Could three be the lucky number for a healthy mouth? Good oral hygiene is linked to a reduced risk of serious conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. And while Americans are mostly taught to brush once in the morning and once at night — for two minutes each time, followed by flossing in the evening — maintaining pearly whites … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname “The Nation’s Actor,” died Monday. He was 74. Ahn, who had blood cancer for years, died at Seoul’s Soonchunhyang University Hospital, his agency, the Artist Company, and hospital officials … Read more
The quest for eternal youth is leading many to South Korea — where treatments are said to be both better and cheaper. Last month, Kim and Khloé Kardashian, along with La La Anthony, Stephanie Suganami and skincare expert Vanessa Lee took a girls trip to South Korea to try some of the country’s cutting edge … Read more
K-pop artist PSY, best known for his international 2012 hit “Gangnam Style,” is under investigation for allegedly using proxies to illegally obtain prescription drugs in South Korea, according to authorities. PSY, legally named Park Jae-sang, allegedly had other people, including his manager, pick up prescriptions for Xanax and Stilnox from a university hospital on his … Read more
Surprise K-pop-in. A rabid K-Pop fan tried to break into the apartment of BTS member Jeon “Jungkook” Jung-Kook just hours after he was released from mandatory service in the South Korean military, according to a report. A Chinese woman in her thirties was picked up by Seoul police around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday as she repeatedly … Read more
K-pop superstars Jimin and Jung Kook are the latest and final members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service. The pair wore their military uniforms Wednesday, saluted and addressed fans who had assembled to see the pair after their discharge. Jung Kook thanked the journalists and fans who traveled to see … Read more
The nerve! A type of herpes virus — the varicella-zoster virus — causes chickenpox in childhood and shingles later in life. Shingles travels along nerves, triggering a distinctive blistering rash and what some have described as the worst pain they have ever experienced. Shingles infections trigger a distinctive blistering rash and intense pain. ryanking999 – … Read more
Ear today, gone tomorrow? TikTok’s latest beauty craze has users wrapping rubber bands around their ears for an instant “facelift” — but experts warn this viral hack is bogus — and dangerous. The wacky trend, which reportedly originated in South Korea, involves looping rubber bands tightly around each ear for 10 to 30 minutes. Devotees … Read more
Talk about a flight risk. A planeload of panicky passengers were sent back to the terminal after their aircraft failed to take off — not once, but twice — in Thailand. Pilots manning the Nok Air Boeing 737-800 scheduled to depart Bangkok on Dec. 30 reportedly left their precious cargo uneasy in the wake of the deadly … Read more
This was one bear-y cute snowfall. Twin giant pandas were caught on camera experiencing snow falling for the first time. Rui Bao and Hui Bao, 1-year-old siblings who made history last summer as the first twin giant panda cubs born in South Korea, can be seen adorably playing together as the flakes fall around them. … Read more
A new report has found the small, but dense nation where international expats are flocking to in extraordinarily high demand. The country, which has seen a nearly 4,000% increase in foreign residents over the past three decades, isn’t a usual suspect Europe like Spain or England either. South Korea is becoming a hot place for … Read more
It’s so good it should be illegal — unless it already is. In the United States, Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning is a fan-favorite delicacy. But in South Korea, the item is actually illegal. South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety includes the popular product on its list of “hazardous foods purchased … Read more
South Korean pop superstar Park Bo Ram died of acute alcohol poisoning, an autopsy has revealed. The 30-year-old singer’s lifeless body was discovered last month at her friend’s home in Seoul, South Korea. At the time, police said Ram was with two other women at the property when she collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest, … Read more
Never mind the buzzy new Italian restaurant, the hottest reservation in town is being told the colors you’ve been wearing for years are all wrong. Seklab — a “personal color analysis salon” — has a waitlist of more than 2,000 people, according to the Midtown hotspot’s co-owners. Yes, the 1980s trend where women attended Tupperware-like parties to … Read more
Here’s who has big butts — and we cannot lie. A new batch of data has analyzed which women, by nationality and on average, possess either the widest or most narrow sets of hips — an integral part of the anatomy that can sculpt a Sir Mixalot-worthy behind. To the dismay of many patriots, the … Read more
Survey says … influencers suck as travel agents. Nearly 60% of travelers polled in a recent study by Passport Photo Online say they’ve felt “misled” by their social media shepherds. Some are even taking to TikTok to complain. “Post-apocalyptic” is how a disappointed @Malfoy_Drayco described Paris — one of the world’s most hashtagged places — … Read more
People are losing their minds over this very cheeky sign plastered in front of a new Korean restaurant in Melbourne. Chingu Korean BBQ, located in Caroline Springs, has yet to open but is already drawing attention from across the country thanks to the giant billboard attached to the front. “Hey Sophia, you broke up with … Read more
Call it a mane attraction. Scholars in South Korea have uncovered a surprising connection between a woman’s hair length and her sex life. The hair-raising study was published last month in the academic journal Evolutionary Psychology, with researchers wondering whether ladies with long locks were more likely to be getting it on. The academics asserted … Read more
Shohei Ohtani has reached Korea with plenty of fanfare. The Japanese-born MLB superstar landed in South Korea on Friday along with his new Dodgers teammates and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, for Los Angeles’ season opener against the Padres, which is slated for next week. Ohtani announced on Feb. 29 that he got married, but earlier … Read more
South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who starred in the first season of the hit Netflix series “Squid Game,” was convicted on Friday on charges of sexual harassment and handed a suspended prison sentence, a court official said. The Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Court sentenced O to eight months in prison, suspended for two … Read more