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• Jang Dong-gun and Ko So-young in love

  
  Stareastasia Entertainment News — Authority: 420
  Korean actor Jang Dong-gun has admitted his relationship with actress Ko So-young, saying that they have been dating for two years. The couple became friends since 1998 after filming Love Wind, Love Song together, and became lovers about two years ago. There are speculations that the couple will get married in ...
  3 hours ago

• RON SUPPORTS THE KOREANS!

  
  Glenjamn — Authority: 121
  EVEN THOUGH I TALKED SHIT ABOUT HIS HAIR IN THE PAST... I cant hate Ron Ron for spelling out LAKERS on his phoenetically in Korean... prounounced "Leh" "e-Kuhsuh" put that together...u get "Leh-e-Kuhsuh"...or Lakers... coming out of the mouth of an old Korean gentleman...like my ...
  3 hours ago

• A Story About Never Giving Up

  
  Expat Women — Authority: 122
  Hi Everyone, Whenever I talk to someone about not giving up, I tend to quote the Chicken Soup for the Soul guys (Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen) who I remember at a conference I attended once in the United States, (Mark) said that they had been rejected by 147 or 149 publishers, before finally they found a ...
  4 hours ago

• Guess its time to learn what the four river project actually is.

  
  gangwon notes — Authority: 426
  This seems like a difficult project for a westerner, particularly a Canadian, to accurately judge the value of. My country is thinly populated and we have a surplus of water. Korea, on the other hand, is densely populated and inland Gangwondo has suffered severe water shortages in recent times. I do want to protect ...
  5 hours ago

• South Korean Passes Driving Test After 950 Tries

  
  ROK Drop — Authority: 586
  The ironic thing about this story is that she will probably be a safer driver than many of the people already driving in Korea: A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring ...
  7 hours ago

• A Mapping Site Inspires A Collaboration and Gives Google Maps a run for its Money.

  
  The Next Web — Authority: 775
  Playstreet is just such a great idea. Basically, it’s a mapping tool that breaks the city of Seoul into 29 hotspots. You can choose the area you want to know more about, click the link and get information about the area. They do this in an unique way. They overlay street view images onto graphical maps. That way ...
  8 hours ago

• World Cyber Games: South Korea

  
  WTFoodge — Authority: 142
  Click here to view the embedded video. This is not a new documentary, its actually very old but I just started playing Starcraft and it caught my eye. Im only halfway through it, but just seeing how big gaming is in South Korea is absolutely amazing. Even if gaming isnt your thing, its still pretty interesting so ...
  9 hours ago

• 68-Year-old woman finally passes driving test… after failing it 950 times

  
  WagerWeb Entertainment — Authority: 571
  A 68-year-old woman in South Korea has passed the written test for her driving license after 950 attempts. Cha Sa-Soon finally scored the 60 percent required after sitting the exam nearly every day since April 2005, said officials at the drivers’ licensing agency in Jeonju, 130 miles (210 kilometers) south of ...
  12 hours ago

• 950 times to finally pass a driving test

  
  BlueGumTech — Authority: 99
  The 68 year old had just passed her theory test for a drivers licence, a minimum of 60 percent correct answers in the written exam. But she still has to do her practical exam before getting her drivers licence. You have to hand it to her for being persistent in trying the exam each day since April 2005. For the ...
  14 hours ago

• Yongsan Gamjatang

  
  The Marmot's Hole — Authority: 555
  Went to Yongsan Station to watch “Inglorious Basterds,” which I found to be rather disappointing. What was not disappointing was the gamjatang , a specialty of the Yongsan Station neighborhood. There are a couple of places in front of the station — some of them might seem a bit, ahem, gritty, but the prices ...
  16 hours ago

• Pohang Steelers coach eyes Club World Cup

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 155
  Pohang Steelers coach Sergio Farias is eyeing next month’s Club World Cup after his side won their third continental crown to become the most successful side in Asian football history. The South Korean outfit shocked two-time champions Al Ittihad 2-1 to lift the AFC Champions League for the first time Saturday, ...
  18 hours ago

• Street Scenes: Palace Guards Seoul

  
  Escape From New York — Authority: 112
  Seoul is a city of grand ancient palaces. If you time it right you can catch elaborate changing of the guard ceremonies.Dressed as Joseon era soldiers this crew was spotted on their way to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  19 hours ago

• Married out of obligation

  
  Ask the Therapist — Authority: 134
  I am 34 years old and we have been married for almost 4 years. I had been dating her for about a year while living and working in my hometown when I received a job opportunity to work in another country. I then moved there and towards the end of the third year, and finding my friends getting married, I thought I ...
  19 hours ago

• New Blog, New Outlook

  
  The Soju Sonsangnim — Authority: 125
  It wasn’t long ago that I was blogging about life in South Korea. Well, a few weeks ago, I was changing some files around on my web-hosting – in a misguided attempt to host my blog on another domain I own – when I lost everything. In the span of a few minutes, all the posts on my blog vanished. Needless to say, ...
  20 hours ago

• 98% of Korean Women Want Plastic Surgery, 46% Have It

  
  Sankaku Complex — Authority: 628
  A survey of Korean women in their 20s and 30s found 98% of those asked would have plastic surgery, money permitting, with only 2% objecting to the notion. The same survey undertaken in 2003 found that 66% would undergo such surgery given a chance, whilst 21% objected to the notion and an additional 13% agreed more ...
  20 hours ago

• be@utybrick!

  
  bearbrick love — Authority: 103
  Where must bearbrick lovers get their haircut? At the Be@utybrick Hair Art Studio! :-D (Left) Owned by a young Korean stylist named Shin (who speaks fluent Japanese), its a place where one can get a haircut like a Korean pop stars. For only P600 / US$12. Too bad I shave my head! LOL Location: Unit 103 Doña ...
  20 hours ago

• I could have danced all night...

  
  Going Places — Authority: 106
  ... well, not really. I went OUT last night. It was the seventh anniversary party for Swing and People and my foot was feeling up to walking without the cane, so I got dolled up and headed downtown for THE swing event in Daegu. I will update with pictures when my friend posts them to the club website. And it was ...
  21 hours ago

• Woman pass drivers license exam after 950 tires!

  
  Wide Trends — Authority: 139
  Woman pass drivers license exam after 950 tires! Cha Sa-soon, 68, of South Korea tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than $4,200 in application fees, but until now had failed to score ...
  22 hours ago

• Korean Kutie Choi Byul-I loves blowing

  
  Stupid and Contagious — Authority: 158
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  22 hours ago

• Kim Jong Il Sacks State TV Boss

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 151
  Next they will be humming jingles! Oh crap, seems Pyongy beer (aka Taedonggang beer) commercials have opened a floodgate of capitalist pig commercials and Kim Jong Il is pissed (and not in a good way). Despite initially embracing more diversity on state TV, Kimmy blew his stack when he saw not only Pyongy beer ...
  23 hours ago

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