North Korea has a population of about 24 million people, most of whom live horrible and impoverished lives. The horror stories that occur rarely reach the outside world due to North Korea’s total isolation from the rest of the world. More »

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A South Korean couple takes online gaming addiction to a whole new level. They were so addicted to an online game called Prius Online that they neglected to properly feed their three month old daughter who sadly died due to the parents’ lack of sense. Poor child. More »

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On Friday, March 19th, Thailand will be holding its 2010 Pattaya International Music Festival. The free concert features artists from both Thailand and other countries, such as Korea and China. More »

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The Olympics is heating up on the ice, and for the past couple days, South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna has been skating up quite a storm. More »

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KARA wishes their fans and especially YOU a happy new year! People in Korea and other areas of Asia have begun celebrating New Years. “Happy New Year” in Korean is 새해 복 많이 받으세요 [sae hae bok mani badeuseyo]. More »

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Chuno is currently the #1 drama in Korea, with more than a third of the country tuning in to watch the story of Daegil and his slave hunting adventures. Episode nine aired on February 3rd and should be completely subbed and available for viewing shortly. More »

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Girls’ Generation just recently released their new song called “Oh!” and today the music video for the song was revealed. It’s more or less a very Girls’ Generation style video, and it wasn’t extremely hard to predict what this music video was going to be like. More »

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Daesung of the five member pop group, Big Bang, has just released his newest single entitled “Cotton Candy.” It is a pop/R&B song that precedes the Big Bang concert that is taking place in a matter of days. Keep reading to see what I thought of this sugary song. More »

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In 2001, Keiichi Iwasaki left his home in Japan to travel across 37 countries with only 160 yen (~$2) in his pocket. More »

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From Ziggytek: LG, the 3rd largest cell phone manufacturer in the world is planning to launch an App Store of their own but will be released first in South Korea. Currently, the LG application store holds 1,400 apps, available in 15 different languages, but LG is determined to up that number to 2,000 apps in 24 different languages by the end of this year. More »

Besides my love for beer and boxing, there’s reason to believe that I am woman with just one word and one word alone: shoes. Give me shoes, or give me death is something I live by. Apparently South Korean actress Ryu Won Jung, mostly remembered as “Anna Rexia” in 2005’s My Name is Kim Sam Soon and in real life, shares my same motto. Case-en-point? She rocked Balmain’s Spring/Summer 2009 “IT” shoes at this week’s “Castaway On The Moon” movie press conference. More »

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I think that Maxim is a great magazine to read and look at. It has funny articles and great photo spreads. But I would never buy it myself, just read it from the newsstand or a friend’s house. The May, Korean edition has a pretty hot girl on the cover so it compelled me to feature it today. That girl on the cover is Joo Hee from the pop group 8eight.

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Happy Children’s Day, everyone! Or at least in Japan and South Korea. Every year, Korea and Japan celebrate this as a national holiday. Families go out together and enjoy some quality time with each other. Whether it’s at a picnic, a trip to an amusement part, or perusing through a museum, this is a holiday all for the little (and big) ones out in these two countries. This also the day where children will receive present and monies from their parents and other relatives. More »

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Unlike the weekend, there was much more news to sift through. While I was doing just that, I noticed a pattern ladies and gentlemen. The “S” word appeared a lot. Yes, I mean scandals. I didn’t need to spend more than 5 minutes to find the ones I have below. My strict protestant upbringing prevents me from searching further. More »

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Three months ago, South Korean officials arrested “Minerva” — a South Korean blogger– on the basis of bearing malicious intent against the South Korean government, yadada, by spreading false rumours across the Internet. Well, booyah to the paranoid folks! The court decided that Park Dae Sung aka Minerva is NOT guilty. This calls for a celebration in my opinions. More »

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Couple of days ago, I left my bedroom and headed for the computer room, where I had to pass my mother who was watching the Korean news. Before I entered the computer room, my mother suddenly asked, “Do you go to these places on the Internet to talk about suicide?” I scowled at her and said, “Mum, I don’t bother to go to those sites, much less search for them!” Right after that, I had an inkling that suicides must be popping up all over Korea again, but I didn’t really pay attention to it until I saw this article. More »

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Texas lawmaker says that Asian-Americans should change their Asian names into American names to make polling easier on the government. Also, because the Asian names are too hard to pronounce. These two articles talk about this incident. More »

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Without counting my Tokyo trip last May, I finally ventured out of Seoul for the first time in years — five to be exact. On April’s Fool Day, I went on a quick day trip to visit someone in Gumi, a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do area, which happens to be near Daegu. The trip took two hours by the KTX trains (my first time on the KTX!) after leaving the “dreaded” Seoul Station. What’s my verdict about the KTX? Well, it’s certainly fast, and for 28,000 won for a normal ticket (equivalent to about $23), it’s worth it. More »

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Let’s get one thing straight first: Yes, I live in South Korea, but I’m affiliated with the US military bases scattered around the peninsula, and so I have access to American moola.

With that said, I am now a proud and happy owner of a $2 bill, and I type this with a big smile on my face. See, the military bases do not use pennies except at post offices (thank goodness, I suppose), and $2 are something of a rarity to many people here. Including me. My mother has one, but she refuses to let me have hers. Ever since her blunt refusal, I’ve been dying to have a $2 of my own. More »

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For the second consecutive time, Japan has won the World Baseball Classics. Considering there’s only been two, it’s a pretty impressive feat made even more so by downing their archrival South Korea. For you none baseball fans this rivalry is the equivalent of Lakers vs Celtics, USC vs Texas, and Republicans vs Democrats in their respective sports. More »

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