by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The vice president of Korean Air Lines Co. is under investigation after she reportedly forced a plane to return to the gate over […]
Tag: Seoul
Chinese Authorities Detain Aid Worker Assisting NKoreans
by JAMES S. KIM A Korean American aid worker was arrested by Chinese authorities on Tuesday on suspicion of embezzlement and possession of fraudulent receipts, reports the New York Times. Peter […]
Education Ministry Cancels Demotion of Seoul’s Elite Schools
by JAMES S. KIM The South Korean Education Ministry overturned a decision by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) to strip six private high schools of their elite […]
Pikachu Parade in Seoul Draws Mobs
by REERA YOO Hundreds of South Koreans flocked to Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) this past weekend to catch a Pikachu, or at least a snapshot of one. The […]
Irish Teacher Rejected from a Job in South Korea Due to ‘Alcoholism Nature of the Irish’
by REERA YOO A 26-year-old teacher from the Republic of Ireland was turned down from a teaching position in South Korea due to the “alcoholism nature” of her countrymen. […]
Shin Hae-chul’s Autopsy Results Revealed
by REERA YOO On Nov. 3, South Korean forensic officers announced the results of their first autopsy on Shin Hae-chul and revealed that they found a 0.3 cm hole […]
Spring 2015 Trend: Head-To-Toe in White
For those of you who adored this past summer’s trend of dressing in monochromatic white, there’s some good news! While recapping style favorites from Seoul’s runways, it became […]
Pikachu Parade Coming to Seoul
by REERA YOO A horde of adorable Pikachus will be storming the streets of Seoul on Saturday to celebrate the first Korean pro-gamer to win the Pokemon Video Game […]
Seoul Educational Office to Demote Six Elite High Schools
by REERA YOO Six out of 14 autonomous private high schools in Seoul will be stripped of their privileges for failing to carry out a proper curriculum that ensures fairness […]
Seoul Holds World’s First Ever “Spacing Out Competition”
On October 27, Seoul held the world’s first spacing out tournament at the Seoul City Hall. As the name suggests, participants competed against one another to see who […]
UberTAXI Launches in Seoul, But Is It Legal?
by REERA YOO Despite ongoing battles with Seoul’s city government and transport ministry, Uber has recently launched a new app called UberTAXI that allows Seoul residents to hail registered […]
Seoul’s Jeans Exhibit Showcases History of Defiance and Style
by JAMES S. KIM Fashion comes and goes, but denim has stood the test of time, and for many cultures, it has also stood as an icon of youthful […]
How ‘E-Sports’ Outgrew ‘Real Sports’ in South Korea
by STEVE HAN FC Seoul, one of South Korea’s most popular professional soccer teams, collected about $500,000 in prize money in 2012 after winning the K-League, the country’s top […]
K-pop Concert Planner Found Dead in Apparent Suicide After 16 Die
KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean man involved in planning an outdoor pop concert where 16 people were killed after falling through a ventilation grate […]
16 Dead After Ventilation Grate Collapses at K-pop Concert
KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Sixteen people watching an outdoor pop concert in South Korea fell 20 meters (60 feet) to their deaths Friday when […]
