When Bryan Do answers the phone in the wee morning hours, he’s drinking a bottle of yogurt after fasting for eight hours for a routine set of blood tests. […]
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South Korean Startup Ybrain Targets Brain Disorders With Health Care Tech
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Wearable technology isn’t just relegated to fitness tracking and reading text messages off a $10,000-plus gold Apple Watch. Tech companies are […]
Oiji: A Touch of Seoul in the East Village
Two South Korean-born chefs endeavor to bring traditional Korean dishes into the limelight with a modern culinary makeover. by JANE KIM photos by AYLA CHRISTMAN Above photo: Brian Sehong Kim, […]
Two South Koreans Cycle Across USA for ‘Comfort Women’ Awareness
by KARIN CHAN editor@charactermedia.com Two South Korean pals are cycling across America to raise awareness for the Korean “comfort women” who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese […]
Koreans Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Panels
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest and most wonderful gathering of comic book and pop culture enthusiasts from around the world, is in […]
South Korean Startup Ybrain Targets Brain Disorders With Health Care Tech
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Wearable technology isn’t just relegated to fitness tracking and reading text messages off a $10,000-plus gold Apple Watch. Tech companies are […]
‘Korean Superboy’ Doo-ho Choi Withdraws From July 15 Bout
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Fans of the “Korean Superboy” will have to wait a bit longer to see him back in the Octagon. Doo-ho Choi was forced out […]
Friends, Family of Murdered South Korean Woman Seek Justice
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Friends and colleagues of Sunny Kim, a 26-year-old South Korean woman who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, have launched a GoFundMe campaign to […]
Meet the Boys of EXP, NYC’s Own K-pop Boy Band
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Columbia University student Bora Kim riled up the K-pop world about a month ago when word of her MFA thesis project—a non-Korean […]
Meet the Team Behind EXP: “I’m Making a Boy Band”
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Columbia University student Bora Kim riled up the K-pop world about a month ago when word of her MFA thesis project–a non-Korean […]
Hyun-jin Ryu Elects Shoulder Surgery, Most Likely Out for Season
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Los Angeles Dodgers starting southpaw Hyun-jin Ryu has decided to undergo shoulder surgery on his injured pitching shoulder, which has kept him […]
[VIDEO] South Korean Woman’s Before and After Makeup Looks Go Viral
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com We’ve all seen the power of makeup before and how it can drastically transform someone’s face. But, one simple video of a South […]
South Korean Soldier Kills 2 in Shooting Spree Before Committing Suicide
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A 24-year-old South Korean soldier shot and killed two fellow reservists and injured two others before turning the gun on himself earlier […]
Just In Case You Missed It: Sei Young Kim’s Eagle to Beat Inbee Park
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When one thinks walk-off win, golf isn’t the sport that immediately comes to mind. But Sei Young Kim made two incredible shots this […]
Missing South Korean Teen Joins Islamic State Training Camp
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean teenager who went missing in Turkey last month has been receiving training from the Islamic State (IS) militant group, according […]
