KÉ Interview: Growing up Gay and Korean
As Seoul prepares for its pride parade this Saturday, meet one young man who grew up and still struggles with being gay in South Korea.
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Ediya Coffee: South Korea’s Answer to Starbucks?
South Korea has a hyper-competitive coffee market. Amidst the fierce competition, Ediya Coffee has triumphed across various metrics. It was evaluated as the most profitable coffee franchise in South Korea, with the most number of stores across the nation. It's an anti-Starbucks, in a way.
KÉ Interview: Bookoob, the Book Sharing Service that Delivers
Can there be an even more democratic form of book sharing than the public library? Chang Woong, founder of book sharing startup Bookoob, believes the answer is yes.
KÉ Interview: That Famous Same-Sex Wedding, Four Years Later
Four years after the controversial wedding with his husband in Seoul, Dave Kim is struggling to legalize his marriage. But he's hopeful; here's why.
KÉ Interview: A Disabled Person’s Day Is 12 Hours Long, Not 24
Meet a kick-ass mother who is trying to change the way her daughter, and others with disabilities, uses Seoul's sprawling metro system.
KÉ Interview: From West Yorkshire to Buddhist Martial Art
Giving up a comfortable job, a British woman enters a Buddhist temple to study Sunmudo, a Korean martial art that claims centuries of history.
Education Blues Pt. 3: A Deported English Teacher
Some English-ed institutions were recently raided by the Korean government. Here's the story of a deported English teacher who worked at one of them.
KÉ Interview: Singing Against Homophobia
What is it like singing as a lesbian chorus member in South Korea? We talked to a singer on fighting homophobia, just before the Asia Queer Choral Festival.