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Jessica Adel (Seoul Players, Seoul Shakespeare Company)

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NEWS

Kenneth Bae Is No ‘Bargaining Chip,’ North Korea Says – NYTimes.com

From Clinton to Carter to… Rodman?

Dennis Rodman says heading back to North Korea

Int’l hacking group claims to have attacked N. Korean Web sites

N. Korea replaces hawkish armed forces minister

@YonhapNews WTF?–South Korean Newspaper May Have Just Printed the Worst Photoshop Ever

Park tells Obama they share ‘blessed’ names

U.S. extends visa waiver program for S. Korea

Park sacks spokesman Yoon for sexual harrassment

Some more info– Blue House Spokesman Sacked, Suspected of Sexual Assault in U.S.

Another bad Photoshop–or a great one!

Fired Aide to South Korean Leader Denies Improper Conduct

And he gets sleazier– Dismissed presidential spokesman admits to groping woman during Cheong Wa Dae investigation

“At the time, we could not tell the truth.”

SKorea sexual assault fiasco: Attacks on the victim and an SNL parody

Japan WWII ‘comfort women’ were ‘necessary’ – Hashimoto

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Official Logo Released

South Korean Olympic logo is ‘risk-y business – NY Daily News

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

GUV’MENT AND JUSTICE

Police investigates 악플러s (internet commenters who leave abusive comments) against “Little Psy” – includes racial abuse

Gmail users are communists

WTF– Police criticized for waiting an hour and WATCHING during a sexual assault

South Korea Seeks Arrest of Podcaster Choo Chin-woo

Effed up– Father of school bullying victim pleas to delinquents with gifts “Please don’t hurt my child”

NAUGHTY CHAEBOL

Suicide of Saleswoman Prompts Boycott of Lotte Conglomerate

Foul language and brutual sales tactics lead to anti-Namyang Yutong (dairy company) campaign

Namyang’s Spilt Milk

Namyang apology doesn’t go down well

Food makers toughen sales rules

Samsung responsible for recent hydrofluoric acid leak: gov’t

DOH– Samsung executive apologizes for gaffe

Five killed in furnace gas leak at steel plant

Food makers frown at Lotte’s copycat behavior

A LITTLE HYPER-NATIONALISM DOESN’T HURT ANYBODY

What geographic features are there on Dokdo?

Hangeul Museum to open next year

Got sucked into the comments– One-woman Anti-Multiculturalism Protest Ignites Debate

Instant Ramyun Sales Rankings: Chapaguri (Chapagetti + Noguri) beats Shin Ramyun | The Marmot’s Hole

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EDUCATION

SAT Cancelled in Korea Due to Continued Leaking of Questions, the Academic Odyssey Continues

South Korea cheating scandal hits university bids

Native English teacher head count continues decline: As regional programs continue phaseouts, competence of Korean teachers called into question

English teacher training program struggles

Corporal Punishment Banned In Korean Schools

Atlanta represent– Atlanta English School Linked To Korean Prostitution Ring

ENTERTAINMENT

Comments– Gay director Kim Jo Kwang Soo announces marriage plans

Psy responds to being called ‘herpes of music’ by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong

Witnesses report a different story to Nichkhun’s drunk driving scandal

EXPAT COMMUNITY

American wanted for sex crimes against children found to have taught in Korea for the last 8 years

Update on the ‘wanted teacher’ case

Comparison of articles about sex crimes by Korean teachers and the most recent case

Kukmin Ilbo editorial demands stricter government controls over foreign English teachers

History is relevant today– One politician’s take on foreign English teachers in 1997

Kim Han-gil: “Elementary school students are defenseless before things like AIDS”

Something smells fishy– German diplomat probed over alleged assault during dog-bite row

Two foreign English teachers died in Incheon over the weekend

Fundraising for teacher who fell to his death in Incheon

HABO: Help out 3-year-old Hannah Warren of Seoul get a new trachea

TIME WASTERS

Random Gwangju – Snoop Dogg (Lion)

47 Cringeworthy Tattoos Being Regretted As We Speak

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Andy Tebay (Kojects)

MAIN TOPIC

Korean Solution to Electric Power Supply for Public Transport

Here are the miss korea 2013 contestants. – Imgur

Miss Korea 2013 contestants–in an animated GIF

Korea’s plastic surgery mayhem is finally converging on the same face.

For those who thought those identical beauty contestants was makeup and not surgery…

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The comments– Foreign media outlets poke fun at Miss Korea contestants

Hyun named ’2013 Miss Seoul’

Netizens say she’s ugly. But no one mentions her four arms.– Kwak Ka

Female stars with ‘Asian’ faces

Unique/unflattering make up concepts

NEWS

Korea’s National Treasure No. 1, Restored – Korea Real Time – WSJ

Restored Sungnyemun set to reopen

Former NIS director called in for questioning

Prosecutors Raid South Korean Spy Agency – NYTimes.com

Remaining South Korean Managers Leave Plant in North – NYTimes.com and http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/585417.html

Oh, for fuck’s sake, Abe…

Include traffic control in there, and we’re talkin’–Park renews call for strict rule of law | YONHAP NEWS

Opening of Everline

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Koreans Arrested for Using Spa as a Front for Prostitution in Alabama

Now that’s a stat: “One-fifth of men in their 20s buy sex at least four times a month”

And then there’s Samsung…

Chaebol hoard earnings over economic slump

Flight attendants top list for most emotional labor

Alternative public holidays–Give me a break

When Prof wants to cancel your degree – YouTube

A moment when professor thinks he is a God

More on the professor who called his Indonesia students ‘animals’

Professor calls foreign student a ‘low animal’

LuiginaKorea: Preference v Racism.

Oh, the irony of Koreans complaining of cultural insensitivity when traveling

Ewha Womans University Invaded by Swarms of Chinese Tourists

Another Korean, another offensive coffee receipt

Oh Hell No: Blackface in Asian American fraternity video

Netizens catch JYP photoshopping 2PM’s Tokyo Dome photos?

Funny (but Kind of Perverted?) Things Korean Kids Do!

Chinese media, “The reason Korean actors are preferred is because they have a cheap guarantee”

Gagman Jung Bum Kyun saves a man about to commit suicide

Watch The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Robert Downey Jr.’s Gangnam Style online | Free | Hulu

Hyundai introduces flying car to deal with congested cities

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Two-year-old girl from Seoul gets brand-new windpipe made from her own stem cells

Fundraising for seriously ill foreign teacher in Gwangju

Bring your pimp when apartment hunting–The Apartment.

When pot, gyopos and USFK mail collide

TIME WASTERS

Oooh, a new interesting blog about dating…

100 South Korean Nerd Boys Have A Puberty Meltdown

Korean Sociological Image #77: Sexualized Girl-Group Performances at Schools

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Noe Alonzo – RokOn

Doddie Householder - A Box of Jalapenos

MAIN TOPIC

BigHominid’s Hairy Chasms: meeting ZenKimchi’s Joe McPherson

NEWS

So that reefed Chinese fishing vessel was really a cover for endangered species poaching. Good one, China.

Psy “Gentleman” – Kpop Music Mondays – Eat Your Kimchi

“Gentleman” may beat “Gangnam Style’s” records?

Panty shot in Psy’s ‘Gentleman’?

South Korean TV Network Bans Psy’s Video

Psy’s cone kicking ushers in end of world

PSY’s new single ‘Gentleman’ continues record run

South Korean Police Say Spy Service Tried to Influence Election – NYTimes.com

Police whistleblower claims whitewash in election probe-The Korea Herald

Int’l hacking group claims cyber-attack on Korean bank

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Samsung has not denied the incident, calling it “unfortunate” and saying that it was due to insufficient understanding of the company’s principles.

POSCO exec unhappy with ramen, smacks flight attendant with magazine

Alternative holiday may be available

“It is clear that an increased number of holidays with the introduction of alternative holiday system will damage competitiveness of our companies severely,” said the Korea Employers Federation in a statement.

The Body Language of Bill Gates

That time of year again–MBC hit piece on foreign English teachers 2013

More on the MBC report

South Korean Anti-Discrimination Law Faces Conservative Pushback · Global Voices

Anti-American types set fire to English hagwon in Daegu

Okay, we’re done here–Korean Teacher Beats Up Student, Then Masturbates in Hallway – koreaBANG

Boggi Milano in Korea. Unfortunately can sound like something else in Korean.

Break out your guyliner–10% of Korean Men Wear Makeup

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Netizen reaction to men wearing makeup

Lingerie bars illegal: court | The Marmot’s Hole

Gender ministry pledges to fight sex tourism

Jeju theme park ordered to return dolphins to sea. Most died before this decision.

Chris Golightly posts a suicide note?

Safety Issues on Shinbundang Line

Next Korean Wave: Post-Pregnancy Care Centers?

9 Wonderfully Bonkers Moments In G-Dragon’s New Video

“미치GO M/V” is more proof that no one makes better (or weirder) videos than G-Dragon. ..

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NEWS

Hackers take over North Korea’s Twitter and Flickr accounts?

Anonymous hack of N. Korea sites entertains conservative press | The Marmot’s Hole

Picture of the Day: International Hacking Competition In Korea

Embassy staff in N Korea ignore warning

KCNA advises foreigners in South Korea to have evacuation plans | The Marmot’s Hole

Using NK as an excuse to pull a midnight runner one month into your contract #classy

Stafford on The Voice of Russia

Andrei Lankov does an editorial in NYT

Note to North Korea: Nobody likes a cock tease

The hidden surfing paradise of North Korea

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Despite North, S Korea tourism at record high

‘Extreme’ Hagwon Adverts Start Korean Education Debate

Asiana flight attendants win fight to wear trousers

Hotel guests give Busan residents a show au naturel

“It’s not like the ‘Infinity Challenge’ members are popular overseas.. How are foreigners even going to find Psy amidst all those people”

Making a celeb comeback? Tell the media of your suicide attempt #pathetic

EXPAT COMMUNITY

And Gord has left the country

Breaking Bad Korea? | The Marmot’s Hole [feedly]

Foriegn Guys Dating Korean Girls – Crazy, Fascinating & Wild

Gusts Of Popular Feeling: For JTBC, consensual sex between white men and Korean women is a “sex crime”

TIME WASTERS

Amazing musician playing Jimi Hendrix on the Gayageum (Korean instrument)

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31 Crazy Before And After Photos Of Korean Plastic Surgery

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Steve Miller, Qi Ranger

Noe Alonzo, ROK On

MAIN TOPIC

KMK: Updated E-2 Visa CBC | Kiss My Kimchi

SeoulPodcast conspiracy theories on Dave’s

10 Random Living in Korea and Korea Travel Tips

NEWS

THE ELECTION
Oh, so Bush-era–Park fails to impress voters at ‘solo’ debate
Curious and drunk excuses abound–36 nabbed for vandalizing campaign banners, posters
The Lee Jeong-hee show
My favorite part–Korea’s Presidential Election – Part V: The Minor Candidates

Queens father subway shove slay suspect confesses – NYPOST.com

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Chinese Communist Party Eats An Onion
South Korean, Chinese papers fall for The Onion’s Kim Jong Un spoof | GlobalPost

South Korea Drops Whaling Plans – Korea Real Time – WSJ

Monument built in U.S. to commemorate suffering of ‘comfort women’ | YONHAP NEWS
Major overhaul in sex crime laws
But it’s still law that you can–You cannot rape your wife

Korean-American Prostitution Rings Exposed in New York

Costco Decides To Close Stores Twice A Month In Korea

As South Korea Tackles Drinking Culture, Samsung Sets Guidelines – Korea Real Time – WSJ

North Korean Beer Better Than South Korean Beer, Netizens Agree

Yea, low birth rate–Elderly Hikers Turn Blind Eye to Pregnant Woman in Subway

TECH
Yahoo! Ends Operations In Korea
This May Be The Best Tech Ad Of The Year

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ENTERTAINMENT

Psy – Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year 2012? – TIME
Bill O’Reilly Dissects “Gangnam Style”
Washington, DC is Dreaming of a PSY Christmas | MTV K
See, competition is a good thing

TIME WASTERS

Metal Gangnam Style

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Gangnam Style Christmas Lights

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Will the Korean Pop Culture Boom Have Legs? – Speakeasy – WSJ

NEWS

Korean assaulted by white kids in Australia, gets finger cut off
Another Korean attacked in Australia, Yonhap decries gov’t, police response

» Korean Students Rob Beijing Convenience Store, Charges Aren’t Pressed Beijing Cream

Lone Star Funds Commences Investor-State Dispute v. Gov’t of Korea

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
South Korean Man Given Suspended Sentence for Twitter Posts

Ahn Cheol-soo Withdraws Candidacy in South Korea – NYTimes.com

NSFL–Satirical painting of Park Geun-hye causes a row

Large Retailers In Korea Can Now Be Closed for Up To 3 Days A Month

“10. International students at a graduate school in Seoul were able to receive falsified chemistry degrees…”

Psy Gangnam Style Bobble Head

Why Korean Taxi Drivers Might Refuse to Take You!

This year’s top contender for most offensive xenophobic anti-native speaking English teacher rant

TIME WASTERS

App of the week

The Huge Ackman is back–Picture of the Day: Hugh Jackman Back In Korea

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AWESOME!!–”The Ring” style prank doesn’t work out so well on Korean girl

22 People Sticking It To The Man

One we talked about earlier is #5–The Top 5 Corporate Twitter Disasters of 2012

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Immigration Tales: WTF

Olympics 2012

Yonhap Says South Korea Can Learn from “London Olympics Fiasco”

Yea, sportsmanship!

More Olympic love: Swiss footballer Tweets that Korean “mongoloids…can go burn.”
Sit down for this: Netizens misbehaving on social media

Archery

Legally Blind Korean Olympian Sets New Archery World Record

Fencing

Koreans Accuse London Olympics of Bias After Controversial Loss
More Olympic-sized BS
Britta Heidermann posed for German Playboy in 2004

Badminton

Olympics to SK and China badminton teams: Could you please not suck?
Four Korean badminton players DISQUALIFIED
South Korea Settles for Victory in Women’s Badminton – NYTimes.com

Weightlifting

Weightlifter Sa Jae-hyouk dislocates elbow in London Olympics’ most gruesome injury (VIDEO/PHOTOS) | Fourth-Place Medal – Yahoo! Sports

Gymnastics

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Yang Hak-seon wins Korea’s first Olympic gymnastics gold
First Korean Gymnastics Champion Lives in a ‘Greenhouse’
Gold Medal Leads To New Apartment For Parents

Soccer/Football

North Korean Soccer Team Leaves Refuses To Play Olympic Game After Flag Flop

Japan vs Korea: Netizens React to Korean Soccer Victory
Fucking idiot!–Medal Denied to South Korean Soccer Player Over Political Sign – NYTimes.com

NEWS

President Lee to visit Dokdo
Press reactions to Dokdo visit and more

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
Opening arguments in Apple vs. Samsung
Why Apple Has Launched Their Patent Lawsuits Against Samsung
Samsung Calls Apple’s Copying Charges B.S. On ‘Conan’ (VIDEO)

Samsung Life Insurance to remake Bridge of Death with–a statue of someone committing suicide?

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Korean Police Tire of Being Abused by Drinkers – NYTimes.com

How Can Korea Attract More Tourists?
Why do we want to attract MORE tourists?–Korea Tourism Boom Creates Seoul Hotel Room Shortage Goldsea

Where’s our cafe?
South Korea’s Podcast Stars Create a Place for Fans — And Politicians – Korea Real Time – WSJ

EXPAT COMMUNITY

2 English teachers die on vacation in Vietnam
USFK Officer Killed In Bus Accident In Seoul

Congrats Jo Miller @Nyxnalia for being a finalist–15 Instagram Pics Capturing City Life

TIME WASTERS

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Did This Underground Hip Hop Artist from South Korea Just Release the Best Music Video of the Year?
Psy talks about his stunningly popular “Gangnam Style” song and his music career. – Korea Real Time – WSJ

‘Cloud Atlas’ trailer out

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The government wants to go ahead and sell Incheon Airport
Japanese right-wing asshat records himself messing with Comfort Woman statue
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More White House petition silliness

PROBATION????–SKorea: Private tutor gets probation for molesting student

Korean Soju is World’s Most Popular Spirit. Most all sales in Korea. Drinking problem?

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‘Foreigners Soon Fall Prey to Korea’s Heavy Drinking Culture’

Yank English teacher mocks immigration law by getting new job after leaving old one without notice
Foreign English teachers get high and mock immigration

Survey Reveals Most Embarrassing Things Koreans Do When Abroad

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Bourne Legacy Features Scenes Filmed In Seoul

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We discuss the MBC “Shocking Truth” video with the Seoul Global Study Group.

DISCLAIMER

Let me throw in a disclaimer to start out. We talked about in the last show about the big Facebook group protesting the MBC “Shocking Truth” video. Earlier this week, I was contacted by Layne Hartsell, who I had worked with on projects in the past, to do a special roundtable with members of the Seoul Global Study Group.

That was before the incident brought up in the recording happened. The focus really should be on MBC and their actions. There is an accusation of some people calling Mr. Hartsell’s employer to cause trouble. I have personally seen documented proof that one person visited the office of his boss. To me personally, it looks like a personal vendetta a former moderator for this Facebook group has had against Mr. Hartsell and used his position as a moderator to poison the stream. That said, I have not seen verifiable proof yet that the leader of the group called the employer with foul intentions. In the expat community, that is one of the most egregious sins one can commit, since most foreigners’ welcome in Korea is on fragile ground anyway.

In 2006, I had a similar problem when my ex-employer tried to get me kicked out of the country because I complained to the labor board that I didn’t get paid. After three years, I ended up winning the case. But this tactic is one of the lowest tactics one can use in Korea with a foreigner.

You can take what Layne has to say with a grain of salt. I myself insisted on proof before I went ahead. We do talk about MBC in this recording, but all of this has to do with MBC and xenophobia in the big picture. If expats want to work together to get something done, they need to stop this behavior. Tactics like trying to get people fired and deported have been historically used by Koreans and expats and have derailed past efforts to get any significant change accomplished.