In a well-publicized scandal earlier this year a foreign ESL teacher in Korea was accused in the media — by his ex-girlfriend — of sleeping with her while knowing he might have HIV. It was basically a bad break-up gone…
Not Your Daddy’s Strip Club
This summer the Sports Chosun reported on the apparently growing popularity of businesses which combine strip shows, peep rooms, and prostitution. The picture below shows the location of a now-shuttered strip room in Gangnam. Apparently Superman made an appearance nearby.…
Another Vital Expose of Korean Prostitution
A writer for the Sports Seoul recently wrote an overview of prostitution in South Korea today, touching on a couple of unusual businesses which have gained in popularity since the police began running redlight districts out of business four years…
Kim Yeon-ah saying goodbye
It’s the end of an era this year. Though officially retired, the great skater performed in Seoul recently as part of the Samsung Galaxy-Smart Aircon All That Skate.
Child Rapist’s Appeal Denied by Supreme Court
This being the first article I read about about the case, I thought, oh, while the sentence is obviously inadequate, at least it’s nice to see a court not swayed by the “I was drunk and under financial distress” argument.…
Korea Sees First-Ever Prosecution for Racist Remarks
You may have heard of the case of a Mr. Hussein, who during the summer pursued a criminal case for slander against a Korean man who called him various racial slurs on a bus. This week that man became the…
Chosun Weekly Checks Out Lesbian Clubs in Hongdae
One writer for the weekly magazine spent a night in the less well-known side of Hongdae. Unlike gays, lesbians have not been publicly visible. Gays are known to gather mainly in Jongro3-ga and Itaewon, while the lesbian community has no…
Reporter: “Expel the Foreign Jackasses”
A writer for OSNews, disturbed by a few recent cases of foreigners, and then Koreans, running onto baseball fields during games, set pen to paper and denounced the foreigners. He blames them for inciting the Koreans to imitate them and…
Students Protest American Beef
Many news reports recently have remarked on the fact that a large number of those protesting the re-introduction of American beef imports have been middle and high school students. One Joongang Ilbo reporter attended last night’s vigil. Update: If you…
Chosun Ilbo Printing Rumor as Fact
Rumor? Fact? What’s the difference, we have newspapers to sell. Hat tip to Brian, who has an excellent overview of journalistic malfeasance regarding foreign teachers in Korea, and Popular Gusts. With ceaseless sex crimes committed by native speaker instructors working in…