by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Here’s one more reason to watch possibly the most popular South Korean documentary of 2015: My Love, Don’t Cross That River and its director, […]
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South Korean Womenswear Line, FREAKS By Designer Tae-Hoon Kim
For those of you keeping up with all the street styles coming out of Asia, we found a great designer with clothing accessible to stateside shopping fanatics! Meet […]
South Koreans Seeking Transparency Develop MERS Info-Sharing Tools
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Koreans frustrated over the government’s handling of the MERS virus outbreak have taken matters into their own hands and have been […]
Meet the Team Behind EXP: “I’m Making a Boy Band”
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Columbia University student Bora Kim riled up the K-pop world about a month ago when word of her MFA thesis project–a non-Korean […]
Hyun-jin Ryu Elects Shoulder Surgery, Most Likely Out for Season
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Los Angeles Dodgers starting southpaw Hyun-jin Ryu has decided to undergo shoulder surgery on his injured pitching shoulder, which has kept him […]
Army Veteran Turns to Social Media in Search of His Long-Lost Twin Children
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Army veteran Allen Thomas had spent over 40 years unsuccessfully searching for the whereabouts of his twin children he left behind in […]
[VIDEO] Adorable Post-It Marriage Proposal
It seems marriage proposals are getting more and more extravagant by the minute. Really, these days who doesn’t ask their partner to marry them through an elaborate flashmob […]
Post-It Notes Create an Unforgettable White Day Marriage Proposal
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A single sticky note reminds us of what is important. It’s only fitting that this Korean man took three stories worth of […]
A Cube Entertainment Begins Global Auditions in Los Angeles
South Korea-based A Cube Entertainment is looking for their next generation of singers, actors, dancers and models as they begin their global audition process for 2015 in Los Angeles. Do […]
South Korea Honors American Nurse Who Founded First Nursing School in 1903
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean government posthumously awarded the Order of Civil Merit to Margaret Jane Edmunds, an American nurse who founded the first […]
Korean German Actor Teo Yoo Finds His Identity Through ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Korean German Teo Yoo is a classically trained actor. He studied acting in New York and the United Kingdom and performed in […]
Justin Chon Does His Own ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When actor Justin Chon spoke to KoreAm months ago about his role in Revenge of the Green Dragons, he seemed considerably more excited […]
South Korea Legalizes Adultery, Condom Shares Soar
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s highest court on Thursday lifted its 62-year ban on adultery, leading the stock price of the nation’s top condom and morning-after […]
Domestic Violence Survivor Faces Child Abduction Charges and Deportation
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A Korean single mother and survivor of domestic violence has been separated from her child for several months by the child’s abusive father […]
James Hahn Wins First PGA Tour Title at Northern Trust Open
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com James Hahn is heading to the Masters for the first time in his life after notching a dramatic win at the Northern Trust […]
