Media outlets constantly make use of the 'miserable North Korean defector' narrative. The current media frenzy surrounding the inter-Korean summit is no different. But journalists should exercise more sensitivity and respect, writes one defector.
North Korea said it wants to participate in the winter Olympics in South Korea. This is an unexpected gesture for the hawks in the U.S.
From Marilyn Monroe, Robin Williams to SHINee's Jonghyun, celebrity deaths are juicy material for the media. But it's time we talk about them differently.
No-kids zones are polarizing South Korean society. Blame often falls on the parents, and unfortunately more often on the mothers.
South Korea needs feminism, and teachers awake to the gender stereotypes imposed on students. But even identifying as a feminist brings backlash.
South Koreans are used to hearing sentences that end in hadeora, a verb meaning “it is said that….” This particular…
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is no longer trying to be the next South Korean president. He has only himself to blame.
Unprecedentedly, Kim Jong-un apologized to the people of North Korea for his failures. I have a theory: Pyongyang is watching the protests in the South.
I get visibly tense when I see my name in South Korean media or a local reporter contacts me. Ethics is in short supply in South Korea’s journalism business. I do not wish to be part of this game.
Discrimination is rampant in the job search process for many applicants. A law levying fines on companies for asking certain questions is not a solution.
If you want to be accuse of being a CIA and NIS tool, research on North Korean human rights is the ticket. I’d even recommend this to you.
Watching the archival video of Park Geun-hye and Choi Tae-min, I was struck by how familiar the whole scene seemed. Such fervent religiosity is an integral part of the fabric of contemporary South Korea.