by STEVE HAN South Korea’s Mi Jung Hur toppled Stacy Lewis to win the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic in Pratville, Ala. on Sunday, marking her first victory on the […]
Author: Steve Han
Lee Seung-Woo Held By NKorea, But Still Wins Tournament MVP And Scoring Title
by STEVE HAN There wasn’t much South Korean soccer prodigy Lee Seung-woo could’ve done. Three or more North Korean defenders surrounded the 16-year-old forward just about every time he […]
SKorean Professor Conducts Illegal Biopsy, Allegedly Ends An Athlete’s Career
by STEVE HAN Some disturbing news recently came out of Korea National Sports University as a professor was caught conducting illegal biopsies in the last decade on more than […]
Lee Seung-Woo Scores, Dances, Gets Mad And Then Dishes 4 Assists
by STEVE HAN South Korean soccer’s whiz kid Lee Seung-woo did it again. The 16-year-old scored and dished out four assists, giving his country an emphatic 7-1 win over […]
American Arrested While Swimming To North Korea
by STEVE HAN Many bizarre stories came out of North Korea in recent months. Up until now, the most notable one was the story of Matthew Miller, the 24-year-old […]
Another Suspected North Korean Drone Found in South Korea
by STEVE HAN A South Korean fisherman found an unmanned drone, believed to be from North Korea, near a disputed maritime border on Monday, reported The Wall Street Journal. […]
After Calling Japan “Easy,” Korean Soccer’s Whiz Kid Keeps His Word
by STEVE HAN Days before the quarterfinal game against Japan, South Korean soccer’s 16-year-old prodigy Lee Seung-woo said that the rival team is “easily beatable” because he said he […]
OC Resident Kills Army Veteran And Disposes Her Body In A Canyon
by STEVE HAN A jury found Kwang Chol Joy guilty of one felony count of second degree murder after the 55-year-old Santa Ana man was convicted of murdering his […]
19-Year-Old Shoots Lowest Ever Major Round, Still Contending At The Evian
South Korean teen golfer Hyo Joo Kim made the history books Thursday when she became the first ever player to shoot lowest in a major tournament for both men […]
Cover Story: Why Texas Rangers’ Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo Will Never Give Up
THE CHOOSEN ONE Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has proven himself a powerful player, who also commands an impressive multimillion-dollar contract. But what he and his fans are most […]
North Korea Bans Wi-Fi Use, Which Was Limited To Begin With
by STEVE HAN North Korea has banned foreign tourists from using wireless Internet access, according to reports from China, presumably in an effort to further clamp down on its […]
Korean Soccer Prodigy Lee Seung-Woo Scores A Cracker, Calls Japan “Easily Beatable”
by STEVE HAN In February of last year, we blogged about South Korean soccer’s prodigy Lee Seung-woo as the Spanish media began tipping the teenager as the “second coming […]
Sung-Hee Suh Heads To Department Of Justice
by STEVE HAN Leslie Caldwell, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, named Sung-Hee Suh as the new deputy assistant attorney general to oversee the […]
3 Things We Learned From Korea’s 1-0 Loss To Uruguay
South Korean national soccer team played a pair of games this past week, its first games since crashing out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil in June […]
SKorea’s Stigmatized Ex-Prostitutes Face Eviction
Photo courtesy of Reuters by STEVE HAN In South Korea, much light has been shed upon the plight of the Korean “comfort women,” who were forced into sexual slavery by […]
