by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean model and actress Jung In-ah has passed away in a tragic skydiving accident, according to Korean media outlets. Jung, 35, […]
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North Korea Hit by ‘Worst Drought in 100 Years’
by KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has been hit by its worst drought in a century, resulting in extensive damage […]
Open Letter: Why Co-opting ‘Transracial’ in the Case of Rachel Dolezal is Problematic
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published on Medium. It is reprinted on KoreAm with permission. Please direct all media inquiries to Kimberly McKee, PhD at mckee.kimberly@gmail.com. June 16, […]
2015 Dodgers Korea Night to Feature Kimchi Dogs, K-pop
by KARIN CHAN Kimchi dogs will be sold at the Los Angeles Dodgers game tonight in honor of the team’s fourth annual Korea Night. Presented by Korea Tourism […]
Seoul Court Overturns Police Ban on LGBTQ Pride Parade
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A Seoul court on Tuesday overturned a police ban that prohibited the Korea Queer Cultural Festival (KQCF) from staging its annual LGBTQ […]
Kang Soo-il Accepts Doping Ban After Blaming Mustache-Growing Cream
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean striker Kang Soo-il has decided to not contest his 15-match suspension after he tested positive for the banned steroid methyltestosterone […]
South Korean Schools Reopen Despite Widespread MERS Fear
by the Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The death toll in South Korea’s MERS outbreak increased Tuesday even as schools reopened and people recovered from the […]
Get to Know Victoria Park from Wong Fu’s ‘Everything Before Us’
KoreAm and Audrey Magazine teamed up to get acquainted with the cast of Wong Fu Productions’ first feature film, Everything Before Us, a sci-fi romantic drama that follows […]
North Korea to Release 2 South Korean Detainees
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea will release two South Koreans who were accused of illegally entering the country last May, according to Yonhap News Agency. On […]
‘Kings of Ktown’ Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean American comedians Danny Cho, Walter Hong and Paul “PK” Kim have launched a crowdfunding campaign to film “Kings of Ktown,” a stand-up comedy […]
[VIDEO] Ki Hong Lee is a Prisoner in ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com “Would you rather be a guard or a prisoner?” In 1971, Dr. Philip Zimbardo conducted a notorious experiment that randomly assigned 24 […]
North Korean Soldier Crosses DMZ to Defect to South
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A teenaged North Korean soldier walked across the heavily mined Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Monday in a bid to defect to South Korea, […]
CAPE’s #IAM Live Event Recap
story by ARIANNA CARAMAT and REERA YOO On May 27, 2015, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) teamed up with Verizon to host the second annual […]
Get to Know Randall Park from Wong Fu’s ‘Everything Before Us’
KoreAm and Audrey Magazine recently teamed up to get acquainted with the cast of Wong Fu Productions‘ first feature film, Everything Before Us. The sci-fi romantic drama follows […]
Cheating Website Reveals Hints of Societal Change in South Korea
by FOSTER KLUG and YOUKYUNG LEE, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A wealthy man sneaks away for a tryst that he suggests will “reduce friction” with his […]