What It’s Like to Love “B-list” K-pop Idols
Imagine dedicating yourself to a K-pop band that most people don't even recognize. There is always some explaining to do.
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Was Chuseok Ever Fun?
It may sound like Christmas or Thanksgiving, but Chuseok is more of a drudgery for many South Koreans. Just look at how many left the country this year.
Insadong: Breathing Its Last
Insadong in central Seoul is known as a preserve of Korea's traditional culture. But in reality old shops are closing or leaving.
The Other Side of K-pop and Korean Music: Labor Abuse
Behind the glamorous facade of Korean music, there is widespread mistreatment of musicians and rampant disregard for their rights as workers
What a British Food Critic Doesn’t Know About Korean Food
Generous ratings in the inaugural Michelin Guide on Seoul perturbed one British food critic. Korean food critics weigh in on his assessment.
KÉ Interview: British Food Critic Roasts Michelin Guide on Seoul
The first-ever Michelin guide dedicated to Seoul's dining scene is out. A British food critic asks whether acclaim is justified.
When Your Child Goes Missing For 18 Years
Song Hye-hee is probably one of S. Korea's most famous missing children. Here's a dive into how her father still yearns for a missing child, after 18 years.
Dongdaemun Postcard: From Stall to Tower, Merchant to Tourist
Dongdaemun has long been one of the central marketplaces in Seoul. How has it changed over the years? Who shops there now? Here's a summer postcard.
Alpabet or Alphabet? The Case for a New Hangeul
Hangeul is the pride and joy of Korean culture. Can (and should) it be "universalized" to adapt to the changing sounds of the S. Korean language?
Heat Shelters Are So Hot Right Now
On its website, Gwangjin District has a map scattered with 99 red pins that make the landscape look like it has broken out in heat rash: heat shelters.
Education Blues Pt. 3: A Deported English Teacher
Some English-ed institutions were recently raided by the Korean government. Here's the story of a deported English teacher who worked at one of them.
The Cleanest Race
On a sunny Sunday, crowds of mostly men can be found at a race track south of Seoul for what is a mostly illegal practice in South Korea: gambling.