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Deserted desserts: Inside Korea's ever-quickening treat trend turnover

Food makers and retailers are racing to keep up as viral flavors like Dubai chocolate and ube burn out in months, raising costs and boosting convenience store sales.

2026.8.2

A Homeplus employee displays two ube ice cream containers beside a promotional poster.

How BTS-fueled ube craze in Korea tests Philippine supply limits

Ube's growing popularity among Korean cafes and stores is squeezing the already tight supply, as the purple yam remains reliant on climate-sensitive Philippine harvests.

2026.7.1

Purple people pleasers

A model poses with six new ube-based products unveiled by convenience store chain CU on April 27, featuring the purple yam popular in Filipino cuisine.

2026.4.27

A hotel employee refuses to let the YouTuber stay [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Korean man refused hotel stay for failure to speak Japanese

A video of a Japanese hotel refusing service to a Korean man for not speaking Japanese has caused controversy online.

2024.2.20

Tag: ube

ube

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Korean man refused hotel stay for failure to speak Japanese