by HAEIN JUNG “Life’s good” when you can turn off your transparent TV and have it blend in with your wall. Or when you can roll up your TV and […]
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300-Year-Old Korean Mummy Gets Modern-Day CT Scan
by HAEIN JUNG Scientists have performed an autopsy of a Korean man and found that he suffered from a condition known as Bochdalek-type congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Why is this news? […]
SKorean Soldier Who Shot Comrades Set Off By Past and Recent Bullying
Above photo: Major General Lee Sang-hun of the Marine Corps briefs reporters on the investigation into Sgt. Lim’s deadly rampage. Image via NEWSIS/Korean JoongAng Daily. by JULIE HA The South Korean army […]
Sewol Ferry Disaster To Be Made Into A Film
by JAMES S. KIM A private committee in South Korea is raising funds for a documentary on the Sewol ferry disaster, according to Yonhap News. Director Im Jong-tae announced […]
SKorean Artists Try to Carry Out the Dreams of the Young Sewol Victims Posthumously
by HAEIN JUNG Of the 325 high school students aboard the Sewol ferry that sank off the Korean coast in April, only 75 survived. With the deaths of these […]
Korean Comedians Wear Blackface Again: Will They Ever Stop?!
by STEVE HAN When we saw that Gag Concert, a popular comedy show on South Korea’s state-run TV network KBS, featured comedians wearing blackface makeup (again), we were stuck […]
Hawaii Husband-and-Wife Team With Unique Diving Expertise to Search for Sewol Victims
by TONY KIM A husband-and-wife team from Hawaii with expertise on revolutionary diving equipment will be joining the search efforts for the still missing bodies of the Sewol ferry […]
Choco Pie Goes Bye-bye at the Joint Industrial Complex in Kaesong
by TONY KIM North Korean authorities have reportedly ordered South Korean businesses to stop handing out Choco Pies to the North’s workers at the countries’ join industrial complex in Kaesong, according […]
Pizza + Korean Tacos = Korean Taco Pizza, Now On the Menu at Pizza Hut Korea
by JAMES S. KIM Korean and Mexican food seems like a match made in the kitchens of heaven. Chef Roy Choi got the equation right with his Kogi tacos—now, […]
Peace Garden Seeks to Raise Awareness
story by RUTH KIM photos by KYODO via AP IMAGES and GRETCHEN POWELL Advocates in northern Virginia unveil a “comfort women” memorial that carries a message not just relevant to […]
World Cup: What’s Left For Korea After Devastating Loss To Algeria
by STEVE HAN So much for exceeding expectations. After tying with Russia five days ago, South Korea took a knockout blow from Algeria in its second 2014 FIFA World Cup match, […]
SKorean Soldier Opens Fire on Fellow Servicemen
by JULIE HA The Associated Press is reporting that a South Korean soldier opened fire on his fellow troops Saturday night (Korea time), killing five and wounding another five […]
Condom Company’s Actions Elicit Strong Response From K-pop Fans
By HAEIN JUNG It seems fans of SNSD and EXO aren’t really into the whole “no glove, no love” policy we seem to unabashedly promote here in the U.S. Case […]
World Cup: Post-Game Thoughts On Korea’s Draw With Russia
by STEVE HAN Despite taking the lead with Lee Keun-ho’s go-ahead goal in the 68th minute, South Korea settled for a 1-1 draw with Russia in its first game […]
South Koreans Line Up Crazy Early For McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys
by JAMES S. KIM Koreans are going gaga for … Happy Meal toys?! Kotaku’s compilation of photos shows hundreds of South Koreans lining up at McDonald’s before sunrise in […]
