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 to have a family? Or are they not an “ordinary” family? There are two opinions. [ko]
The proportion of Christians in Korea
The proportion of Christians in Korea is quite different by province. A blogger researched this issue and shows his findings through graphs. [ko]
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]
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 or apologized in public, a famous actor appeared even with his wife, and said that he is not ashamed. Bloggers...
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]
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]
Popularity of a blog
TF Seoul offers a chart for measuring the popularity of a blog over time, and measures his own.[ko]
Collection of images from anti-smoking campaigns around the world
Z Rock talks about quitting smoking and offers a collection of images from anti-smoking campaigns around the world. [ko]
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, the girl lost about 40 kilograms in three months. Her story was introduced on a TV entertainment program. At that...
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 female side because I have not heard about the term, ‘best wife’ so far). In May, a Samsungman quit that...
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 27 th and individuals have had single-person-demonstrations.
‘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 inferior to men’ rooted in Korean society. A male blogger says [ko]
