MacGyver returns to Korea as "MacGybeer" in Tsingtao ads

This is actually pretty funny, but it's going to take some background, so stick with me here.  Jung Sang-hoon as MacGybeer. Image: [술빤광고...

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Most popular Korean YouTube videos for first-half of 2017 (excluding K-pop)

YouTube released a list of overall top videos for Korea for the first-half of 2017 . In other words, these are all Korea-originating videos ...

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Bill Nye's new show segment on K-pop

Bill Nye, the former "science guy," has a new show out . In one segment when he talks about fluid gender identities, he sends Dere...

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YouTube Red releases K-pop reality show "Run, Big Bang Scout"

YouTube Red's premium production for Korea is ready to watch. " Run, Big Bang Scout! " (달려라 빅뱅단) is pretty much the same fare ...

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Korean films with English subtitles at Emu Artspace, Seoul

Emu Artspace is a cultural center in the heart of Seoul that frequently (nearly every week, sometimes multiple times a week) screens interes...

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Top Korea-related YouTube videos for 2016

YouTube put up a Korean language post about the most popular Korea-related YouTube videos and channels for 2016 . I know that sounds vague, ...

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Naver "Star Search" K-pop idols info service updated

Naver recently expanded their Star Search (네이버 스타검색) service to include a much wider variety of popular K-pop stars. This feature displays ...

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Top 10 non-Kpop YouTube Videos in Korea 2016

Here is the official list of Top 10 YouTube Videos for Korea 2016, excluding K-pop music videos. These all come from the YouTube Korea Blog ...

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YouTube Red launches in Korea

The paid subscription service YouTube Red is launched in Korea. It's priced at "₩7,900/month, 1-month free trial, excludes VAT....

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Halloween Treat: 폰령 ("Phone Ghost"), an augmented reality webcomic

"Phone Ghost" webcomic Naver Comics has an interesting scary offering just in time for Halloween (well it came out a few days ago...

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Hite beer cans featuring K-pop stars

Hite beer cans featuring K-pop stars For you K-pop fans, you can crack open a cold one with your favorite top idols. Or rather, you could ha...

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Conan's octopus brought to his L.A. studio

Conan's octopus brought to his L.A. studio If you went crazy watching Conan O'Brien's antics in Korea a few months back, you may...

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Colbert's Korean Minions movie joke

The other day Stephen Colbert was talking about Hillary Clinton's reference to Trump supporters as a "basket of deplorables" a...

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Operation Chromite showing with English subtitles in Korea this week

" Operation Chromite " will show this week in Korea with English subtitles: Tues 08/09 7:50pm CGV SincheonArtreon Wed 08/10 7:50pm...

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Top Korean YouTube Ads, 1st half of 2016

Because you're just dying to know, Google has released the top advertisements by YouTube views for the 1st half of 2016. Of course I onl...

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"The Handmaiden" on Google Play, and my review

I mentioned on Twitter that the recent film "The Handmaiden" (아가씨) is up on Google Play right now . A Twitter follower mentioned...

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Stephen Colbert's Korean Man Spanx

This week on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , Stephen had a small comedy bit where he featured himself as a "Korean Man Spanx"...

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