Stories about Korean from January, 2008
Korea: Entertainers’ lives, media and internet
Na Hoon-a, a legendary singer in Korea famous for his charisma during his 40 year career and for numerous rumors about his personal life, surprised everyone at a press conference. He disappeared from public over a year ago, as rumors swelled that Na had his genitals cut off by a...
Korea, an English-speaking Country?
All Koreans will speak English soon. Will stress about whether you can speak English or not increase or decrease? The new government, Lee Myung Bak’s transition team, announced that all schools in Korea will teach subjects in English. Since one week passed after the announcement of their plan, portal sites...
Korea: Have you been pressed down by scissors?
Have you heard about ‘your body is pressed down by scissors?’ When I was kid, I heard adults sometimes tell each other they were pressed down by scissors the previous night and talked about horrible ghost stories. I didn’t understand what it was until I experienced it one time. I...
Korea: Taean, Blogger, and Truth
Since the Taean oil spill in Korea, two stories have been the focus of attention. One is the large number of volunteers – 1 milion Koreans have volunteered so far. A blogger brings up the other story, which is the truth of the oil spill. Doubting major media news, blogger...
Korea: Game Addiction and Solution
Last year, 14 year old boy killed his 10 year old brother with a pocket knife. The motive was simply curiosity about the feeling after murder. He was known to be excessively liking games that particularly are full of violence and bombing. He was analyzed as being confused between imagined...
Korea: Education proposals by the next President
Since Lee Myung Bak was elected as the next president of the Republic of Korea, an interesting wave seen on the internet is the rapid increase in netizens’ activities against Lee Myung Bak. They make anti-Lee Myung Bak campaigns based on policies he will focus on for the next government....
Korea: Top Ten News in 2007
Korean bloggers are busy saying farewell to 2007. While most of them look back at what they gained and did for 2007, a netizen bizbatik summarized the top ten blog news in Korea. 1. 이명박 당선..10년만에 정권교체. 한나라당 이명박 후보가 12월 19일 역대 대선 사상 최대 표차로 17대 대통령에 당선됐다....
