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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Celebrity fan website operator fined
A music fan website operator will pay a $1 million fine over charges it improperly collected personal information from children under 13, U.S. officials said.Artist Arena, which runs fan sites for artists such as Justin Beiber and Rihanna, was accused of violating Federal Trade Commission rules requiring website operators to notify parents and obtain their consent before they collect, use or discl
Oct. 9, 2012
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TV show claims U.K. TV host Savile abused children
For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television _ an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity fundraiser. When he died last year at 84 _ by then knighted as Sir Jimmy _ he drew tributes from Prince Charles and thousands of fans.Now several women have come forward to claim “Sir Jimmy” was also a sexual predator who abused underage girls. The alle
Oct. 8, 2012
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Out of ‘The Office’: Mindy Kaling has her own ‘Project’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ― Actress Mindy Kaling is not good at a lot of things. And that’s on purpose.Most people know her as the triple threat talent that graced “The Office” for eight years as performer, writer and producer. And now she’s starring in her own series, “The Mindy Project” on Fox.It doesn’t seem like she’s lacking anything. But she remembers a life lesson her mother taught her when she was 8. “My friends were all helping their mothers bake brownies for bake sales and things like that
Oct. 7, 2012
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Anne Hathaway ties the knot
Anne Hathaway from the film "Bride Wars"Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, 29, married on Saturday her boyfriend of four years, actor-turned-jewelry designer Adam Shulman, 31. The couple got married at a private estate in California’s Big Sur coastal region, according to U.S.-based media reports. Event planners Yifat Oren and Stefanie Cove organized the big event which started off with a rehearsal d
Oct. 1, 2012
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‘Gangnam Style’ No. 2 on U.S. chart
Psy’s global mega hit song “Gangnam Style” is now only one spot away from being the No. 1 song on the Billboard’s Top 100 chart. After sitting at 64th place just two weeks ago and rocketing to the eleventh spot last week, “Gangnam Style” and Psy’s trademark horse-riding dance has now galloped to the No. 2 spot in the U.S. chart. In order to take the top spot, Psy must surpass the Grammy Award-winning band Maroon 5’s “One More Night,” which is at its second week at the No. 1 spot. “Gangnam Style”
Sept. 27, 2012
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MacFarlane and Clarke dating
U.S. actor, writer and producer Seth MacFarlane is dating British actress Emilia Clarke, sources told UsMagazine.com Tuesday.“It‘s been going on for a few months,” an insider said.McFarlane, 38, is best known as the creator of the animated series “The Family Guy.”Clarke, 24, is a cast member of the HBO fantasy series “Game of Thrones.”Seth “wants someone he is attracted to but who can have a good time and enjoy his success with,” the source told UsMagazine.com. “He’s actually also a ‘Game of Thr
Sept. 26, 2012
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TV quiz contestant in Peru killed by boyfriend after confession
A Peruvian woman was drugged and killed by her boyfriend after revealing on a live TV show that she had been a nightclub dancer and prostitute, local media reported. The victim, 19-year-old Ruth Thalia Sayas, was murdered by her boyfriend Bryan Romero Leiva, who was outraged to learn the stunning truth that she made public on TV show “El Valor De La Verdad” (The value of the truth) in July.Leiva was arrested last weekend while attempting to flee to Ecuador, and has confessed to the killing.The c
Sept. 25, 2012
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Son Dam-bi to return to music business
Singer Son Dam-bi will return to the music scene after taking a break from singing to engage in acting.“We could not postpone Son’s comeback any longer as fans have been waiting for her, and decided to have her comeback on Oct. 8,” said Son’s management agency, Pledis Entertainment, in a phone interview with The Korea Herald on Monday.It has been almost two years since she released her last album. The 28-year-old singer debuted with single “Cry Eye” in 2007 and acquired a huge fandom through hit
Sept. 24, 2012
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CNBLUE mesmerizes London
CNBLUE successfully had its debut concert in London on Saturday. “The band held its first U.K. concert CNBLUE Live in London and met 4,000 fans in indigO2,” the group’s management agency FNC Entertainment said.The group performed 21 hit songs including “Love girl,” “One time,” “Tattoo,” “In My Head” and “Still I Love You.” The four-member boy band also had an encore where it celebrated its member Lee Jung-shin’s birthday, which was on Sept. 15. “We are happy that we could perform in London, home
Sept. 24, 2012
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G-Dragon launches collaboration brand
Idol group Big Bang’s leader, G-Dragon, participated in “My BOON, AMBUSH X G-Dragon Collaboration Launching Celebration Party” at the store opening of My BOON, Cheongdam-dong in Seoul, on Thursday.The brand is a collaborative work by accessory brand AMBUSH’s owners and designers ― famous Japanese hip-hop artist M-flo and member Verbal’s wife ― and G-Dragon. G-Dragon and hip-hop group m-flo built their relationship while producing G-Dragon’s new album “One of a Kind” released on Sept. 15. The 24-
Sept. 24, 2012
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‘Modern Family’ and ‘Homeland’ win big at Emmys
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The terrorism thriller “Homeland’’ and “Modern Family’’ were the top winners at Sunday’s Emmy Awards in a ceremony that veered between daring and predictability in honors and Jimmy Kimmel’s turn as host. The four awards for “Modern Family’’ included a three-peat as best comedy series, although there was a minor backlash online as some Emmy watchers questioned whether the show had a deserving season. “Mad Men’’ walked away without a single statuette.“Homeland,’’ whose four trop
Sept. 24, 2012
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Homer Simpson votes for Mitt Romney
Homer Simpson, the animated star of Matt Groening's "The Simpsons," voted for Mitt Romney in an online promotional clip for the show's new season.The ad for the new season, set to air Sept. 30, shows Simpson weighing his options at a polling station, Politico reported Friday.When considering President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Romney, Simpson says, "Barack Obama, I don't know. I already
Sept. 24, 2012
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Wonder Girls’ Sun-ye denies wedding rumors
Rumors have surfaced about Wonder Girls’ leader Sun-ye’s supposed October wedding. “Woman Sense” magazine revealed this shocking announcement in their October issue claiming that Sun-ye was to marry her significant other, a Korean-Canadian missionary, whom she met on a missionary trip in Haiti.Sun-ye has however denied all the marriage rumors via her Twitter page posting, “I want to once again state that the rumors about a next month wedding are false.” A representative from Wonder Girls’ agenc
Sept. 23, 2012
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Arirang TV now shown in more than 100 million households
Arirang TV’s viewership has expanded to 103 million households from 188 countries, it reported last week. The government’s aim of promoting Korea through an international broadcaster proved successful with Arirang TV’s total number of viewers up to 330 million. Arirang TV reaches 37 million households in Europe, 32 million households in the Americas, and 19 million households in Asia. Arirang TV is accessible to 14 million households in the Middle East and Africa, according to the company.Countr
Sept. 18, 2012
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Usher, Shakira to judge 'The Voice'
Shakira and Usher are to replace Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green as mentors for Season 4 of the U.S. competition series "The Voice," NBC announced.Current "Voice" coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will stay with the show when it returns for its fourth outing next spring.Aguilera and Green, who are leaving the series to fulfill other professional commitments, are expected to return the follo
Sept. 18, 2012
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#MBC to make sequel to popular TV drama ‘Daejanggeum’
South Korea‘s second-largest TV network MBC said Monday it will make a sequel to its hit epic series “Daejanggeum,” which triggered the latest boom in the popularity of Korean culture in China and other Asian countries.“We will make Daejanggeum 2 next year,” the network said in a statement, adding that its president recently visited China for talks with his counterpart in China’s Hunan TV on cooperation over the new drama series.Hunan TV, which aired the Korean TV drama series also known as “Jew
Sept. 17, 2012
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Park Si-hoo to shoot music drama
Actor Park Si-hoo will be shooting a 2 billion won ($1.8 million) music drama.Park will take on the leading role as a singer in music drama “Boy,” said Park’s management agency EGYAGI Entertainment.An hour-and-a-half video, including the making of the drama, will be made into a DVD and released throughout Asia. Park, 34, left Seoul on Saturday for Thailand where the drama will be shot.Renowned Korean artists including Big Mama, Jang Woo-hyuk, Naul, MC Mong, Clazziquai, Gumi and SG Wannabe are pa
Sept. 16, 2012
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Tiger JK and T to start anti-violence project
Rapper Tiger JK and singer T (Yoon Mi-rae) began a project to prevent violence and harassment in schools, their management agency Jungle Entertainment said on Friday. The two will work with visual artists Lumpens as a team called “The Wanderers.”The Wanderers is a part of portal website Naver’s “Fashion Icon Collabo(ration)” event, in which the website will sell T-shirts designed by the three artists. The profit will be donated to Naver’s Happy Bean campaign and distributed to organizations that
Sept. 16, 2012
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KBS cable television cancels transgender show after protests
A South Korean TV channel on Thursday said it had pulled the plug on a newly-launched talk show aimed at the transgender community, following strong objections from viewers.KBS Joy, an entertainment subsidiary of the national KBS TV, said on its website that it had reached the decision after “taking viewers‘ opinions into account.”The midnight programme, titled “XY That Girl”, was only launched last week, but the first airing sparked uproar from conservative groups, who staged protests outside t
Sept. 13, 2012
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Kim Ki-duk slams film industry’s monopolistic culture
Film director Kim Ki-duk, who won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival with his gruesome morality tale “Pieta,” has criticized the Korean film industry for allowing only a limited number of successful movies to be screened in cinemas.Kim’s comments came during a shooting for SBS talk show “Gangsimjang” (Strong Heart), before he left for the festival. Film director Kim Ki-duk on SBS talk show
Sept. 11, 2012