by SE YEON KIM After tasting popular Korean snacks for the first time last year, Buzzfeed is back for a second helping of Korean food. If you’re a regular customer at […]
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Biracial Korean Adoptee Inducted Into AFL Hall of Fame
Pictured above: Australian footballer and Korean adoptee Peter Bell being carried by his fellow teammates. (Photo courtesy of Megan Lewis/Freemantle Dockers) by ADAM HARTZELL Australian footballer Peter Bell was […]
Patricia Park’s Korean American Retelling of ‘Jane Eyre’
Pictured above is Korean American author Patricia Park with the cover of her debut novel, Re Jane. (Headshot by Allana Taranto) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com When Korean […]
Machete-Wielding Man Slashes Korean Woman in Bryant Park
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A machete-wielding man slashed a South Korean woman in the arm in an unprovoked attack in Bryant Park on Tuesday, according to media […]
‘Oldboy’ Director Park Chan-wook Shoots Lesbian Film ‘Fingersmith’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Oldboy director Park Chan-wook has started principal photography on his Korean adaptation of Sarah Waters’ lesbian thriller novel, Fingersmith. Set in Victorian-era London, Waters’ […]
North Korea Sentences 2 South Koreans to Life on Spying Charges
Pictured above: Kim Kuk Gi, one of two South Korean men detained in North Korea on charges of spying, speaks in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon) by the […]
Acclaimed South Korean Author Issues Apology Over Plagiarism Claim
by KARIN CHAN A South Korean author who won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize for her novel, Please Look After Mom, has acknowledged having plagiarized material for a […]
#WeNeedDiverseBooks: A Hashtag That Sparked a Literary Movement
by PAULA YOUNG LEE | @paulayounglee Last year, the publishing industry’s commercial extravaganza known as “Book Con” invited 30 white male authors and one grumpy cat to participate. Unfortunately, Grumpy Cat was […]
North Korea Blacklists Instagram
Pictured above: A screenshot of an Instagram photo of North Korean soldiers. (Photo via EverydayDPRK/Instagram) by ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Warnings are appearing on […]
Get to Know Ki Hong Lee 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. The film is set in a modern […]
Gunfight in Cincinnati Street Leaves Officer, Suspect Dead
by LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A gunfight erupted on a city street Friday between a suspect and police responding to a 911 call about an […]
North Korea Claims to Have Cure for MERS, Ebola, AIDS
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea said on Friday that it has developed a miracle drug that can prevent and cure not only MERS but also […]
[VIDEO] Korean YouTuber Explores Differences Between Americans and Koreans
by KARIN CHAN and REERA YOO What are some noticeable cultural differences between Americans and Koreans? YouTube user Aram Jeong decided to find out and uploaded a video on […]
U.S. Soldier Found Dead at Army Base in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com An American soldier has died during a navigation training exercise in South Korea, the United States Forces Korea said in a statement […]
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 […]