It has been a rough week in my corner of the internet, as you can probably tell by my lack of posting. However, I’ve managed to keep half an eye on the news. Here are some links you might find interesting:
- The Moon Administration: “First 100 days” and “Moon apologizes to Sewol families.”
- Egg recall: “Eggs pulled nationwide after pesticides are found,” “President tells prime minister to personally handle egg insecticide crisis,” “Contaminated eggs discovered at 4 more farms,” “Fast facts about Korea’s egg crisis,” and “Egg inspections complete, but safety concerns remain.”
- Comfort women: “First video of former Korean sex slaves unveiled,” “More materials emerge documenting Japan’s forcible drafting of comfort women,” and “Seoul Mayor takes a seat next to history.”
- “Employed or not, 8 out of 10 young S. Koreans ‘exhausted.'” Depressing stats about 19- to 34-year-olds and their life satisfaction.
- “Education Blues Pt. 3: A Deported English Teacher.” An interview with an English teacher who was deported for having the wrong visa.
- “Nightmares of Our Workplace Men Would Never Imagine.” Personal essay about sexual harassment, parental abuse, and labor rights.
- “Former KCIA ‘room of death’ at Namsan opens to public.” The Korean Central Intelligence Agency used their Section 6 headquarters to torture people suspected of being political dissidents.
- “South Korea Supreme Court Ruling Considered A Victory For LGBT Rights.” The Beyond the Rainbow Foundation was finally allowed to register as a charity after multiple agencies and courts rejected their bid for legal recognition as a charity.
- “Shin Ramyun now in all Walmarts.” In case you wanted to level up your ramyun game.
- “Latest Vacation Fad for S. Koreans: “Do Nothing.'” Everything from a staycation to actually locking yourself up in solitary confinement, which…well, if that’s what you need.
- “Jung Saem-mool explains what goes into flawless K-beauty.” Jung is a famous makeup artist who has her own line of cosmetics.
- “In South Korea, an Unsung Hero of History Gets His Due” and “A TAXI DRIVER (2017) Official Trailer.” I will admit to crying while reading the article because I am an absolute sucker for unknown heroes.
- “‘Falsify’ Keeps No. 1 Spot In Monday-Tuesday Drama Viewership Ratings.” They’re hovering at about 10% to 11%.
- “Lee Sung-kyung, Nam Joo-hyuk confirm breakup.” Well, this explains tweets I didn’t have the context for.
- “Kim Go Eun And Park Jung Min Confirmed To Star As Leads Of Upcoming Film.” Doesn’t sound like my kind of thing, but congrats to them for landing the roles.
- “Star-studded cast comes together to stop killer.” In case you want to see Lee Jong-suk as a villain.
- “Apink’s Jung Eun Ji Announces Official Casting In Upcoming JTBC Drama.” I really liked her in the half of a drama I watched with her in it.