As of late, “the new nth room” has recently gone viral in South Korea. According to various sources, including victims, a set of Telegram rooms with more than 212,000 participants has been exposed. It was revealed that to gain access to these rooms, one must submit a set of photos of any girl or woman […]
BTS’s Suga Facing Investigation By Korea’s Military Amid Fallout From DUI Scandal
Korea’s Military Manpower Administration will be launching an investigation into BTS Suga‘s time as a social worker. On August 23, Chosun Ilbo reported that the Military Manpower Administration, Korea’s military governance office, would launch an investigation into the idol’s time as a social worker. Currently, Suga is fulfilling his military obligations as a social worker […]
Idol-Turned-Actress Publicly “Disrespected” By Netflix Korea’s Social Media
In celebration of JTBC‘s K-Drama My Sweet Mobster premiering on Netflix, Netflix Korea’s social media @netflixkr shared a short clip capturing the leads, Um Tae Goo and SECRET member-turned-actress Han Sunhwa (or Han Seon Hwa). “My Sweet Mobster” | IMDb In the clip, the female lead character, Eun Ha, bombards the male lead character, Ji Hwan, with aegyo. While the post, […]
South Korea’s AI textbook program faces skepticism from parents
Some parents have reservations about the South Korean government’s plans to bring tablets with AI-powered textbooks into classrooms, according to a report in The Financial Times. The tablets are scheduled to be introduced next year, and by 2028, teachers are supposed to be using these AI textbooks for all subjects except music, art, physical education, […]
Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun Praised For Bringing Awareness To Korea’s Independence
Girls Generation’s Seohyun has been praised for consistently remembering important historical events. On August 15, she uploaded several photos on her Instagram to commemorate Korea’s National Liberation Day. | seojuhyun_s/Instagram | seojuhyun_s/Instagram Seohyun is also known for always bringing awareness to Korea’s history and has even played the role of a Korean independence activist before. […]