Culture

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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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SB Midyear Poll: Big News

2013 has been quite the year for breaking news. If you need a refresher on some of the most shocking current events that occurred just ...

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When Fans Are Awesome: Jay Park’s Vine “Scandal”

We at Seoulbeats have never been ones shy to call extremist K-pop fans out on their bigotry and their obsessive desire to protect their favorite ...

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Roundtable: Most Intriguing News of 2013… So Far

The year is only half gone and already we’ve had many incredible news stories to talk about. Whether it be dating scandals, slips of the ...

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No Happy Ending In Sight For Se7en And Sangchu

The year 2013 is only half over yet the amount of scandals, relationship confessions, and celebrity marriages so far has to have exceeded every other ...

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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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Family No More: Why YG’s Survival Debut Show Hurts Everyone

So just for this week, can we put aside our differences and agree that this is some pretty messed up shit? Because this is some ...

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Token White Member: The Problem With Foreign K-pop Idols

So what happens when theories become reality? A new girl group called The Gloss just announced their impending debut a few days ago. Not much ...

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Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung Announce Upcoming Nuptials

Well what do you know, yet another K-celeb couple are tying the knot this year! Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung made their relationship public in ...

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“Dating” A K-pop Idol

Imagine this scenario: a K-pop idol is being interviewed on a variety program and the host asks, “What is your ideal type?” All the fans ...

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