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IU heats up Hong Kong stage

Jun 24, 2012

IU poses before her concert 'Music Bank' in Hong Kong Saturday June 23, 2012. Music Bank, the multi K-pop artists concert including South Korean music group TVXQ, Wonder Girls, Beast, CNBLUE, F(x), M...
KBS series collects best animation award Shanghai TV Festival

Jun 18, 2012

An animated series for kids by KBS TV has won the Best Animation Award at the Shanghai Television Festival, the broadcaster said Monday. The animated program titled “Kioka” is aimed at a preschool a...
Court backs celebrity Han in media libel suit

Jun 13, 2012

The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of former TV presenter Han Sung-ju in a libel lawsuit against two news outlets that reported that she had assaulted her ex-boyfriend. The c...
Online video of cat soothing baby to sleep goes viral

Jun 7, 2012

(YouTube) Is this the world’s cuddliest baby sitter or what? A YouTube video of a cat putting a baby to sleep has been viewed by nearly 8 million viewers as of Thursday. In the video uploaded by u...
Well-known singer announces his marriage

Jun 7, 2012

Yoo Yeol, 51, a renowned singer and musical producer, announced his plans to marry his girlfriend, who is 15 years his junior. Yoo made the news public on June 7 through a company responsible for pl...
U.S. dog famous for posing in celebrity photos dies

Jun 7, 2012

Kristen Stewart holds Lucky Diamond (AP-Yonhap News) Actresses Betty White(left) and Kristen Stewart hold Lucky Diamond.(AP-Yonhap News) A dog declared by the Guinness Book of World Records to be `...
Trial continues for Han Sung-ju assault lawsuit

Jun 6, 2012

The fourth hearing for the trial involving former TV anchor and Miss Korea Han Sung-ju and her ex-boyfriend, Taiwanese-American Christopher Xsu, took place at Seoul Central District Court on Monday. ...
KBS CEO to receive International Emmy Directorate Award

Jun 5, 2012

KBS CEO and president Kim In-kyu will receive the 2012 International Emmy Directorate Award, in recognition of his 40 years of service at the state-run broadcaster and his leading role in Asia’s broa...
Singer Hyun squanders W20 mil in gaming

Jun 5, 2012

(SBS) Singer Hyun Jin-young said he has squandered away about 20 million won in playing an arcade game through which the user can insert coins, draw out an item inside a glass box by using a moving ...
BBC criticized over pageant coverage

Jun 5, 2012

The BBC is faced with viewer backlash over its live broadcast of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on Sunday. The documentary celebrating the 60-year monarchy of Queen Elizabeth II was criti...
Comedian Baek drops 40 kilos

Jun 5, 2012

Comedian Baek Jae-hyeon said he lost 40 kilograms through nearly a year of rigorous exercise. Baek used to weigh 118 kg and went to a hospital for a general medical checkup in February last year. T...
Park Jin-young: From showbiz to merchandise

Jun 3, 2012

Versatile celebrity launches diamond-shaped headphones after Korean restaurant in New York Singer Park Jin-young expanded his entertainment business by launching his new diamond-shaped headphones in...
‘Housewives’ actress Kathryn Joosten dies at 72

Jun 3, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Kathryn Joosten, a character actress best known as the crotchety, yet loveable, Karen McCluskey on “Desperate Housewives” and the president’s secretary on “The West Wing,” has died...
Actress Kim Ji-soo unveils picture of boyfriend

Jun 3, 2012

South Korean actress Kim Ji-soo posted a photo of herself with boyfriend Roy Kim on Facebook, Saturday. In the shot, the 40-year-old actress is staring at the camera, smiling, while her boyfriend lo...
'Housewives' actress Kathryn Joosten dies at 72

Jun 3, 2012

Kathryn Joosten, a character actress best known as the crotchety, yet loveable, Karen McCluskey on “Desperate Housewives” and the president's secretary on “The West Wing,” has died. She was 72. Joos...