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South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun - best known for his role in the Academy Award-winning film Parasite - has reportedly passed away. As reported by Yonhap news agency, the 48-year-old actor was identified by Seoul Police after a man in his 40s was found unconscious in a car park at…
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A TikToker has left social media users stunned after reviewing a restaurant’s specialty dish of raw chicken. While there are some meats, such as beef, that can be served undercooked, chicken has not notoriously been one of them, thanks to the risk of salmonella. However, that didn't put off British-Korean…
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A man has been crushed to death after a robot he was working on failed to differentiate him from the boxes of vegetables it was handling. The unnamed man, who was a robotics company employee in his 40s, had been inspecting the robot when the tragedy occurred in South Korea.…
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Actress Park Soo Ryun, best known for starring in the Disney+ show Snowdrop, has passed away at the age of 29. As reported by the South Korean outlet Soompi, Park passed away after tragically falling down the stairs while returning home on Sunday (June 11) afternoon. She was immediately rushed…
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The passenger who opened a plane's emergency exit door mid-flight has revealed that he did it because he was "uncomfortable". As previously reported, the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 was about to land in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday (May 26) when a passenger pulled the emergency exit handle at an…
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Footage shared on social media showed the terrifying moment after a passenger opened an emergency exit door shortly before a plane landed. On Friday (May 26), the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 was about to land in Daegu, South Korea, when a man pulled the emergency exit handle at an altitude…
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BTS member Jungkook has begged fans who found his home address to stop sending him food deliveries. The 25-year-old - whose full name is Jeon Jung-kook - is a vocalist for the insanely popular K-pop band, BTS. The group has six additional members named V, Jimin, Suga, RM, J-Hope, and…
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A banana that was taped to the wall as part of a $120,000 art installation met its match when a student got a bit peckish and helped himself to a bite. Modern art is a pretty divisive subject, with some believing that it is truly beautiful that simple things can…
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Kim Jong-un's younger sister has reportedly made some less-than-flattering comments about US President Joe Biden. As reported by news.com.au, her comments come after Biden strengthened the United State's defense of South Korea from the North. On Wednesday, 80-year-old Biden took part in a joint news conference at the White House…
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An unhappy couple decided to take excessive revenge on their Airbnb host after the property was not all they had hoped for. As reported by the Korean news site SBS, an unnamed Chinese couple traveled to a villa in Seoul, South Korea, from China for a 25-day trip. They reportedly…
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A 29-year-old woman who posed as a high school student pleaded not guilty after attending the school for four days undetected in January. Hyejeong Shin, a South Korean national in the US legally, caught the nation's attention after attending a New Jersey high school, with some believing that she had…
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South Korean singer and actor Lee Ji Han has been confirmed to have died after the Itaewon crowd crush tragedy. On Saturday (October 29) night, over 100,000 partygoers reportedly gathered at the popular nightlife neighborhood of Itaewon in Seoul to attend the community's annual Halloween festivities. As reported by Yonhap…
