

Influencer Oli London has announced his detransition from a "Korean" woman to a British man, citing God and Christianity as the r...

Markiplier says his ‘ungodly’ $38 million annual income from YouTube feels ‘unfair’

YouTuber Markiplier admitted to Logan Paul that he makes “an ungodly amount of money, and it feels unfair.” Markiplier joined Paul during ...

Son Heung-min becomes highest-ranked Asian player in men’s Ballon d’Or history

Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-min became the highest-ranked Asian player in Ballon d’Or history, reaching 11th place on Monday. S...

Charles Melton stays connected to his roots through his Korean mother’s food

“Riverdale” star Charles Melton told Yahoo! Life’s “Deglazed” that he sometimes calls his mother for her recipes. "I always felt like...

‘Squid Game’ star Jung Ho-yeon becomes first Korean featured on Time100 Next list

“Squid Game” star Jung Ho-yeon, 28, was named one of the Phenoms of Time’s  “TIME100 Next” this year. The magazine’s special issue was rel...

S. Korean President Yoon proposes new ministry to protect Korean Americans from hate crimes

On Tuesday, President Yoon met with overseas Koreans in New York City and vowed to increase efforts to protect Koreans and Korean Americans...

Nearly 300 Korean adoptees demand S. Korea investigate falsified adoption documents

Nearly 300 Korean adoptees have called for the South Korean government to investigate falsified adoption documents that mask their real ide...