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VIDEO MLB Superstar Mookie Betts: Why Mookie Promotes Korean Baseball

Video by Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-min, Kim Bo-kyungMajor League Baseball superstar Mookie Betts recently uploaded a video clip on social media promoting the opening of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) games and its players on May 5 shortly before the league kicked off without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. During an exclusive one-on-one video interview with The Korea Times, he expressed his love for Korea, how he came up with the idea of shooting a hype video promoting Korean baseball and how much he wanted to visit Korea and experience the culture.

May 26, 2020By Lee Min-young

MLB Superstar Mookie Betts: Why Mookie Promotes Korean Baseball [VIDEO]

VIDEO 'COVID-19 nightmare is not over in Ecuador': Embassy seeks global help in fighting virus

Video by Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-minInterviewed by Lee Gyu-leeEcuador has been suffering one of Latin America’s worst outbreaks of COVID-19, since its first case was reported in February. With Guayaquil being the center of the outbreak, the country has confirmed 32,763 cases and 2,688 deaths as of May 17.Ecuador's ambassador to Korea, Johnny D. Reinoso-Vasquez sat with The Korea Times to talk about the situation and measures taken by the Ecuadorean government to deal with the pandemic.

May 17, 2020By Lee Min-young

'COVID-19 nightmare is not over in Ecuador': Embassy seeks global help in fighting virus [VIDEO]

VIDEO Feeling stranded?: Ways to travel during COVID-19

Video by Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-min, Lee Gyu-lee, Yun Da-beenAs COVID-19 led many countries to close borders and restrict incoming travelers, people have found a new way to take a “virtual vacation” around the world. The #어디갈래챌린지, or #Wheredoyouwannago_challenge, is a new social media trend in Korea for those eager to escape the quarantine mood with a nice trip to anywhere, even space.

May 11, 2020By Lee Min-young

Feeling stranded?: Ways to travel during COVID-19 [VIDEO]

VIDEO The K-POP Makers: Meet BTS, TWICE's Vocal Coach Kim Sung-eun

K-pop is fiercely revving up its presence on the global music scene, with myriad singers attaining unprecedented international stardom. But there are so-called "K-pop makers" who receive far less limelight than they deserve, despite their contributions to the birth of megastars. Vocal trainer Kim Sung-eun, teacher of big-name artists including BTS, TWICE and Kang Daniel, is one such figure.*Full article by Dong Sun-hwa at: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/05/732_288428.html

May 4, 2020By Lee Min-young

The K-POP Makers: Meet BTS, TWICE's Vocal Coach Kim Sung-eun [VIDEO]

INTERVIEW K-pop's hidden hero: BTS, TWICE's vocal trainer Kim Sung-eun

VIDEO COVID-19 Explained: Facts & Myths

Video By Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-minOur second interview with Dr. Djaballah, a virologist based in New York, following our previous video on issues surrounding the coronavirus touches upon many theories and misinformation spreading out there about the virus. If you want to know more in-depth, check out the video.[What You Will Learn]- Latest scientific discoveries on the novel coronavirus- How are COVID-19 patients being treated? Survival rate?- Is a vaccine really coming in 2 years time?- Myth.1: Can a virus like SARS-CoV2 be engineered at a lab?- Myth.2: Is the coronavirus a bioweapon created in China?- What is China hiding?- Will there really be a 'Second Wave' of COVID-19 outbreak?Dr. Hakim Djaballah is an Algerian-born American molecular pharmacologist and technologist with expertise in virology and oncology. Dr. Djaballah is a thought leader on drug discovery and development and sits on several advisory boards. He is the co-founder, president and CEO of Keren Therapeutics, a startup company dedicated to the science of aging. Formerly, Dr. Djaballah was the CEO of the Pasteur In

Apr 29, 2020By Lee Min-young

COVID-19 Explained: Facts & Myths [VIDEO]

VIDEO "I couldn't believe what I saw": What Happened in the Nth Room?

The “Nth room” sexual abuse scandal, the latest in a series of digital sex crime cases over the years, has left the entire nation in shock.In a number of Telegram chat rooms, the victims, including underage girls, were allegedly forced to perform gruesome, torturous sex acts, such as carving the word ‘slave’ into their skin. Some were raped on camera.And to watch them suffer, some 260,000 people paid up to 1,200 dollars each to join the chat rooms.

Apr 27, 2020By Lee Min-young

"I couldn't believe what I saw": What Happened in the Nth Room? [VIDEO]

VIDEO The Self-quarantine Life: How COVID-19 changed our daily lives

Video by Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-minWhen you can’t go outside for things, bring them home. It's been months of living with the coronavirus, which has changed our daily lives in dramatic ways. As social-distancing is becoming the new norm, people are getting more creative in finding ways to fight boredom.

Apr 10, 2020By Lee Min-young

The Self-quarantine Life: How COVID-19 changed our daily lives [VIDEO]

VIDEO Bringing the dead back to life with virtual reality

Video by Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-minArticle by Lee Gyu-leeIf a parent had the chance to meet their deceased child through virtual reality, would they?A tearful "reunion" between a mother and a virtual recreation of her daughter, who died at the age of 7 in 2016, has brought an outpouring of emotional reactions since the documentary "Meeting You" was aired on Feb. 6.While some people praise the "creative" use of the new technology, others criticize it for being "emotionally manipulative."In a recent interview with The Korea Times, Kim Jong-woo said he was glad his show opened up such dialogue.Full article at: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/04/688_287372.html 

Apr 9, 2020By Lee Min-young

Bringing the dead back to life with virtual reality [VIDEO]

VIDEO South Korean Church Responds to COVID-19

Video by Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-minInterviewed by Oh Young-jin, Jung Min-hoThe coronavirus pandemic makes humans feel helpless ― the victims of infinitesimal beings ― and prompts them to engage in collective soul searching. Spiritual consolation is what churches have long been providing.But the places of worship are also under siege as the virus scourge thrives on human-to-human proximity.Will churches that have been born out of adversity overcome all kinds of challenges succumb to the latest plague?In the first of a series of interviews with leaders of the nation and the world marking the 70th anniversary of The Korea Times, the Yoido Full Gospel Church's senior pastor Lee Young-hoon and founder and senior pastor emeritus David Yonggi Cho on Friday spoke about the issues facing us in this unprecedented time.

Apr 6, 2020By Lee Min-young

South Korean Church Responds to COVID-19 [VIDEO]

VIDEO Coronavirus racism spins out of control

Video by Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-minThe China-originated new coronavirus has been causing worldwide hysteria and panic. And during stressful times, fear and ignorance a dangerous combination have catalyzed into the spreading of fiction, wrongfully fueling racism and stigmatizing people of Asian descent.

Apr 1, 2020By Lee Min-young

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