Above photo: South Korean National Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin addresses reporters in Seoul shortly after 2 a.m. following three days of “marathon talks” with North Korea. (Reuters) by HYUNG-JIN […]
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Seoul Takes Hard Line as Talks Between Rival Koreas Drag On
by FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president vowed a hard line on Monday as marathon negotiations between senior officials of […]
Behind the Mask: Everything You Need to Know About Sheet Masks
There’s simply no escaping it, whether you’re 20 or you’re 40 – you’re going to have to incorporate a facial sheet mask into your regimen at some point. […]
U.N. Appoints Korean Canadian as Director of Ethics Office
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Canada’s Elia Yi Armstrong as the director of the U.N. Ethics Office. At age 54, Armstrong succeeds Joan Elise […]
Magnolia Bakery Opens in Seoul
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Let them eat cake! Magnolia Bakery has debuted its first Korean branch inside the Hyundai Department Store in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province. It is […]
The Comedy Comedy Festival Kicks Off Aug. 27 in L.A.
by KoreAm Staff Looking for a good laugh and some excellent storytelling in Los Angeles next week? If your answer is yes, then you should head to The Comedy […]
North Korea Warns of War With South After Artillery Fire
Pictured above:Â President Park Geun-hye visits the headquarters of Third Army in the city of Yongin, just south of Seoul, on Aug. 21, 2015, amid heightened tensions raised by the […]
South Korean Woman Gets Plastic Surgery to Evade Arrest for 6 Years
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean woman who evaded police for six years after undergoing plastic surgery was arrested on Aug. 12, reports the Korea Times. […]
Forget KFC: Try Maangchi’s Korean Fried Chicken at Home
Maybe it’s the way she always says, “It’s so delicious” and “Hi everybody,” rolling her r’s in the Korean aunt-you-wish-you-had sort of way. Maybe it’s her unabashed style […]
How To Do the New Twisted Updo From Fall Runways
It’s August and in many parts of the country, the heat is only just starting to reach its intensity that will take us through the usually sweltering month of […]
Korean American Animator Will Kim Creates Moving Watercolor Tales
by KARIN CHAN There is no space to walk around Will Kim’s home studio in South Pasadena, Calif. due to a mosaic of watercolor paintings lying on the floor […]
A Meal and a Webcam Form Unlikely Recipe for South Korean Fame
Pictured Above: Kim Sung-jin, 14, broadcasts himself eating delivery Chinese food in his room at home in Bucheon, south of Seoul. Better known to his viewers by the nickname […]
Rolling Stone Names CL as One of the ’10 New Artists You Need to Know’
Rolling Stone has named CL of K-pop girl group 2NE1 as one of the “10 New Artists You Need to Know” of August 2015. The music magazine described CL as […]
‘Assassination’ Becomes South Korea’s Biggest Film of 2015
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Over the Liberation Day weekend, Assassination became South Korea’s top film of 2015, garnering a total of 10.79 million admissions, according to the Hollywood […]
‘Show Me the Money 4’ to Hold Concerts in L.A. and NYC
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com After much speculation, Mnet has confirmed that popular Korean hip-hop competition series Show Me the Money 4 will be holding concerts in two U.S. cities […]
