Pictured above: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Screenshot captured via Reuters Video) by KEN […]
Month: August 2015
South Korean Women Strive for ‘Apple Hips’
by YOUNG-WOO KANG Thin legs, a slender waist and pale skin have been the ideal beauty standard among Korean women for a long time. However, these aspects of a […]
Tinder Claims It Has North Koreans Users
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Tinder threw a public tantrum on Twitter earlier this week in response to a Vanity Fair article that criticized the app’s hook-up culture and […]
K-Pop Meets EDM: The Rise of Korean Trap Music
by ALYSSA PARK, Audrey Magazine Trap music is a genre that began in the 90s and has since become a recent phenomenon in the American music industry. In particular, […]
Beautiful Asian Wedding Attire
Growing up with a diverse group of friends, I’ve always wondered what kind of weddings we would each have, especially since weddings often reflect a couple’s personality and […]
Get to Know 17-Year-Old Singer & Model Skye Daru
Talented, intelligent, driven and beautiful. It’s hard to imagine anyone who could fill such a description, but 17-year-old model and singer Skye Daru effortlessly fits the part. The ridiculously […]
Chinese Artist Cai Guo-Qiang Creates Stairway to Heaven Fireworks
A recent video of a fireworks display has gone viral. The stunning 80-second art installation, a towering ladder made of fireworks, reached 1,650 feet (500 meters) into the sky. […]
Latest Korean Hair Trend: Heart-Shaped Bangs
I once thought that the only girl who could boldly pull off heart-shaped bangs was my favorite childhood cartoon character, Sailor Moon. I stand corrected. The latest hair craze among […]
A Look Into the Most Popular Asian-Inspired Tattoos
Remember when rub-on tattoos were in? You could stop by any arcade quarter machine and come out with a colorful heart or butterfly on your arm. And if […]
South Korea’s Latest Hair Trend: Heart-Shaped Bangs
by ALYSSA PARK, Audrey Magazine I once thought that the only girl who could boldly pull off heart-shaped bangs was my favorite childhood cartoon character, Sailor Moon. I stand corrected. The […]
President Park Geun-hye Pardons SK Group Chairman
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Korea’s independence from Japanese colonial rule, South Korea’s President Park has pardoned 6,527 people, including the chairman of SK […]
Korean Man Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Japan’s Wartime Sex Slavery
by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com Days ahead of Korea’s 70th Liberation Day, an 80-year old South Korean man lit himself on fire on Wednesday outside the Japanese embassy […]
Liam Neeson to Play General MacArthur in Korean War Film ‘Operation Chromite’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Liam Neeson has signed on to portray U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in Operation Chromite, a Korean blockbuster set during the Battle of […]
Daum Kakao Appoints South Korea’s Youngest CEO
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Daum Kakao has named 34-year-old Rim Ji Hoon as CEO, making him the youngest corporate boss in South Korea, according to Korean […]
A Breakdown of the Lotte Family Feud
by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com Two brothers squabble for control of their family’s multimillion corporation while staging coups and firing accusations at each other. No, this isn’t the synopsis […]
