Despite millions of dollars worth of imports every year, a new VICE report says Koreans don't want to admit they're eating Chinese kimchi. Korea FM spoke with the report's author, Dave Hazzan, and the writer of Korea's first English-language food blog, Joe McPherson, to learn more about China's ever-increasing grip on the Korean kimchi market. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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South Korean prosecutors have charged an activist with defamation for his website that helps Filipina women locate the Korean fathers of their children, a new government report says avoiding psychiatric treatment and alcohol abuse are significantly linked to South Korea’s high suicide rate, and in just four years commercial drone delivery services could be operating in the ROK. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland discuss Bloomberg's crowning of South Korea as the most innovative economy in the world, this weekend's winter storm that left thousands stranded in Jeju, the American tourist being held captive in North Korea & the ROK's new "nut rage" law. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Flights have resumed to and from Jeju after winter weather stranded 90,000 passengers, in just the first month of 2016 South Korea’s top 10 business groups lost 5% of their market value, South Koreans understate their health more than any other OECD nation, & an online map from the US Embassy in Seoul doesn’t include Dokdo as part of South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Travis & Chance discuss OinK's intense trolling & subsequent group admin changes as well as "Hell Joseon," the term that embodies all that is wrong with South Korean education and work culture. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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A 16 year old Taiwanese member of K-Pop group TWICE has become the center of ongoing controversy over the appearance of the Taiwanese flag in an online video back in November of 2015. Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland discuss the issue as well as the recent claim by the Center for a Multicultural Korea that JYP Entertainment may have violated the girl's human rights. Subscribe to our News Update, Only In Korea and Marmot's Hole podcasts via:
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A recent episode of Fox's Family Guy parodied K-Pop & life as a foreigner in South Korea, but not everyone is laughing. Korea FM spoke with two Korean organizations about the episode & how people are reacting to the animated sitcom's latest lampoon of Asian culture. However, at least according to these two groups, most of the jokes were funny, & Family Guy executives tell Korea FM that Korean staff members were consulted to make sure the episode "felt authentic." What did you think of the episode? Listen to the report and leave your comments below. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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OinK - Only in Korea members chose this week's topics & one brave soul even left a voice message. On today's episode, Travis & Chance discuss the wonderful world of Konglish, the Korean YouTube sensation Showry, & finish by going through the interesting and often a bit odd winter habits you encounter here in South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland discuss North Korea's recent test of a "hydrogen bomb," the return of loudspeaker broadcasts along the DMZ, America's flight of a B52 bomber above the Korean Peninsula, and the desensitization of young South Koreans who grew up after the Korean War. Subscribe to our News Update, Only In Korea and Marmot's Hole podcasts via:
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KoreaFM.net has teamed up with Travis Hull, the creator of the popular OinK (Only In Korea) Facebook group, for a weekly podcast discussing the most popular stories of the last week. We'll post weekly discussion topics on Facebook.com/groups/OnlyInKorea where you can leave a text comment or voice message that we'll use on the show. On our first episode, Travis and Chance discuss the history of OinK, the recent Family Guy episode that took place in South Korea, and North Korea's test of a purported "hydrogen bomb." Subscribe to this podcast via:
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