ROK Drop’s Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2018

With the completion of the 14th year of ROK Drop, here are the most read articles from 2018:

Top 10 Articles Published in 2018

1. South Korean Defense Ministry Wants to Demolish the Dragon Hill Lodge: The future of the Dragon Hill Lodge on Yongsan Garrison was a top topic of discussion this year on the ROK Drop.
2. KBS Show Criticized for Using Biracial Children for “Lookism”: KBS received criticism for highlighting the looks of biracial children on a popular television show.
3. USFK Releases Revised 2018 Yongsan Garrison to Camp Humphreys Bus Schedule: People looking for the 2018 USFK bus schedule found the ROK Drop to be a good place to get this information.
4. American Family Driving to Graduation Ceremony Involved In Deadly Accident Outside of Yongsan Garrison: Outside of Yongsan Garrison this year a tragic traffic accident happened.
5. ROK Presidential Advisor Speculates that President Moon May Ask US Forces to Leave Korea: President Moon’s aide and trial balloon expert, Moon Jung-in threw out a trial balloon this year about requesting the withdrawal of USFK.
6. Former 8th Army Commander Lieutenant General Thomas Vandal Passes Away from Cancer: It was sad new this past October when former 8th Army commander Lieutenant General Vandal passed away.
7. Moon Administration’s $315 Million Railroad Upgrade in North Korea Blocked By the United Nations Command: The possibility of the ROK government violating sanctions to fund major infrastructure improvements in North Korea has been hot topics this year.
8. 51st Mission Support Group Commander Relieved at Osan Airbase: A support group commander was removed at Osan Airbase for an odd reason.
9. Will Gunsan Become the Detroit of South Korea?: The closure of a GM plant in Gunsan has people speculating that Gunsan will become hollowed out like Detroit.
10. THAAD Site in South Korea Continues to Be Blockaded While ROK Government Does Nothing to Stop It: Throughout 2018 the THAAD site in Seongju has continued to be blockaded by protesters.

Top 10 Articles Viewed Overall in 2018

1. Korean Teacher Receives Six Year Jail Sentence for Sexual Harassment of Student
2. South Korean Defense Ministry Wants to Demolish the Dragon Hill Lodge
3. KBS Show Criticized for Using Biracial Children for “Lookism”
4. Air Force Personnel Records Show that Alicia Watkins Lied About Her Background
5. South Korea to “Toughen” Sex Crime Penalties
6. USFK Releases Revised 2018 Yongsan Garrison to Camp Humphreys Bus Schedule
7. North Korea Once Offered to Sell Nancy Pelosi Ballistic Missiles
8. Picture of the Day: The Dictator’s Sister, Kim Yo-jong
9. A Profile of the Bosan-dong Ville In Dongducheon, Korea
10. GI Flashbacks: The 1992 Private Kenneth Markle Murder Case