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It's Korean Rhetoric Week at Dokdo Is Ours

Mar 9, 2010 3:29pm

Here's the game, inspired by this post:In the comments, write: a Korea-related topictwo totally un-related topics (at least one should not be related to Korea at all)four random four-syllable wordsAnd I'll write a Joongang Daily Editorial about the best/funniest one....

Determined to be The Best Blog in Korea

Mar 3, 2010 2:48am

Seriously, readers? Not even on the ballot? Where are my die-hards? Well fine. Since what I've been doing here doesn't seem to be what wins these kinds of accolades, here you are readers. It's time for a makeover. Note the new blog title, and...

Olympics Rundown

Feb 26, 2010 5:38am

Leading off:A second island of approximately the same size as Jeju Island has appeared just east of Jeju, at exactly the same time as the final women's figure skating contestant failed to top Kim Yuna's score of 228.56. It is believed the entire Korean peninsula orgasmed with excitement when...

Short Korean Men Live in Terror after Luger's Death in Vancouver

Feb 22, 2010 6:02am

After the death of Georgian Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili at the beginning of the Vancouver Olympics, short Korean men across the nation have been staying in, acting skittish, and looking over their shoulders everywhere they go.Why the seemingly paranoid behavior? "After that Misuda episode, all of us guys under 180...

Apolo Anton Ohno Discovered To Be Illegally Tutoring Korean Children

Feb 15, 2010 1:56am

"Just look at that f&#king guy" - Yonhap NewsApolo Anton Ohno, the much-reviled (in Korea) American short-track speed skater, has won silver medal in the men's 1500 meter race. Ohno is unique in the sports world for several reasons.First, a survey discovered that there are more Koreans who hate...

Korea: World Hub of Veiled Threats

Feb 9, 2010 1:56am

HT Idiots' CollectiveSee here....

Korea Tourism: New Slogan Ideas

Feb 8, 2010 6:30pm

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Mailbag: Ask An Insecure Kyopo Who Can't Speak The Language, Posing As Food Ambassador To Feel Like A Korea Expert

Feb 2, 2010 8:42pm

(another actual letter from reader this time: we are so excite!)Dokdo Is Ours is happy to introduce another expert to the ranks of our advice columnists; as always, Dokdo Is Ours will always be happy to accept your letters requesting advice from any of our stable of advisors. It...

Letter to Ask a Korean Promotional Brochure: Korea's Dirty Secret Theme Park

Jan 30, 2010 6:41am

Dokdo Is Ours is very happy for have a letter writeing from fan. You can read. We has other letter too from reader that are wait for publish... patiently and don't worry. It is happen.Dear Korean Promotional Brochure:The Korean government has long been making crazy slogans ...

KT "Special" Report: Korean Women To Take Over Korea; Robots To Take Over Housekeeping

Jan 27, 2010 5:25am

Korea Sees Neo-Matriarchal SocietyI'm not making this up. I couldn't make this up if I tried.Korea Times Rule of Journalism #54:Just make shit up. Seriously. Any old shit. Connect it to any other shit you can think of. We have a paper to fill!PS: Robots...

Ask Kim Jong-il

Jan 25, 2010 2:05pm

(inspired by... and many others like it)Dear Kim Jong-ilI'm eleven years old, and there's this boy, Andy in my class, and I like him. I'm not sure if he likes me, too, but I'd really like to hold his hand, or maybe walk home from school with him. ...

Official: Turning Off Lights Easier Than Social Programs That Actually Support Families

Jan 21, 2010 8:55pm

A Ministry of Health official explained the recent decision to turn off the lights in government buildings, sending workers home to make babies and increase Korea's abysmally low birthrate. "We think that turning off the lights will let people know it's time to go home and fuck. In...

A Primer on Korean Democracy for Developing Nations

Jan 19, 2010 12:38am

Korean scholar Youn Jung-suk, president of the Korean Legislative Studies Institute, suggests that Korean democracy is a good model for developing countries attempting to set a democracy of their own in place.Here are some samples from the "How-To-Guide" he's sent to several Southeast Asian countries.Taken from pages 212-215, the first...

Irony-free Josie and the Pussycats Remake Greenlighted. Working Title "K-Pop: The Movie"

Jan 15, 2010 6:13pm

Josie and the Pussycats, the satirical 2001 comic book adaptation, in which an innocent, unknown band becomes part of a media hype machine, only to discover their music is being exploited as a platform to subliminally sell styles and products, will be re-made in Korea. Except, without irony, and...

M-Net to Wheel Comatose Lee Hyori Onstage During Music Awards

Jan 15, 2010 6:05pm

(article and photo source)While Lee Hyori has been getting sicker and sicker with exhaustion and malnutrition as she dieted and prepared for her solo concert, her promotion company, MNet Entertainment, has assured her loyal fans that they will indeed be seeing her during January."The doctors ordered ten days of complete...

Hat Tip to The Korean

Jan 14, 2010 7:39am

Go to Ask A Korean! and read The Korean's translated North Korean jokes.http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2010/01/ask-korean-news-north-korean-jokes.html...

This Just In: Some Dumb People Think It's Cold

Jan 13, 2010 11:37pm

Korea Times Rule of Journalism #43:If it's been happening for a week, it might continue forever.Is Current Cold Winter Ushering In 'Mini-Ice Age'?...

Kim Yu-na to Change Spelling of Name to Improve Her Skating Results

Jan 7, 2010 9:49pm

Kim Yu-na, the daughter of Jesus Christ, who is Korean, has been preparing for her shot at Olympic Gold in the 2010 Vancouver Games. Though too busy herself to grant an interview, Kim Yuna's mother spared some time to take some questions from Dokdo Is Ours. "Olympic Gold has...

Korea Times School of Journalism: Rule 31

Jan 1, 2010 2:24am

The Korea Times School of Journalism:You are already familiar with some of our rules, for example, "In the absence of an interview, it's OK to make up a quote" and "If I heard one person say it, or something like it one time, I'm allowed to pretend it's popular sentiment"...

Explaining Korean Culture to Foreigners: You know Korean Culture better than you think!

Dec 22, 2009 11:30pm

Hello Everyone. Everybody is always asks me to explain Korean culture to them. But really, they already know Korean culture: just they don't realize it! Here are some short videos to explain how things that are already familiar to them actually belong to Korea:We plan to start asking...

Lee MyungBak: Multicultural Korea Welcomes Everyone -- "Even Darkies"

Dec 21, 2009 7:59am

In conjunction with recent efforts to re-brand and globalize different aspects of Korean society, Korean president Lee Myung-bak made a stirring speech on Monday, inviting the diverse peoples living in Korea to participate actively in Korean society."We want to welcome all different people to join in making Korea great. ...

Guest Editorial from The Korea Times' Leaky Frappucino Cap

Dec 19, 2009 7:31pm

Setting the Record StraightStarbucks Korea has recently learned about some "misunderstandings" regarding our line of to-go drinks, and our frappucino caps in particular.Rather than name names or nitpick about the exact details, we would like to take a moment to explain ourselves. First of all, our Frappucino has its...

Setting The Record Straight

Dec 15, 2009 10:35pm

ht: The Artist Formerly Known As Korea BeatSetting the Record Straight Part II: We Demand To Be Taken Seriously(read part 1)By Oh Young-jinCity EditorDespite our best Jedi Mind Trick of telling our readers that we're a good paper, because we say we're a good paper, certain "misunderstandings" about The Korea...

Shopkeeper's Mind Blown Upon Discovering There Are Four Christmas Songs

Dec 14, 2009 2:44am

Shopkeeper Ha Jung-mi, manager of an Olive Young cosmetics franchise, had to close down her shop and take three days off for "mental recovery" after having her mind blown. The 41 year-old small business owner was putting together a playlist CD for her shop speaker system."I had a great...