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Will Itaewon Movie Be Used to Promote Anti-Americanism?

» by October 8th, 2009 at 4:31 am » Comments (71)

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 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 August 18th, 2009 at 7:22 am » Comments (1)

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 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 April 27th, 2009 at 4:00 pm » Comments (11)

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 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 »

Gay Korean Movie Star Rescues USFK Soldier Who Burned Down His Restaurant

» by January 5th, 2009 at 10:56 pm » Comments (3)

This has to be one of the weirdest GI crime headlines I have read yet: An 8th Army soldier allegedly set fire to an Itaewon restaurant after a night of ...more »

A Profile of Itaewon

» by January 4th, 2009 at 3:34 am » Comments (15)

The Stars & Stripes has recently published a four part series of articles on the notorious Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul.  The series is actually pretty good and provides some insights ...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 »

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