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Actor Jo Jung Suk’s New K-Movie Is “Pressing All The Incel Buttons”

Jenny Kang — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:44:46 +0000

Actor Jo Jung Suk‘s new K-Movie, Pilot, premiered amid high anticipation from moviegoers who wondered how the Korean spin on the 2012 Swedish original Cockpit would turn out. “Pilot” Poster | Lotte Entertainment Jung Woo goes from being a successful, popular pilot to being unemployed one morning. However, he succeeds in getting a new job after accidentally…

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Korean Man Kills Neighbor With A Samurai Sword

Serah S. Cherrie — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:30:53 +0000

A Korean man in his 30s has been arrested for killing another man with a Japanese Samurai-style sword in Seoul. Police at the crime scene | JTBC According to the police on July 30, KST, the suspect, 37-year-old Baek, was apprehended for murdering another man in his 40s at around 11:30 pm on July 29, Monday.…

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South Korea Enraged At Sexual Predator’s Shameless DMs Sent To His 6th Grader Victim

Jenny Kang — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 23:58:43 +0000

South Koreans are enraged at the news of two men in their 20s getting charged for sexual assault of a 6th-grade girl approached via a chatting app. Picture is for illustrative purposes only. | seoul.co.kr TJB news reported that one of the two men visited the girl’s apartment around 1:50 AM after checking if her…

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Korean Man Found Tied To A Dumbbell In Han River

Jenny Kang — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:24:30 +0000

On July 28, 2024 (KST), the South Korean Goyang Police Station received a report of a male body floating in the water near the Haengju Naruteo dock in Goyang City—the westside mouth of the Han River. Haengju Naruteo dock in Goyang City | @dream180516/Naver Blog The police and fire authorities responding to the report retrieved…

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South Korea Narrowly Escapes Another Crowd Crush Horror At “Boiler Room World Tour”

Jenny Kang — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 01:04:38 +0000

The Seoul leg of the “Boiler Room World Tour,” scheduled for July 27, 2024 (KST), from 9 PM to 4 AM, was called off after major concerns for attendee safety were raised. | Boiler Room The “2024 Boiler Room: Seoul” concert drew a huge crowd, thanks to the inclusion of globally renowned Korean DJ Peggy…

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EXID Hani’s Psychiatrist Fiancé Speculated To Be Under Investigation After Restrained Patient Dies At His Hospital

Jenny Kang — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:46:18 +0000

On July 26, 2024 (KST), SBS reported on the death of a 33-year-old Korean woman who was checked into a “well-known psychiatric hospital in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, owned by a popular psychiatrist.” W Jin Hospital | @wjin0601/Naver Blog The report included raw, shocking CCTV footage of the inpatient begging to be let out of her room…

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South Korea Gets Introduced As North Korea At The 2024 Paris Olympics

Serah S. Cherrie — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:30:34 +0000

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics witnessed a terrible gaffe as presenters introduced the South Korean delegation as North Korea as they floated down the River Seine. Athletes arriving in boats along the Seine River in Paris | Ricardo Mazalan/AP When the South Korean delegation rode on a boat down the Seine and…

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Korean Child Dies Brutally After Taekwondo Instructor’s Alleged Assault

Serah S. Cherrie — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 01:08:03 +0000

A five-year-old child died on July 23, KST, succumbing to injuries from an alleged assault by a taekwondo instructor in Yangju city of Gyeonggi Province. The taekwondo instructor (center) who is accused of abusing the child to death | Yonhap The child has been in the intensive care unit since July 12 after suffering from…

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South Korea Revealed To Have The Second Lowest Total Fertility Rate In The World

Koreaboo — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:35:29 +0000

It’s no secret that average birth rates are declining in many countries and have been for some time now. Since the total fertility rate (TFR) to maintain a stable population is 2.1 children per woman, any country with a TFR under this number is considered to have a declining population, while any above it has…

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Woman Commits Patricide Believing Her Father Wasn’t Real

Serah S. Cherrie — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 18:32:26 +0000

A young woman has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after she killed her father, according to reports from July 17, KST. The Ulsan District Court found the defendant, a woman in her 20s, guilty of killing an ascendant, which warrants a harsher punishment than murder under the Criminal Act. She was also ordered…

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