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ké cast S1 E3: So I Like to Eat Alone. What’s the Big Deal?
BBQ is one of the most popular ways to socialize in Korea, and it embodies a rich history of communal activity in this country. So then why are BBQ restaurants now popping up in South Korea where you can cook meat and eat it alone? Korea Exposé politics editor Steven
ké cast S1 E2: A Painter Versus Power
Welcome to South Korea’s most famous art forgery scandal. Listen to this episode on YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, etc or download the audio on AudioBoom. Host Bruce Harrison sits down with Korea Exposé’s managing editor Haeryun Kang and CEO Se-woong Koo to talk about
ké cast S1 E1: Anal Sex Taboo
What is the anal sex taboo in South Korea? Host Bruce Harrison and Korea Exposé CEO and co-founder Se-Woong Koo talk about homophobia in South Korea. Listen to this episode on YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, etc or download the audio on AudioBoom. Some conservative groups here fear
Praise for Nuclear Industry Grows. Guess Who Is Paying for It.
As Moon Jae-in’s government looks for ways to implement its promised move away from nuclear power, publicly-owned Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) appears to have dramatically upped its spending on pro-nuclear publicity. Data obtained by independent lawmaker Yoon Jong-o and the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) and
South Korea Drops HIV Screening of Foreigners, but Stigma Remains
The Ministry of Justice announced earlier this month that English teachers will no longer be screened for HIV during the visa application process to be eligible to enter and stay in South Korea. The decision comes 10 years after the government changed its visa policies for foreign English teachers, in
Daeri Unjeon: South Korea's Driver Rental Service
Like most youngish South Koreans, Kim Min-seob is spending his Friday evening seated with his neck craned downward, glued to his smartphone. But Kim isn’t scrolling through social media feeds or looking out for text messages from friends or love interests. He’s looking for his next driving gig.
Viral Crash Footage Prompts Questions About Drowsy Driving
In a viral video from July 9, a blue bus first crashes into, then entirely crushes and shatters a white sedan on a highway through Seoul. A car to the right swerves to avoid the scene, only to hit another car and flip over onto its top. The 51-year-old driver
ké cast, Season One: Korea Exposé Behind the Scenes
We understand reading off a phone screen isn’t always the best way to consume news during a long commute, so Korea Exposé has launched “ké cast” with journalist Bruce Harrison to bring you some of Korea Exposé’s biggest and most interesting stories. Think of
KÉ Interview: Meet a Man Who Farms Your Abalone
A satellite picture of Nohwado, an island off the southwest coast of South Korea, shows numerous farms in the surrounding waters. (Source: Naver Map) Satellite photos of Nohwado are striking. Rows upon rows of neatly arranged black rectangles fill the waters surrounding the island, as if the farmland continued out
Facebook Page Excites Followers with Supremely Banal Content
In an era of impeccable Instagram feeds and constant new, exciting content, you wouldn’t expect a photo of kimchi on a small metal plate or damp towels hanging out to dry to rack up 500 likes on Facebook. But two weeks ago, one anonymous Facebook user launched the page
Education Blues Pt. 2: Sex Education Without Sex
How can students prevent sexual assault while on a trip with their friends? Don’t go in the first place, said the Ministry of Education’s first standardized sex education curriculum in 2015. And to prevent sexual assault when home alone with a friend of the opposite sex? Don’t
You Say Melon, I Say Lemon: Deborah Smith's Flawed Yet Remarkable Translation of "The Vegetarian"
When news hit that novelist Han Kang’s The Vegetarian (Korean: Chaesikjuuija) had won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize last year, a jolt of excitement surged through the country. In terms of prestige, the Man Booker is perhaps second only to the Nobel Prize for Literature. And in a