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Fri, February 26, 2021 | 13:43
Koreans play lottery more amid COVID-19 pandemic
Koreans play lottery more amid COVID-19 pandemic
A woman in her 40s surnamed Hwang is an active buyer of lottery tickets. She started purchasing the 1,000 won (85 cent) tickets to help lift her spirits after she was forced to close her souvenir shop in downtown Seoul, as sales plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-09-16 16:55
Marked for life: Korean tattoo artists seek legalization
Marked for life: Korean tattoo artists seek legalization
South Korean tattooist Doy counts Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and members of K-Pop band EXO among his celebrity clients, but his delicate, detailed designs could land him in prison. Now he is leading a campaign for the abolition of a law that reflects tattoos' long-marginalised status in South Korea, where they were once associated almost exclusively with organised crime. W...
2020-09-10 09:24
'I feel I don't belong there'
'I feel I don't belong there'
Last year, a 24-year-old community worker who asked to be named only by her first name Ju-hee, chose to leave the church she had attended for 23 years since she was born. She found a new, small but “inclusive” church in Seoul's western part of Mapogu.
2020-09-03 14:10
  • Homosexuality: Some church leaders call for 'flexible' biblical interpretation
Homosexuality: Some church leaders call for 'flexible' biblical interpretation
Homosexuality: Some church leaders call for 'flexible' biblical interpretation
In the sultry summer evening of Aug. 15, missionary and HIV patient Park Jin-kwon took to the stage for a speech at a small rally in front of the progressive minor Justice Party headquarters in Yoido, Seoul. Park, a self-claimed “ex-gay” man, shared his story about his “born-again life” after he became a heterosexual. Wearing a mask and a black T-shirt, he was panting and his...
2020-09-03 13:45
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More Korean women live alone, think less about marriage
More Korean women live alone, think less about marriage
More than 3.09 million Korean women live alone, with growing numbers engaged in economic activities, government statistics showed Wednesday. According to Statistics Korea, one-woman households accounted for 50.3 percent of the total 6.14 million single-person households this year.
2020-09-02 12:49
CCF 2020: Experts dissect how COVID-19 has changed cultural content delivery
CCF 2020: Experts dissect how COVID-19 has changed cultural content delivery
The COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed offline conventions and concerts, bringing seismic change to the delivery of cultural content. But amid the difficulty lies opportunity, said Amy Chu, a comic book author who has written popular characters including Wonder Woman, Deadpool and Iron Man.
2020-08-27 15:40
CICI's Culture Communication Forum to take place on Aug. 26-27
CICI's Culture Communication Forum to take place on Aug. 26-27
The Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) is set to hold the 11th Culture Communication Forum (CCF) on Aug. 26-27 at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, the global culture promotion advocacy said Thursday.
2020-08-14 13:40
Millennials mock leftists currying favor with China, N. Korea
Millennials mock leftists currying favor with China, N. Korea
The farcical Operation Busan Landing last year had created a stir on the peaceful Gwangan Beach. It was a mission conducted by several South Korean university students affiliated with the nationwide student organization “Jeondaehyup,” or the Council of University Student Representatives of Korea, to sound the alarm about the country's porous maritime security by lampooning le...
2020-08-13 12:16
Korea's pioneering drag entertainer strives to change narrative
Korea's pioneering drag entertainer strives to change narrative
Some say it is misogynistic, while others say it is culturally inappropriate. But to Kim Young-rong, a pioneering drag entertainer at the center of a much-criticized scene, drag is just a way of expressing himself - the other side of himself.
2020-08-07 09:48
KBS anchor's closing lines that infuriated supporters of late Seoul mayor
KBS anchor's closing lines that infuriated supporters of late Seoul mayor
KBS nightly news anchor Lee So-jung drew the ire of supporters of the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon over her final words on the mayor and his alleged sexual harassment of his former secretary.
2020-07-28 16:03
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