Category Archives: Korean Media

I Wouldn’t Want My Folks to See That!

January 9, 2008 – 6:04 pm

One of the better headlines of the new year. (HT to reader)

By Robert Koehler | Also posted in Asides | Comments (1)

Expat Living in the Korea Herald

January 9, 2008 – 1:23 pm

In case you haven’t noticed, the Korea Herald has launched a new section called “Expat Living,” which will feature columns on diverse topics written by, well, expats, including a number of your favorite bloggers — see Zenkimchi for some of ‘em.
Go over an give it a read.

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By Robert Koehler | Also posted in Korean Tabloid Crap | Comments (2)

Djamilya to Leave Misuda?

December 31, 2007 – 12:11 pm

The producers of Misuda has put future appearances by Djamilya on ice after getting complaints from viewers and groups such as the Citizen’s Coalition for Democratic Media.  And what’s their beef with her?  Well they are not happy with her antics which they claim “excessively highlights the sexiness and outward appearance of females”  Asked whether this will lead [...]

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The Police and Blog Restrictions

December 17, 2007 – 1:23 pm

There is an interesting article at the JoongAng Ilbo about how blogging — along with online speech — has been restricted by the authorities in South Korea in an attempt to control stifle discussion regarding the 2007 presidential campaign.  Per one blogger:
. . . I was trying to analyze who Lee Myung-bak is. What I [...]

By R. Elgin | Also posted in Blogging, South Korea, South Korean Politics | Comments (11)

More ‘The Jews Control America’ Shit

December 17, 2007 – 1:03 pm

In the Dong-A Ilbo, Kim Dong-suk of the New York-New Jersey Korean-American Voters Council New York correspondent Gong Jong-sik writes how “the Jews control the United States” (to quote the headline), even making Washington act contrary to US national interests. Nice image, too. Maybe Kong is just upset about the Wall of Jews ™? (HT [...]

By Robert Koehler | Also posted in Asides, Korean Diaspora | Comments (115)

Censoring Korean Public Opinion — Freedom Is Not Free?

November 27, 2007 – 8:08 pm

Kim Hye-jin from Global Voices online has an interesting thread on the National Election Commission (NEC) in Korea and their attempts to censor online discussion of the presidential candidates. According to some, this smacks of dictatorship (link to the Korean):
Frankly speaking, it is insulting people who died for democracy.
Why did citizens and students have [...]

By R. Elgin | Also posted in South Korea, South Korean Politics | Comments (10)

More on the Truth Commission and Wartime Compensation

November 24, 2007 – 2:48 pm

A couple of days ago, I posted that Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has recommended the government begin negotiations with the United States to receive compensation for a US bombing raid during the Korean War that killed 51 civilians.
In that post, I asked whether US allies had made similar demands for civilian losses in bombing [...]

By Robert Koehler | Also posted in ROK-US Issues | Comments (18)

Korea’s Top 10 Internet Search Words for Last Week

November 19, 2007 – 12:53 pm

The following according to Korea Times.  Well, I guess we can all breathe a sigh of relief that Paris Hilton didn’t make the Top 10.

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More Lousy TV Commercials? No Thanks

November 6, 2007 – 10:24 am

The Korea Broadcasting Commission recently gave permission to the regular TV broadcasters to run more commercials inside their programming, however more civic groups and commission employees are against such, citing that the resulting chaos in competition would degrade programming standards.  The commission should also consider that most people hate the excessive advertising that is already [...]

By R. Elgin | Also posted in South Korea | Comments (15)

If Only it were True

October 29, 2007 – 10:59 pm

As a magazine editor, I usually don’t poke fun at headlines (lest I read about my screw-ups on someone else’s blog), but Korea.net might want to rethink this one.

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By Robert Koehler | Also posted in Asides, Korean Culture | Comments (3)

Violent Crime Against Women in the News

October 25, 2007 – 2:23 pm

I’ve always felt Korea to be a really safe place to live. The safest place I’ve ever been, in fact. With the possible exception of the North Koreans dropping a nuke on my house, I’ve never felt worried that something untoward might happen to me, even at night.
In fact, the only areas I feel the [...]

By Robert Koehler | Also posted in South Korea, Stupid Foreigner Tricks | Comments (45)

Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

October 20, 2007 – 7:09 pm

The crack Samsung PR department strikes again. They give us another delicious juxtaposition, this time in the Chosun Ilbo, and it includes the obligatory comment from Samsung CEO Lee “Sandwich” Kun-hee:
Corporate Culture at Samsung Is Changing   
…The Samsung Group is leading the way in improving corporate culture because of a realization that the “creative management” stressed [...]

By Dram_man | Also posted in South Korea | Comments (1)

키 키 키 . . .

September 17, 2007 – 10:42 am

The Joongang Ilbo has a mind-numbing description of Korean politics through the internet.  The awful “Die Hard”-Lee Myung Bak poster is so wrong on many levels (they think it is “hip” . . . ), not to mention the “boating game” on the Hanara site that boosts the infamous canal project of Hanara’s leading [...]

By R. Elgin | Also posted in South Korea, South Korean Politics | Comments (0)

The Secret Beverly Hillbilly from Pusan

September 6, 2007 – 12:10 pm

I was amused to read the following account of the current head of the NIS (National Security Director) in Korea, who invited hometown friends to visit his workplace.  A newspaper editorial mentions that they “drank fine wine at the NIS cafeteria and shot guns.“  Apparently, someone at the Chosun Ilbo is not impressed with this [...]

By R. Elgin | Comments (8)

Foreign Money Is So Foreign

August 27, 2007 – 12:27 pm

Per a Chosun Ilbo article, local banks are charging fees for depositing anything other than Won and U.S. Dollars.
Foreign banks, like HSBC, charge none. I thought Korean banks liked money too but I guess they like getting more money even better.

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By R. Elgin | Also posted in South Korea | Comments (8)

Reasonable Take on the Lone Star Saga

August 27, 2007 – 10:50 am

In the eDaily, lawyer and former lawmaker Lee Ki-moon discusses the decision facing the FSS regarding the pending sale of Korea Exchange Bank to HSBC and a possible end to the Lone Star saga. Below is a translation sent by a reader:

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By Robert Koehler | Also posted in Ministry of Barbarian Affairs, South Korea | Comments (9)

One More Chance to See Death Proof!

August 18, 2007 – 4:33 am

Calling fellow foreign bodies! Wanna see Quentin Tarantino’s new movie? For free? And you don’t even have to do anything, like give blood or register for a credit card.
Just show up and be ready to rumble – they want eager Americans and others who might “get” this film better than perhaps Korean crowds might, so [...]

By The Metropolitician | Also posted in Completely Random Crap | Comments (27)

BMW or Mercedes Benz?

August 16, 2007 – 11:32 am

For car buffs out there, the local media is speculating on what type of car that Pres. Roh will ride on his visit to Pyongyang.
The candidates so far, are a BMW 760Li or a Mercedes-Benz S600.  For Equus haters, the Equus is off the list, because unlike the German-made cars, it is not bulletproofed.
I have to [...]

By mins0306 | Also posted in Inter-Korean Issues | Comments (26)

Spot the Idiots

August 13, 2007 – 9:59 am

Last week the Bank of Korea, Korea’s central bank, raised interest rates. Why, well for the usual innocuous reasons. As the Joongang notes
the Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate for the second month in a row due to fears that rapid growth in money supply could be fueling both inflation and an asset [...]

By Dram_man | Also posted in Ministry of Barbarian Affairs, ROK-US Issues, South Korea, South Korean Politics | Comments (18)

So, Where are All the Korean Reporters At?

August 7, 2007 – 10:47 pm

The Hankyoreh (Korean) comments on something that personally I’ve found quite annoying about the manner in which the Korean press has covered the Korean hostage situation in Afghanistan.
Namely, the Korean press has done very little actual journalism work. Instead, it has concentrated on translating foreign press reports.
If you’ve been reading the Korean press, I’m not [...]

By Robert Koehler | Also posted in Korea in the War on Terror | Comments (9)

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