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Will the Curtain Close on Celebrity Recruits?

If you’re an able-bodied South Korean male, death and taxes aren’t the only things that are inevitable — as sure as the day is long, ...

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“Female President” Has Nothing To Do With A Female President

2012 and 2013 have been momentous years for South Korea’s political landscape. Unless you’ve been living under a rock Patrick Starfish-style, you’ll likely have taken ...

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Korean Culture Through K-pop 102: The Chaebol

He is notorious in K-dramas: the ridiculously good-looking, unbearably smug, and intolerably arrogant poor little rich boy. Chances are that you won’t have to look ...

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Shinhwa Broadcast Upsets Viewers with Mistreatment of Andy

First generation ajosshi idol group Shinhwa has found themselves at the center of controversy this week due to what many have complained was offensive and inappropriate content ...

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Hypocritical Hallyu: International Fans and K-pop Fandom

The K-popiverse was hit with some disturbing rumors this afternoon: an international fan of male megaband EXO, who have finally made a much-anticipated and long-awaited ...

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Ga-in’s Fish Cake Trauma is Pretty Much BS

Despite the fact that most K-pop stars are essentially living the dream — or, at the very least, some version of what people think ”the dream” is ...

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Hyosung in Hot Water Over Slip of the Tongue

Looks like T-ara N4 can breathe a sigh of relief and rest easy for a New York minute — for once, a fresh girl group scandal has managed ...

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Just Listen to Younha’s “Just Listen”

Ah, springtime (or fall, if you’re from the land down under) — ’tis the season for female comebacks, it would seem. The ladies of K-pop ...

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Silicone and the City: Is Life In Plastic Fantastic?

It seems that one can’t throw a rock into the dense proverbial forest that is K-entertainment without hitting something — or more accurately, someone — ...

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