• Teenage Sociopath Dismembers Girl, Reveals Details Online
    After murdering a 17 year old girl, the killer went to social media to describe his lack of remorse and send images of the dismembered body to his friends.
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  • Celebrity Soldiers Spotted Leaving Massage Parlor
    Netizens criticize the special privileges given to celebrities in the military after reporters find Seven and Sangchu visiting massage parlors.
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  • Korea Responds to Asiana Airlines Crash
    Online response focused on the extraordinary efforts of pilots, flight attendants, and passengers during the crash and offered condolences to the deceased.
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  • NIS Leaks Transcript of Inter-Korea Summit
    Public divided by revelation that President Roh Moo-hyun offered NLL to North Korea, leak also seen as a smokescreen for investigation into NIS.
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  • Netizens Condemn Censorship of Reporting about NIS Scandal
    Producers at channel MBC block coverage about the arrest of the head of the National Intelligence Service, leading to comparisons to Korea's past dictatorships.
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  • Accused of Admissions Fraud, Vice Principal Commits Suicide
    The Young Hoon International Middle School had been under investigation since March for fraudulently admitting the son of the vice president of Samsung Electronics.
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  • Donations Pour in for Young Mother Arrested for Stealing Milk
    Concerned citizens donate to a young mother who was arrested for stealing milk after not being able to afford the upkeep costs associated with having a child.
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  • Witch-hunt Rocks Conservative Korean Internet
    Ilbe finds itself at the centre of another scandal as a more progressive site threatens an Ilbe user for reusing material, naming and pursuing her offline.
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  • 10,000 Korean Children Born to Filipina Prostitutes
    Civic group searches for Korean men who fathered children with prostitutes in the Philippines and then abandoned them, leading to national shame
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  • Protest Against New Smoking Ban in Korean Internet Cafes
    New smoking ban in Korea prohibits smoking inside internet cages, inciting protest from users and owners.
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  • New Movement to Demolish Statues of Japanese Collaborators
    Civic groups launch protest to remove statues in honor of generals, scholars who turned out to be collaborators with colonial Japan.
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  • A Visual Guide to the Dark Underbelly of the Korean Internet
    New meme captures the "Feminazis, Zealots, and Retards" of the most popular internet communities Nate Pann, I Love Soccer, Women's Generation, and more
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  • Ahn Cheol-soo Criticized for Not Knowing the Price of Ramen
    Self-titled champion of "practical politics" left at a loss for words when a distressed businessman asks him the price of ramen, criticizes his lack of practical knowledge
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  • Korean Military Academy Accused of Sexual Assault Cover-up
    The Korean Military Academy has come under fire for not releasing news of an on-campus sexual assault until more than a week after the inceident happened.
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  • Popstar Uses ‘Democratisation’ Slang, Causes Controversy
    Female idol Jeon Hyo-song causes controversy by using the term 'democratisation' during a radio interview – the term has different connotations on the Korean web.
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  • Cheating Prohibits Korean Students from Taking U.S. SAT Exam
    After a test company discovered material on upcoming tests was leaked to hagwon students, emails were sent for the second time in two months cancelling the exams.
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  • South Korean ‘Honeypot Gang’ Targets Married Men
    A gang of South Korean women who target married men in bars, sleep with them, then threaten to accuse them of rape unless the men pay a fee, are gaining notoriety.
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