Why It Matters When Asian Women Leave TV Shows Vanity Fair Someone important died this weekend on NBC’s serial-killer drama Hannibal. That should come as no surprise, beloved actors are dropping […]
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Monday’s Link Attack: NK/SK Artillery Exchange; the Colbert Controversy and the ‘Weaponized Hashtag’; Russia Eyes Kaesong
South Korea Exchanges Artillery Fire With North Over Sea Border Bloomberg South Korea returned artillery fire after North Korea lobbed shells over the two countries’ western sea border, pushing […]
Friday’s Link Attack: CancelColbert Campaign; Girls’ Generation Interview; Yuna Kim’s Record Broken
Park unveils proposals to N. Korea to lay groundwork for unification GlobalPost South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday unveiled a package of proposals calling for bolstering exchanges with […]
Thursday’s Link Attack: SKorea Detains NKorean Boat; Korea-Japan Relations; BigBang Reaches Milestone
Merkel vows support for Korean reunification bid AFP via Google News Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Germany’s support Wednesday during a visit by South Korea’s president for efforts to unify the […]
Wednesday’s Link Attack: North Korea Gets Aggressive; 2NE1 Set to Appear on ‘Top Model’; Crayon Pop & Lady Gaga
Prepare for War in 2015, Kim Jong-un Tells Officers Chosun Ilbo North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has mentioned the possibility of a war breaking out on the Korean peninsula […]
Korea, China Dispute Invention of Traditional Floor Heating System
Ondol (left) vs kang. Ondol is ours! Not so fast, say the Chinese. A dispute has erupted between China and South Korea, which announced preliminary plans to register the traditional […]
Seoul to Shut Down Some Streets For Filming of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
The upcoming sequel of Hollywood blockbuster The Avengers will soon be taking over the streets of Seoul from March 30 to April 14, thanks to an agreement made between the Korean […]
Korean Record Label to Build ‘YG Land’ in Southern California
Only a few months after SM Entertainment announced the opening of its SMTOWN Museum in Los Angeles, YG Entertainment has released news of its own outpost in California. The South Korean […]
Bali Businesses Ban Annoying Korean Tourists
by STEVE HAN The sign on the bottom says, “Because of a violent incident inside this store involving a Korean person, we are banning all Korean tourists.” Hotels, retailers […]
The Cost of Beauty: A Look Into Korea’s High Rate of Plastic Surgery
Based in Brooklyn and Seoul, photographer Ji Yeo strives to call attention to a very controversial aspect of South Korea’s modern-day culture: plastic surgery. In her series “Beauty Recovery […]
‘Study Cube’ A Hit With Korean Parents
A tiny study room about the size of a large portable toilet is becoming a sought after piece of furniture among Korean parents who wish to help their children stay focused […]
The Baby Box: Hope for Abandoned Babies of South Korea
Things on the internet go viral for a reason. Videos of puppies and babies go viral because the cuteness appeases us. Controversial news goes viral because, as much as […]
The Korean War, 60 Years and Counting
War and Peace? A photojournalist shares images that capture a 60-year and-still-counting legacy of war. by MARK EDWARD HARRIS July 27, 2013, marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of […]
South Korea’s Beauty Captured in New Photography Book
Photojournalist Mark Edward Harris, a frequent KoreAm contributor, shares his impressions and images from his new book that reveals the beauty of South Korea’s off-the-beaten-path regions. by MARK EDWARD HARRIS photos […]
Frenemies Forever: Kim Ki-duk vs. Jang Hun
Filmmaker Jang Hun discusses the tension between him and his mentor, Korean auteur Kim Ki Duk. By Eugene Yi Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk recently emerged from a self-induced exile […]
