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Itaewon’s Homo Hill Profiled As Hangout for Gay US Soldiers In Korea

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2010 at 10:15 am » Comments (27)

Via a reader tip comes this Stars & Stripes article about a part of Itaewon night life that is hardly a secret to anyone stationed at Yongsan: It’s a Saturday night, ...more »

Will Itaewon Burger King Murderer Eddie Lee Be Extradited Back to Korea?

» by GI Korea December 23rd, 2009 at 4:43 pm » Comments (9)

With the release of the recent Itaewon movie it appears interest has been rekindled in regards to bringing the murderer of the South Korean man killed in the Itaewon Burger ...more »

Drug Ring Busted for Selling Drugs In Itaewon & Hongdae

» by GI Korea November 6th, 2009 at 7:04 am » Comments (3)

The Marmot's Hole has the latest on a If you can’t beat the foreign pot heads, join ‘em — police have busted three people, including a 23-year-old dude doing his national ...more »

Foreigners Prefer Living Outside of Itaewon

» by GI Korea October 29th, 2009 at 7:52 pm » Comments (12)

I think this make sense considering the jobs most foreign workers in Korea work are not in Itaewon: Itaewon may be the hottest hangout spot among foreigners, but the southwestern Seoul ...more »

Pre-Halloween Party Scheduled In Itaewon

» by GI Korea October 19th, 2009 at 11:25 pm » Comments (1)

Via the ROK Drop Classifieds comes this announcement: Pre-Halloween Costume Party! Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 Time: 7:30pm Venue: Roofers. Directions: Itaewon Station (Line 6, Exit #3) straight one block, right at corner of Dunkin’ ...more »

Itaewon King Club Brawl Trial Ends with Mistrial

» by GI Korea October 9th, 2009 at 7:00 pm » Comments (10)

What an absolute mess this CID investigation of the King Club brawl in Itaewon has turned into: The court-martial of a military policeman accused of participating in a street brawl ended ...more »

Will Itaewon Movie Be Used to Promote Anti-Americanism?

» by GI Korea October 8th, 2009 at 4:31 am » Comments (66)

Has anyone seen this movie yet?: Authorities and American diplomats are concerned over the possibility that a recently-released movie depicting the 1997 Itaewon homicide by a Korean-American and the son of ...more »

Another Soldier Charged In King Club Bar Brawl

» by GI Korea September 6th, 2009 at 4:02 pm » Comments (9)

The fall out from the February brawl at Itaewon's King Club continues: Despite an investigating officer’s recommendation that assault charges should be dropped, a Yongsan soldier is to be court-martialed ...more »

USFK Servicemember Sentenced for Role In Itaewon Bar Brawl

» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 7:22 am » Comments (0)

Another USFK servicemember has gone down in flames over the February bar brawl in Itaewon: A fourth U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan soldier was sentenced last week in connection with a February ...more »

Soldier Acquitted In King Club Stabbing

» by GI Korea July 2nd, 2009 at 5:47 am » Comments (1)

It is good that the soldier was acquitted if he was innocent, but this case should serve as a reminder that if you hang out at the King Club don't ...more »

Korean Bar Owners Want to Do Away with the Curfew

» by GI Korea April 27th, 2009 at 4:00 pm » Comments (9)

This really shouldn't come as no surprise that Korean bar owners would want to do away with the curfew: When a U.S. soldier was stabbed outside the door of her dance ...more »

Picture of the Day: Hunting in Itaewon

» by GI Korea March 16th, 2009 at 1:45 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="333" caption="On my way home this afternoon, trotting through the back streets of Itaewon I was rather surprised to see a man with a rifle. Nobody was ...more »
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