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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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Audition program for rappers kicks off to a good start
Mnet’s hip-hop audition program “Show Me The Money 2” launched on Friday, casting renewed spotlight on South Korea’s talented rappers.Its first episode showed contestants going through a preliminary round doing free-style in front of the country’s legendary rappers such as Lee Hyun-do and MC Meta, a member of hip-hop group Garion. Unlike the expectations that the program’s viewership would be limited to hip-hop followers, the contestants’ and the judges’ names swept the lists of the most searche
June 9, 2013
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Miranda Kerr to appear on ‘SNL Korea’
Australian Miranda Kerr will appear on the Korean version of comedy show “Saturday Night Live,” local media reported Thursday.“Miranda Kerr will appear on the latest edition of SNL Korea, which will air Saturday,” reported South Korea’s No Cut News, citing an official from tvN’s operator CJ E&M.Kerr is expected to make a cameo appearance on Saturday’s show, which will star Korean actor Lee Beom-soo. The live comedy show features a different star every episode. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
June 6, 2013
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Actor Kim Jae-won to get married late June
Actor Kim Jae-won on Tuesday announced on his fan website that he will tie the knot with his girlfriend on June 28.Kim and his girlfriend -- who have known each other since childhood -- reportedly started dating last October. The bride-to-be is three months pregnant, according to Kim’s agency Khan Enterprise.“It did occur to me the decision may be a bit sudden. But after carefully considering the importance of stable life and the value of a family, I reached a decision (to get married),” the act
June 4, 2013
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Psy promotes Korean tourism in new TV commercial
Psy became the new face of Korea tourism in a series of new TV commercials promoting Korean culture to a global audience. The 15-second TV commercials started airing Monday on major TV networks in places with the highest numbers of visitors to Korea, such as Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as global TV channels, including CNN, Discovery and National Geographic. The commercials are also available to watch on YouTube and Facebook. “Psy is a cu
June 3, 2013
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Comedian Kim Gu-ra to rejoin popular talk show
Comedian Kim Gu-ra, known for his searing comments, will make a comeback to TV on “Radio Star“ in early June. Kim’s return to the talk show was reportedly decided on after one of its crew and comedian Yoo se-yoon had to withdraw from the program for drunk driving.Kim, 42, took a one-year leave in 2012 after comments regarding the comfort women sparked public criticism. Kim restarted his career in April, joining KBS talk show “Do Dream” as a panelist.From news reports(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
June 3, 2013
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Bada heats up stage with cover of ‘Girl’s Generation’
Bada, a member of disbanded girl group S.E.S., rocked the stage with a live cover of a pop classic on Sunday.The diva sang and danced to veteran singer Lee Seung-chul’s renowned “Girl’s Generation” during her appearance on KBS2’s singing competition program “Immortal Song 2.”Jazzy and sensual, the song was performed flawlessly by Bada, who boasts 15 years’ experience as a professional singer and musical actress.The audience was pumped up as Bada roamed around the stage taking off her jacket and
June 2, 2013
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’All about My Romance‘ ends with disappointing rating
SBS TV drama “All about My Romance” ended its run of 16 episodes with a happy ending on Wednesday, although its last installment received a disappointing 4.0 percent rating.The drama mixed political issues with romance, only to see a tepid reaction from viewers. The series drew an average viewer rating of 5.2 percent.The plot involved a romance between the characters played by Lee Min-jung and Shin Ha-gyun. Lee and Shin played legislators from rival political parties, who ended up falling in lo
May 30, 2013
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Former singer in dispute over TV matchmaking program
Former singer Kim Sang-mi has been embroiled in a dispute over a popular matchmaking program, with Korean netizens pouring out opinions about her decision to join the show originally reserved for “ordinary people.”Kim showed up on SBS “Jjak” on Wednesday and monopolized the spotlight with a star-like appearance, easily making her stand out among other non-professional participants. Male participants, naturally, fought to steal attention from Kim. It was later revealed that Kim was not exactly a
May 30, 2013
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Celeb DUI incidents continue to shock public
South Korean comedian Yoo Se-yoon’s drunk driving has brought public attention back to the issue of celebrities driving under the influence of alcohol. Yoo turned himself in after driving about 30 kilometers around 4 a.m. Wednesday from Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to Ilsan, northwest of the capital. The comedian is charged with DUI and will have his license revoked, the police said.Yoo’s DUI case is not the first celebrity incident this year. On April 1, Lee Yi-kyung, an actor on cable television network
May 29, 2013
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Han Hye-jin to move to U.K. after getting married
Actress Han Hye-jin said she would move to the U.K. to be with husband-to-be Ki Sung-yueng after her wedding.Han said via Twitter on Tuesday that “My fiance Ki and I will be tying the knot on July 1. We will exchange vows to become husband and a wife.”Ki will return to the U.K. right after the wedding to join training with English Premier League club Swansea and Han will follow him after wrapping up her part for a film and broadcast program.Han’s agency said that though nothing has been decided
May 28, 2013
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Comedy show portrays ethnic Chinese Koreans as ‘swindlers’
KBS TV Gag Concert segment "Yellow Sea"A comedy program on the state-run KBS network featured an unflattering portrayal of ethnic Koreans in China, inviting critical comments from viewers. The segment in question is named “Yellow Sea,” which debuted on KBS’ “Gag Concert” Saturday. In the skit, actors play dirt-poor Chinese-Koreans attempting a voice phishing fraud on South Koreans in a satirical fashion. They used a half-baked standard Korean accent to deceive their counterparts, which seemed t
May 27, 2013
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SNL Korea regrets controversial skit on Korean nurses
“SNL Korea,” a weekly comedy show on a cable network, apologized to the Korean Nurses Association on Saturday regarding one of its segments called “The Third Hospital” aired a week earlier.“We feel sorry for what was aired last week,” said Ahn Young-mi and Choi Yil-gu, the two hosts of the show. “There were complaints from the Korean Nurses Association about the way we portrayed nurses in Korea,” added Choi. Ahn also apologized to “all of those who might have been offended by the show.”The contr
May 27, 2013
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Showbiz program under fire for airing celebrity’s suicide attempt
Entertainment Weekly, a showbiz program on state-run KBS2 network came under fire for airing footage showing a singer’s attempted suicide. The program delivered news on Son Ho-young’s suicide attempt on Saturday, using the surveillance video installed on the scene. In the segment, a vehicle was set on fire and Son was seen to be trying kill himself by burning a toxic substance, followed by firefighters taming the fire and the singer rushed to the hospital. As the program was aired with all the s
May 26, 2013
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Kim Nam-gil back to being bad
Actor Kim Nam-gil is returning to the small screen in KBS’ “Don’t Look Back” after an almost three-year hiatus. “Don’t Look Back” is Kim’s first television drama since completing mandatory military service last July. “I am quite nervous,” Kim, 32, admitted at the series’ press conference in Seoul on Tuesday, adding that he was so jittery on the set that he had trouble keeping his hands steady while rehearsing. “I felt that a lot would have changed during those three years, but while working on ‘
May 22, 2013
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MBC front man appointed JTBC’s new president
Sohn Suk-hee, presenter of MBC‘s political radio show “Siseon Jibjung (focus),” was named the new president of JTBC’s news reporting department, it was announced Thursday. He is rumored to being hosting the general-programming TV station’s primetime “News9” show from June. On his final radio show, which aired Friday, Sohn said, “The past 13 years I have spent with the show was the best time of my life. The listeners were everything to me, and I would just like to leave today as I left the record
May 10, 2013
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Three celebs accused of propofol abuse
Movie actress Jang Mi-in-ae as well as two other female celebrities, Lee Seung-yeon and Park Shi-yeon, are under investigation for recreationally abusing the drug propofol, an anesthetic used in surgeries. Police revealed that the stars received propofol injections at various hospitals even though they were not undergoing any type of surgery. According to news reports, the police have found that Jang had 95 administrations of propofol from December 2011 to September 2012. Park was reported to h
May 7, 2013
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TED tailors lectures for TV audience
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring “ideas worth spreading” for a television audience.TED teamed with the U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create an education-focused version of its real-world conferences for a show set to air on PBS stations nationally on Tuesday and again on Thursday.“Re-imagining education is the key to a more hopeful future,” said TED curator Chris Anderson.“What
May 6, 2013
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Psy included in Encyclopedia Britannica
K-pop sensation Psy was added to the annals of history Wednesday when his name was officially included in the Encyclopedia Britannica, its Web site showed. The online version of the English-language encyclopedia introduces Psy as the "South Korean singer and rapper" who "achieved international fame" last year with the humorous music video to his pop song "Gangnam Style."Though the 36-year-old singer, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, was originally known in his home country as a "controversial
May 1, 2013
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Actress Gong Hyo-jin to star in horror TV drama
Actress Gong Hyo-jin is making her TV comeback in SBS’ upcoming horror drama, according to her agency Management Soop. In the show, titled “Master’s Sun,” Gong is to star as a secretary who begins to see ghosts after getting into a mysterious accident. So Ji-sub is has been cast to play her counterpart, a self-absorbed, money-driven businessman. It has been two years since Gong last acted on TV, in MBC’s 2011 rom-com “The Greatest Love.” She enjoyed much popularity for her role as an aspiring c
April 30, 2013
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Hyuna’s sexy performance on ’SNL Korea’ goes viral
Hyuna, a member of a K-pop girl group 4Minute as well as a Psy’s “Gangnam Style” heroine, is in the limelight for showcasing her sex appeal on “SNL Korea,” a Saturday night comedy show on cable network tvN. In the show, Hyuna and a leading Korean comedian, Shin Dong-yub, presented a parody of 2011 film “Eungyo.” The original movie is concerned about the clandestine relationship between a 70-year-old poet and a high school girl. Shin staged a particularly hilarious performance, turning into a p
April 28, 2013