Anti-spycam protesters have made history in South Korea: Their rallies, including the fourth one today, were some of the largest women's rallies ever. Yet the organizers still remain largely in the shadows, nameless and faceless. We spoke to some of them in early July.
Why is spycam porn such a big problem in South Korea? Our managing editor Haeryun Kang sat down with Andre Goulet to discuss the issue of 'molka,' why women are so concerned and what we can expect from the movement fighting it.
Many assume that spycam contents are explicitly sexual or pornographic. In fact, many footages aren't sexual but still violate women's privacy -- and with the current technology, can easily be appropriated into porn.
In smoggy Seoul, a hopeful beekeeper wants to promote urban beekeeping and raise awareness about disappearing honeybees. We met him on a high-rise, coincidentally on the day of the first inter-Korean summit between Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un.
“We’ve had bowling balls, blankets and bricks in the past. And once we found a fridge. But things have got a lot better now.... Now we just get a few spoons and rice bowls here and there.”
For decades, the pojangmacha was a fixture of South Korean nightlife. The old and young drank soju and chatted in these often tiny, cramped tents. Most of these street tents have disappeared, now to a cultural relic and tool of nostalgic indulgence. But some tents still remain; here are the voices of those inside.
South Korean capital Seoul is home to some 17,000 cafés, with one on practically every street corner. Why are there so many, and can the market possibly grow even more?
Shin Ji-ye is the Green Party's provisional candidate for the upcoming Seoul mayoral elections in June. She's probably not going to win. But her platform provides shrewd, progressive insight into some of Seoul's -- and by default, South Korea's -- most pressing problems.
Meet the creators of P.chokko, a chocolate shop in Seoul. They want to change Korean chocolate and send a message about their home, Venezuela.
Not far from the busiest center of Seoul, with all the traffic and political rallies, there is Seochon, a quaint neighborhood in Seoul. Its only arcade is a microcosm of South Korea today, at the intersection of rapid change and nostalgia for the past.
Korea Exposé shares a selection of photos from Korea Women's March, held in Seoul on Mar. 4. With a progressive government in power, is the gender gap set to start closing?
The world's top two bike-sharing companies, Mobike and Ofo, have finally touched down in South Korea. But less 10 percent of South Koreans cycle every day. Can these companies make it in the country?