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Have Korean Researchers Discovered Alcohol That Doesn’t Give You A Hangover?

» by GI Korea March 5th, 2010 at 4:17 pm » Comments (6)

That is at least what they are claiming: Booze, for all its magical wonder, still has big drawbacks: You can't sober up quickly, and you often get a hangover. Now Korean ...more »

Why Korean Lawmakers Continue to Commit Violence

» by GI Korea November 10th, 2009 at 6:17 pm » Comments (5)

If you are wondering why the Korean lawmakers are able to continuously get away with violence, well here is your reason: But the vast majority of lawmakers indicted were handed fines ...more »

South Korean Passes Driving Test After 950 Tries

» by GI Korea November 8th, 2009 at 5:37 pm » Comments (13)

The ironic thing about this story is that she will probably be a safer driver than many of the people already driving in Korea: A woman in South Korea who tried ...more »

Korean Punk Kicks Ajumma for Internet Laughs

» by GI Korea November 3rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm » Comments (14)

As you can see Korea has plenty of its own jerks looking to make a name for themselves on the Internet: 10 Korean youths seen in broad daylight kicked an old ...more »

Indifferent New Yorkers Walk Pass Wall Street Fight

» by GI Korea July 15th, 2009 at 11:43 am » Comments (3)

I don't even think in Seoul that Koreans would be as indifferent to something like this going on like these New Yorkers are: The Marmot's Hole has the scoop on what ...more »

Gangnam Sex Club Booked for Construction Violation

» by GI Korea July 2nd, 2009 at 1:27 am » Comments (1)

Just imagine what the headlines would be and what would happen if this club was filled with low quality foreign English teachers with Korean women?: The owner of a club in ...more »

Korean Models Dress Up In Nazi Uniforms for Photo Shoot

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2009 at 3:54 am » Comments (22)

I guess Korea just loves it Nazis: [caption id="attachment_14474" align="alignnone" width="315" caption="Apparently, netizens are WWII insignia experts. There’s been a lot of hoot and holler for Girls Generation’s new “marine ...more »

Famous Opera Singer Forgets His Pants, But Show Goes On In Seoul

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2009 at 8:41 am » Comments (1)

You have to give him credit for continuing the show even if he didn't have any pants: Opera singer Bryn Terfel almost had to pull out of a recent concert - ...more »

Woman Goes Nuts After Missing Flight

» by GI Korea April 7th, 2009 at 11:57 pm » Comments (7)

Via a reader tip is this video of a woman going absolutely nuts after missing her flight at the Hong Kong Airport: This video was taken by a cell phone camera ...more »

Fish with Human Face Discovered in South Korea

» by GI Korea March 5th, 2009 at 8:54 pm » Comments (8)

Here is a strange story for everyone: Fish with human-looking faces are causing quite a stir in South Korea. Believed to be the mix of two carp species, the fish appear to ...more »

Seoul Woman Sets Karaoke World Record

» by GI Korea February 21st, 2009 at 11:09 pm » Comments (0)

This is really incredible when you think about it: A South Korean housewife on Saturday broke a world record in marathon singing after crooning for more than 76 hours without stopping ...more »

Korean ‘Ghost Airports’ Abandoned

» by Bill February 9th, 2009 at 5:15 am » Comments (2)

What is it about North Asia countries building airports nobody will fly to. On the afternoon of Feb. 2, cold winds swept into the passenger terminal of Yangyang International Airport in ...more »
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