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Hollister Models Make Fun of Asians at Opening of Korean Store
Netizens have reacted strongly to what has been interpreted as offensive pictures and remarks from models at the opening of the first Hollister clothing store in South Korea. Images of models making...
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Feminist Feels Pity For Men in Continued Online Misogyny Debate
The ‘battleground,’ according to some As the online misogyny trend continues to spread on the Korean Internet, the battle of the sexes reaches new heights, with the following article by popular culture...
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Feminist Rebuts Claims Women are Over-Empowered in Korea
Kim Eri has written another controversial article as a follow up to her editorial about discrimination against women first reported on koreaBANG here. Ms. Kim sought to counter the new movement among...
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Korean-Canadians Win Muscle and Beauty Contest Preliminaries
In the order of from top to bottom, Park Jin-kun, Kim Seong-yoon From Yonhaps News: Two Korean-Canadians selected as ‘muscle man’ and ‘beauty queen’ Two Korean-Canadians were selected as ‘muscle man’...
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Ministry of Gender Equality Receives More than Initial Budget
South Korea’s very own Ministry of Gender Equality and Family was established as soon as the late President Kim Dae-jung was sworn into the Blue House in February 1998. The Ministry, whose Korean name...
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Korea’s Youth Divided Over Memories of Military Rule
In Korean cyberspace, a movement to vilify Jeolla Province in the southwest of the country is growing, led by the popular conservative internet forum Ilbe (for more on Ilbe see here). Jeolla has long...
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Gay Celebrity Receives Letter From Nephews, Is Moved To Tears
From Nate: Hong Seok-cheon Receives Letter From Nephews That Moves Him To Tears, Says “I Did Not Want To Be A Burden To Them” TV personality Hong Seok-cheon received a letter from his nephews that...
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Korean Literary Prize Reignites Criticism of Homosexuality
A scene from the 1999 Korean movie, “Memento Mori” The announcement of the winner of the Yook Woo-dang Literary Prize has reignited the debate about accepting homosexuals in Korea. The prize, which was...
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Ewha Womans University Invaded by Swarms of Chinese Tourists
From SBS TV: Chinese people occupy Ewha Womans University, taking wedding pictures without permission [News Anchor] Chinese Labor Day has started. It is expected about 100,000 Chinese people will...
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“The man must buy the house” Men Protest Marriage Burden
The consistent upward trend in the average age of Korean newlyweds and the increase in the number of young people who say they do not plan to get married at all has led to what some call “the...
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Rebuttal: Why Korea is Ranked 108th in Gender Equality
In response to the heated discussion generated last week by two of our articles about gender relations in South Korea, koreaBANG has partnered with the editor of Korean Gender Café (KGC), Chelle B....
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Ilbe Presents: The Uniquely Korean “Kimchi-bitch”
In the latest article, koreaBANG presents a popular explanation from Ilbe of the “Kimchi-bitch” phenomenon and its future in South Korea. One of koreaBANG’s first glossary entries defined the...
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African Artists Face Slave-like Working Conditions in Korea
From Naver: African Artists Offered Work…Treated Like Slaves Anchor: In Gyeongi-do, one art museum is bringing in African artists to perform. But the treatment of these individuals has been miserable,...
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“Female Tornado”, More Korean Women Employed than Men
After South Korea’s government statistics bureau announced that young women have continued to surpass men in employment, Koreans online reacted with strong resentment. Among the thousands of comments...
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Moms With Kids Banned from Restaurants, Cafes in Korea
More and more restaurants, theaters, and other places are not allowing customers who bring along their kids. Those customers have complained that this amounts to discrimination, but many others argue...
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The Shameful Reality of Tourism in Korea
The number of tourists to Korea has risen exponentially in recent years, fueled by Hallyu, or the Korean Wave. However, 40% of all tourists choose to not return to Korea. This report investigates the...
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