• USKF-Crime-Reaction
    Conservative Korean Netizen Reaction to Rise in US Army Crime
    Conservative netizens react to the recent string of crimes by the US soldiers in South Korea, seeing in a very favourable light rather than typical anti-US rhetoric.
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  • Student Artwork Shows Japanese Imperial Flag, Attracts Criticism
    An image of Korean students standing in front of the Japanese imperial flag and giving a Nazi salute has been stirring controversy on the South Korean internet.
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  • South Koreans Debate Who Would Lose More from Kaesong Closure
    Media debate whether North Korea's need for cash or South Korean companies' business interests are more valuable in the Kaesong Industrial Complex.
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  • ‘Extreme’ Hagwon Adverts Start Korean Education Debate
    Netizens debate the merits of a Korean education system that expects an impossible commitment from its students by attending after school academies or 'hagwon'.
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  • Analysis of the Korean Sweet and Sour Pork Controversy
    Netizens shed light on the much contested debate in modern day Korean society: When eating sweet and sour pork, do you 'dip' or 'pour' the sauce?
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  • Increase of ‘Human Flesh Capsules’ Smuggled Into Korea
    South Korean customs have reported twice as many 'human flesh capsules' seized from incoming tourists and residents visiting from China and South East Asia.
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  • North Korea Declares ‘State of War’ with South, Netizens React
    Netizens react to the latest development in a series of increasingly bellicose rhetoric from Pyongyang with a mixture of apathetic disbelief and genuine concern.
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  • North Korean Defector Working as Prostitute Found Dead in Motel
    A North Korean defector who had turned to working as a prostitute to earn money is found dead in a South Korean motel after being killed in by an enraged client.
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  • Korean Teenagers Go Online to Find Random ‘Ghost Friends’
    Korean teenagers are eager to add random people to their social network service friend list to look more popular. Netizens dissappointed.
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  • Anti-Korean Sentiment in Taiwan Blamed on ‘Yellow Journalism’
    Anti-Korean sentiment at a baseball game in Taiwan is due to 'yellow journalism', says a Korean commentator; but netizens say the South Korean media is just as bad
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  • Mangate: Prestigious University Student Urinates On Subway Seat
    A picture of a student from the prestigious Yonsei University urinating on a metro seat goes viral. Netizens reacted with disgust and anger.
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  • Sex Scandal Rocks New Presidential Administration
    The Blue House suffers another embarrassment as Vice Minister of Justice resigns just six days after taking the oath for his alleged involvement in a sex scandal.
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  • New South Korean Law Might Make Miniskirts Illegal
    A law designed to combat indecent exposure that comes into effect today has led to much speculation as to whether or not extra-short miniskirts will become illegal.
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  • Netizens Touched by Anti-anti-Korean Protests in Japan
    Right-wing anti-Korean protests in Japan by far-right group Zaitokukai have been met with 'Anti-anti Korean' protests by another group calling for moderation.
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  • South Korean Drama Actor Park Si-hoo in Rape Scandal
    KakaoTalk messages from 'Miss A', a mysterious woman who accused popular South Korean drama actor Park Si-hoo of rape, are obtained and scrutinised by local media.
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  • Yu-na Kim at her short program, playing the 'Vampire's Kiss.'
    Mixed Nerves Ahead of Kim Yuna’s Figure Skating Victory
    Anger as queen of skating Yuna Kim receives an unexpectedly low score for her 'flawless' performance at the short program of the World Figure Skating Championships.
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  • Controversial Book on Abortion in South Korea Triggers Debate
    A new book about abortion in South Korea triggers fresh debate on who should be responsible for contraception and whether to legalize abortions.
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