When filmmakers Robert Cannan and Ross Adam first came across the kidnapping of director Shin Sang-ok and his two-time wife Choi Eun-hee, the “Brangelina of ‘70s South Korea” who […]
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The kidnapping of South Korean film royalty by North Korea
In 1978, a debonair South Korean filmmaker and his former wife, one of the country’s biggest movie stars, were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il’s North Korean agents and forced to create films […]
6 Facts About North Korean Weddings
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com In a weekly NK News column, a North Korean defector recently answered a reader’s question about the traditions of North Korean weddings. Here are […]
Kim Jong-un’s Brother Seen at Eric Clapton Concert in London
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Kim Jong-un’s older brother was recently spotted attending an Eric Clapton concert at Royal Albert Hall in London, reports Yonhap News Agency. Kim Jong-chol, […]
North Korea Executed 15 Senior Officials This Year: South Korea’s Spy Agency
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has executed 15 senior officials since January, as its leader Kim Jong-un continues his reign of terror to apparently cement his […]
Kim Jong-il Demanded $10 Billion for Summit with South Korea
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung met with the late Kim Jong-il on North Korean soil in 2000, it was seen […]
Interview: Suki Kim, Author of ‘Without You, There Is No Us’
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com When author Suki Kim was offered a job teaching English to the sons of North Korea’s most privileged families in 2011, she knew […]
Kim Jong-Un’s 27-Year-Old Sister In Charge Of North Korea
by STEVE HAN North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister Kim Yo-jong is reportedly in control of the hermit country in place of her brother whose illness has prevented […]
North Korean Defector Shares Eye-Opening Tales In Reddit AMA
by JAMES S. KIM Plenty of political experts and researchers have discussed how to deal with the reclusive state of North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un. However, what […]
SKorean Ferry: Search at Difficult Stage, NKorea Sends Condolences
Image via NoCut News: A table set by the families of the South Korean ferry victims Hopes of finding survivors from the capsized South Korean ferry are dwindling as […]
Tuesday's Link Attack: North Korea, 2NE1, Opera Singer Ji Hyun Kim
North, South Korea exchange recalls previous historic meeting Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM SEOUL -– Though brief, Tuesday’s meeting between North Korean and South Korean leadership families smacked of […]
Wednesday's Link Attack: Kim Jong Il, Hyuna, Seung Hoon Choi
From Miraculous Birth to ‘Axis of Evil’: Dictator Kim Jong Il’s Timeline Bloomberg North Korea ends 12 days of official mourning today for Kim Jong Il, the dictator eulogized […]
Link Attack: Kim Jong Il Edition Part 3
The power brokers behind North Korea’s next leader Yahoo! News The late Kim Jong Il had 20 years of preparation at the side of his father, North Korean founder […]
Link Attack: Kim Jong Il Edition Part 2
What’s Next for North Korea After Kim’s Death? ABC News via Yahoo News The death of Kim Jong Il likely puts the leadership of North Korea into the hands […]
Link Attack: Kim Jong Il Edition
Shock, worry, uncertainty as LA’s Koreatown learns of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s death AP via Washington Post Many in the largest Korean enclave in the United States […]
