A young North Korean YouTube vlogger rapidly gained attention in South Korea for several reasons. The very fact that a North Korean civilian could access YouTube to upload vlogs is in itself a wild phenomenon that has led to lengthy discussions online. Your browser does not support video. The topic came into the public eye […]
6 Koreans Arrested For Digging Tunnels In An Insane Heist
The South Korean police have arrested six people for carrying out an insane heist in Cheonan City, South Chungcheong Province. According to reports on September 5, the Daejeon Metropolitan Police arrested three suspects and three accomplices for digging a secret tunnel to steal oil from a public pipeline. The culprits had rented a two-story warehouse […]
Telegram Deletes And Apologizes For Deepfake Porn—But Koreans Are Far From Impressed
Amid the deeply concerning scandal over deepfake porn—impacting both non-celebrities and celebrities alike, Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) received an email from Telegram‘s East Asia representative apologizing for the “illicit content on the platform.” 200+ Female Idols Found In Deepfake Porn, Netizens Disgusted On September 3, 2024 (KST), South Korean news outlets reported that Telegram had […]
Koreans Show Their Support For NMIXX After Accusations Of “Anti-Japanese Sentiments”
NMIXX recently came under fire when Japanese netizens began accusing them of anti-Japanese sentiments due to a song they sang. あんまり言及されてないの許せないので言うけどNMIXXのこの替え歌独島(竹島)ソングやばくない？歌わされてるとはいえメンバーもノリノリなの複雑すぎるだろ反日じゃないよね？まさかね… pic.twitter.com/MVbKxvKlNL — Novvy (@idg_fc_spna) August 30, 2024 I can’t stand that it’s not being mentioned much, so I’ll say it: Isn’t NMIXX’s parody song about Dokdo (Takeshima) problematic? Even though they’re being made to […]
5 Celebrities Koreans Never Want To See In Entertainment Ever Again
Real Research Korea is an app that allows Korean citizens to vote on a variety of topics for the purpose of collecting data for research. The app conducted a survey for people to vote on which Korean celebrities that have been in various scandals should never be allowed to return to the entertainment industry. After […]