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[PyeongChang 2018] Jang Keun-suk named honorary ambassador for PyeongChang Olympics

Dec 7, 2017

Star actor-singer Jang Keun-suk has been named honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the host province of Gangwon, his agency said Thursday. "We have high expectations fro...
[Newsmaker] Korea’s last princess dies

Dec 6, 2017

Julia Mullock, ex-wife of Yi Gu, the last prince of the Korean Empire, passed away aged 94 late last month in a nursing home in Hawaii. The Ukrainian American was called Julia Lee in Korea after mar...
BTS producer Bang Si-hyuk receives Presidential Citation

Dec 4, 2017

Producer-CEO Bang Si-hyuk of Big Hit Entertainment, the label of K-pop boy band BTS, is to receive a Presidential Citation for his contribution to cultural exchange, the Korea Creative Content Agency...
[Photo] Korean model crowned Miss Supranational 2017

Dec 3, 2017

Jenny Kim, 24, won the title of Miss Supranational 2017 on Friday in Poland, marking the first time a Korean has won the major international pageant. (Supranational Webpage) Kim is a student of Ewh...
Pet dog stays with deceased actress for weeks

Nov 30, 2017

A pet dog stayed with its deceased owner for at least two weeks. Local media outlets reported Tuesday that actress Lee Mi-ji, 58, was found dead at her home more than two weeks after she passed away...
Actor Jung Woo-sung to visit Rohingya refugee camps

Nov 29, 2017

South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung will visit refugee camps for Rohingya people in Bangladesh early next month in the capacity of a national goodwill ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner ...
Nigerian-Korean model meets Congo’s ‘royal brothers’

Nov 28, 2017

Model Han Hyun-min was pictured with two of the Congo’s “royal brothers.” Nigerian-Korean fashion model Han uploaded the photo to his social media account last Saturday. In the photo, Han posed with...
Yoo Ah-in moves to end ‘gender bashing’ dispute with netizens

Nov 26, 2017

Actor Yoo Ah-in attempted to wrap up his lengthy online battles with fans concerning one of the most sensitive issues in Korea: gender bashing. On Sunday, he posted a lengthy letter on his Instagram...
WWF names environmental economist as new board president

Nov 22, 2017

World Wide Fund for Nature International has named Pavan Sukhdev, an environmental economist and former head of the UN Environment Program’s Green Economy Initiative, as the new president of its boar...
K-pop couple with 17-year age gap open up about romance

Nov 21, 2017

A celebrity couple, with a 17-year age difference, carried out an interview on their love story with a local magazine. Both Mina and Ryu Philip -- 45 and 27 years old respectively -- are singers in ...
[Herald Interview] ‘Seoul taking its rightful place in gastronomical scene’

Nov 17, 2017

Michelin Guide Seoul edition gives nod to Korean cuisine
S.M.’s Lee Soo-man, CJ’s Jeong Tae-sung among Variety’s 500 most powerful entertainment leaders

Nov 15, 2017

Lee Soo-man, founder and head producer of K-pop behemoth S.M. Entertainment, and CJ E&M Pictures CEO Jeong Tae-sung were selected among the top 500 most influential business leaders in the internatio...
Korean artist Kim Hun-kyu wins Chadwell Award

Nov 14, 2017

Korean artist Kim Hun-kyu won this year’s Chadwell Award in early October. The Chadwell Award, established by Andrew Post and Mary Aylmer in 2010, names an artist every year among the recent fine ar...
Police say no alcohol or drugs found in late actor's body

Nov 14, 2017

Police said Tuesday they have found no traces of alcohol or drugs in late actor Kim Joo-hyuk's body, reaffirming the preliminary conclusion that he died of a severe head injury inflicted in the tragi...
Soo Joo reveals life story on TV

Nov 2, 2017

Fashion model Soo Joo starred as a guest on “Live Talk Show Taxi” on tvN, Wednesday night, to share her story. (Instagram) The model revealed she had graduated from the department of architecture a...