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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
Korean American included in NASA's future Moon, Mars exploration program

Jan 13, 2020

LOS ANGELES -- A Korean American doctor has been included in the list of 11 new astronauts who will take part in the upcoming Moon and Mars exploration program, according to the US National Aeronauti...
Justin Bieber reveals he has Lyme disease

Jan 9, 2020

MONTREAL (AFP) -- Pop super star Justin Bieber announced Wednesday that he has Lyme disease. In a post on Instagram, Bieber said he will address his struggle with the illness, which is contracted th...
Koreans spend on reading habits

Jan 8, 2020

Many Koreans are willing to spend money to achieve their New Year’s goal to read more books. Around 12.25 percent of Koreans said that their top New Year’s goal is to achieve personal development, m...
44th Yi Sang Literary Award announcement postponed after writers refuse prizes

Jan 6, 2020

Korea’s prestigious Yi Sang Literary Award postponed its announcement of this year’s winners on Monday after three writers refused to accept their awards. “We decided to delay the awards due to writ...
CICI announces Korea Image Awards winners

Dec 16, 2019

The Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) announced on Monday this year’s Korea Image Awards winners -- SK Telecom, K-pop columnist Jeff Benjamin and jazz vocalist Nah Youn-sun. SK Telecom was ...
LTI Korea awards recognize excellence in literary translation

Dec 16, 2019

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea announced on Monday the winners of its translation awards this year, recognizing their contributions to the promotion of Korean literature worldwide. Th...
Police refer BTS' Jungkook to prosecutors for potential indictment

Dec 10, 2019

Police have referred BTS' youngest member Jungkook to prosecutors for a potential legal indictment over a car accident in October, police officials said Tuesday. Yongsan Police Station in charge of ...
[Photo News] Nature conservation project

Dec 10, 2019

W-Foundation Chairman Lee Wook speaks at the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid on Monday, explaining the eco-friendly HOOXI project, which includes the HOOXI app, designed to help preserve...
Ex-Daewoo Group chief Kim Woo-choong dies at 82

Dec 10, 2019

Former Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong, once touted as one of the most successful businessmen in South Korea, died late Monday at age 82, an organization affiliated with the now-defunct conglome...
[Feature] Frank penguin becomes new star of year, breaks stereotype of EBS characters

Dec 9, 2019

A 210-centimeter-tall penguin walks into a room for an audition at Educational Broadcasting System, insisting he wants to be a star creator. The penguin, who has a strand of seaweed and a seashell on...
[Herald Interview] ‘Koreans are like the Latin people of Asia’

Dec 9, 2019

Fitness guru says people can celebrate life through Zumba
'Benson,' 'Star Trek' actor Rene Auberjonois has died at 79

Dec 9, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rene Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows "Benson'' and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and his part in the 1970 film "M.A.S.H.'' playing F...