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Actress Hayoung’s ‘four generations of doctors’ brag backfired hard — the deeper history behind why Koreans are furious”
Hi r/korea, I’ve been following the Hayoung (“하영”) family scandal closely and did my own write-up analyzing it — pulling…
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Santos Bravos has exposed the farce that is the K-pop training system
Santos Bravos were one of the most talked-about acts at KCON LA this weekend, mainly due to their stellar live…
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Teen girl arrested after pouring boiling water on her mother
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A teenage girl has been arrested after allegedly pouring boiling water over her mother, who tried to stop her from…
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Colonial wealth
How did the chaebols escape punishment by the 2005 asset confiscation law ? The law only recovered a portion of…
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How would North Americans and Europeans view actor Ha Young’s great-grandfather controversy if framed through a similar lens?
As a Korean, I’m writing this because I’m genuinely curious about how people from North America or Europe view this…
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In just three hours, Japanese colonial authorities rounded up 466 Seoul residents for black-market trading, sentenced them on the spot, and sent them by streetcar to Seodaemun Prison (July 1945)
This article illustrates an example of the brutal “summary trials” carried out in connection with mass police sweeps against black-market…
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“Even prison will not save you”: unmarried young Korean women feared sexual enslavement in Imperial Japan’s wartime labor conscription, but officials said evaders would be imprisoned and then conscripted anyway (September 1944)
By early 1944, months before Japan formally promulgated the Women’s Labor Volunteer Corps Ordinance in August 1944, reports from colonial…
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In 1944, Imperial Japan formally conscripted almost all unmarried Korean women ages 12-40 into a forced labor system that had already been used for years to traffic laborers into sex slavery according to testimonies of former comfort women
On August 23, 1944, Imperial Japan promulgated the Women’s Labor Volunteer Corps Ordinance. This ordinance gave the state a formal…
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Imperial Japan hunted shortwave listeners in colonial Korea: 246 people investigated and 50 radios seized by Inspector Saiga Shichirō, a notorious torturer accused of fabricating cases and sending detainees to their deaths (1942-1944)
During World War II, Imperial Japan banned the use of shortwave radios, which tech savvy Koreans were apparently using to…
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Gwangju residents call for Shinsegae chairman’s resignation, launch Starbucks boycott
Civic groups in South Jeolla Province and Gwangju have jumped into action, alleging that Shinsegae Group, the parent company of…
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Gwangju Uprising distortions still prevalent despite punishment law
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With the 46th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Uprising falling on Monday, false claims about the pro-democracy movement, including…
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#dontbringEVANback (my thoughts, opinion, and feelings on the ENHYPEN situation)
I lokwey wanna make this a real hashtag so bad… TLDR: heesung left, people need to shut up I am…
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Why Korea’s new religion bill is rattling Protestant churches
A proposed South Korean bill that would sanction religious groups accused of systematic political intervention has sparked a fierce backlash…
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Korean firms give high marks to deregulation despite safety hurdles
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A majority of companies in Korea say they are satisfied with the government’s efforts to streamline regulations, even as nearly…
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Families of Jeju Air crash victims protest discovery of additional remains
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The bereaved families of the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in late 2024 on Monday protested the recent…
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Lee’s approval rating hits highest level since inauguration: poll
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating climbed to 67 percent, marking its highest level since he took office last June,…
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Avoid this 붕어빵.
I saw this on sale in the freezer section at HMart. We love getting 붕어빵 at the food court, so…
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Ex-drone commander removed from office over martial law involvement
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The former chief of the Drone Operations Command has been removed from office Thursday in disciplinary action over his involvement…
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Who are the idols that treat it like a 9-5 job?
Who are some idols that treat it like a 9-5 job? The ones that show up, do their job and…
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Borrowers frustrated over expanded debt relief for low-income earners
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When Seoul office worker Lee Jun-ho, 40, learned that some low-income borrowers could have debts of nearly 50 million won…
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Newly declassified Russian records reveal more Japanese murders of Koreans in 1945.The number of Koreans forcibly mobilized to Sakhalin is at least 16,000. The rate of non-returns among forcibly mobilized Koreans, including those who went missing,is significantly higher at 34.3%than in other regions
16,000 Koreans Forcibly Mobilized to Sakhalin During Japanese Colonialism Half of Sakhalin’s Koreans May Have Been Massacred During World War…
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A politician received disciplinary punishment from the PPP for calling Shincheonji a ‘CULT’
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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…
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South Korean Scam Suspects in Cambodia Fear Return, Punishment
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justice system in joseon
Recently I’ve been looking into the structure of Joseon and its court, and I was wondering where those accused of…
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Number of Annual Top 10 Entries on Melon by an artist since 2005
Rank Artist Song Yearly Rank 1st IU (13 times total) “Nagging” (with 2AM Seulong) 2010 – 2nd “Good Day” 2011…
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Photos/ Drawings/ Paintings/ Detailed Descriptions of historical tattoos?
I’ve read about a few different types of historical tattoo in Korea, including… Tribal talismans for luck, etc. around the…
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Korea to tighten stewardship code with workplace safety penalties; accident-prone firms remain wary
A construction site in Seoul South Korea is preparing sweeping changes to its stewardship code that will allow public pension…
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TXT got hit back when they were a trainee
https://youtu.be/IOVzCZ2CN-E Soobin: We covered Mansae when we were trainees. It was about a week or two after entering BigHit. Back…
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Soobin just revealed that bighit used corporal punishment on their trainees
He said they used to get hit during dance practice if they did stuff wrong. He also said they dont…
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Hanwha seeks to buy Paraspara Seoul from developer tied to Banyan Tree Busan fire
A bird’s-eye view of Paraspara Seoul (Courtesy of Paraspara Seoul) Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co. is in talks to acquire…
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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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TAEIL has been sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison. Arrested in the courtroom following sentence.
At 2 p.m. on the 10th, the 26th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court held the first trial…
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The film that tried to make Koreans see Imperial Japan as their “Omoni” (Mother): Inside the 1945 propaganda movie “Love and Vows” (愛と誓ひ, 사랑과맹세)
This is my review and analysis of a deeply unsettling Imperial Japanese propaganda film, Love and Vows (愛と誓ひ), which was…
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Another Case of Korean Nepotism? Jungheung Construction Helped the Chairman’s Son Build a Billion-Dollar Empire
Just saw the news about Jungheung Construction and honestly, it’s peak Korean chaebol nepotism. Quick rundown: In Sejong City, an…
