Articles posted in the ‘Korea’ category

Oct
7
Welcome Back & a video by PSY

I guess it’s official…SparkPlugged is back and better than ever! Obviously, I’ve redone the site’s layout a bit (still some work in progress) and have plans on…

May
18
Another wacky version of ‘YMCA’!?

Remember a few months ago when one of SparkPlugged’s favorite ‘topics’, Hard Gay released his PV rendition ‘Young Man’? It was a cover of the Village People’s…

Apr
28
No cheering for the chairman

Another scandel has surfaced in the form of arrests in Asia. This time, it involves Korea’s largest auto maker Hyundai and its chairman. Chairman Chung Mong-koo, 68,…

Mar
23
Pororo the Little Penguin!

Well, I am now content in my search for all things cute. I’ve found a children’s entertainment property that satisfies my true, inner-child. The show is a…

Jan
25
Skate Monkey

I had to post about this after seeing this photo…

This is a picture of 8 year-old skating monkey, Gun-Mo. He’s been ice skating at the Animal Academy…

Jan
24
Mail order a wife, get paid

Are you a South Korean farmer who lives in Kyongsang Province? Are you lonely? After countless efforts, have you still failed to find the right woman? Has…

Jan
20
Naked Yogurt

A South Korean Yogurt company’s obscenity conviction was upheld by a Seoul Court on Thursday. The unamed dairy company was fined $5,000 for what it called an…

Jan
19
Year of the Underwear

The Chinese Year of the Dog is here. Are you looking for a good way to celebrate the Year of the Dog? Well, South Korean underwear company…

Dec
8
IFEZed up

I’ve recently seen an flashy commercial on TV for IFEZ, the Incheon Free Econimic Zone. Most of what I remember are skyscrapes, water, a kid, and buisness…

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