by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A single sticky note reminds us of what is important. It’s only fitting that this Korean man took three stories worth of […]
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[VIDEO] Anthony Bourdain Hits South Korea in ‘Parts Unknown’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The fifth season of CNN’s travel show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown premiered Sunday night, opening the episode with a scene of Bourdain nursing a […]
South Korea Pledges $1 Million to Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea has pledged $1 million in aid to Nepal after the country was struck with a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Saturday morning, […]
South Korea’s Prime Minister Offers to Resign Amid Bribery Scandal
Pictured above: South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan Koo arrives at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chun Soo-young/Yonhap via AP) by HYUNG-JIM KIM, Associated Press […]
McDonald’s Korea Opens Big Mac Jingle Contest, Thousands of Koreans Compete
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com If you think you love McDonalds, just wait until you see what these South Koreans do to show their love for Big Macs. […]
Columbia Grad Student Creates K-pop Boy Band ‘EXP’ for Thesis Project
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When fans of K-pop boy group EXO recently heard about a non-Korean boy band debuting in Korea as “EXP,” they weren’t having it. […]
Study: South Koreans Becoming More Open-Minded About LGBT Issues
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Koreans are becoming more open-minded and adopting increasingly favorable attitudes regarding LGBT rights and issues, according to a recent study by […]
Sewol Moms Urge Aspiring Journalists: “Tell the Truth to Your Generation”
story by JULIE HA photographs by ALEX COREY/EL NUEVO SOL Dressed in yellow jackets, black T-shirts, dark slacks and sneakers, Park Hye-young and Hong Young-mee sat at the head […]
The First Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Sinking
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com Today (April 16), South Koreans mark the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry sinking, which killed more than 300 passengers–a majority of them high school […]
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Stars Assemble for Press Conference
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Over the weekend, the director and cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron assembled for a press conference at Disney’s Main Theatre to discuss the […]
A Cube Entertainment Begins Global Auditions in Los Angeles
South Korea-based A Cube Entertainment is looking for their next generation of singers, actors, dancers and models as they begin their global audition process for 2015 in Los Angeles. Do […]
Benu Chef Corey Lee Announces Tour Dates for New Cookbook
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Acclaimed chef Corey Lee will be hitting the road later this month to promote his new cookbook Benu, which was named after his three […]
Korean Parents Shell Out $640 for Japanese Backpacks
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Buying school supplies can get pricey, especially if you’re a parent of an elementary student in South Korea. According to YTN, many Korean […]
S. Korea Lifts Travel Ban on Japanese Journalist Charged with Defaming President
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced that it has lifted the travel ban on Tatsuya Kato, a Japanese journalist charged with defaming South Korean President […]
Fashion Doppelgangers in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com After fussing over your outfit of the day, don’t you hate it when you spot someone wearing the same exact clothes as you? […]
