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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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'Uncontrollably Fond' debuts at No. 1 on CPI chart
A new romance featuring two of Korea's heartthrobs opened at the top of a TV popularity chart earlier this month, data showed Tuesday.The KBS TV series "Uncontrollably Fond" tells the love story of an arrogant top star (Kim Woo-bin) and a shameless documentary producer (Bae Suzy) who meet again after surviving various trials in their personal lives. They thought they'd put their painful past behind them, but find themselves falling for each other again.The drama, which premiered on July 6, score
July 19, 2016
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French radio star in hot water over nude casting for show
PARIS (AFP) - One of France’s biggest radio stars was accused Wednesday of pushing young actors into agreeing to record explicit scenes for a web series.Europe 1 radio has ordered its star Jean-Marc Morandini to return from holiday to explain himself, a source told AFP, after a number of aspiring actors told the French magazine Les Inrocks they felt tricked and abused.The presenter, who is set to become one of the faces of the rolling news channel iTele, has denied the allegations and intends to
July 14, 2016
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‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Veep’ vie for hotly contested Emmy nods
LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson may want to practice looking surprised and humble before helping to announce this year’s Emmy contenders on Thursday morning.He and the critically acclaimed comedy series could be getting a lot of TV academy love if voters keep pace with the medium’s increasing diversity.The Emmy Awards have done a better job than their big-screen counterpart, the Oscars, at embracing more of the varied people, programs and platforms that make up the small-scr
July 14, 2016
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‘Uncontrollably Fond’ captures Chinese audience
Despite lower-than-expected ratings on home ground, the first two episodes of the new KBS series “Uncontrollably Fond” attracted more than 40 million paid viewers on one of China’s biggest online video platforms, Youku Tudou, according to an announcement by the public relations company 3HW this week. “On the first day of broadcast, there was an overflow of traffic and the server of Youku crashed,” said a company official to a local news outlet. “Also, real-time replies from viewers flooded (the
July 13, 2016
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Police clear JYJ's Park from sexual assault allegations
Police on Monday said they concluded Park Yu-chun, the scandal-ridden member of K-pop boy band JYJ, is clear of sexual assault allegations, saying it is hard to acknowledge that there was coercion involved.The 30-year-old actor-singer has been mired in a scandal as four different women, all working at local bars, lodged complaints against him last month, claiming they were raped by him. One of the cases dates back to 2014, while the latest allegedly occurred in June."Based on what we have found
July 11, 2016
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‘Descendants of the Sun’ to be made into movie in China
BEIJING -- Korea’s sensationally popular TV series will be made into a movie in China, a report said Tuesday.China’s newspaper Wuhan said Huace Film & TV, one of the country’s biggest film production companies, has already bought the rights to reproduce it into a film. It also said Zhang Yibai will direct it and the lead roles for Yoo Si-jin and Kang Mo-yeon, played by Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo in the original series, haven’t been cast yet.“We are under enormous pressure since the original
July 5, 2016
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‘Uncontrollably Fond’ set for global premiere
The new KBS television series “Uncontrollably Fond” is set to air in 11 countries, according to the show’s production company Samhwa Networks at a press conference on Monday.Samhwa Networks has sold the show’s broadcasting rights to Youku Tudou, one of China’s biggest online video platforms, for approximately 280 million won ($250,000) per episode. The hit series “Descendants of the Sun” was sold to iQIYI, China’s largest online streaming website, for a similar amount. In addition, “Uncontrolla
July 5, 2016
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‘Descendants of the Sun’ spurs jump in iQiyi subscribers
Korean hit drama “Descendants of the Sun” has been credited for driving up the paid membership of a Chinese video streaming site, a report showed.The Beijing office of the Korea Creative Content Agency said that the TV series was the biggest force behind the jump in the number of paid users of iQiyi, the Chinese broadcasting and video sharing platform, citing the report titled “White Paper on Individual Consumption of Online Videos.”The series was aired in South Korea and China simultaneously ea
July 4, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' credited for big jump in paid users of China's streaming site
The South Korean mega-hit drama "Descendants of the Sun" has been credited for driving up paid membership of a Chinese video streaming site, a report showed.The Beijing office of the Korea Creative Content Agency said that the TV series was the biggest force behind the jump in the number of paid users of iQiyi, the Chinese broadcasting and video sharing platform, citing the report titled "White Paper on Individual Consumption of Online Videos." (KBS)The series was aired in South Korea and China
July 4, 2016
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Manjaedo family returns to ‘Three Meals a Day’ in Gochang
The Manjaedo family -- actors Cha Seung-won, Yu Hae-jin and Son Ho-jun – is set to return to the small screen with the fifth season of tvN variety show “Three Meals a Day,” located in Gochang, North Jeolla Province.The three cast members along with a new fourth member -- actor and model Nam Joo-hyuk -- will present their family-like chemistry in the new location, building up an even tighter bond.“Three Meals a Day” is a variety show featuring celebrities staying at a farming or fishing village w
June 29, 2016
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‘Game of Thrones’ season finale scores record ratings
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Hit fantasy TV show “Game of Thrones” pulled in nearly nine million viewers Sunday, its highest one-day audience figures ever, for the season six finale broadcast on HBO.Nielsen said 8.9 million people watched the 10th and final episode of the latest season, either live or on playback on Sunday.The Emmy-winning show tells the story of noble families vying for control of the Iron Throne, all the while keeping one eye on the “White Walkers” leading hordes of the undead toward an
June 29, 2016
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Ji Sung, Park Bo-young chosen best Korean TV actors
Park Bo-young, the heroine of the Korean TV series "Oh My Ghostess," has received best actress from an annual drama awards hosted by an American online Asian drama-streaming site.Park won the honor on Monday (local time) for her role as the assistant chef of a restaurant possessed by a lustful, virgin ghost, in the Korean cable TV channel tvN's 2015 romantic comedy series."I'm so thrilled because this is my first time to receive an award like this," Park said during the awards ceremony of the 4t
June 28, 2016
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Kim Seong-min declared brain-dead
Actor Kim Seong-min, who was found unconscious after a suicide attempt following a fight with his wife early Friday, was declared brain-dead on Sunday. The Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital’s medical team in charge of Kim’s case pronounced him brain-dead around 8:45 a.m., the hospital said in a press conference Sunday afternoon. Kim had said before that he would kill himself when under the influence of alcohol, local media reported, quoting his wife. Actor Kim Seong-min (Yonhap) Surgery was scheduled fo
June 26, 2016
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Netflix set-top box launches in Seoul
A set-top box specially designed to accommodate Netflix programs was launched Tuesday by cable and Internet service provider D’Live.Dubbed “D’Live Plus,” the new product supports up to 1,080 pixels of resolution. (D'Live)Its remote control has a central button that immediately takes users to browse Netflix. The set-top box also has a mirroring function that allows users to display their smartphone photos and videos on the TV screen.“D’Live Plus” is priced at 150,000 won ($130).By Lim Jeong-yeo
June 22, 2016
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Where everybody knows your name: ‘Cheers’ coming to stage
BOSTON (AP) -- The bar where everybody knows your name is coming to the stage.“Cheers Live on Stage” is a comedy based on some of the most memorable moments of the celebrated TV show’s first season. It will feature retired Red Sox pitcher and shameless lothario Sam Malone, pretentious waitress Diane Chambers, rotund barfly Norm Peterson, and the rest of the regulars when it debuts in September in Boston.Even though it’s based on the TV show set in a Boston bar, loyal fans should see plenty of ne
June 21, 2016
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Park Yoo-chun files counterclaim against sexual assault accusation
Singer and actor Park Yoo-chun on Monday filed a counterclaim against the first woman who had filed a sexual assault complaint against him. She withdrew the complaint a few days after filing it. Park’s complaint against the woman involves claims of a false statement and blackmail. Park’s legal representative from the law firm Shin & Kim filed the complaint at Gangnam Police Station on Monday afternoon. Park is reportedly considering whether to file similar complaints against the second, third an
June 20, 2016
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China restricts TV shows based on foreign formats
BEIJING (AP) -- China is restricting the broadcast of TV shows that use formats from abroad such as “The Voice of China,” which is based on a Dutch talent show. The broadcasting regulator says the move is intended to lead to more innovation and original programming among Chinese TV channels. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television has issued similar orders in the past to satellite TV channels, limiting variety and other entertainment shows, reality programs and
June 20, 2016
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49 singing, dancing boys to compete in ‘ultimate’ audition show
The ambitious new project “Boys 24” combines the television audition program, long-running Las Vegas-style shows, and the K-pop boy band model. It features 49 contestants culled from 5,500 applicants from Korea and other countries, who compete in singing and dancing contests to win a place as part of the new six-member group formed at the end of the program. The all-encompassing, global entertainment model, in the works for the past three years, is a 25 billion-won ($21 million) project underta
June 17, 2016
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Seo In-guk and Choi Soo-young swindle tax-evaders on ‘Squad 38’
Actor Ma Dong-seok, singer and actor Seo In-guk and singer and actress Choi Soo-young are set to star on the OCN’s first Friday-Saturday TV series “Squad 38.”“Squad 38” centers on a task force that uses the extraordinary measure of “white swindling” to collect taxes from those who evade large tax sums.In the upcoming comedy-drama series, a fair-minded tax collector (Ma Dong-seok) becomes frustrated with injustice and recruits “Squad 38,” a task force to swindle the tax evaders. After a clever sw
June 15, 2016
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Woman drops suit against JYJ's Park Yoo-chun over sexual assault
A woman dropped a complaint against Park Yu-chun, a member of popular K-pop boy band JYJ, on Wednesday, on charges of sexual assault, police said.The 20-something woman, whose identity was withheld, filed the case with the Gangnam Police Station on Friday, claiming the singer raped her at a bar in southern Seoul early in the morning on June 4.She had claimed the incident took place in a bathroom located within a room where they had been drinking together, according to police. Park and the woman,
June 15, 2016