korea

<p>Apobangpo.space is a Mastodon server for BTS ARMY and KPop Fans. All welcome! Share your favourite music, scream for your Idol(s), learn together. All fun and no drama. Bangtan Forever, ARMY forever. KPop Forever. (NOTE: You must be over 18 to join.)</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://apobangpo.space" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>apobangpo.space</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://apobangpo.space/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>apobangpo.space/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pixelcats</span></a></span> </p><p>cc @kpop </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/kpop/" rel="tag">#KPop</a> <a href="/tags/bts/" rel="tag">#BTS</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a> <a href="/tags/korean/" rel="tag">#Korean</a> <a href="/tags/pop/" rel="tag">#Pop</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>

<p>Hello, I&#x27;m an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in <a href="/tags/seoul/" rel="tag">#Seoul</a>, <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a>, and an avid advocate of <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#FLOSS</a> and the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>.</p><p>I&#x27;m the creator of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hollo.social/@fedify" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fedify</span></a></span>, an <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> server framework in <a href="/tags/typescript/" rel="tag">#TypeScript</a>, and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hollo.social/@hollo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hollo</span></a></span>, a fediverse microblog for single users.</p><p>I&#x27;m also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called <a href="/tags/cjk/" rel="tag">#CJK</a>) and <a href="/tags/unicode/" rel="tag">#Unicode</a>. Feel free to talk to me in <a href="/tags/english/" rel="tag">#English</a>, <a href="/tags/korean/" rel="tag">#Korean</a> (<a href="/tags/한국어/" rel="tag">#한국어</a>), or <a href="/tags/japanese/" rel="tag">#Japanese</a> (<a href="/tags/日本語/" rel="tag">#日本語</a>), or even in Literary Chinese (<a href="/tags/文言文/" rel="tag">#文言文</a>/<a href="/tags/漢文/" rel="tag">#漢文</a>)!</p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>Something you won&#x27;t see discussed re: the <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> striking <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> : spillovers.</p><p>What might happen next:</p><p>- the USA strikes North <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a><br>- <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> escalate the East China Sea &amp; South China Sea issues<br>- China attack <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> allies to protect its interests in Iran<br>- The <a href="/tags/axisofevil/" rel="tag">#AxisOfEvil</a> activates<br>- China can also choose to escalate the war between <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> and <a href="/tags/pakistan/" rel="tag">#Pakistan</a><br>- there is still the war between <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#Russia</a> and <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a></p><p>You won&#x27;t see it discussed because <a href="/tags/pacificasia/" rel="tag">#PacificAsia</a> &amp; the larger <a href="/tags/asiapacific/" rel="tag">#AsiaPacific</a> don&#x27;t matter to most people saying their piece about the wars in the <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#MiddleEast</a> .</p><p>Now that the USA joined the war against Iran, we are now dangerously close to <a href="/tags/worldwariii/" rel="tag">#WorldWarIII</a> <a href="/tags/worldwar3/" rel="tag">#WorldWar3</a> <a href="/tags/wwiii/" rel="tag">#WWIII</a> <a href="/tags/ww3/" rel="tag">#WW3</a> , it all comes down to the next action of the freaking colonial mentality USA and superstitious China (a.k.a. Dragon Emperor myth).</p>

<p>It&#x27;s funny how &quot;experts&quot; are now discussing two proposals I kept on repeating for a few years now:</p><p>1. <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/japan/" rel="tag">#Japan</a> alliance triangle (and a far future confederation)<br>2. Combining the South China Sea and East China Sea issues</p><p>I&#x27;m a one-man <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> brain trust / think-tank. 🤣 (Well, I did work as an SME (subject-matter expert), soo…)</p>

<p>Apobangpo.space is a Mastodon server for BTS ARMY and KPop Fans. All welcome! Share your favourite music, scream for your Idol(s), learn together. All fun and no drama. Bangtan Forever, ARMY forever. KPop Forever. (NOTE: You must be over 18 to join.)</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://apobangpo.space" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>apobangpo.space</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://apobangpo.space/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>apobangpo.space/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pixelcats</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/kpop/" rel="tag">#KPop</a> <a href="/tags/bts/" rel="tag">#BTS</a> <a href="/tags/btsarmy/" rel="tag">#BTSArmy</a> <a href="/tags/bangtan/" rel="tag">#Bangtan</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a> <a href="/tags/korean/" rel="tag">#Korean</a> <a href="/tags/koreanpop/" rel="tag">#KoreanPop</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>

<p>The <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> and <a href="/tags/japan/" rel="tag">#Japan</a> Defense Pact goes into effect this coming September 11.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-philippines-reciprocal-access-agreement-0e37d57563d475d7507f1647b440e4c2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/japan-philippines-reciprocal-access-agreement-0e37d57563d475d7507f1647b440e4c2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/japan-phili</span><span class="invisible">ppines-reciprocal-access-agreement-0e37d57563d475d7507f1647b440e4c2</span></a></p><p>An indirect message that the Philippines and Japan had enough of the &quot;East China Sea&quot; and &quot;South China Sea&quot; issues, and will start working closer together.</p><p>One step closer to the ultimate goal: a tight-knit alliance between the Philippines, Japan, and South <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a> . This beneficial not just to our countries, but to the entire Pacific-Asia region, perhaps even the larger Asia-Pacific region.</p>

<p>A famous <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a> influencer—Kristine Roces of «RealAsianBeauty»—and two <a href="/tags/kpop/" rel="tag">#Kpop</a> idols from «withus» unknowingly crossed paths when they stopped to help her.</p><p><a href="https://www.koreaboo.com/stories/tourist-thought-strangers-helping-street-turns-kpop-idols/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.koreaboo.com/stories/tourist-thought-strangers-helping-street-turns-kpop-idols/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.koreaboo.com/stories/touri</span><span class="invisible">st-thought-strangers-helping-street-turns-kpop-idols/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/realasianbeauty/" rel="tag">#RealAsianBeauty</a> <a href="/tags/withus/" rel="tag">#withus</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a></p>

<p>中華隊贏了🎉<br>終場 🇹🇼台灣5：4韓國🇰🇷<br>這是一場精彩的比賽。</p><p>Taiwan is WIN🎉<br>台湾は勝った🎉<br>대만은 이겼어요 🎉</p><p><a href="/tags/wbc/" rel="tag">#WBC</a> <a href="/tags/taiwan/" rel="tag">#Taiwan</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a> <a href="/tags/baseball/" rel="tag">#baseball</a> <br><a href="/tags/台灣/" rel="tag">#台灣</a> <a href="/tags/韓國/" rel="tag">#韓國</a> <a href="/tags/棒球/" rel="tag">#棒球</a><br><a href="/tags/台湾/" rel="tag">#台湾</a> <a href="/tags/韓国/" rel="tag">#韓国</a> <a href="/tags/野球/" rel="tag">#野球</a><br><a href="/tags/대만/" rel="tag">#대만</a> <a href="/tags/한국/" rel="tag">#한국</a> <a href="/tags/야구/" rel="tag">#야구</a></p>

<p>The 17 best Korean movies on Netflix (2025)</p><p><a href="/tags/kdrama/" rel="tag">#kdrama</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#korea</a> </p><p><a href="https://ew.com/best-korean-movies-on-netflix-8718568" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ew.com/best-korean-movies-on-netflix-8718568"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ew.com/best-korean-movies-on-n</span><span class="invisible">etflix-8718568</span></a></p>

<p>May this year be better than last year! And if you were lucky enough to have had a good year in 2025, may the new year be better for you, too! 🙏 </p><p>Sending Love into The Fediverse from South Korea. ❤️🇰🇷</p><p><a href="/tags/happynewyear/" rel="tag">#happynewyear</a> <br><a href="/tags/newyear/" rel="tag">#NewYear</a> <br><a href="/tags/2026/" rel="tag">#2026</a> <br><a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#korea</a></p>

<p>My kid&#x27;s elementary class created the school&#x27;s award-winning pumpkin this year, decorating it to look like Derpy and Sussie from K-Pop Demon Hunters. It&#x27;s kind of amazing what they did on their own</p><p><a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#halloween</a> <a href="/tags/pumpkin/" rel="tag">#pumpkin</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#korea</a> <a href="/tags/southkorea/" rel="tag">#southKorea</a> <a href="/tags/kpop/" rel="tag">#kpop</a> <a href="/tags/kpop_demon_hunters/" rel="tag">#kpop_demon_hunters</a></p>

<p>&gt; &quot;Other insults that have been hurled include comparing Southeast Asian people to chimpanzees, mocking the English proficiency levels of South Korean netizens as well as the high suicide rate in the country.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/seablings-korea-online-fight-day6-fansite-578476" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/seablings-korea-online-fight-day6-fansite-578476"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.c</span><span class="invisible">om/entertainment/seablings-korea-online-fight-day6-fansite-578476</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/seablings/" rel="tag">#SEAblings</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a> <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#Drama</a> <a href="/tags/asean/" rel="tag">#ASEAN</a> <a href="/tags/kpop/" rel="tag">#Kpop</a></p>

<p>Of course it&#x27;s biased.</p><p><a href="https://www.koreaboo.com/news/bts-rm-victim-racism-feud-korean-sea-netizens/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.koreaboo.com/news/bts-rm-victim-racism-feud-korean-sea-netizens/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.koreaboo.com/news/bts-rm-v</span><span class="invisible">ictim-racism-feud-korean-sea-netizens/</span></a></p><p>1. Koreans attacked Indonesia&#x27;s top girl group, No Na, first<br>2. Indonesians returned the favour</p><p>It&#x27;s wrong, yes, but you can&#x27;t blame ASEANs. YOU started it.</p><p><a href="/tags/seablings/" rel="tag">#SEAblings</a> <a href="/tags/kpop/" rel="tag">#Kpop</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a> <a href="/tags/indonesia/" rel="tag">#Indonesia</a> <a href="/tags/knetz/" rel="tag">#Knetz</a></p>