In a country where tattoos are widely frowned upon, Ahn Li-na, 25, catches attention as a walking canvas of body art, with nearly 80 percent of her skin inked. “The value of all my tattoos, if combined, could easily match that of quite an expensive car,” said Ahn, a tattoo artist herself, adding that only her face, scalp, front neck, knuckles and soles of her feet are left untouched. Living wit...

K-pop singer Roy Kim, suspected of sharing explicit images as part of a wider sexual misconduct scandal, denied allegations that he is in the US preparing for his college graduation slated for next week. Several media outlets had previously reported that the 26-year-old singer, whose real name is Kim Sang-woo, had left for Washington to attend Georgetown University’s graduation ceremony next Wed...

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s 20-year prison sentence for a father in his 30s who was found guilty of abusing his daughter to death and disposing of her body. The 38-year-old, identified only by his surname Koh, was convicted of child abuse that resulted in the death of his daughter, Koh Jun-hee. In April 2017, he stomped on the 5-year-old for not falling asleep, breaking ...

The TV actress who died from two consecutive collisions on a highway Monday was Han Ji-sung, according to local media outlets that identified her Wednesday It was previously reported that the woman killed on Incheon Airport Expressway at around 4 a.m. Monday, hit by two vehicles in succession, was an actress who had played in several supporting roles on TV drama series as well as on stage. Acco...

The 28-year-old woman who died after being struck by two cars on a highway Monday was an actress, local media outlets reported Wednesday. Media cited police saying that the victim killed on Incheon Airport Expressway at 3:52 a.m. on Monday was found to be an actress known for her roles in local TV drama series. Police did not fully identify her. Gimpo Police Station retrieved video footage from...

The Gwangju Nambu Police Station said Wednesday that it had arrested a 25-year-old man and booked seven others without detention for holding a 22-year-old woman captive and assaulting her for three days. The suspects also include a 23-year-old woman. According to the police, the victim was held prisoner from the evening of April 29 until early Thursday morning in a motel room where she was beate...

Sometimes, the best picnics happen on the spur of the moment. And South Korea’s thriving picnic rental services, conveniently clustered near popular destinations, make last-minute outings a breeze. You can have a perfect day out in the sun, without the early-morning packing hassle that exhausts you even before setting off or shelling out on fancy picnic gear you may only use once or twice a yea...

Yu Min-jung, a YouTuber specializing in spine-tingling ASMR videos, changes her role once or twice a week. From a late-night barber to a dermatologist, then from a scalp therapist to a caring friend removing makeup from a roommate’s face -- Yu becomes a “healer” for those craving sounds of comfort. Believed to be the first to make a Korean ASMR channel, Yu has been working as a full-time creator...

The new dean of George Mason University’s Korea campus, Robert Matz, said he seeks to advance the school’s mission and to fuel its growth momentum by expanding the student quota and boosting collaboration with the US campus. During a press conference Wednesday at the Incheon Global Campus, Matz introduced his plans as the new dean of the Korean campus of the US university. Matz was appointed in ...

Lee Heon-uk, the newly appointed CEO of the Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation, has mapped out three management strategies: expanding the housing supply, creating better conditions for job creation, and governing GICO as an innovative and responsible body. “Speculative real estate investment is not a new problem,” Lee said. “With the skyrocketing prices, apartments are especially a problem, t...

Hollywood actress Emma Stone acted a BTS fangirl in a Saturday Night Live promo video for the episode she will be hosting. SNL released on Thursday on its YouTube channel a teaser clip featuring the actress and cast member Cecily Strong surrounded by the seven bandmates, welcoming the members, and at the same time, going crazy over them. (SNL YouTube) In another clip released the day before, t...

A motel employee in his 40s has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for illicitly recording sounds made by guests inside the rooms over three years. The Seoul District Court said Tuesday it ordered imprisonment for the 46-year-old man for intrusion and infringement of the Protection of Communications Secrets Act. Between December 2015 and October last year, the man made 21 audio recordings of...

Local authorities in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, said Tuesday that they had opened an investigation into the activities of a South Asian woman who died last Wednesday after receiving an AIDS diagnosis April 1. The woman, who was in her 40s and worked as a masseuse, had been hospitalized in March with signs of pneumonia. The police are attempting to determine where the deceased woman had t...

An appeals court in Busan has upheld a fine of 1.5 million won ($1,318) for a man in his 20s on the charge of illicitly filming a couple kissing in a club. The Busan District Court said Sunday it found the 21-year-old man guilty of intentionally taking the video, upholding the lower court’s decision that he should be fined and undergo 24 hours of a sexual violence treatment program. The man was...

The retro fever can be best felt at the Dongmyo market, one of the biggest flea markets in Korea where fashionista visitors have sharply increased since last year. “Visitors surged suddenly after September last year, after the market was featured on several popular TV shows,” said Park Choon-ha, a vintage clothes shop owner at the market. For Fila, the sportswear brand which last year led the u...