Hyejin Kim · June, 2007

Latest posts by Hyejin Kim from June, 2007

Transgenders and Children

A transgendered person who is a famous entertainer and her partner in Korea were rejected in their application to adopt a child after their marriage. Don’t they have the right...

13 June 2007

Two Girls

People commemorate two girls who were killed by an American army vehicle on the way to their friends’ birthday party five years ago. Many bloggers recall their deaths.[ko]

13 June 2007

Personal loan companies of suspicious repute

Since entertainers who appeared in advertisements for personal loan companies of suspicious repute were blamed in public and some of them canceled the advertisement in order to keep their image...

13 June 2007

Blog Profit Model in Korea

A “blog profit model” is offered by Iguacu. The chart on the post has descriptions for different ad services in Korea.[ko]

8 June 2007

Google in Korea

How does Google do in Korea? Trend25 discusses how Google started off behind in Korea but is rapidly catching up to local players. [ko]

8 June 2007

Popularity of a blog

TF Seoul offers a chart for measuring the popularity of a blog over time, and measures his own.[ko]

8 June 2007

Korea: Have You Ever Killed a Person?

A sixteen year-old Korean girl who became famous due to the extreme success of losing weight killed herself. To please her grandmother who was worried about her grand-daughter’s heavy weight,...

7 June 2007

Korea: To Live as ‘Samsungman’

‘Samsungman.’ That’s a priviledged title that puts a person among Korea’s elite. It brings up ideas like ‘good brain,’ ‘deep pockets,’ and ‘most qualified husband’ (I’m not sure about the...

5 June 2007

Poor Pig, Forgive Ignorant Human Beings.

“Poor Pig, Forgive Ignorant Human Beings.” [ko] After a pig was sacrificed by the I-Cheon residentianls’ demonstration in Korea, animal-rights organizations prayed for the repose of its soul on the...

1 June 2007

‘Bean Curd Soup Woman’

‘Bean Curd Soup Woman’ (doin-jang-nyeo: a new term to indicate women who are crazy about material and western products) is the result of a philosophy of ‘treatment of women as...

1 June 2007

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Hyejin Kim enjoys hiking, learning about new places, and pondering the world. In her free time, she writes about interesting things she has encountered through work, school, and life.