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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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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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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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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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Photos of a girl staging a one-person protest outside the Korean National Assembly against multiculturalism policies prompts a thoughtful debate on a popular forum.
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Controversy erupts online as a female student is pictured kneeling on a roadside, ordered by a senior to do so. Netizens call it an abuse of the social hierarchy.
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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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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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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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Netizens react to the news that Jeong H. Kim, a Korean-American businessman, has been forced by local politics to return home and reject a ROK ministerial position
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An editorial by progressive website Ddanzi criticising conservative website Ilbe kickstarts an online debate regarding freedom of speech and expression in Korea.
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The evolutionary process of Ilbe bugs - users from Korea's most popular conservative netizen portal, is portrayed in a set of cartoons, generating much attention
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A netizen shares his knowledge on how to lure the much revered 'Sushi girl' Japanese penpal, Google Translate being among one of the preferred tools of choice.
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Kim Hyun-hee, the former North Korean terrorist responsible for the orchestrated bombing of a South Korean passenger jet goes on a South Korean TV talk show.
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Forget Kim Jong Un's satellite fireworks and Japan's territorial claims: in South Korea, a very different kind of online war is waging between netizens.
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K-pop star Rain causes controversy after taking sick days off his military service all-the-while dating actress Kim Tae-hee. Netizens disgusted and unforgiving.
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Ilbe emerged as an influential conservative online community throughout the presidential election campaign. A netizen explains its history and identity.
Online response focused on the extraordinary efforts of pilots, flight attendants, and passengers during the crash and offered condolences to the deceased.
Public divided by revelation that President Roh Moo-hyun offered NLL to North Korea, leak also seen as a smokescreen for investigation into NIS.
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.
New meme captures the "Feminazis, Zealots, and Retards" of the most popular internet communities Nate Pann, I Love Soccer, Women's Generation, and more
Photos of a girl staging a one-person protest outside the Korean National Assembly against multiculturalism policies prompts a thoughtful debate on a popular forum.
Controversy erupts online as a female student is pictured kneeling on a roadside, ordered by a senior to do so. Netizens call it an abuse of the social hierarchy.
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?
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
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.
Netizens react to the news that Jeong H. Kim, a Korean-American businessman, has been forced by local politics to return home and reject a ROK ministerial position
An editorial by progressive website Ddanzi criticising conservative website Ilbe kickstarts an online debate regarding freedom of speech and expression in Korea.
The evolutionary process of Ilbe bugs - users from Korea's most popular conservative netizen portal, is portrayed in a set of cartoons, generating much attention
A netizen shares his knowledge on how to lure the much revered 'Sushi girl' Japanese penpal, Google Translate being among one of the preferred tools of choice.
Kim Hyun-hee, the former North Korean terrorist responsible for the orchestrated bombing of a South Korean passenger jet goes on a South Korean TV talk show.
Forget Kim Jong Un's satellite fireworks and Japan's territorial claims: in South Korea, a very different kind of online war is waging between netizens.
K-pop star Rain causes controversy after taking sick days off his military service all-the-while dating actress Kim Tae-hee. Netizens disgusted and unforgiving.
Ilbe emerged as an influential conservative online community throughout the presidential election campaign. A netizen explains its history and identity.
Some people may interpret the wage gap in the wrong way. It doesn't mean Korean women get only 63% of what Korean men do for the same job with the same educatio ...6 years ago»
Man of Korea isn't a "hate" group. Their language is pretty normal. Ilbe admins do not allow pornographic posts. Megalia can be banned pretty much only because ...6 years ago»
Doing military service means you are going to war if war breaks out. I mean, that's the point of military service, isn't it? Or is it just for fitness? Obviousl ...6 years ago»
For murder, robbery and rape, the crime rates were 0.047% for natives and 0.044% for foreigners in 2010. For murder alone, the rates were 0.002% for natives and ...6 years ago»
What's up with all these accounts with the Korean flag or peninsula avatars? ...7 years ago»
I know you are well-meaning. Like I said, my curiosity is why many expat commenters who care about Korean news seem to be much more bothered by the conflicts be ...7 years ago»
I personally support pragmatic attitudes but let me point this out because I've seen a number of Japanese netizens citing the remark from pres. Park in the wron ...7 years ago»
And sure, there's no war between Korea and Japan. But the improvement and peace I'm talking about is not about saving lives, but just improving atti ...7 years ago»
Because the netizens do not see it as 'improvement'. They are not just saying "Stop making peace." They are essentially saying "Make peace only if the other par ...7 years ago»
Just curious. Do you also feel strongly about netizens always being hawkish in domestic politics? "Lefty zombies vs. conservative idiots" for example. Or are yo ...7 years ago»