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[Hosted by Peris Kagiri] Welcome to Korea Unfiltered. Join us as we explore the untold, unfiltered stories of expats living in Korea as well as visiting tourists. Whether you are a hallyu wave fan, a traveler, or simply just curious about life in this captivating country 'Korea unfiltered' is the perfect channel and podcast to tap into Korean life. Be inspired, informed, and entertained as we drop weekly podcasts! Make sure to follow to stay updated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peris Kagiri


    • Apr 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 59 EPISODES


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    Ep 58: Dating a Korean woman with Marriage in mind...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 62:16


    On today's episode, I'm joined by Axel from Barcelona, who shares his journey of dating his Korean girlfriend with marriage as the ultimate goal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 57: "In Korea, you are Korean NOT Brazilian"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 58:13


    In this episode, we sit down with Helen Kim, a Korean Brazilian content creator, as she shares her experience of having to choose between Korean and Brazilian citizenship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 56: 3exual Assault toward foreigners in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 48:07


    In this episode, we continue our conversation with Zaphe as she bravely discusses her harrowing experience with sexual assault and how the Korean police handled the situation. Is Korea truly safe for foreign women? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 55: Teaching in Korea as an African Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 53:38


    In this episode, I sit down with Zaphe, a South African national, as she shares her experiences teaching in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 54: Entertainment Agencies in Korea are such a SCAM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 54:35


    On this episode I sit down with Maeve as she talks about her journey to securing an E6 visa in the Korean entertainment industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 53: Being half Korean and Russian(Tajik) in Korea has been hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 54:25


    On this episode I sit down with Yulia as she talks about her experience being a Russian citizen in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 52: The REALITY of being Black in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 68:09


    In this episode, we continue our conversation with Collin about his experience as a Black person in Korea. Be sure to listen to episode 51 before diving into episode 52. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 51: Black Culture Appropriation in K-Pop

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 55:44


    In this episode, I sit down with Collin, a model, dancer, and performing artist, to discuss the issue of Black cultural appropriation in K-pop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 50:Teaching English in Korea has a LIMIT for foreigners!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 61:54


    On this episode we continue our conversation with Kyle as we talk about jobs that foreigners can hold in Korea as well as visa's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 49: Korean Politics are MESSY and make Korea look bad....

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 54:28


    On this episode we sit down with Kyle Kim as we talk about the current political climate in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 48: Getting SHAMED for not having "Perfect Korean"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 67:44


    On this episode we sit down with Seoul based Photographer and model Kaia as she talks about her journey from Belgium to S.Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 47: Dating in Korea as a black Christian woman (ep 46 part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 71:16


    On this episode, we continue our conversation with Mariah from episode 46. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 46: The Dark Side of teaching in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 60:54


    On this episode I sit down with English teacher Mariah as she takes us through her experiences teaching in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 45: I was NOT mentally ready to live in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 63:42


    On this episode, I sit down with EPIK teacher Shai Turner as she talks about the difficulties she has faces mentally while living in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 44: Working for Korean Gaming company NCsoft

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 63:24


    On this episode, I sit down with Lauren, a current NCsoft employee, as she shares her experience working at a Korean company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 43: A Nigerian and Korean Love Story (The String between Love and Race)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 68:05


    On this episode, I sit down with aurthor to; The Strings between Love and Race as she tells us what inspired her to write a novel about an interracial relationship between a Nigerian woman and a South Korean man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 42: The difficulties I faced; running Seoul to Busan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 69:24


    On this episode, I sit down with Zay as he continues telling us about his journey running Seoul to Busan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 41: What I experienced in Korea; running Seoul to Busan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 44:52


    On this episode, we sit down with Zay who took up the challenge of running Seoul to Busan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 40: Is the westernization of Korean men the problem? + Nigeria VS Korea Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 61:33


    In this episode, I sit with Nigerian American Qween as she talks about her opinions on why Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 39: Being a foreign business owner in Korea + Business visa

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 62:19


    On this episode I sit down with Chris; a startup CEO, as he talks about his experience being a start up owner in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 38: Too old to be a K-pop Idol + Leaving the K-pop industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 60:08


    On this episode we continue our conversation with Cindy about her life as a K-pop trainee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 37: The life of a K-pop trainee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 52:47


    In this episode, I sit down with Cindy, who shares her journey from UCLA to South Korea in pursuit of her dream to become a K-pop idol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 36: Korea was Traumatic...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 56:28


    In this episode, I have a conversation with Stacey, a Korean American professional baker, as she shares her journey of navigating and healing from the traumas linked to her cultural background. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 35: Being married to a Korean woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 73:11


    In this episode, I sit down with digital nomad Adisa, who shares his journey of meeting his wife and the experience of being married to a Korean woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 34: Kicked out of a pool in Korea for being a foreigner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 43:14


    On this episode I sit down with Lewis as he talks about his journey living in Korea for 4 years as well as how Korea helped him overcome his eating disorder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 33: Foreigners ask a Korean Korean man questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 44:42


    On this episode, I sit down with Jackson as he answers some questions asked by foreign women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 32: It's easy to date in Korea if you are Toxic + Being the Token "Black "Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 56:30


    On this episode I sit down with Isabelle as she talks about her experience dating in Korea, being the token black friend to Koreans and also avoiding Korea church cults. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 31: Assimilating to Korea as a Korean American

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 41:11


    On this episode I sit down with content creator Jinmin as he gives us an insight on how his journey to assimilate in Korea as a Korean American has been so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 30: Love brought me to Korea + Living in the countryside of Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 58:44


    On this episode, I sit down with fitness model/exbanker Fabio as he talks about the reason he came to Korea and his experience living in the countryside of Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 29: Being married to a Korean man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 66:45


    On this episode, I sit down with Lexi as she talks us through he experience being in Korea as well as being married to a Korean man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 28:From Kenya to Korea + Trying to make it in Korea as a Kenyan artist/filmmaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 51:27


    On this episode, I sit down with Film director/artist Josh as we talk about how he can to live in Korea from Kenya. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 27: Animal abuse in the Korean Entertainment Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 44:56


    On this episode, I sit down with Horse Trainer Julie as we talk about her work as a horse trainer in the Kdrama/Kmovie industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    (Episode in Korean) Ep 26: Do Koreans like when foreigners do aegyo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 44:09


    On this episode, I sit down with a good friend of mine, Myungdo as we talk about aegyo culture in Korea as well as play (Would You Rather?). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 25: Red Flags when dating Korean men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 57:27


    On this episode I sit down with Mimi as we talk about dating Korean men, red flags while dating in Korea as well as Mimi first coming to Korea as a 16 year old. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 24: Black Stereotypes + Koreans are emotionally unavailable

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 56:52


    On this episode, I sit down with Prince as he talks about the stereotypes he's faced as a black man living in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 23: Living in Korea during Co-vi-d as a foreigner was Difficult + I found my dream apartment in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 56:54


    On this episode I sit with Annie, an influencer living in Kore as she talk about the difficulties she faced in Korea during c-o-v-i-d and also talking about finding her dream apartment in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 22: How I became a News Anchor in Korea + I would not raise my kids in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 62:33


    On this episode, I sit down with former new anchor; Matt as he talks about his experience being a news anchor in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 21: Difficulties of being a professional model in Korea + 2007 to 2024 modeling in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 68:56


    On this episode, I sit down with Maria a professional model from Brazil as she talks about the difficulties she has faced in the industry and while living in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 20: Being Queer (LGBTQ) and Korean in Korea + The LGBTQ Community in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 54:31


    On this episode, I sat with Hwan who tells us how life is as a Korean who identifies as queer in the conservative country that is Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 19: Dating for marriage in Korea is impossible + From Kdrama fan to living in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 49:11


    On this episode I sit down with Leila, a kdrama fan that no lives in Korea. We talk about dating in Korea, specifically dating for marriage which seems impossible in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 18: "My job is illegal in Korea" + Experiences using Tinder in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 56:33


    On this episode I sit with tattoo artist, Elizabeth as she talks about working as a tattoo artist in Korea. She also gives us a glimpse into her dating life using tinder Korea and hinge in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 17:(Part 2) My girlfriend was cheating on me with my Korean boss

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 58:42


    On this episode, the story continues as narrated by Daniel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 16: My girlfriend was cheating on me with my Hagwon boss + Korean American teacher in Korea (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 53:02


    On this episode, I sit with Korean American content creater Daniel as he talks about his experience teaching English in Korea + Finding out his girlfriend was cheating on him with him boss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 15: Blacklisted from the Korean Acting Industry + Being an actor on Squid Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 51:48


    On this episode, I sit with actor John D. Michael as he narrates his story from being blacklisted in the Korean acting industry to acting on Squid Game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 14: Things foreigners complain about + Growing up in an international school in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 48:14


    On this episode I sit down with content creator, Sean as we talk about his life growing up in an international school in Korea and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 13: Working in the Korean music industry as a foreign singer/songwriter + making relationships in the industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 52:24


    On this episode, I sit down with singer/songwriter and Model Jword. As someone who works with a lot of Korean artists, Jword shares his experiences making relationships in the Korean music industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 12: Foreign models and Actors don't get paid well in Korea + The sad reason why I live in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 48:43


    In this episode I sit down with professional actor, Joey Albright. Joey has been in many movies and dramas in the Korean entertainment industry; join us as we talk about his work as well as his journey on how he ended up in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 11: Korean Fortune Tellers and Shamanism + My fortune was all wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 44:07


    On this episode, I sit with Monica as we talk about our experiences with Korean fortune Tellers and Korean shamanism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 10: I made more money in the U.K. than I do in Korea + No culture shot in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 45:16


    On this episode I sit with Bengali British professional chef Tazbuds as we talk about he journey from being a well paid chef in U.K. to coming to Korea to restart her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 9: Being Muslim in Korea is hard but Koreans are starting to be more accepting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 54:55


    In this episode I sat down with Naida a foreign student pursuing her masters degree in Korea. In this episode she talks about her experience being a Muslim in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ep 8: Pretty Privilege in Korea + "Once a foreigner, always a foreigner"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 49:24


    In this episode, I sat with model/actor Alex as we talk about the challenges foreigners face as well as how pretty privilege works in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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