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Stability and Non-Interventionism: The Tone and Roots of China’s Policy Toward North Korea
On November 21, 2024, Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao published an article by Professor Kang Joon-young of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies…
fail, family, history, Japan, Justice, Korean War, LG, Military, North Korea, Peace, Politics, Punishment, Pyongyang, Ukraine, Warning -
Cunning and Vicious, Capricious and Childish: An Analysis of North Korea’s Unexpected Foreign Policy Moves
On September 21, during the “Supreme People’s Assembly,” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared that “North Korea and South Korea…
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How a Japanese artist depicted Korean envoys (Joseon Tongsinsa) visiting Japan.
The Joseon Tongsinsa were large-scale diplomatic and cultural exchange missions dispatched from Korea’s Joseon Dynasty to Japan. The term tongsinsa…
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Why does MBC glorify the enemy and a ruthless dictator?
Take a look at these images (all real, I checked) and tell me this isn’t fucked up https://imgur.com/a/5almmJN https://imgur.com/a/ewXyhzx (on…
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To non-Korean Redditors: Does South Korea having NO Nobel Prize laureates in scientific field mean bad?
Around this time period Nobel Prize laureates are announced. And during this time SK media and people are discussing there…
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Czech Politicians Cooperate with a Korean Cult “Shincheonji”
Czech Politicians Cooperate with Members of a Korean Sect. “We Had No Idea Who They Were,” They Say Photo: Mayor…
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[고화질] 김완선 KIM WAN SUN 팩스뮤지카 – 리듬속의 그 춤을
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Pax Musica (팍스 뮤지카) – a concert of artists from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea in the 1980s and 1990s…
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Religious persecution in Korea
https://youtu.be/MW2D0F9umv4?si=8yFq5HAw9CggBI3g The arrest of Hak Ja Han, a well respected peace leader has sent shockwaves around the world. Anyone in…
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Some kpop fans are weird about the D4vd case.
I keep seeing people on TikTok saying “imagine how X idol has reacted to the news”, “I feel bad for…
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Chinese people express grief over death of Coast Guard officer in rescue of Chinese man | Yonhap News Agency
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) — The death of a South Korean Coast Guard officer during a rescue operation for a…
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the ” han next _____ ” comments on tiktok needs to stop.
ive just only been on tiktok for a few weeks now, but this is an issue that genuinely pisses me…
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Seriously, fuck these pieces of shit in particular
May these traitorous pieces of filth never know peace. Send these MAGAt gyopo scum to alligator Alcatraz and make them…
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April 1945 Seoul dining: the public endured price-gouging and scraps, while privileged Japanese and Korean collaborator elites drank and feasted behind closed doors
As Imperial Japan’s war effort was collapsing in spring 1945, life in colonial Seoul grew increasingly desperate. Ordinary Koreans were…
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When Sneakers Dance to the Beat: K‑Pop’s Power Plays in Global Footwear
Photo Credits: Puma Fila Nile Vogue Magazine Seoul, 2025. The streets outside Hongdae Station are a frontline runway: chunky New Balances…
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Song Reviews! August Wrap-Up! Battle of the B-Sides: Stray Kids
Hello, everyone! I’m back to have as cheerful and safe a space as I can carve out on the internet!…
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N.Korea’s Kim Jong Un to debut on multilateral diplomatic stage in China; summit with Xi, Putin likely
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to a Pyongyang art…
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Is this guy bullying me?
So I’m in a Korean club at my college (located in America) I am 24M and there’s 3 other people…
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S.Korea, US affirm partnership to usher in US shipbuilding, manufacturing renaissance
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (third from left) holds a summit with Donald Trump at the White House on…
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thoughts on NMIXX’s FORWARD EP – introspective and metaphorically robust
TLDR; I think this EP is a great metaphor for self-acceptance and has (subtle?) themes that might resonate with queer…
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President Lee to meet Kpop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang, TWICE
“Huntress, a three-member girl group that battles demons in Kpop Demon Hunters. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will meet with…
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Happy gwangbok
Today is exactly 80 years since Korea was liberated from Japan. I hope you have a good day thinking about…
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Still can’t enjoy NMIXX’s O.O., Did it grow on you?
I remembered NMIXX again and tried to recall their debut, their debut was iconic, and… yeah song just feels like…
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S.Korea-US summit set for Aug. 25 with focus on security, economy
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea (left) and US President Donald Trump President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea…
Discussion, Donald Trump, G7, Hyundai, Japan, LG, Military, Peace, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, Seoul, travel -
Anyone else think its a red flag if a fan doesnt contribute to their fandom?
I saw a post that goes like “I feel weird being a fan that doesn’t fanart, or fanfiction, like I’m…
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It’s Peaceful Being a Casual Fan of Any Group
Seeing the obsessive side of fandoms on Twitter made me realize how peaceful it is to stay casual. I don’t…
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What will happen to ENHA since there a new boy group debuting under Belift Lab?
Be:Lift Lab, ENHYPEN’s company has announced that they are launching global auditions for males from 2007-2014 to debut in a…
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Rain & thunder in Seoul tonight
Loud thunder and heavy rain hitting Seoul now. Not a peaceful night. Might wanna keep an umbrella with you these…
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Is there this type of filler surgery to change appearance in South Korea?
So I found this video on xiaohognshu! And I saw that the girl wanted to look like Ive’s Wonyoung! Then…
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