Asian Studies 2018

For those who are unfamiliar with BTS they are a boy band who has been one of the biggest bands in South Korea and East Asia for years but their international   fame has skyrocketed this year.   Unfortunately, this article does not put them in a good light because a Jewish human rights group has criticized Korean boy band BTS for wearing headgear that had a Nazi-style symbol.   The Simon Wiesenthal Center posted a statement on its website stating the K-pop group posed in hats displaying the Death’s Head symbol of the SS- the organization that oversaw the Nazi concentration camps. Just last week, BTS were dropped from a planned Japanese TV appearance after a member from the group wore a t-shirt that appeared to celebrate the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. Rabbi Abraham Cooper who’s the center’s associate dean and director of global social action has said the group owed both the “people of Japan and the victims of the Nazism an apology.” On Wednesday, BTS’ manageme...

If you like monkeys then Monkey Beach in Phi Phi Island located in Thailand might just be the place for you to visit! Monkey Beach is located on the southwestern side of Tonsai Bay, it is a 150m-long strip of white sand fringed by water. The backside of the beach is a steep limestone cliff covered in vegetation that offers monkeys a comfortable habitat, which is how the beach got its name from.   Monkey Beach is not only known for its monkeys but also for being a great snorkeling spot, who would’ve thought.   If you ever get the chance to visit Monkey beach just make sure not to feed the monkeys or get too close because they are wild animals and it has been common for them to bite or scratch visitors in the past. http://www.phiphi.phuket.com/attractions/monkey-beach.htm