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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Actor Seo Kang-joon draws thousand at Japan meet-and-greet
South Korean actor Seo Kang-joon met with hundreds of fans at his first solo meet-and-greet in Japan over the weekend, his talent agency said Tuesday.Seo held two fan meetings on Sunday at Osaka Business Park in the namesake city, which together drew more than a thousand people, Fantagio said.Seo stars as Baek In-ho in the tvN drama "Cheese in the Trap."He sang the show's theme song "Tearliner" and Eddy Kim's "The Manual," and put on a piano performance of Yiruma's "River Flows in You.""I was re
April 12, 2016
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[Hallyu power] Han Dong-chul, mastermind of Korean hip-hop boom
When Korea’s rap competition series “Show Me the Money” aired in 2012, it was the first and only television program here which showcased Korean rappers to the public. The program uncovered not only underground rappers like Loco, but also introduced major rappers from the mainstream hip-hop scene, such as Swings and Basick, to a wider audience. Hip-hop is now an integral part of Korean pop music, which has long been dominated by idol dance music and ballads. Producer Han Dong-chul speaks at a
April 12, 2016
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Song Hye-kyo rejects Mitsubishi offer
Actress Song Hye-kyo has turned down an offer from Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors to be a model in its advertisements, public relations company Shall We Talk said Monday. Song rejected the offer to endorse the company in China about a month ago, added the PR Company. The actress is reported to have said that she rejected the offer as Mitsubishi Group is involved in lawsuits over the alleged use of Korean forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule over Korea. Actress Song Hye-kyo stars in the KBS2 hit
April 12, 2016
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Song Joong-ki models for cosmetics brand
Top star Song Joong-ki has been selected as the new model for local cosmetics brand “Forencos,” the actor’s agency Blossom Entertainment announced Tuesday. “Forencos,” an eco-friendly cosmetics brand established in 1988, uses natural ingredients in skin care and makeup products, with herbs and flower extracts. The cosmetics brand picked Song for his image of innocence and honesty, and the flawless image built through his KBS2 hit TV drama series “Descendants of the Sun,” which perfectly suits th
April 12, 2016
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'We Got Married' creates buzz, 'Descendants of the Sun' remains No. 1
Reality show "We Got Married" has finished in the top 10 shows that created the most buzz in the final week of March, data showed Tuesday.The MBC show in which celebrities act as newlyweds garnered 215.8 points in CPI, an index developed by the entertainment giant CJ E&M and media research company Nielsen Korea. It climbed 15 notches to finish in eighth place for the week of March 28-April 3.Actress Kim So-yeon and actor Kwak Si-yang form a couple, with Joy of the girl group Red Velvet and Sungj
April 12, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' searched over 10 bln times on Weibo
South Korean TV series "Descendants of the Sun" has topped 10 billion in the accumulated number of searches for the show on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.As of Friday morning, the drama depicting a romance between a soldier (Song Joong-ki) and a doctor (Song Hye-kyo) in a fictional war-torn country in the Mediterranean has been searched 10.3 billion times, the largest, on Weibo.But the buzz among Chinese fans in regards to the show has cooled recently.The drama recently was rated 8.1
April 8, 2016
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'KBS Documentary' section to open on Chinese portal sites
South Korea's territorial network KBS will have its own section to show documentaries on Chinese video streaming sites, the station said on Friday.According to the network, it opened "KBS Documentary Zone" on China's major new media platforms including the video website iQiyi, in cooperation with LIC China, the country's largest producer and importer of documentaries. The section comprised of 24 Chinese-subtitled KBS documentaries such as "Korean Geographic," "Rain and Life," and "Colors, Four D
April 8, 2016
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Park Hae-jin donates to charity
Actor Park Hae-jin will donate the earnings from his fan meeting to Shanghai Baby’s Home, public relations firm HNS HQ announced Friday. Shanghai Baby’s Home is a private charity that helps orphans with health problems to recover and prepare for adoption, explained the PR company. Park will donate the entire amount earned from Chinese website Youku, which will exclusively show the actor’s fan meeting in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his debut. Actor Park Hae-jin (WM Company) Park has l
April 8, 2016
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Actress Ku Hye-sun to wed next month
Actress Ku Hye-sun, 31, and actor Ahn Jae-hyeon, 28, have announced they will get married on May 21. “We have decided to spend the rest of our lives together as partners,” the couple announced in a joint statement released by Ku and Ahn’s agencies YG Entertainment and HB Entertainment, respectively, on Friday. “We are learning from each other what it means to ‘live for another person’ during our time together, and wish to continue to respect each other’s values,” the statement added. Actress Ku
April 8, 2016
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‘American Idol’ crowns 15th and final winner as TV show ends
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first "American Idol" finale in 2002 was a battle of the sexes, with Kelly Clarkson the victor over Justin Guarini. The last contest settled the score as Trent Harmon defeated La'Porsha Renae for the crown. Harmon tumbled to the stage in surprise as host Ryan Seacrest announced him as the 15th and final winner of "American Idol," which ended its remarkable run Thursday."I know that I have a God-given ability, but I didn’t want to take it for granted. I wanted to work so,
April 8, 2016
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'Cheese in the Trap' actor Seo Kang-joon to meet fans in Japan and China
Seo Kang-joon, the star of the South Korean cable TV series "Cheese in the Trap" will meet his fans in Japan and China, his agency said on Friday.Seo will hold his first solo fan meeting "Welcome to My Place, Seo Kang-joon in Osaka" at the E.K. Hall in Osaka, Japan, on Sunday, Fantagio said."The event was supposed to be held once, but we decided to add another one in the evening since we got a flurry of requests from Japanese fans who couldn't get a seat at the sold-out event," an official at th
April 8, 2016
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Actress Ku Hye-sun to marry in May
Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun will marry her actor fiance Ahn Jae-hyeon in May, Ahn's agency confirmed Friday. The top actress and her soon-to-be husband Ahn will tie the knot on May 21 in a closed wedding, where only a handful of family members and closest friends are invited, HB Entertainment said. (Osen)"We are the most pure and peaceful company to one another, and so we've decided to stand by each other for the rest of our lives starting on May 21," the entertainment agency said in a
April 8, 2016
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Park Hae-jin breathes life into fading Chinese show
Actor Park Hae-jin starred in Chinese variety show “Happy Camp” on April 2, topping the ratings with a 2.46 percent viewership share, the actor’s agency Mountain Movement announced Monday. Park is credited with having brought the slowly withering show back to life. Actor Park Hae-jin stars in Chinese variety show “Happy Camp,” on April 2. (Mountain Movement) On the TV show, Park reproduced romantic scenes from tvN’s TV drama series “Cheese in the Trap,” with other female stars. He also showed gr
April 4, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' smooth sailing, cable remains flat
"Descendants of the Sun," a domestic TV series about a special forces captain falling in love with a volunteer doctor, is on its way to overtake the 40-percent viewership mark that no other shows have been able to touch in four years, data showed Monday.The KBS 2TV's Wednesday-Thursday night show was watched by 32.4 percent of viewers in South Korea, maintaining a viewership above 30 percent for the second straight week, data by Nielsen Korea showed.The drama headlined by actor Song Joong-ki and
April 4, 2016
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Song Joong-ki to serve as Korean tour ambassador
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday it will feature Song Joong-ki, the actor from the hit TV drama “Descendants of the Sun,” in a new video series to promote tourism in South Korea. The Korean tourism TV ad will be filmed in the former mining cities of Taebaek and Jeongseon in Gangwon Province, the main venue of the show. Photo caption: Actor Song Joong-ki poses at the 2016 Style Icon Asia awards in Seoul on March 15. (Yonhap) The TV and print ad will begin in early July in
April 1, 2016
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Grannies grab the mic on ‘Tribe of Hiphop’
A group of elderly women with an average age of 65 are transformed into hip-hop rappers. This is the premise of JTBC‘s new hip-hop competition show “Tribe of Hip-hop.” In the latest television show banking on the growing popularity of the genre, older celebrity women will be paired with well-known hip-hop artists and engage in rap battles. The elder rappers will deliver the stories of their lives with the help of their young mentors, explained show producer Song Kwang-jong at a press conference
March 30, 2016
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Seolhyun’s new commercial provokes controversy
The National Election Commission’s new advertisement starring singer-actress Seolhyun is under fire for allegedly “discriminating against female voters.”The advertisement was recently broadcast on TV to encourage voters, particularly those in younger age groups, to cast their ballot in the upcoming general election.The Korean Women’s Association United, however, called for its immediate withdrawal, insisting that it could “distort social and political recognition against women” and send out a fa
March 29, 2016
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Stars return after ‘repentance’
Hip-hop musician and entertainer Gill appeared on a March 19 episode of MBC variety show “Infinite Challenge,” breaking a two-year hiatus prompted by a drunk driving incident. Gill, who became a member of “Infinite Challenge” in 2009, left the program in April 2014 after he was caught driving under the influence. His brief appearance on “Infinite Challenge” on March 19 showed him as one of the judges on Mnet’s hip-hop competition “Show Me the Money” season five, which is set to air in May. Gill
March 28, 2016
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‘Youth Over Flowers’ cast wrap up Namibia trip
The four cast members of “Youth Over Flowers - Africa” ended their nine-day trip from Namibia to the Zambia-Zimbabwe border in the last episode of the star reality travel program Friday. The four cast members from the tvN drama “Reply 1988” -- Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Bo-gum, Ahn Jae-hong and Go Kyung-pyo -- marked the end of their 3,800-kilometer cross-border trip by bungee jumping from the 111-meter tall Victoria Falls Bridge. The trip began in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, and stopped at major
March 27, 2016
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Actor Ahn Jae-wook channels new dad self in 'Five Children'
Actor Ahn Jae-wook has it all -- a successful career, a beautiful wife and now, a new-born daughter whose mere thought brings a smile to his face.Ahn is part of the first generation of South Korean actors who started "hallyu," or the Asia-wide popularity of Korean culture, in the 1990s. After taking a four-year hiatus, he has finally returned to South Korean TV as a widowed man with lots of baggage in the tongue-in-cheek family drama "Five Children.""The writer has done a great job of keeping th
March 27, 2016