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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Se7en, Lee Da-hae open up on relationship
Singer Se7en, 31, and actress Lee Da-hae, 32, confirmed they have been romantically involved for over a year through their respective agencies, Eleven9 Entertainment and JS Pictures. Local media had previously reported sightings of the two at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The two stars have stood by each other during difficult times, according to Eleven9. Reports say they met through friends, and the actress stood by Se7en when he was investigated in 2013 after visiting a massage parlor allegedl
Sept. 8, 2016
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Song Joong-ki, Shin Min-a to attend Seoul International Drama Awards
Global K-drama stars Song Joong-ki and Shin Min-a will attend this year’s Seoul International Drama Awards, according to Seoul Drama Awards on Wednesday. Song was in the hit series “Descendants of the Sun,” while Shin was in “Oh My Venus.” “Our hope is that this event, which invites drama lovers from all over the world to share the value of TV dramas, will further raise the global profile of the Korean drama industry,” said the SDA Organizing Committee in a statement. Organized by SDA and the K
Sept. 7, 2016
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New drama zooms in on 1592 war with Japan
A new drama co-produced by South Korea and China will attempt to depict the famous 1592 war against Japan in a way that promotes viewers' understanding of the people and warfare involved in the conflict, producers said Thursday. The "Imjinwaeran" war, which lasted from 1592-98, is best remembered in Korea as a series of successful naval battles led by Admiral Yi Sun-shin. With a significantly smaller fleet, Yi won all46 battles he fought against invading Japanese forces, making him one of the
Sept. 1, 2016
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K-dramas’ global appeal lies in ‘wholesome sexiness’
The international appeal of Korean TV shows lies in their “wholesome sexiness,” according to Sean Richard Dulake, who plays the dreamy male lead Joon Park in the show-within-a-show universe of the online drama series “Dramaworld.” “I had always wondered why Korean content was connecting to outsiders,” said the actor-producer Wednesday in Seoul at Broadcast Worldwide 2016 (BCWW), a media convention hosted by the Culture Ministry and Korea Creative Content Agency. In 2013, Dulake directed “Finding
Sept. 1, 2016
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TV shows spotlight new ways of communication
In Spike Jonze’s 2013 romantic science fiction comedy “Her,” a man converses with and eventually falls in love with the feminine voice of a computer operating system.Inspired by the film, tvN’s “My Ear’s Candy,” currently airing Thursdays at 11 p.m., is based on a similar premise: Celebrities tell intimate secrets to an unknown confidante via their cellphone.Until their identities are revealed, the callers are nicknamed “Candy” to enhance the sense of “sweetness,” according to the show’s produce
Aug. 29, 2016
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MTV launches global contest for cover song stardom
NEW YORK (AFP) - MTV on Wednesday invited fans around the world to cover hit songs, with the winner set to earn fame by starring in an original video.The pioneer music network announced the contest ahead of Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards in New York and geared the initiative toward viewers in the network’s more than 120 markets outside the United States.The network will announce a song each month. To enter the competition, international viewers will need to upload cover versions on YouTube and
Aug. 25, 2016
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‘King of Masked Singer’ most popular singing show: data
“King of Masked Singer” is the most popular singing competition show run by a terrestrial channel in South Korea, data showed Monday.Korea Broadcasting Advertising Corp. (KOBACO) released the result of its survey of 4,974 people aged 13-59 who live in Seoul and its satellite cities.The result showed that 52.6 percent of those surveyed voted MBC TV's “King of Masked Singer” as their favorite. SBS TV’s “Fantastic Duo” came next with 15.7 percent, followed by KBS 2TV‘s “Legend Song” with 9.8 percen
Aug. 22, 2016
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Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung star in new period drama series
A new period drama series “Love in the Moonlight” staring Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung will kick off next week. The series follows the unlikely romance between a crown prince, played by Park, and an 18-year-old girl masquerading as a eunuch, played by Kim. Actor Park Bo-gum and actress Kim Yoo-jung pose for a photo at a press conference on Thursday in eastern Seoul. (Yonhap) “As soon as I read the script, I really wanted to get on board,” Park said at a press conference for the show Thursday i
Aug. 18, 2016
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Silent mukbang brings focus back to food
Child actress Lee Na-yoon eats pasta in an empty classroom, using bread to scoop up leftover sauce after her last forkful. On a rainy day, model Lee Jini devours a bowl of steamed beef at a cafe, humming to herself. Singer Kim Hyun-chul finds himself outdoors next to a babbling stream, gulping down hot noodles while murmuring, “This has been cooked really well.” Celebrities do little else but eat in the new eating reality show “Quiet Dining,” which began airing on July 29 on cable channel O’live
Aug. 18, 2016
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Show's popularity soars on revelation of dating stars
A variety show featuring single middle-aged stars shot up to No. 1 on a TV popularity chart early this month after revelations of that two of its stars were dating.For the week of Aug. 1-7, the SBS TV show “Burning Youth” scored 256.8 points on the Content Power Index (CPI) as two of its cast – comedian Kim Gook-jin and singer Kang Soo-ji – revealed that they had been dating in real life.The 51-year-old Kim and 49-year-old Kang have been called the “chihuahua couple” because of their large eyes
Aug. 17, 2016
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New ‘Star Trek’ series lead: A woman but not a captain
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - The start of production on the new “Star Trek” TV series is a month away and the debut date isn’t until next January, but the effort to build fan interest is already in motion -- if not at warp speed.Following up a Comic-Con panel in July about “Star Trek: Discovery,” executive producer Bryan Fuller shared details about the 13-episode series’ setting, characters and innovations at a Television Critics Association meeting Wednesday.“We want to arc out the informat
Aug. 12, 2016
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‘Dramaworld’ parodies K-dramas
The fictional realm of “Dramaworld” very consciously parades out every K-drama cliche: It weaves in trademark tropes such as the immaculate, not-lived-in homes, ferocious kimchi slaps, excessive product placement, overbearing mother-in-laws and, of course, the male lead who, though an heir to vast wealth forges his own path as a restaurateur.The lead character is Park Joon, played by British-Korean actor Sean Dulake. There are two women fighting for this ideal man’s affections: gold-digging rest
Aug. 11, 2016
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Colbert to air live after Trump-Clinton debates
BEVERLY HILLS (AP) -- Stephen Colbert, who capitalized on the political conventions with live airings of his late-night show, will do the same for the presidential and vice presidential debates.“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will air live on CBS after the scheduled Sept. 26 and Oct. 19 debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and following the Tim Kaine-Mike Pence debate on Oct. 4, the network said Wednesday.Colbert, who is in his first-season transition from his Comedy Central ser
Aug. 11, 2016
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‘Real,’ gritty issues dominate world drama trend
Competing at the 11th Seoul International Drama Awards are a wide array of pieces from around the globe, from the renowned British detective thriller “Sherlock” series starring actor Benedict Cumberbatch to Korea’s quaint family drama “Reply 1988,” set in late 1980s Seoul. This year’s selections are more realistic, as opposed to fantastical, said actor Yoo Dong-geun, a Grand Prize judge, at a press conference for the awards Wednesday at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club.“A lot of TV movies
Aug. 10, 2016
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Chinese TV to air 'Travel Korean' language program
China Education Television is gearing up to launch its new language education program, “Easy to Learn, Easy to Use ‘Travel Korean,’” starting this October. The main objective of the program is to provide a creative way to help teach Chinese viewers simple Korean phrases that will come in handy during their travels in Korea, such as on how to order food. “It’s the first time for us to collaborate like this with a Chinese broadcasting station to create a Korean language education program,” said Ki
Aug. 10, 2016
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Woody Allen’s Amazon series gets fall debut date, title
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) -- Woody Allen’s first small-screen series will debut on Amazon this fall.The streaming service announced the Sept. 30 debut date as well as the title for Allen’s project: “Crisis in Six Scenes.” The comedy, set during the upheaval of the 1960s, focuses on a suburban family dealing with the chaos brought by a visitor. The cast includes Allen, Miley Cyrus and Elaine May. It is one of several new comedies to be released this fall, Amazon said Sunday, beginning with c
Aug. 8, 2016
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Kim Kardashian West to BlogHer: I'm not a feminist
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kim Kardashian West is many things. It's just, feminist isn’t one of them. “I don't think that I am,” she said Friday at the BlogHer conference of bloggers. “I don’t like labels. I just think I do what makes me happy and I want women to be confident and I'm so supportive of women.” So, exactly, how would the reality star, queen of social media, Kanye West wife, and mom of two define feminism? “I love to support other women, but I’m not the free-the-nipple type girl. ... Just
Aug. 7, 2016
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Cast of ‘Infinite Challenge’ addresses member’s departure
After MBC officially announced comedian Jung Hyung-don’s withdrawal from the popular variety show “Infinite Challenge” last month, the remaining cast members formally addressed the matter on the show’s latest episode which aired on Aug. 6. The broadcast network cited “health-related issues” as the reason for Jung’s departure after a 9-month-long hiatus, adding “(Jung) decided that it would be difficult to return as the pressure of coming back to ‘Infinite Challenge’ was unlikely to go away.” Th
Aug. 7, 2016
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Mariah Carey playfully promotes docuseries 'Mariah's World'
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - Mariah Carey called on six half-naked muscle men, champagne and lots of attitude as she playfully promoted her upcoming docuseries, “Mariah’s World.”Carey made her entrance for a roomful of TV critics after the shirtless gentlemen formed a chair for her to sit on. She then moved over to a rococo velvet-and-gold couch to field questions and toss a few wisecracks around.“So this is perfectly normal,” she said, smiling. Carey’s daytime outfit: a sparkling, scanty bl
Aug. 4, 2016
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K-dramatized ‘Good Wife’ is expressive, direct
The popular U.S. legal drama “The Good Wife” starts out with its heroine Alicia Florrick, played by Juliana Margulies, standing rigidly next to her disgraced politician husband at a press conference, her expression unfathomable. The show which aired from 2009 to May this year traced Florrick’s growth as she heads out into the workplace to support her family when her husband is sent to prison, after 15 years as a stay-at-home wife. Margulies’ nuanced portrayal of the heroine’s steely composure co
July 28, 2016