by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s no secret that South Korea is the world’s capital for plastic surgery. Earlier this year, the Washington Post reported that about 20 percent […]
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Park Inbee Wins Women’s British Open
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean golfer Park Inbee completed a career grand slam on Sunday with her three-shot victory at the Ricoh Women’s British Open in […]
[VIDEO] Asian Americans React to Yellowface
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As some of you may already be aware, Hollywood has a long history of “racebending” characters of Asian descent. Remember, The Last Airbender and Emma […]
Online Bamboo Forests Amplify Korean College Students’ Voices
by JIWAN BYUN Nowadays, many South Korean college students are spending their free time in bamboo forests—and no, we’re not talking about the kind with pandas or Chinese action […]
[PIC OF THE DAY] K-pop Stars Snap Photos with Tom Cruise
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise became the latest Hollywood celebrity to visit South Korea to promote a film. On Thursday, Cruise attended the […]
Kristen Kish’s New Travel Channel Show to Air in August
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo reera@iamkoream.co Travel Channel has announced that 36 Hours, a new series inspired by the popular New York Times column of the same name, will air […]
[VIDEO] Korean Women Describe Their Orgasm Experiences on Pikicast
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean social media and broadcasting app Pikicast recently sat down with a group of Korean women and asked them about their sexual experiences. […]
South Korean Box Office: Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films of 2015
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s been a strong year for both Hollywood blockbusters and South Korean films so far. From action-packed sequels to melodramatic period dramas, the […]
Jamie Chung Becomes New Face for Make Up For Ever Campaign
by ARIANNA CARAMAT, Audrey Magazine Any Make Up For Ever fans in the house? You can count me in that roll call as well! The Sephora brand certainly lives up […]
Jersey City Unveils Renovated Korean War Memorial
by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com To commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War, Jersey City unveiled its newly refurbished Korean War memorial on Monday, […]
South Korea Declares Itself Free of MERS Danger
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea on Tuesday declared a de facto end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak that has killed 36 lives and […]
Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing at Maryland Church
by the Associated Press URBANA, Md. (AP) — A Virginia man was charged Monday with stabbing a man to death and seriously wounding the man’s wife during a service […]
American Beauty Queen Named Global Taekwondo Ambassador
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com American beauty queen Nia Sanchez, 25, was named a goodwill ambassador for The Seoul-based World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) on Monday, according to Yonhap News […]
Digital Textbook on Korean War to Be Produced for U.S. Schools
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Often called the “Forgotten War,” the 1950-53 Korean War is usually glossed over in American history classes, despite the fact that more than 33,000 […]
Lee Min-ho to Star in Korean Tourism Ads for Overseas Audiences
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean actor Lee Min-ho will star in government-produced commercials aimed at jumpstarting the Korean tourism industry, which took a hit following the […]
