Love cartoons and action figures? If you do, be sure to visit the Tetsujin Chinese Restaurant in South Korea. This restaurant not only serves Chinese food, but it also displays the owner’s huge collection of robot action figures, games, displays, and other robot related goodies. This is really a nerd’s paradise, if you ask me. More »

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From Ziggytek: Samsung’s no stranger to keeping the spotlight on their already released devices. Take last year for example, where they released a pink Samsung Galaxy Note ahead of Valentine’s Day - well, the exact same thing happened this year but with the Galaxy Note II along with the partner tablet. Now a Martian Pink version is set to be unveiled… More »

Now available from Taco Bell Korea - which opened in South Korea over two years ago - are the new Fiesta Bulgogi Tacos and Grilled Bulgogi Burritos, featuring what seem to be ground pieces of soy sauce-marinated beef topped with fiesta salsa, lettuce, shredded cheese and seasoned rice. More »

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From Flauntme: The web series Fashion Week Internationale from Vice has been plenty informative, and they’ve enlightened viewers on the topic of plastic surgery with their recent episode. While Columbia fancies butt implants and Rio’s rather fond of gender reassignment, South Korea is very concerned with getting “a more western look” with double eyelid surgery, as some say. More »

VICE, a Canadian magazine focused on international arts & culture, recently took their Fashion Week Internationale documentary show to explore the bustling and insanely inspiration style that surrounds Seoul Fashion Week (which kicked off earlier this week). Though besides covering the fashion event, they went a bit deeper to showing the culture and politics behind them, particularly the influence of KPOP. And what better way to do it than for them to also get the chance to interview none other than…Infinite! More »

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Increasingly more South Korean men are willing to go under the knife; opting for plastic surgery to improve their facial features. In South Korea, the market for men-only plastic surgery clinics is expanding. Previously, men were hesitant to obtain plastic surgery, and those who did it wanted it to look as natural as possible. Now Korean men are bolder with their decisions, frequently asking for highly noticeable nose implants, wanting to achieve higher nose bridges similar to those found in Caucasians. More »

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From Ziggytek: The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has landed in Samsung’s very own home, South Korea across three of the main mobile carriers - SKT, LG U+ and KT. This is only the start as the smartphone is set to travel around the world to a whopping 128 countries and will be available over 260 carriers. More »

From Flauntme: South Korean men are known for being able to serve their country with the utmost care and courage. However, what many people were unaware of was the fact that the manly men use the most male skin care products that any other nationality! More »

From Funsauce: That’s probably why South Korea gets all the love. More »

Japan and Korea are currently experiencing some serious tension, as the controversy regarding which country should own Dokdo, the group of islets in the Sea of Japan, is growing. More »

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From Funsauce: In an unknown newspaper, they were revealing the current status of how countries are doing in the Olympics, to which they named South Korea as “Nice Korea” and North Korea as “Naughty Korea”. More »

It’s time for the 2012’s Summer Olympics! It’s time for cheers, sports, bets, excitement, medals, and fencers that refuse to leave the podium. More »

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The 2012 London Olympics have only just begun and a new record has already been broken, by archer Im Dong-Hyun of South Korea. More »

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From Ziggytek: You first knew of movies in their traditional 2D goodness. Then came the 3D craze in which directors and movie studios thought that the experience would just be that much better in 3D. If 3D wasn’t enough, then guess what? 200 US cinemas will soon allow you to experience movies in 4D. More »

From Htcyou: I’m a bit jealous, but it’s only right since it’s Samsung’s home turf, right? But those in South Korea will get the chance to pick up a more powerful (i.e. better) version of the new Galaxy S III. More »

From Htcyou: Those in South Korea will soon be able to check out Pantech’s newly unveiled Android-powered smartphone, the Vega S5. The smartphone has a 5-inch screen and will be released early this month. More »

From Htcyou: The phone was presented at a Samsung event that was held in Seoul and sports sports the quad-core Exynos chip as well as a separate LTE module. More »

While the majority of soju is sold in South Korea, one brand has topped a worldwide ranking of most-sold spirits. Jinro’s Chamisul maintains it’s #1 spot, while Lotte’s Chum-churum grabbed the #3 spot beating out all other spirits - except for one pesky vodka (Smirnoff). More »

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After South Korean customs officials investigated 17,000 pills confiscated from China, it has been discovered that the pills consisted of the remains of fetuses or stillborn babies. More »

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From Flauntme: Nature gives you beauty, but cosmetic/plastic surgery might be the key when it comes to enhancing it. Well, the survey from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery definitely shows so with the overwhelming population in different countries going under the knife! More »