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Entertainer Park Na-rae faces backlash after releasing an interview to explain ongoing legal dispute

Entertainer Park Na-rae, who has been swept up in a controversy over allegedly committing workplace abuse against her former managers — including not paying their wages — has personally tried to explain the situation.

2026-01-15

Chonnam grad-student death investigation finds professors abused their power, treated student like personal servant

An internal investigation by Chonnam National University has confirmed that allegations of power abuse by professors — raised after a graduate student’s death in July — were largely true.

2025-11-26

Foreign Ministry investigating envoy to China over abuse of power allegations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Thursday that it is investigating allegations that Korean Ambassador to China Chung Jae-ho abused his power against a staffer in Beijing.

2024-03-28

[WHY] Why does gapjil persist in Korea?

Verbal abuse and harassment are a widespread problem among customer-facing employees in Korea. The government's efforts to curb the bullying have seen limited success.

2023-12-30

Professor investigated for verbal abuse, exploiting students

A professor at Korea National University of Cultural Heritage is under fire for making malicious comments to students and abusing power.

2023-12-18

Franchisees accuse Adidas Korea of abusive practices

The Korean unit of the global sports brand Adidas has come under fire for allegedly abusing its power toward its franchisees, including coercive supply practices and pushing franchisees to continue operating Adidas stores across generations.

2023-09-08

"King DNA" education official accused of bullying teacher apologizes

According to the nine rules provided by a private institute GG Brain Power, students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have the "DNA of a king" and must be addressed as such.

2023-08-13

Workplace gapjil enters new phase with juniors harassing seniors

Workplace harassment remains a problem in companies even after the enactment of a labor law to stop it, with some senior employees now claiming they feel harassment coming from their junior staff. Titled "Prohibition against Workplace...

2023-04-30

Attaché at embassy in Beijing summoned to Seoul for investigation

A military attaché at the Korean Embassy in Beijing was summoned to Seoul recently, marking the third instance since 2016 in which a military official was recalled from the embassy to be investigated for allegations including verbal and sexual...

2022-02-15

Pushing around building security guards could lead to a big fine

Tenants can no longer make unreasonable demands on security guards in their buildings. This includes parking cars or delivery groceries.

2021-10-19