Earlier this week, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Alisports announced that the 2022 Asian Games will include eSports as a medal event. The 2022 Asian Games will […]
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21-Year-Old South Korean Lee Jong-hyun to Test NBA Waters
by STEVE HAN | @RealSteveScores stevehan35@gmail.com For just the second time in history, South Korea will send a player to the NBA draft this summer with hopes of […]
Suspended Olympic Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Approved to Resume Training
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Olympic swimmer Park Tae-hwan, who is currently serving an 18-month doping suspension, has been approved to resume training at a public pool beginning […]
Korean Soccer Coach Steps Down After Leukemia Diagnosis
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Lee Kwang-jong, the head coach of the South Korean men’s under-23 national soccer team, has stepped down from his position after he was […]
Olympic Swimmer Park Tae-hwan’s Doctor Indicted for Negligence
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean prosecutors announced on Friday that a doctor who allegedly injected a banned substance into Olympic swimmer Park Tae-hwan was indicted on […]
LINK ATTACK: Jamie Chung, Hallyu Beauty Storm, Kim Jong Il’s Former Bodyguard
North Korean Defector: ‘I Was Kim Jong Il’s Bodyguard’ “When Kim Jong Il would arrive in his vehicle, 60- to 70-year old advisors would run away and throw themselves […]
Son Yeon-jae Wins SKorea’s First Gold in Rhythmic Gymnastics
by REERA YOO Rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae gave South Korea its first Asian Games gold in the individual all-around event on Thursday, reported Yonhap. The 20-year-old scored a combined […]
South Korea Wins Asian Games Gold in Men’s Basketball
by STEVE HAN Odds were stacked against Team Korea, but the home team erased a five-point deficit with just over a minute remaining and toppled Iran for a 79-77 […]
SKorea Beats NKorea With Last Kick and Claims Asian Games Gold Medal
by STEVE HAN South Korean under-23 men’s soccer team scored a dramatic last-minute goal in the gold medal game of the Asian Games’ soccer tournament for a 1-0 win […]
SKorea And NKorea To Square Off In Asian Games Soccer Final
by STEVE HAN South Korea edged out its rival Japan and weathered the storm against dark horse Thailand, reaching the men’s soccer finals at the Asian Games for the […]
Japan Soccer Coach Wants To “Take Asian Games Away From Korea On Their Own Turf”
by STEVE HAN South Korean under-23 men’s soccer team is vying for a gold medal at the Asian Games for the first time in 28 years, but it will […]
3 Weird Things That Happened At The 2014 Incheon Asian Games
by STEVE HAN South Korea’s port city of Incheon, about 15 miles southeast of capital Seoul, was given the honor to host the Asian Games, a multi-sport quadrennial event […]
Athletes “Collect” 5,000 Condoms Per Day at the Incheon Asian Games
by JAMES S. KIM The 2014 Incheon Asian Games officially kicked off last Friday, and while athletes are competing on the pitch, court or whatever their field of play is, […]
PSY, JYJ and EXO Headline Electric Incheon Asian Games Opening Ceremony
by JAMES S. KIM South Korea knows how to party, and the host country put on one heck of a show to kick off the 2014 Incheon Asian Games earlier today […]
SKoreans Banned From Carrying NKorean Flag at 2014 Asian Games
by REERA YOO South Korea reminded its citizens Friday that waving North Korean flags during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon will be strictly prohibited, according to Yonhap. North […]
