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Clinton to urge ASEAN unity on South China Sea

Sept 3, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for Southeast Asian states to present a united front to the Chinese in dealing with territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Clinton wil...
S. Korean actress cancels visit to Japan amid tension over Dokdo

Sept 3, 2012

A South Korean TV actress has canceled her plan to visit Japan, her entertainment agency said Monday, after a Japanese network suspended the broadcast of a television drama starring her amid heighten...
Reality show to offer tickets to Mars

Aug 31, 2012

THE HAGUE (AFP) ― As the world marvels at the latest US Mars landing, a Dutch start-up is aiming to beat NASA at its own game by sending the first humans to the red planet ― and film it all as a real...
G-Dragon to come back with new single ‘That XX’

Aug 29, 2012

Big Bang leader G-Dragon will make a comeback on Sept. 1 with a new single “That XX.” YG Entertainment’s official blog posted a teaser photo of G-Dragon’s new single on Aug. 29, formally announcing h...
New actress replaces T-ara’s Ham Eun-jung in ‘Five Fingers’

Aug 26, 2012

The producers of the SBS drama “Five Fingers” have removed T-ara’s Ham Eun-jung from the cast, and filled the main role with Jin Se-yeon of KBS2 drama “Bridal Mask” (Gaksital) on Aug. 22. An angry pu...
Music reality marathon begins

Aug 24, 2012

Participants gather at the Seoul preliminaries of SBS’ “K-Pop Star 2” for a chance to make it to the second season of the music reality show. (K-pop Star) What will new season’s ‘SuperstarK,’ ‘K-Pop...
IU publishes photo essay using smartphone

Aug 21, 2012

IU poses with her book. ( Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics announced that Korean pop star IU will publish a book of photo essays called “20-year-old IU’s Photo Shoot Play,” which was made us...
Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95

Aug 21, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle, died Monday morning in her Los Angel...
Top actors say they are dating

Aug 19, 2012

Lee Byung-hun, Lee Min-jung admit their romantic relationship, but deny wedding rumor Hallyu stars Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung admitted on Sunday that they have been dating since early this year....
T-ara’s Eun-jung, first public outing

Aug 17, 2012

Scandals tend to have a nasty way of lingering in the air, especially in this Internet world. Not one but two controversies threaten to haunt SBS’ new weekend series “Five Fingers.” Recent rumors t...
Japanese comedian rumored to be in romantic relationship with a 30-years senior

Aug 17, 2012

Japanese comedian Ayabe Yiji is rumored to be in a romantic relationship with actress Fujita Noriko, who is 30 years his senior. Japan’s news reports said on Friday that the two have been in a roman...
Star couple breaks up

Aug 15, 2012

Ryu Seung-bum and Gong Hyo-jin (The Herald Business) Ryu Seung-bum and Gong Hyo-jin have ended their 10-year relationship, according to the agency representing the celebrity couple. “They decided t...
K-pop idol drama, hit or miss?

Aug 14, 2012

S.M. Entertainment-produced ‘For You in Full Blossom’ in the gray zone When news broke that music giant S.M. Entertainment was venturing into the production side of television with the establishment...
Comedian Haha to wed singer Byul

Aug 14, 2012

Korean comedian and rapper Haha’s agency said Tuesday that he will soon announce plans to marry singer Byul. The 33-year-old will host a press conference on Wednesday to reveal details about his wed...
Shin Min-a returns to supernatural in ‘Tale of Arang’

Aug 12, 2012

Actress goes from nine-tailed fox to ‘amnesiac, single, girl ghost’ Never mind that actress Shin Min-a is one step closer to becoming the girl you sign on to play supernatural heroines, her latest e...