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The discourse around the “YG sound” and the nitpicky nature of it
To start this off, I’ll define what counts as the “YG sound”. YG’s brand of kpop usually involves a certain…
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Korean TikToker Won Jeong, with 54.8M followers, Convicted of SA, Is Posting Again, and Millions Think He’s Innocent Due to Misinformation
A TikToker named Won Jeong (원정맨), with over 54.8 million followers, was convicted of quasi-r*pe (준강간) in South Korea —…
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South Korea’s ex-President Yoon re-arrested over martial law decree
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves the Seoul Central District Court after attending a questioning session on July…
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K-style strikes back to win over China’s Gen Z with Musinsa at helm
Musinsa, South Korea’s fashion unicorn backed by KKR Co., is set to bring the K-style wave to China with ANTA…
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“SKT Must Absolve Clients’ Termination Fees, Failed to Meet Obligations of Providing Secure Telecommunications”: Gov
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IGIS Asset resumes sale of KIC-backed Shilla Stay Seodaemun
Shilla Stay Seodaemun (Courtesy of IGIS Asset Management) Shilla Stay Seodaemun has been put on the market again amid signs…
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Samsung’s Q2 profit seen weaker, bottoming out in H2
Samsung is set to release its latest foldable phone models — Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip 7 — on…
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S.Korea names budget veteran as finance minister to prop up economy
Koo Yoon-cheol, South Korea’s finance minister nominee, speaks to the press on June 29, 2025 (Courtesy of News1) South Korean…
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Donald Trump Jr Seoul Crypto Conf
uhhh…i hate that hes coming here and i hate that hes talking about crypto. the heck does this guy know…
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Xiaomi to open first offline store in S.Korea with premium products
Xiaomi’s flagship premium Xiaomi Ultra 15 smartphone, featuring Leica carmera lenses (Courtesy of News1 Korea) Xiaomi Inc., a Chinese technology…
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Google to invest $100 mn in Gentle Monster in XR glasses push
Gentle Monster is renowned for its conceptually designed retail spaces Google LLC has signed an agreement to invest around 145.0…
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SK Hynix leads Samsung in customized HBM; lands Nvidia, Microsoft deals
The exterior of SK Hynix’s semiconductor plant in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province (Courtesy of Yonhap) SK Hynix Inc. has secured Nvidia…
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Help identifying modern Korean fiction
My human memory is failing me. Internet searches are failing me. I turn now to the wisdom of the crowd.…
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[MEGATHREAD] NewJeans Appeal Fails
On 17th June, the Seoul High Court rejected the members of NewJeans’ appeal against the injunction that barred them from…
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Hong Kong-based Anchor Equity puts Korea’s Danbi Education up for sale
Anchor Equity Partners is a Hong Kong-based private equity firm Anchor Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based private equity firm, is…
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Critical Korean review of ITZY’s Girls Will Be Girls EP hits on the problems with the album and their direction
Here is a translation of the review from IZM which gave the EP 1.5/5 stars: ITZY, who debuted with “DALLA…
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[Extra Long Legal Drama] TVXQ’s Split: Revisiting and Analyzing the Lawsuit that Changed K-POP & Slave Contracts
Edit: I am trying to fix some quotes, bc for some reason they got messed up after posting! Given the…
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The golden age of Korean language education is failing the teachers who made it possible
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Samsung supplies HBM3E to AMD’s new accelerators
AMD MI350 series (Screenshot captured from AMD’s online news release) Samsung Electronics Co. has delivered the fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM)…
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So is gnarly proof that k-pop can’t really fail?
Yeah the song absolutely sucks, not really a discussion to be had, I get it some people can like it,…
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In Seoul, once-rising art hub feels pinch of global strains
2023 Kiaf Seoul x Frieze Seoul at COEX, Seoul Sept. 6-10, 2023 In Seoul’s Hannam district, the storefront that once…
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Proxy voting rises in South Korea, but few vetoes cast
(Courtesy of Getty Images) An increasing number of asset management firms in South Korea are exercising their voting rights at…
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Newly diagnosed chronic kidney disease, diet, and Korean food
I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago with chronic kidney disease likely related to my autoimmune disease, in my 30s. Now,…
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South Korea’s liberal Lee Jae-myung leads presidential vote – exit poll
South Korea’s liberal politician Lee Jae-myung has two thumbs up after his last campaign on June 2, 2025, in Seoul…
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Ex-TSMC executive joins Samsung Foundry to lead US expansion
Samsung Electronics’ chip cleanroom Samsung Electronics Co. has brought a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) executive on board…
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What makes a genuine apology and what should we expect?
A lot of people are making posts and asking what it would take to forgive Kiss of Life. I wanted…
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“If Japan loses, Koreans will fight each other, divided by foreign powers”: June 1945 warning by Korean collaborator (박춘금, 朴春琴) who urged authorities to redirect Korean nationalism into support for Imperial Japan
This is a translation of a Japanese newspaper roundtable discussion from June 1945, held just two months before Imperial Japan’s…
