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How old are you? Depending on which country you're in, the answer might be different, & while South Korean civil law has counted age from a person's date of birth since 1962, the continuing presence of the system commonly referred to as "Korean age" often leads to confusion, & many are now asking if the "Korean age" system should go away entirely. Korea FM's Chance Dorland spoke with Korean Studies professors Ingyu Oh & Michael Hurt to learn how "Korean age" is calculated & the arguments being made to keep, or remove, the system. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Acast - https://acast.com/koreafm

Teachers Cory Anderson & Kesayne Reed died May 8th after falling from an Itaewon rooftop in an accident that has both shocked Seoul's expat community & also generated an incredible amount of support. After hearing the news, friends & Canada Ball Hockey Korea teammates began raising money via GoFundMe & also held a fundraiser at Phillies Pub in HBC. Korea FM's Chance Dorland attended the event & spoke with some of its organizers. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Acast - https://acast.com/koreafm

Only in Korea Facebook Group creator Travis Hull joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss HBC gentrification & the government's plan to turn Haebangchon (Hangul: 해방촌 Hanja: 解放村) into a "Green Culture Village." Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Yana Lekarska is a freelance journalist & filmmaker based in Seoul, & her interest in Korean film & cinema history brings her to film festivals across the ROK. During the recent 17th Jeonju International Film Festival, she spoke with Korean-American director Andrew Ahn about his feature debut, "SPA NIGHT," & also recently spoke with director Jero Yun about his documentary "Mrs. B. A North-Korean Woman." You can find more reports from Yana Lekarska on the time she spent at the Jeonju International Film Festival at hangukyeonghwa.com. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Acast - https://acast.com/koreafm

Do all South Korean students need English in order to be a success? And why are students learning to score well on tests rather than to actually speak English? Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss the negative consequences of Korea's ESL industry he describes as a cancer. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmSpreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

The arrest of a Canadian working for a university in Daegu on charges of growing marijuana in his apartment has once again ignited a discussion over how foreigners & drugs are depicted by South Korean media entities, & a blog post written by prominent expat researcher & Gusts of Popular Feeling writer Matt VanVolkenburg has drawn increased attention to the issue. Korea FM spoke with VanVolkenburg & Korean studies professor, NY Times contributor & Korea Expose managing editor Se-Woong Koo about how the recent case, & previous incidents, have been portrayed in the ROK. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Soun

The Seoul Night Market opened earlier this month with a competition to choose which foods trucks will have permanents spots at the Yeouido Han River Park from now through the end of October. Korea FM attended the competition & spoke with one of the judges, A Fat Girl's Food Guide writer Gemma Wardle, as well as food truck owners & customers who attended the event. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmSpreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

A four-story building in Los Angeles that once served as a symbol of uniting Korean Americans together as a community is now at the forefront of an ongoing legal battle between factions fighting for its control. Korea FM spoke with LA Times reporter Victoria Kim & US attorney Andrew Barbour about the case. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmSpreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

On the two year anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol, dozens gathered at a public event in Seoul to discuss the factors that led to the April 16, 2014 ferry sinking that killed more than 300 people, most of whom were high school students on a field trip. LA Times reporter Steven Borowiec hosted the free "Seoul Book & Culture Club" event where he presented information from his ongoing Sewol reporting & facilitated discussion with both audience members & other journalists in attendance. Korea FM recorded the presentation & asked the LA Times journalist why he chose to participate. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmSpreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com

April 16th, 2016 marks the two year anniversary of South Korea's worst maritime disaster when the Sewol Ferry sank on a routine trip from Incheon to Jeju Island while transporting hundreds of high school students on a field trip. Most of the 304 people who died that day were students, & many of their parents & other family members have continued to seek accountability & answers to not only what made the ferry sink, but how the government chose to handle events as they've unfolded since that day. Korea FM asked people on the streets of Seoul about the anniversary, how South Korea has changed since the sinking, & if the real truth of what happened will ever be known. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/SoundCloud - https://sound

That's the title of a recent piece from the Korea Herald that makes the case that while South Korea's capital once saw only greasy, fried food & doughy dessert snacks, Seoul’s streets are now seeing new culinary creations & out-of-the-box dining options like never before. But, is that really the case? Korea FM spoke with YouTube artist Cory May & Korean food reporter Sue Ahn to get their opinions on street food in Seoul & across the ROK. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetPodcat - https://podcat.com/podcasts/hP7yKs-korea-fm-net-talk-radio-news-podcastsiVoox - http://ivoox.com/e

Marmot's Hole blogger Robert Koehler goes through the recent South Korean parliamentary election results & discusses his thoughts on Saenuri's fall behind the main opposition Minjoo Party in National Assembly seats as well as the rise of liberal defector Ahn Cheol-soo’s new People Party. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetPodcat - https://podcat.com/podcasts/hP7yKs-korea-fm-net-talk-radio-news-podcastsiVoox - http://ivoox.com/en/podcast-koreafm-net-talk-news-podcasts_sq_f1277388_1.htmlRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Christian Science Monitor writer John Powers says that while HIV & AIDS patients in South Korea have long found it difficult to find medical care, as the number of cases increase, so does patient abuse. Korea FM spoke with John Power & US attorney Benjamin Wagner, who has argued at the UN against discrimination in South Korea, to find out more about how HIV & AIDS patients are treated in the ROK. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetPodcat - https://podcat.com/podcasts/hP7yKs-korea-fm-net-talk-radio-news-podcastsiVoox - http://ivoox.com/en/podcast-koreafm-net-talk-news-podcasts_sq_f

The Seoul Book and Culture Club & ASIA Publishers recently invited three young, award-winning Korean writers to discuss their work for the public. The event was hosted by Colin Marshall, an American essayist, interviewer & public speaker, & featured Chang Kangmyoung, author of Fired (알바생 자르기); Kim Min-jung, author of The World’s Most Expensive Novel (세상에서 가장 비싼 소설); and Kim Ae-ran, author of Where Would You Like to Go? (어디로 가고 싶으신가요) Korea FM attended the event & filed this report. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetPodcat - https://podcat.com/podcasts/hP7yKs-korea-fm-net-talk-

Airdre Mattner says she was drugged, abducted & raped in Seoul last September, but after dealing with South Korean hospital staff & police, including a recent Facebook post by police that revealed private information regarding her case, she says she's been devastated her even further. Korea FM spoke with Mattner & the Korea Herald reporter that's been covering her story to learn more about how both foreign and Korean victims are treated by police & other authorities while seeking justice. Find more information on Airdre Mattner's story at http://GoFundMe.com/JusticeForAirdre. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-t

According to data from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, more than half of all South Korean discrimination complaints in 2015 were filed by persons with disabilities, making the disabled the most common victims of discrimination in the entire country. Korea FM spoke with Ho Kyun Jeong of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea & Daniela Bas, Director of the Division for Social Policy & Development in the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs, to find out why. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetPodcat - https://podcat.com/podcasts/hP7yKs-korea-fm-net-talk-radi

Chance Dorland & Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall discuss the attention Han Kang's English translation of "The Vegetarian" is getting & the spotlight that has slowly begun to shine on South Korean authors. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetPodcat - https://podcat.com/podcasts/hP7yKs-korea-fm-net-talk-radio-news-podcastsiVoox - http://ivoox.com/en/podcast-koreafm-net-talk-news-podcasts_sq_f1277388_1.htmlRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

While recent news reports on North Korea have focused on nuclear & rocket programs, the DPRK is also making headlines for its expertise in large statues & monuments both for domestic use & an increasing number of international clients. Korea FM spoke with Italian art collector & North Korean Mansudae Art Studio representative Pier Cecioni & Washington Post Tokyo Bureau Chief Anna Fifield to learn more about how Pyongyang's monuments & statues have found increasing demand around the world. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://www.spreaker.com/show/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Chance Dorland & Robert Koehler discuss North Korea's sentencing of Otto Warmbier to 15 years of hard labor & the South Korean government's new emphasis on artificial intelligence after Google computer program AlphaGo beat South Korean Lee Se-dol in the "ancient board game" Go. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://www.spreaker.com/show/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Seoul as the 8th most expensive city in the world for cost of living. Chance & Travis discuss their thoughts & this week's poll results from the Only In Korea Facebook group. Travis also gets called out by a listener's voicemail message for his comment last week that it's not a good idea to put your car in neutral when you're stopped at a red light. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://www.spreaker.com/show/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm