We all know how obsessed South Koreans (and Korean Americans) are with hagwons, or tutoring schools. We’re willing to bet that at least a quarter of you guys attended […]
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North Korea's "Boat People"
AFP/www.uriminzokkiri.com It’s no secret that North Korea holds a harsh stance on defectors and their families – rumors of hard labor and prison camps for families members of “traitors” […]
Shiny, Unhappy People
South Korea boasts the world’s 13th largest economy. It is often cited as a shining rags-to-riches example when it comes to the rise of a small, formerly agrarian nation […]
South Koreans Get Crunk
All that red? Countries averaging more than 12.5 liters of pure alcohol, per person. The Economist recently published a map charting the relative alcohol consumption of people over the […]
S. Korea To Try Somali Pirates
South Korean Defense Ministry / Getty Images South Korea plans to bring the Somali pirates who hijacked a Korean carrier to trial on its own soil. South Korean navy […]
Girls Gone Missing?
Besides a love for spicy food and sharing a continent, what do South Korea, China and India have in common? Distorted sex ratios that are leading to dramatically unbalanced […]
Ohno and Korea Should End Their Beef
I mean, really. You guys are still at it? Back in 2002, there was a dust-up between American speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and the entire speed skating delegation […]
Best Music Label of 2010? An All-Out K-Pop Brawl!
By David Yi As we have written before, there has been a smorgasbord of awesomely good musical acts throughout the past decade–one with too many instances of gayo goodness, […]
Korean Ministry Faciliates Baby-makin'
Light those candles and turn on your hanguk equivalent of Barry White, South Korean workers! According to USA Today, the Korean Ministry of Health is cutting the power in […]
Racism Still Very Real For Tiger JK
South Korea’s hip hop king, Drunken Tiger’s Tiger JK (nee Jung Kwon Seo), went on yesterday’s MBC produced “Mureuppak Gru” and spoke about the racism he endured both in the states and in Korea.
Modern Architecture – Cloud 360 Observatory (4 pics)
Designed by Korean architecture firm Kyungam Architects Associates, “Cloud 360” was a competition entry to build the Daewon Park Observatory in Seongnam, South Korea.
South Korea’s Armed Forces Day (6 photos)
As a American-born Korean, I’ve always found the Korean military to be intriguing. Hearing stories about the ROK Army has not only made me proud of my Korean heritage, […]
Modern Architecture – Reaching Toward the Heavens (6 pics)
Yesterday, we looked at Asymptote’s “Dream Hub” proposal for the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul, South Korea. Today, we take a look at another awesome proposal that was […]
Modern Architecture – The Merging Towers: Seoul (5 pics)
Although this proposal by Asymptote did not win the “Dream Hub” master plan competition for the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul, South Korea, I’m totally blown away by […]
