Photo credit: Hyungwon Kang by EUGENE YI It would have made a wonderful story. South Korean Jindo dog enthusiasts donated two puppies to the K-9 division of the Los […]
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Monday's Link Attack: David Chang, Forever 21, K-Pop
The Hangover Part III GQ It started as a challenge. A patently absurd challenge. Could one writer keep up with a real-life Wolf Pack—comic star Aziz Ansari, top chef […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Dia Frampton, Organic K-Pop, Korean Pitcher Joins Orioles
Catching Up With…Dia Frampton! StarPulse “I’m excited to start touring again. I’d just like to tour with as many great bands as possible,” she enthused. “I’d like to go […]
Monday's Link Attack: Mary Hayashi, David Oh, Hee Young Park
Hayashi’s political career, legacy in jeopardy with charges looming San Jose Mercury News State Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi entered the political world as a survivor of a tormented childhood, losing […]
World's First Robot Theme Park To Open In Korea
The world’s first robot-themed amusement park is set to open in South Korea in 2013, according to news reports. Robot Land will feature “famous science fiction cyborgs and motion […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Pyongyang University, John Cho, Sung Kim
The Man With the Golden Shoes (Photo) WSJ Young Jun wears a vintage leopard jacket over Givenchy’s snarling Rottweiler t-shirt. New Yorkers seem particularly fond of the image’s “step […]
Three Korean Films To Screen At AFI Film Festival
Stanislav Tyan stars in Hanaan, a modern-day crime tale set amid a backdrop of the USSR’s forced relocation of Koreans. Los Angeles’ longest running international film festival is back, […]
November Issue: Reintroducing the Godfather of Korean Rock
South Korean rocker Shin Joong Hyun has been compared to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. So why have so few heard of him? A recently released anthology aims to […]
U.S. Soldier Jailed 10 Years For Rape In South Korea
An American G.I. stationed in South Korea was convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison, the harshest sentence for a U.S. serviceman in almost 20 years, […]
The Persecution of Daniel Lee
Photo credit: Timothy Archibald The Trials of Daniel Lee An internet smear campaign nearly destroyed the South Korean star, but he fought back with the only weapon he had: […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Chris Jeon, Dumbfoundead, Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Chris Jeon’s Parents Say He’s Safe The Atlantic As Libyan rebels try to talk the country’s remaining loyalist forces into a peaceful surrender, their wackiest member, UCLA student Chris […]
5 South Koreans Indicted For Spying For North Korea
Five South Koreans were indicted earlier this week for allegedly spying for North Korea, according to the Associated Press. The five civilians — which included a former parliamentary aide […]
Asian Drivers, No Survivors?
Just a stereotype? Maybe not. Earlier this month, TwisterNederland (TNL) created a compilation of videos of drivers in Asia, which seemingly perpetuates the preconceived notion that Asians can’t drive. […]
Young Seoulites Flock To Tablet-ing Bar
9:50 = Love o’clock by Christine Kim Booking is out, tablet-ing is in. Trendy young Koreans have found a new way of finding their next potential partners through tablet […]
Secondary Market Emerges In Korea For Paper Shopping Bags
An appetite for luxury goods in South Korea has been the norm for some time but Koreans are now willing to shell out hard-earned cash for brand-name paper shopping […]
