“If I uploaded a video, I could get 5 more toys”, recalls Choi Lynn, a 16-year-old content creator who is more popularly known as “Mylynn.” In 2015, at the age of 8, Choi attended the YouTube Google Kids Day, and since then, he has been documenting his life on YouTube, becoming Korea’s first elementary student YouTuber to reach 1 million subscribers. Find out how Mylynn became an iconic YouTuber and how he balances it all with his busy high school schedule. Lim

People April 28, 2023

From listening to a K-pop song for the first time to leading a multicultural K-pop group, Blackswan’s Fatou Samba shares her journey with the Asia 101 team. Watch till the end for Fatou’s tips on taking fabulous photos! Lim Su-mi and Park Ju-min contributed to this report.

K-pop April 28, 2023

From shaking hands with BTS to covering over 100 K-pop concerts, The Korea Herald’s Hong Dam-young told us all about her life as a K-pop reporter. Park Seo-hee and Park Ju-min contributed to this report.

K-pop April 28, 2023

Asia 101 visited Ho Chi Minh City to meet Hari Won, a singer and actor in Vietnam with more than 8 million followers across social media platforms. Born to a South Korean mother and a Vietnamese father, identity and diversity are close to her heart. We sat down with Hari and learned about how she became a celebrity in Vietnam. Lee Ji-min and Park Ju-min contributed to this report.

Performance April 28, 2023

One of the most familiar faces from a Netflix Korean original, Park Hae-soo spoke with Asia 101 about his life after "Squid Game," his journey from being a small theater actor to getting nominated for an Emmy and more. Watch until the end for an impromptu dance performance! Park Seo-hee and Park Ju-min contributed to this report.

Film April 28, 2023

Anak Agung Ayu Puspa Aditya Karang, popularly known as Dita of Secret Number, shares what it is like to be Indonesia’s first K-pop girl group member. Make sure to watch until the end, as Dita teaches us traditional Balinese dance moves! Park Ju-min contributed to this report.

K-pop April 28, 2023

The court ruled the government should compensate 7 million won ($5,250) to students who claimed they were unfairly disadvantaged by an early finishing bell during Korea's national university entrance exam, known as "Suneung." Eight students who took the exam in 2021 had filed a lawsuit against the state and a test monitor at the time for "unexpected disruption" as the finishing bell rang around 2 minutes ahead of schedule. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor

Social Affairs April 20, 2023

A man was apprehended in Daejeon for peeping into windows of ground-level dwellings, police said Monday. Targeting unlocked windows in residential areas with mostly one-room studios, the suspect was arrested on suspicions of habitual breaking and entering, said Daejeon Metropolitan Police on Monday. The CCTV footage revealed by the police shows the suspect putting his hands through the steel grating guarding a window and opening the window from the outside. He then put his face up close to the w

Social Affairs April 18, 2023

Another death linked to a growing house rental scam was reported Monday, pushing up the death toll to three. All the deaths are thought to be from suicide. The so-called "construction king" fraud is a massive house rental scam that occurred in Incheon. A woman in her 30s was found unconscious at around 2:12 a.m. at her house in Incheon, along with a suicide note. The woman died in transit to the hospital, Incheon Michuhol District Police Station said. According to the police investigat

Social Affairs April 17, 2023

"What do your parents do for a living?" "Why did you not go to high school?" "Were you ever a victim of school bullying?" These are some of the questions an employment candidate may still encounter while seeking for a job in South Korea. According to data collected by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, 84 cases of privacy violations during the employment interviews have been reported in the past two years. Job applicants were asked questions irrelevant to their a

Social Affairs April 13, 2023

Korean star chef Baek Jong-won is facing social media backlash from Moroccan viewers after his cooking program aired on TV last Sunday. Following the broadcast of tvN's "Business Genius, CEO Baek," Moroccan viewers are taking issue with how the program marked a map of Morocco and how they portrayed scenes of locals praying. The program shows the Korean crew selling Korean food in a Moroccan night market. With over 1,500 comments in Arabic and English, viewers criticized that the p

Social Affairs April 12, 2023

A woman who was severely injured after being attacked by an unleashed large dog has been causing outrage on social media. A video posted on a community forum of website Bobaedream on Monday shows a large white dog walking with a little child without a leash. The dog suddenly attacks an unidentified woman. The child tries to stop the dog initially, but then freezes, seemingly in a panic. A passerby kicks the dog but the dog doesn't stop, biting the woman's leg and her neck. The person w

Social Affairs April 11, 2023

With strong wind warnings in effect across half of the nation, a wildfire broke out in Gangneung, Gangwon Province at around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Strong winds of up to 30 meters per second in the area have grounded helicopters, impeding response efforts to a Level 3 wildfire that has broken out. Level 3 is the second-highest level in the four-notch system. The fire agency issued a Stage 3 response, the highest possible. This is the first time this year that such a response has been issued for a wi

Social Affairs April 11, 2023

A woman in her 40s was arrested for offering high school students drug-infused drinks claiming that they would increase their ability to concentrate, sparking a wider police investigation. On Monday, the suspect, with three more accomplices, had approached students on the street in Seoul's Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, the country's premier district for private education, feigning a promotional event for a new drink. Contained in a bottle with a sign that reads, "Mega ADHD," the f

Social Affairs April 5, 2023

A former member of a six-person K-pop boy band was indicted on charges of forcibly molesting and sexually assaulting a fellow group member over the course of four years, a local media outlet reported Monday. The former group member was referred to trial in January. He is accused of sexually assaulting the victim at least three times from 2017 to 2021 in their dorms and practice room. The charges against the suspect include "imitative rape," which under Korean law is defined as insert

Social Affairs April 4, 2023