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The Peninsula blog is a project of the Korea Economic Institute. It is designed to provide a wide ranging forum for discussion of the foreign policy, economic, and social issues that impact the Korean peninsula.

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Five K-pop Tropes that Need to Go

Jenna Gibson
February 23, 2017
As a fan of anything, especially something like k-pop that’s still relatively niche in the United States, it can be very frustrating to read news articles about the genre.

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Family Matters: Kim Jong-un’s Siblings

Juni Kim
February 16, 2017
Monday’s assassination of Kim Jong-un’s eldest half-brother Kim Jong-nam has been widely thought to have been carried out on the North Korean regime’s order, perhaps even coming from Kim Jong-un himself.

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The Murder of Kim Jong-nam

Mark Tokola
February 14, 2017
According to news reports, Kim Jong-un’s brother, Kim Jong-nam, was murdered in Malaysia on February 13.

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Pokémon Go and the Potential of Augmented Reality Games In South Korea

February 10, 2017
While Niantic Labs launched Pokémon Go in many countries in North America and Europe, it did not fully launch in South Korea until January 23, 2017, despite the popularity of gaming there.

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The South Korean Constitutional Court’s Impeachment Timeline

Juni Kim
February 9, 2017
The Constitutional Court, which began hearings for her impeachment last December, must either uphold or disapprove of the National Assembly’s impeachment motion.

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Grasping for Entertainment: The Rise of Claw Machines in South Korea

February 8, 2017
Recently, the number of claw machines around downtown Seoul have greatly increased, especially in busy nightlife areas such as Sinchon, Hongdae and Gangnam.

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Is Korea Ready to Move Past its Love-Hate Relationship with Chaebols?

Kyle Ferrier
February 6, 2017
As the Choi Soon-sil scandal has unfolded over the past several months the Korean public’s dissatisfaction with major Korean conglomerates known as chaebols has become second only to Park Geun-hye herself.

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U.S. Bilateral Relationships in Asia: Public Perceptions and Uncertainty

Juni Kim
February 3, 2017
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in association with other policy institutes worldwide, recently released a new study examining public opinions in America and Northeast Asia.

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