South Korea’s Trolling Game
South Korea boasts one of the most wired societies in the world. With connectivity come online trolls, ranging from the lowly to the most powerful.
South Korea boasts one of the most wired societies in the world. With connectivity come online trolls, ranging from the lowly to the most powerful.
Anonymous reporting is common in South Korean journalism. "Gwangyeja" is a shady figure often used to cite the nameless. Here's our critique of this custom.
Jongno is the old man's harbor in Seoul. Why do so many come here? What are they looking for? Read our exposé of one of Korea's most historic neighborhoods.
Death of a TV star that went unnoticed for two weeks highlights wider issue of social isolation of the elderly and the aging in S. Korea.
The taps are set to run dry at an infamous Seoul boozer and as it goes under, the era of old-fashioned Itaewon debauchery is dying too.
As a chunk of Itaewon prepares for bulldozer-assisted oblivion, questions about Seoul's redevelopment addiction come back to the fore.
Unstaffed convenience stores provide a glimpse at a possible future where instead of paying higher a minimum wage, companies invest in capital to eliminate jobs.
No-kids zones are polarizing South Korean society. Blame often falls on the parents, and unfortunately more often on the mothers.
Here's an essay by a Portuguese-Korean traveler, who recently visited North Korea. He was discouraged from revealing his South Korean roots.
Korea Exposé's intern reflects on the experience of meeting elderly Koreans on a sweltering summer's day in central Seoul's Tapgol Park.
The capital’s many districts host favela-esque "cubicle villages," called jjokbangchon in Korean. South Korea's destitute and vulnerable call them home.
Urban redevelopment has taken a curious form in Seoul. Fully functioning and inhabited neighborhoods are razed with the consent of a bare majority. Explore the world of redevelopment - "jae-gaebal" -- and the role of hired goons known as "yongyeok."