by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Avengers are in South Korea! On Thursday, Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon and actors Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and […]
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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Stars Assemble for Press Conference
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Over the weekend, the director and cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron assembled for a press conference at Disney’s Main Theatre to discuss the […]
S. Korea Lifts Travel Ban on Japanese Journalist Charged with Defaming President
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced that it has lifted the travel ban on Tatsuya Kato, a Japanese journalist charged with defaming South Korean President […]
Seoul to Build Its First-Ever Vertical Farm
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul is about to see its first-ever “vertical farm,” an eco-friendly agricultural production system inside a skyscraper. Ecologist Dickson Despommier first introduced the […]
Fashion Doppelgangers in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com After fussing over your outfit of the day, don’t you hate it when you spot someone wearing the same exact clothes as you? […]
South Korea to Double the Number of Korean Restaurants Abroad
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s about to get easier to eat Korean barbecue and bibimbap in your country. The South Korean government announced Monday that it plans to double […]
KakaoTaxi Hits the Road in South Korea, Challenging Uber
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Daum Kakao on Tuesday launched its new cab-hailing app KakaoTaxi in South Korea to compete with Uber, which has recently been subjected to […]
Global Hackathon Seoul Looks to Showcase Local ‘Hacker Culture’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean technology industry is often dominated by its electronic giants, but the headlines are slowly starting to change. Seoul has […]
‘Avengers 2’ Director and Stars to Visit Seoul in April
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Brace yourself, Seoul. The Avengers are coming. Alongside director Joss Whedon, a few members of the Avengers: Age of Ultron cast—Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans […]
Benson Lee Goes ‘Seoul Searching’ With Latest Indie Feature
Pictured above: Benson Lee, writer and director of independent feature film Seoul Searching. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris) story by JAMES S. KIM In the summer of 1986, Benson Lee was […]
U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert Discharged From Seoul Hospital
by REERA YOO | @reeaboo editor@charactermedia.com U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was discharged from Yonsei University’s Severance Hospital on Tuesday after he was knifed by a radical […]
North Korea Applauds Knife Attack on U.S. Ambassador
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has applauded the South Korean assailant’s knife attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, calling it a “deserved punishment” […]
Tourists Flock to Hongdae’s Sheep Cafe for Lunar New Year
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Forget cat cafes and dog cafes. It’s the Year of the Sheep, after all. Why not enjoy a cup of coffee and the […]
‘Ode to My Father’ Grosses Over $2 Million in North America
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Ode to My Father, a South Korean postwar melodrama, grossed more than $2 million in ticket sales after screening in North American theaters for just […]
100-car Pileup Near Incheon Leaves 2 Dead, Over 60 Injured
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Two people were killed and at least 60 were injured on Wednesday morning as more than 100 vehicles piled up on a bridge […]
