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☆ Fans of Netflix's 'Physical: 100' can expect an underground mine setting and these 3 notable contestants in season 2
  + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
"Physical: 100" was the first unscripted show to top Netflix's non-English TV chart. "Physical: 100 Season 2 — Underground" premieres on March 19. Season one was heavily inspired by ancient Greece, but contrasting themes aside, the crux of "Physical: 100" remains the same. Part of the "Physical: 100 Season 2 — Underground" set. He's the captain of a leading acrobatics tricking team "Team 1llusion."
Persons: —, Jang Ho, Jang, Kim Dong, Kim, Kim Donghyun, Kang, didn't, Noh Sung, yul, Noh Organizations: Service, Netflix, UFC, Cosmopolitan, YouTube Locations: Greece, South Korea, Korea
☆ I'm a 25-year-old South Korean and still live with my parents. I'm ready to move out, but can't afford it.
  + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Reena Koh | Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Due to South Korea's skyrocketing real-estate prices, she can't afford to leave her parents' home. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Park Su-Ah, a 25-year-old accounts manager in South Korea. The average cost of buying a 1,174-square-foot apartment in my city was 789.36 million Korean won, or about $606,570, in 2022. Right now, I'm an accounts manager at a publishing house where I make 2.2 million won, or about $1,690, a month. In June 2022, the average jeonse deposit for an apartment in Seoul was 680 million won, or about $522,642.
Persons: —, it's, We've, that's, aren't Organizations: Service, Wonkwang University Locations: Wall, Silicon, South Korea, Goyang, Seoul, Iksan
☆ 7 of Twitter's most followed users have jumped onto Threads: 'May this platform have good vibes'
  + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Ellen DeGeneres is currently the Twitter user with the greatest following to have posted on Threads. Already, some of Twitter's most followed users have jumped onto the Threads wagon. Shakira, 53.8 million Twitter followersShakira Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesShakira made her move to Threads on Tuesday with her first post: "Well hello Threads 👋." Jennifer Lopez, 44.9 million Twitter followersJennifer Lopez in 2023. read her first post, followed by: "Hola a todos!!!!!"
Persons: Ellen DeGeneres, Shakira, Kim Kardashian, Twitter's, twit, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Ellen DeGeneres Brooks Kraft, DeGeneres, Bill Gates, Bill Gates Taylor, Shakira Marc Piasecki, witter, J, ola, hal i, ari Organizations: Twitter, Getty, unc, lse Locations: usk
☆ A political drama series on Netflix has sparked a #MeToo wave in Taiwan
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The Taiwanese Netflix political drama "Wave Makers" has sparked a #MeToo wave in Taiwan. It triggered a series of sexual assault allegations that have rocked Taiwan's political scene. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA new Taiwanese political drama series on Netflix that premiered on April 28 has sparked a #MeToo wave in Taiwan. This line threw open the floodgates to a wave of sexual assault allegations. As part of the #MeToo wave, Chien also came forward with her own sexual assault story in a Facebook post on June 2.
Persons: —, Let's, Chen Chien, Chen, Hsu Chia, Chen Mei, Yan Chih, Lin Nan, Tsai Mu, Hsu, Tsai Ing, Tsai, Chien Li, Chien, Yan Shi, Lin Chun Organizations: Netflix, Service, Washington Post, Democratic Progressive Party, China Morning, University Locations: Taiwan, Washington, China
☆ Young people in China are giving up high-paying jobs to become baristas and waiters, and they're talking about it online
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
China's youth is giving up white-collar work for blue-collar work, and they're talking about it online. The hashtag "my first physical work experience" has over 30.4 million views as of June 12. "I realized this kind of physical work with a sense of participation actually provides nourishment for creation. Kong Yiji is a fictional character from a story written by Lu Xun, a leading figure in modern Chinese literature. That's because the young people posting on Xiaohongshu aren't locked out of the white-collar job market.
Persons: —, They've, they've, Kong Yiji, Lu Xun, aren't, Jia Miao Organizations: Service, CNBC, New York University Shanghai Locations: China, Xiaohongshu, Guangdong province, ByteDance, TikTok, Liaoning, Asia
☆ Meet the typical South Korean millennial: educated, overqualified for the job market, and part of the 'kangaroo tribe' that can't afford to leave their parents' homes
  + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Kwon, 28, swam for his varsity team at Yonsei University, one of South Korea's top colleges. But like most young and unmarried South Koreans, he lives with his parents, and despite earning more than the national average, he won't even consider buying his own home for the next 10 years. Kwon and Hong belong to Generation MZ, a collective term for South Korea's millennials and Gen Zers, who often get grouped together for their digital fluency and outlook on life. Generation MZ — anyone born between 1980 and 2005 — accounts for almost a third of the country's population of around 52 million people. Insider spoke with five South Koreans of Generation MZ, as well as finance and generational experts, to gain a better understanding of the generation.
Persons: Kwon Joonyeop, Kwon, Kwon Joon, yeop Kwon, Hong Seo, yoon, She's, Hong, she's, Korea's millennials, Gen Zers Organizations: Yonsei University, South Koreans, Seoul National University, Korean Broadcasting System, Korea's Locations: Korea's, Gangnam, glitzy, Seoul, Korea, Seoul —
☆ The 10 least affordable places to live if you're an expat in 2023
  + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
New York, Hong Kong, and Geneva are the top 3 unaffordable cities to live in if you're an expat in 2023. Read further for the 10 least affordable places to live if you're an expat in 2023, ranked from the most expensive to the least expensive. Alberto MazzaThe average monthly rent for a four-room apartment in Geneva's city center is about $4,600. GettyThe median monthly rent for a two-bedroom flat in London touched a high of $2,895 in December, according to CNBC. JaCZhou 2015/Getty ImagesThe average monthly rent for a four-room apartment in the city center of Zurich sits at around $4,200, per The Local.
Persons: —, Lee Quane, Read, Sharp, ANTHONY WALLACE, Alberto Mazza, LondonlovesBusiness, Justin Sullivan, Alexander Spatari, Marielle, Allan Baxter, Tokyo Kantei Organizations: Service, York, ECA, Big Apple, NBC, New York Times, Getty, expats, Bloomberg, CNBC, San Francisco Bay Area, Jerusalem Post, Central Bureau of Statistics, CBS, South Korea Skyline, South, Financial Times Locations: . New York, Hong Kong, Geneva, London, Singapore, New York, Asia, expat, Manhattan, expats, NBC New York, China Hong, Switzerland, Geneva's, Swiss, NurPhoto, Zurich, San Francisco, US, San Francisco Bay, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jerusalem, Seoul, South Korea, South Korean, —, Korean, Tokyo, Japan
☆ A viral photo of a double-decker airplane seat design has ignited a fierce debate about farting
  + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A photo of a double-decker airplane seat has gone viral. A photo of a double-decker airplane seat has gone viral on the internet, with people divided on whether they would want to take a seat. Pictures of the Chaise Longue Airplane Seat prototype, designed by Alejandro Núñez Vicente, first made an appearance last year. Núñez Vicente graduated from Brunel University London in 2021 with a degree in Industrial Design and Technology, according to LinkedIn. In response to the backlash, the award-winning airplane seat designer thinks "there's no such thing as bad publicity," per CNN.
Persons: Alejandro Núñez Vicente, Núñez Vicente Organizations: Morning, CNN, Brunel University London, Design, Technology, LinkedIn Locations: Hamburg, Germany
☆ The internet is losing it over Apple's $3,500 mixed-reality 'uncool' headset
  + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Reena Koh | Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Apple's new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, was unveiled on Monday. The internet has been having a field day dunking on Apple's new $3,499 mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro. Vision Pro has been years in the making, reportedly with some setbacks and product-design compromises along the way. Yet, it may have one fatal flaw — the Vision Pro was just another pair of nerd goggles that would make most people look decidedly uncool, Insider's Alistair Barr wrote on Tuesday. "This sounds like the disappointed crowd from Wii sports," a tweet about the viral video said.
Persons: Insider's Nicholas Carlson, Insider's Alistair Barr, Apple's, barreling, gwyneth paltrow, Anne Hathaway, It's, Steve Jobs, — Robert Evans, Robert Evans Organizations: Vision, Morning, Worldwide, Twitter, Wii, Apple Locations: Cupertino
☆ The internet is losing its shit over Apple's $3,500 mixed-reality 'uncool' headset
  + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Reena Koh | Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Apple's new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, was unveiled on Monday. The internet has been having a field day dunking on Apple's new $3,499 mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro. Vision Pro has been years in the making, reportedly with some setbacks and product design compromises along the way. Yet, it may have one fatal flaw — the Vision Pro is just another pair of nerd goggles that will make most people look decidedly uncool, Insider's Alistair Barr wrote on Tuesday. And ever since the announcement, people have been relentlessly mocking Apple's first major product launch in over eight years.
Persons: Insider's Nicholas Carlson, Insider's Alistair Barr, Apple's, AppleVisionPro, barreling, gwyneth paltrow, that's, Anne Hathaway, It's, Steve Jobs, — Robert Evans, Robert Evans Organizations: Vision, Morning, Worldwide, Twitter, Wii, VR, Apple Locations: Redfin, Cupertino
☆ 7 life lessons from this year's most memorable graduation speeches
  + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
Billionaire Bill Gates said "you are not a slacker if you cut yourself some slack"Bill Gates has a net worth of $113.9 billion per Forbes. Alex Wong/Getty Images"My last piece of advice is the one I could have used the most. In his commencement speech, Gates shared that he "didn't believe in vacations." Only as he got older, he realized that "there is more to life than work." Take time to nurture your relationships, to celebrate your successes, and to recover from your losses," he added.
Persons: Bill Gates, Alex Wong, Gates, didn't Organizations: Forbes, Northern Arizona University
☆ You can now pay $40 to get an empty seat next to you on some Qantas flights, and people can't decide if it's a luxury — or the airline making easy money off people
  + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Qantas's new 'Neighbor Free' program lets passengers block the seat next to them for a fee. 48 hours prior to departure, those eligible will be invited via email to buy a 'Neighbor Free' seat. The "Neighbor Free" program allows passengers to reserve the seat next to them for some extra space or perhaps to avoid an overly chatty neighbor. "I think I would pay the extra dollars, a little extra room would be lovely," said a man to Today News reporter Izabella Staskowski. On other airlines— including Singapore Airlines — hot towels and amenity kits are handed out to long-haul passengers in coach.
Persons: Izabella Staskowski, James Macpherson, it's, Macpherson, Rita Panahi Organizations: Morning, Qantas Airways, Sky News, Qantas, Air New, Singapore Airlines Locations: Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Air New Zealand
☆ A viral TikTok video of a strap-on shoe that helps you walk faster has gotten 25 million views. The founder says it's designed for everyone — even though it costs $1,400.
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A TikTok video of shoes that claim to help you walk 250% faster went viral earlier this year. That's because the shoe will make you walk 250% faster, according to Xunjie Zhang, who developed it. An average person can cover about three miles per hour at a walking pace, Zhang says in the TikTok video. "The faster you walk, the faster the shoes walk with you," Zhang said. "For the small small price of $1399," a sarcastic comment read on the viral TikTok video.
☆ An Airbnb host who was left with a $640 utility bill says that guests left the gas and water taps running after he did not meet their cancellation request
  + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Huileng Tan | Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A South Korean Airbnb host was handed a $640 utility and water bill after a couple's stay, per SBS. Two guests, who booked the Seoul home for 25 days, had left the gas and water taps running. He visited the property only to find an empty home with the windows open, and the gas left on, per SBS. Lee was particularly vexed about the 170,000 won water bill — the charge for using about 120 metric tons of water, per SBS. Airbnb's AirCover protection program covers guest damage to homes and damage to guests' belongings, but not high utility bills.
☆ South Korean millennials and Gen Z are raging against the idea of a 69-hour workweek. They are tired, having fewer babies, and are even working themselves to death.
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
The South Korean government wants to increase the workweek to 69 hours. The 69-hour limit relates to a six-day workweek, while the 80.5-hour limit is applicable for a seven-day workweek, according to South Korean outlet Han Kyeo Re. In 2020, 14 delivery couriers in South Korea died of overwork stemming from increased deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported, citing a union representative. Notably, the culture of long working hours and death linked to overworking is not specific to South Korea. However, the government is trying to disconnect longer working hours from low birth rates.
☆ Wall Street says TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew had a 'disaster' day in Congress — but the internet is loving him
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Reena Koh | Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Wall Street slammed Chew's testimony, dubbing it a "disaster moment" for TikTok. The video has over 1.2 million views, over 215,000 likes, and a range of comments expressing their approval for Chew. Two days before the Congressional hearing, TikTok's official account shared a rare video of Chew casually introducing himself to people. In the video, Chew gave context about the hearing and asked viewers to tell him what they enjoyed about the app.
☆ I'm a Gen Z who just entered the workforce 2 weeks ago. Here are 3 things I want my future bosses to know about managing me.
  + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Gen Z will make up a third of the workforce by 2030, but there's uncertainty about how to effectively manage them. Gen Z, who came of age during the pandemic and now faces geopolitical crises, is misunderstood and exhausted. I'm a Gen Z who recently joined the workforce — here are three things I want my future bosses to know. Typically defined as anyone born between 1997 and 2015, Gen Z will soon make up a third of the workforce. Here are the three things I would want my future bosses to know about managing me as a Gen Z employee:1.
☆ Meet the TikTokers teaching Gen-Z how to adapt to the corporate world
  + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Gen-Z entered the workforce during the pandemic. Gen-Z is starting a new chapter in their lives during one of the most unstable and uncertain times in history. So, during these difficult times, who do they turn to for career advice? From teaching interview tips to lessons on how to use corporate jargon to establish boundaries, many creators have amassed a sturdy following in #corporatetok. Here are the top three TikTok creators Gen-Z turns to for career advice.
☆ Welcome to the age of 'AI-nxiety,' in which anxiety about AI taking over our jobs and lives is at the top of everybody's minds
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The threat of AI is increasingly clear and well founded, and it is causing serious anxiety. Luckily, this wave of AI technology is projected to create 97 million new jobs, according to the World Economic Forum. Their forecast has proven to be true so far, as despite being in the early stages of development, AI technology has already significantly threatened a variety of industries. Just within the last couple of weeks, Buzzfeed announced that it will be using AI technology to generate content, while Netflix Japan has already created an animated film using AI-generated artwork, according to Vice. Simply put, the AI revolution is here to stay, and its ramifications will become increasingly noticeable in our everyday lives.
☆ A new app that lets people create avatars and hang out with friends in virtual bedrooms made its debut 3 weeks ago, and it's already taking Asia by storm
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Bondee is a new social networking app created by a Singapore-based tech company. Bondee's popularity remained strong against rumors of credit card info leaks. Bondee is a social networking app that allows users to connect with up to 50 of their closest friends in a virtual plaza. In the early days of its release, the app's creators were battling rumors of credit card info leaks. The company has also rejected all claims accusing the company of leaking credit card information, as reported on CNA.
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