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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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THE ROOT OF EVERYTHING – GOT7’s JAY B steps into 2026 stripped bare
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GOT7’s Lim Jae-beom steps into 2026 stripped bare, artistically reborn, and more magnetic than ever — as Numéro Netherlands’ June…
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Japan’s defense chief in Korea for deeper defense ties
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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrived in Korea, Saturday, for talks with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, as the two countries…
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HEART OF WOMAN arrive with Heart Byte: H.O.W Is Different — and They Know It
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HEART OF WOMAN arrive with Heart Byte : LEGACY, a debut that refuses the idol formula and builds something rawer,…
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 31-year high
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TOKYO — The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 31-year high Tuesday as it battles inflation caused by…
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Is it usually this hot this early in the summer? Seoul is in the 90F’s all week. But Tokyo and Shanghai / Beijing are all relatively cool in comparison. Why?
Par for course or unusual heat wave? I thought Tokyo was supposed to be a bit hotter than Seoul. But,…
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Nazi German delegation concluded Korea visit with tour of army boot camp at 공덕리 outside Seoul and final luncheon before departing for Manchuria (May 12, 1939)
I am documenting the last portion of the newspaper coverage of a high-profile world tour by a Nazi German newspaper…
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ENHYPEN’s Jay Between Two Worlds
in FeedsPark Jong-seong has always occupied the beautiful, uncomfortable space between identities. Now, in Polo Ralph Lauren and on the cover…
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West of Seoul – How Hyunjin Made Melrose Avenue His Own
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Where American heritage finds its new voice — Stray Kids’ Hyunjin takes Melrose Avenue and rewrites what GUESS means to…
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Atheart — Beauty+ Digital Cover, June 2026: Sharp Edge, Soft Knife
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Nahyun and Arin of Atheart have no interest in being palatable. They have interest in being inevitable. Nahyun & Arin…
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SEVENTEEN Joshua: The Gentleman Who Embodies K-Pop’s Future
in FeedsVogue Singapore June 2026 Cover Story The Moment Everything Clicked When does Seventeen’s Joshua feel the most confident? When he’s…
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DRIVE TO THE TOP: ALPHA DRIVE ONE IS K-POP’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW FORCE
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Eight Boys. One Destiny. Zero Limits. There is a moment, somewhere between the first note and the final pose, when…
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ZB1: “We Chose Each Other — Now Watch Us Ascend”
in FeedsFive members. One unbreakable name. ZEROBASEONE steps into their most cinematic era yet — and they’re not looking back. There’s…
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MINGYU REIGNS: How SEVENTEEN’s Kim Min-gyu Became K-Pop’s Most “To follow one’s heart’s desires” Fashion Icon
in FeedsThe Face That Redefined K-Pop’s Global Fashion Moment When Mingyu stepped onto the digital cover of W Korea’s May 2026 issue alongside Marithé…
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Full list of S. Korean World Cup squad
in NewsThe following is the list of South Korean players named to the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup…
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The Frequency Shift — Rei Is Already In Your Heart
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She moves between worlds — Korean pop, Japanese fashion, and global digital culture — like she was built for all…
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Chaeryeong going hard, while the rest of the ITZY gals are just vibing.
Thought its pretty funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoqlnNH0Fhc From their Tokyo concert @ 4:40s (Voltage). Happened for Blahx3 and Ringo as well. Kinda…
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TIME IS HIS: Jungkook Commands the Cover in Harper’s BAZAAR Korea x Hublot
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정국. Jungkook. Just the Name Is the Story There is a moment — quiet, almost imperceptible — that separates a…
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The discrediting of Jpop within Kpop discussions
Especially with certain incidents happening recently, I’ve seen a lot of conversations of how black culture has inspired kpop, whether…
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Japan’s Gen Z protests feature K-pop tunes, light sticks
Across Japan, a growing number of people from the MZ generation (born between the 1980s and early 2000s) are taking…
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BORN TO REIGN: JANG WONYOUNG’S UNSTOPPABLE ERA
in FeedsShe arrived at 14 as a dream. At 21, she’s become the definition. The girl who rewrote K-pop’s rulebook —…
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$600 vs $95 for the same aespa concert… be serious 😭
$600 for aespa in the US but ~£70 ($95) in Tokyo?? feels like they see the West as a goldmine…
