At some Korean festivals, paper now waits in line

At some festivals in South Korea this fall, a piece of paper can apparently do the waiting for you. A trail of A4-sized sheets of paper, each taped to the pavement, stretched for hundreds of meters along a sidewalk leading to the entrance of the Busan International Rock Festival on Friday, the first day of the three-day event. The sheets were marked with dates, phone numbers, the number of people in each group and notes indicating that the spots had been claimed. A similar scene unfolded in Inch

2026-10-06 11:59:52:00

‘I don’t go to Cornell’: Online hunt for Korean defendant spills over to namesakes

As speculation surrounding a Korean defendant in the Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit spreads across social media, unrelated people who share his name are being wrongly identified and subject to online attacks. A Chinese American student surnamed Lee at the University of Pennsylvania told The Korea Herald that he has received abusive messages from strangers in recent weeks who mistakenly believed he was the Korean defendant in the Cornell case. Some told him to "go to hell" or said he b

2026-10-05 11:45:05:00

Rise of ‘noona’ wives: Korea’s marriage age gap is changing

Being four years older than her husband does not make Han Se-hee the more experienced one at home. The 32-year-old often finds herself on the receiving end of reminders from her husband, who, after years of living alone, is better at cooking, cleaning and keeping their home in order. "I do my share of the housework, but he always seems to notice things that I miss. People often say that men are like children no matter how old they get and need their wives to look after them, but I think that’s j

2026-10-04 16:00:00:00

Cornell case: Could Korean defendant's citizenship affect what happens next?

As rumors about the identity and background of a Korean defendant in the alleged gang rape case at Cornell University spread online, questions are also mounting over his citizenship status and its potential legal implications. A person surnamed Lee is one of seven current and former Cornell University students named as defendants in a civil lawsuit over the alleged gang rape of a former student at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024, according to The Cornell Daily Sun. No charges were f

2026-10-01 18:05:10:00

Music video shoot at 3 a.m.? Rookie boy group’s agency apologizes for noise at Incheon market

Rookie boy group Keyvitup’s agency apologized Thursday for a disruptive early-morning video shoot near Incheon’s Jemulpo Wave Market. The shoot, which took place at around 3 a.m. Wednesday with a large crew, featured music played through loudspeakers and repeated use of smoke effects. "We took various measures to minimize inconvenience to residents during the shoot, but as filming continued late into the night, we failed to sufficiently consider the impact it could have on residents," Inkode, th

2026-10-01 14:33:23:00

Shark remains in Busan canal after rescue bid fails

Rescue efforts for a 3.5-meter-long shark stranded at North Port Waterfront Park in Dong-gu, Busan, were called off Tuesday after rescuers failed to guide it toward the sea. The operation, which involved using water pumps to guide the shark out of the artificial waterway, began at 10 a.m. and continued until around noon before being temporarily suspended. A second attempt resumed later in the afternoon but ended at 3:30 p.m. without success. Five vessels were deployed in the operation, which was

2026-09-29 16:45:09:00

No typhoon hit Korea this summer. That’s not all good news

With no typhoon hitting Korea so far this year, concerns are growing that the prolonged lull could bring its own risks, from stressed marine ecosystems to stronger storms later on. Several typhoons have indirectly affected Korea in recent months, including Typhoon Jangmi, which skirted the southern part of the Korean Peninsula in June, but none has made landfall, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The decline in typhoons in and around Korea has persisted for several years. Dat

2026-09-28 13:46:04:00

4 suspects flee to China after vandalizing restaurant

A Chinese restaurant in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, named Xi Jinping after China’s top leader, was vandalized with lacquer and paint, allegedly by a group of Chinese nationals. The Bundang Police Station said Tuesday that four Chinese men ranging in age from their 20s to 40s allegedly broke into the restaurant at around 2:40 a.m. Thursday and sprayed red and black lacquer and paint across the walls, furniture and other surfaces throughout the restaurant. The men are also suspected of spraying pe

2026-09-27 15:58:49:00

Korean student among 7 sued over group sexual assault at Cornell University

A Korean student is among seven current and former Cornell University students named as defendants in a lawsuit involving the alleged group sexual assault of a female student, news reports said Sunday. According to The Cornell Daily Sun, the woman, a former Cornell student, filed the lawsuit in New York on Sept. 14, accusing the defendants, who were members of Cornell’s chapter of Chi Phi, a national fraternity with chapters at universities across the US, of forcing her to take drugs and sexuall

2026-09-27 11:03:45:00

Team spirit: Meet the crew haunting Korean Folk Village

YONGIN, Gyeonggi Province — “Want to be mine?” called out a virgin ghost in a flowing white hanbok, looking for a man after 500 years of being single. Her long black hair blew in the autumn breeze as she moved through the crowd, waving her long white fingernails and slipping between couples whenever she spotted one. Her pale face and blackened eyes turned toward passing men, waiting for a chance to make her move. Behind the ghostly makeup was Kang Yoon-jung, a 22-year-old university student and

2026-09-25 16:00:00:00