Editor-in-Chief Bobby McGill's report on K-pop singer Psy 's past anti-American actions [1] saw numerous international media outlets including TIME, The Washington Post and the New York Post help break the story which made the "Gangnam Style" legend [2] apologize for his actions.

HAPS also received more international attention when a report about South Korean baseball player Kim Tae-kyun[3] made insensitive remarks towards African-American pitcher Shane Youman.

The report helped contribute to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea demanding sensitivity training education [4] to prevent similar racial discrimination remarks among sports professionals in Korea.

The print publication ceased to exist in November, 2016 and now focuses only on online content, including adding a Korean language section.

HAPS was voted the "Best City Magazine" in Korea at the 2014 K-blog awards [6] held by the Korean Observer.