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Hyuna Popping the Innocent Girl Bubble?
Hyuna’s new music video “Bubble Pop” has already topped charts and gotten more than six million views on YouTube after just one week. Many fans, mostly comprised of men, […]
Monday's Link Attack: Winter Olympics, Danielle Kang, More
S. Koreans ‘support unified 2018 Olympic team’ AFP via Google A majority of South Koreans support the idea of fielding a unified team with North Korea for the 2018 […]
Thursday's Link Attack: Winter Olympics, Ken Jeong, Korean Suicide
Persistence Pays Off as South Korean Town Wins Olympic Bid The New York Times If the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics were a coming-out party for a young democracy that […]
South Korea’s Pyeongchang To Host 2018 Winter Olympics
The third time was a charm. The 2018 Winter Olympics was awarded to South Korea’s Pyeongchang on Wednesday in Durban, South Africa. South Korea, which was narrowly defeated by […]
Wednesday's Link Attack: Dia Frampton, Hines Ward, Sandra Park
The Voice’s Dia Frampton on Her Shy On-Screen Persona and Quirky Covers of Kanye and REM TV Line Check out this Q&A with TV Line. Dia Frampton says she’s […]
Tuesday's Link Attack: Winter Olympics, David Cho, Hank Conger
Koreans look to end first round bid jinx Reuters The Korean city of Pyeongchang has just one more day of an anxious wait to discover whether it will celebrate […]
Monday's Link Attack: Moon Bloodgood, Suicide Pact, Shooting Rampage
Moon Bloodgood brings love of sci-fi to Spielberg’s ‘Skies’ Boston Herald Ever since she was a child, Bloodgood has been a fan of science fiction and horror. That’s why […]
Dog Meat Festival Canceled Due To Public Backlash
A girl holds a placard reading “Don’t eat my friends, please,” as part of a protest against eating dog meat. Photo credit: Korea Times A group of “dog farmers” […]
Thursday's Link Attack: NK Famine Overblown? Baltimore Murder, KA Joins Grantland
Reports of North Korea food shortages overblown, say US, South Korea Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo News The US and South Korea disagree with the United Nations World Food […]
Friday's Link Attack: Kimchi Chronicles, Lt. Dan Choi, North Korea
Lt. Dan Choi slams Obama volunteer for lack of support for marriage equality Washington Blade The former military officer kicked out due to the anti-gay “don’t ask, don’t tell” […]
Match-Fixing Scandal Rocks Korea’s Top Soccer League
by Jay Yim There is nothing quite like a gambling scandal that can completely tarnish the reputation of a sports league, destroy the character of its’ athletes while ruining […]
Korean American Entertainers To Tour Asia
Musician David Choi is set to tour various countries in Southeast Asia beginning with performances in the Philippines, according to the Philippine Star. The 25-year-old singer will put on […]
Thursday's Link Attack: Starcraft 2 Jobs, Beer Robots, Kimchi Mamas
South Korean streaming video company GOM TV is looking for English-language announcers to cover StarLeague, the professional league for the StarCraft 2 video game. If you have passion for […]
Hard-Luck Orphan Moves Korea’s Got Talent Audience To Tears
The story of an orphaned young Korean man and the stirring vocal performance he gave on Korea’s Got Talent is quickly spreading through the interwebs. Choi Sung Bong, 22, […]
