Top 10 in society.

1. A long examination of the phenomenon of students taking advantage of school uniform flexibility to wear Northface, Nike, Asics, and other gear to divide themselves up by class. This started at least a year ago but consternation has really picked up recently.

2. The 62-year-old woman who attacked Seoul mayor, Park Won-soon, as he was sitting with Kang Gi-gap and Chung Dong-yung got herself arrested for causing a ruckus at a concert.

3. It’s becoming more popular for university students to wear American-style letter jackets.

4. The article I translated earlier this week about a Daejeon school hit by two suicides in two months, possibly bullying-related.

5. The Dong-A Ilbo’s TV news show didn’t get broadcast as planned in embarassing error.

6. A bus driver lost consciousness during a late-night run between Seoul and Andong, forcing passengers to take control.

7. A look at why convicted bribe-taker, Kwak No-hyeon, received only a fine while his briber received three years in prison.

8. Famous and beautiful baseball commentator, Choi Hui, is under investigation for allegedly assaulting an employee of a management agency in a coffee shop.

9. Although forbidden from using them after 10 pm, teenagers are making use of “multi-rooms” offering karaoke, movies, and games — and oh yeah, mattresses and pillows. One kid claimed to have had sex with his girlfriend 30 times in the rooms.

10. An increasing number of bullies are using their targets as “shuttles” to buy cigarettes, etc. for them.