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Reinstated head quits, signaling peace for Korea National Opera

Mar 24, 2020

The Korea National Opera announced its recently reinstated artistic director Yoon Ho-geun quit on Monday, preventing chaos for the troupe that was to be led by two heads. According to the national t...
Daniel Dae Kim addresses xenophobia after testing positive for coronavirus

Mar 20, 2020

Korean American actor Daniel Dae Kim, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, spoke on social media about his coronavirus testing experience and xenophobia. On Friday, Kim posted a 10-minute v...
Churches continue with online Sunday services

Mar 13, 2020

Large churches in Seoul are continuing with their Sunday services online, as Korea is still in national battle against COVID-19. Like the past weeks, Sarang Church in southern Seoul, one of the seve...
Celebrities donate to support fight against coronavirus

Feb 28, 2020

Celebrities in Korea are making donations to help people fight against the spread of COVID-19 across the nation. On Friday, actress Yum Jung-ah donated 100 million won ($82,200) to Green Umbrella Ch...
Cho Hee-sook Asia’s Best Female Chef of 2020

Feb 21, 2020

Cho Hee-sook has been named Asia’s Best Female Chef of 2020 by the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy, one of the most influential groups in the cuisine industry in Asia. Cho, who owns Hansikgonggan...
Lee Kwang-soo injured in car accident

Feb 18, 2020

South Korean star actor and entertainer Lee Kwang-soo has been injured in a traffic accident and will cancel all of his scheduled activities, his agency said Tuesday. According to King Kong by Stars...
Samsung SDI employee gets credit for giving blood more than 200 times

Feb 18, 2020

Cho has been an inspiration to those around him. Three others in his work team have also been awarded by the KRC for giving blood over 100 times, according to Samsung SDI. The Korean Red Cross said ...
[Herald Interview] Web-serial writer Lee Nak-joon juggles three jobs

Feb 14, 2020

Last year, Lee Nak-joon had thought about making a second donation -- using part of his earnings from the “Trauma Center: Golden Hour” webtoon -- to the trauma center at Ajou University Hospital. Ho...
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dead at 103

Feb 6, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- US silver screen legend Kirk Douglas, the son of Jewish Russian immigrants who rose through the ranks to become one of Hollywood's biggest-ever stars, has died, his family said W...
Yi Sang Literary Award organizer cancels this year’s awards, modifies contract terms in response to protests

Feb 5, 2020

Munhaksasang, the publishing company that confers South Korea’s prestigious Yi Sang Literary Award, apologized Tuesday for the controversy that emerged when three of this year’s runners-up refused to...
Interviewers outshine star guests on YouTube

Jan 19, 2020

The norm of interviewers having limited roles in front of the camera no longer holds true, as more South Korean interviewers are starting to shine on YouTube. Interviewer and producer Lee Eun-jae of...
[Contribution] What the Korean War Wall of Remembrance means to me

Jan 19, 2020

With the world anxiously waiting to see if North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will resume intercontinental ballistic missile testing, to include potentially testing a missile capable of reaching the eas...
Actor Joo Jin-mo apologizes to women mentioned in his hacked text messages

Jan 16, 2020

Actor Joo Jin-mo, in trouble after his personal mobile text messages were leaked by hackers, apologized Thursday to his acquaintances and the women mentioned in the messages. "Following the incident...
Popularity of Korean music to go beyond K-pop in next decade: columnist, jazz musician

Jan 15, 2020

US-based K-pop columnist Jeff Benjamin and renowned jazz vocalist Nah Youn-sun, the two winners of the Korea Image Awards given by the Corea Image Communication Institute, said Tuesday that global at...
CICI recognizes SK Telecom, K-pop writer Benjamin, jazz singer Nah for contributions to Korea’s image

Jan 14, 2020

83 percent of foreign survey respondents associate Korea with conglomerates, 85 percent cite synchronized dance as top reason for K-pop’s popularity