by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo recently appeared on the talk show Live! With Kelly and Michael and recalled his trip to South Korea, joking that […]
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Shinzo Abe Offers ‘Remorse’ But No Apology for WWII ‘Comfort Women’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com For some, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “eternal condolences” for the American lives lost during World War II were not enough. In […]
Epik High Adds Additional Cities and Dates for 2015 North American Tour
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Epik High announced today that five more dates and three new cities have been added to their 2015 North American Tour, making this […]
Five African Students Receive Scholarships to Duksung Women’s University
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Five African students will be pursuing their Master’s degrees at Duksung Women’s University through the school’s global partnership with U.N. Women, reports […]
Top 10 Life Lessons from ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
by ARIANNA CARAMAT Even though it’s only been about a week since Fresh Off the Boat‘s season one finale, we’re already missing it. For once my family had a ritual […]
Fighting for Nan-hui Jo
story by SEUNG Y. LEE with additional reporting by VIJI SUNDARAM, New America Media Woodland, Calif.—Dozens of supporters of Nan-hui Jo packed a Sacramento-area courtroom on April 28, donning purple shirts and […]
KoreAm 25th Anniversary Issue: Publisher’s Note
A ‘Surreal’ Moment in Marking 25 Years by JAMES RYU, Publisher james@charactermedia.com My 8-year-old son Michael recently found an old issue of KoreAm Journal in the backseat of our […]
7 Health & Fitness Trends You Need to Know
STORY BY ELAINE SIR Sitting is the new smoking. That is the big health headline making the rounds across all media. From our office job to the hour-long […]
Charli XCX Graces the Cover of ASOS
“Boom! Clap!” Guess who’s ASOS new cover girl? Â The biracial Indian Scottish pop-punkster, Charli XCX, is spotted looking summer ready with her fully-sequenced blue halter bustier and complimentary […]
Video of the Day: Girl Transforms Into 7 Disney Princesses
Oh, the power of makeup! As little girls, we all had a favorite Disney princess we wanted to become for Halloween (I wanted Sleeping Beauty’s pink dress so badly). As adults, we’ve watched […]
Q&A with the Founder of Tapastic, a Global Webcomics Portal
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As one of the most wired countries in the world, South Korea has constant access to some of the fastest high-speed Internet and niftiest smartphone […]
Take a Visit to Farmer’s Daughter Hotel
by JIMMY LEE Like so many in Los Angeles, the Farmer’s Daughter is getting a facelift. And although this boutique hotel still has its sharp looks that attract a […]
North Korea Executed 15 Senior Officials This Year: South Korea’s Spy Agency
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has executed 15 senior officials since January, as its leader Kim Jong-un continues his reign of terror to apparently cement his […]
Top 10 Life Lessons From ‘Fresh Off the Boat”s Jessica Huang
Even though it’s only been about a week since Fresh Off the Boat‘s season one finale, we’re already missing it. For once my family had a ritual every Tuesday. […]
Image of the Day: Ming-Na Wen Gets Giddy Over Agent May FunkoPop Figure
If you watch Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., then you know Ming-Na Wen’s character, Melinda May, is a force to be reckoned with. She is not only a veteran […]
