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Ville Memories: Changpa-ri, Korea – Then & Now

» by April 2nd, 2009 at 7:52 pm » Comments (30)

Here is a ville memory from the small Korean village of Changpa-ri in 1969: The deuce-and-a-half revs it diesel engine as thick black smoke billows from its exhaust pipe curved toward ...more »

Osan bar stabbing victim now conscious

» by March 9th, 2009 at 5:36 pm » Comments (1)

This is contrary to what one ROK Drop commenter said. The bar worker stabbed multiple time Friday allegedly by a jealous U.S. soldier remained on life support Monday but had regained ...more »

Filipina Woman Stabbed By US Solider in Songtan

» by March 7th, 2009 at 8:28 am » Comments (119)

This is an absolutely horrible attack: A U.S. soldier was in custody Friday after allegedly stabbing a female bartender near Osan Air Base in a fit of jealousy, authorities ...more »

This Is Not the End of Osan’s Juicy Girl Bars

» by February 18th, 2009 at 7:23 am » Comments (22)

Via a reader tip comes news that the recent ban on a number of Osan juicy girl bars has been lifted: Shinjang Mall in Songtan Officials here have lifted a ban on ...more »

Is this the End of Osan’s Juicy Bars?

» by January 28th, 2009 at 10:29 am » Comments (87)

I have been searching around trying to confirm the RUMINT that the juicy bars at Osan have been put off limits and may become "Sports Bars" instead.  I went and ...more »

Shinchon Area Desinated “Dangerous Zone” By US State Department

» by December 13th, 2008 at 8:18 pm » Comments (18)

This is really nothing new other then the fact the Korean media is reporting it: Seoul’s two well-known downtown club areas near the Hongik University and Shinchon were classified as “dangerous ...more »

A Walking Tour of the TDC Ville

» by November 24th, 2008 at 5:02 am » Comments (0)

Here is a video that two brothers stationed at Camp Casey have posted of a walking tour they conducted of the TDC Ville in Dongducheon, Korea. more »

Itaewon Considered Loudest Place in Korea

» by October 16th, 2008 at 10:15 pm » Comments (0)

Itaewon is a noisy place but I don't think it is any louder then other party areas in Korea like Myeondong which is my opinion is much noiser: Think it’s a ...more »

“Nothing Suspicious” On Itaewon’s Hooker Hill

» by October 16th, 2008 at 5:49 am » Comments (15)

I find it comically ironic that the Korean police say they can't find any prostitution going on at a place named "Hooker Hill": South Korean police raided clubs on Itaewon’s Hooker ...more »

Kunsan’s A-Town to Become “International Culture Ville”

» by October 14th, 2008 at 12:32 pm » Comments (211)

Forget Thailand make your international vacation reservations for Kunsan's old A-Town: Welcome to America Town, a tangle of narrow streets and neon lights where generations of airmen from tiny Kunsan ...more »

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