Frequently Used Tags

BY PORTAL

Naver - Articles translated from news portal, Naver. 
Nate - Articles translated from news portal, Nate
Pann - Articles translated from Nate's forum community, Pann.

The Qoo - Articles translated from forum community, The Qoo.

BY CATEGORY

Rumors - Articles about blind items and other unconfirmed X-File rumors.

Reactions - Translations of netizen reactions to articles posted on Naver, Nate, Pann or The Qoo. 

SNS (Social Networking Site) - Trending hashtags from Kpop Twitter and/or social media.
Hollywood - Articles about foreign celebrities i.e Miley Cyrus etc. posted on Naver, Nate or Pann.

Overseas - Articles on Naver or Nate regarding world topics
Society - Life/culture/society topics that affect Korean entertainment industry i.e molka (hidden cam videos), sexual assaults, drunk driving, police corruption, celeb drug use, idol dating scandals etc.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Burning Sun - Articles about the largest scandal to hit the Kpop industry aka "Burning Sun Scandal or Burning Sun Gate." Burning Sun gate is a 2019 entertainment and sex scandal in Seoul that originated from Burning Sun nightclub co-owned by former Big Bang member Seungri which involved police officials and several celebrities, including Korean idols Seungri, Jung Joon Young, Yong Junhyung (Highlight), Choi Jonghun (FT Island), Lee Jonghyun (CNBlue). This scandal also affected top officials like Yang Hyun Suk (former YG executive) and more.

Nth Room - The "Nth Room" case is a criminal case involving blackmail, cybersex trafficking, and the spread of sexually exploitative videos via Telegram chat app between 2018 and 2020 in South Korea. A man nicknamed God God (Korean: 갓갓) sold these videos on Telegram chats. A copycat crime "Doctor's Room" (Korean: 박사방 "Baksa-bang") was operated by a man using the screen name Doctor later revealed to be Cho Joo-bin, 25 who was accused and subsequently sentenced to 40 years in prison for blackmailing dozens of women, forcing them to take molka videos, with some involving rape. At least 103 victims were confirmed with 26 being minors.

Coronavirus - Articles about the Coronavirus outbreak in South Korea that originated from the city of Wuhan, China. The massive outbreak in Korea was spread by a cult sect (Shincheon-ji) after "patient 31", a 61 yr old female Daegu resident and Shicheon-ji member attended services and spread the virus among its church goers. As a result, Daegu became the hardest hit city in South Korea accounting for over 71% of the country's infected cases. 

#HakToo - Similar to the acryonym for the '#MeToo' movement, 'HakToo' refers to the 'Hakpok (school violence)' movement that began in South Korea in 2021 after popular Korean twin volleyball players Lee Jae-young and Lee Dayeong were found to be school bullies in the past. The scandal sparked a movement as more and more netizens came forward with their testimonies of being harassed and bullied by celebrities during school days. 

Dispatch - Exclusives by Korea's infamous exposé media outlet, Dispatch.