Pictures, photographs, and images spreading in Korea and on the Korean-language internet, along with the stories surrounding them, translated into English.
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Korean netizens are amazed at the extent to which South Korea appears to have changed since these photos were taken by a foreign visitor in the early 1960s.62 -
Netizens are outraged as a photo of a rally in support of presidential candidate Park Geun-hye is doctored showing more people than actually showed up. -
Park Geun-hye's campaign misinterprets the use of the word 'strongman' on her TIME magazine cover, prompting a change in the headline to the unambiguous 'dictator' -
A popular saying in Korean says that Northern women are the most attractive women in Korea, but some netizens on conservative online community Ilbe argue otherwise. -
IU, aka the 'people's little sister', destroys her innocent look by accidentally tweeting a private photo of herself 'in bed' with a topless male celebrity. -
The first openly gay Korean celebrity Hong Seok-cheon tweets half-naked Halloween photos of himself and friends. Netizens argue over whether to celebrate Halloween. -
Story of schoolgirl who collects scrap pieces of cardboard to make money and help support her family and ill grandmother strikes a soft chord with netizens. -
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Netizens from the infamously conservative site Ilbe respond to their online reputation on the Korean internet as losers by uploading images of their credentials. -
A photo article showing bacon being cooked with the heat of a discharged machine gun has become popular. Militarised netizens doubt its source and validity. -
In celebration of Hangeul Day, the cute handwriting in a letter from an ancient Korean prince at the age of 7 to his aunt has gained attention from netizens -
koreaBANG shares part two of a series of candid and lively photographs from Polish-Canadian photographer Mariusz Sikorski's most recent visit to South Korea. -
koreaBANG shares a series of vivid, candid and lively photographs from Polish-Canadian photographer Mariusz Sikorski's most recent visit to South Korea. -
Korean animal rights group CARE suggests that 'Anipang', a Tetris-like puzzle game for mobile phones, simulates animal abuse. -
A picture of a policeman holding an umbrella in the midst of a typhoon for a disabled protester has gone viral on Korean social networks. -
Two Japanese buskers are spotted in Seoul's Hongdae district singing 'We should love one another!' Korean netizens admit it is the extreme right-wingers they hate. -
Korean netizens are insulted by Hollister models during the opening of a new store in South Korea by making 'squinty eyes' faces and mocking Asian pronunciation. -
A web community publishes photos of Gangnam, an affluent part of Seoul that underwent a rapid transformation from farmers' fields to bustling business district.
