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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Veteran anchor named to head Arirang TV
Former news anchor and reporter Chung Sung-keun, 59, has been named CEO of Arirang TV, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday. Chung will take over the chief post at the nation’s biggest English-language TV network from Sohn Ji-ae, a former CNN reporter. His three-year term starts March 1. He has served as a reporter, an anchor and an editor at the nation’s two largest radio and television networks, KBS and SBS. Arirang TV operates three channels ― Arirang World, Arirang Korea a
Feb. 28, 2014
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Park Yu-chun tackles high-stakes thriller
Four years have passed since JYJ member Park Yu-chun tackled his first major role in KBS’ “Sungkyunkwan Scandal.” To date, the 27-year-old K-pop idol and actor has forged a rock-solid television career for himself, starring as the lead in a string of four steady crowd pleasers, including SBS’ “Rooftop Prince” and MBC’s soap “Missing You,” all of which nabbed respectable viewer shares. This year, he is poised to make his big-screen debut in “Sea Fog,” a film produced by “Snowpiercer” director Bon
Feb. 26, 2014
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PBS reporter Miles O’Brien recounts amputation
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― PBS science correspondent Miles O’Brien said Tuesday his left arm was amputated above the elbow after an apparently minor injury put his life in jeopardy. In a blog post on his personal website Tuesday, which was verified by PBS, O’Brien recounted the Feb. 12 blow to his arm he suffered while on assignment in Asia and the medical emergency that followed. He was diagnosed with “acute compartment syndrome,” O’Brien said, in which blocked blood flow in an enclosed space in the bo
Feb. 26, 2014
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‘Infinite Challenge’ team seeks to invite Usain Bolt
The popular MBC variety show “Infinite Challenge” team took on another challenge to cast Jamaica’s sprint star Usain Bolt in the last episode, which aired on Saturday. The “Jamaica Special” episode featured the three cast members ― Haha, Jung Hyung-don and Noh Hong-chul ― trying to “lure” Bolt by tweeting a photo of them holding a sketchbook reading “We Love Bolt.” A few hours later, Bolt retweeted the message saying “Maaaad.” Haha, who was excited about Bolt’s reply, urgently called in the othe
Feb. 23, 2014
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Lawsuit charges Sony cheated ‘Idol’ winners
NEW YORK (AP) ― A federal lawsuit filed in New York charges that Sony Music Entertainment cheated “American Idol” contestants including Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood out of at least $10 million in royalties. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by 19 Recordings, a music company founded by “Idol” creator Simon Fuller. The lawsuit says 19 discovered the royalty issue from two separate audits of Sony‘s records. Other artists named in the suit include Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry and Jordin Sparks. At
Feb. 23, 2014
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China media sees lessons in Korean TV dramas
BEIJING (Yonhap) ― China’s state-run media on Friday urged the country’s TV drama producers to learn from South Korean dramas, citing the “new round of popularity” in China of the Korean fantasy-romance soap “You Who Came From the Star.” The hit drama series, which is also enjoying a popularity rating of about 25 percent in South Korea, is rapidly gaining wider audience appeal in China, with actors Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun becoming household names among young Chinese people. Running in prime
Feb. 21, 2014
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Biden to appear on ABC’s ‘The View’
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The ladies of ABC’s “The View” are getting a special guest next Tuesday: Vice President Joe Biden. The vice president’s office says he’ll appear on the daytime talk show to encourage people to sign up under the government’s new health insurance program. The White House has a lot of work ahead to reach its unofficial goal of getting 7 million people to sign up by the end of March. Nearly 3.3 million people signed up between Oct. 1 and Feb. 1. Biden also is appearing on Monday’s
Feb. 19, 2014
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First night for ‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon
NEW YORK (AP) ― Little more than a week after exiting “Late Night,” Jimmy Fallon makes his much-anticipated debut Monday as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” as the venerable TV institution returns to New York after four decades based on the West Coast. The scheduled guests are U2 and Will Smith, with the show reclaiming Rockefeller Center’s Studio 6B, where “Tonight” aired during its early Johnny Carson years. Fallon, who had hosted “Late Night” since 2009, moves up to the job Jay Leno held for man
Feb. 18, 2014
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Sid Caesar, comic genius of 1950s television, dies
Sid Caesar, who died Wednesday at 91, invented TV sketch comedy, gathering a dream team of fellow performers and writers _ among them Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen _ whose own impact on comedy will be lasting.“He was one of the truly great comedians of my time, and one of the finest privileges I've had in my entire career was that I was able to work for him,” Allen said.“Your Show of Shows,” which debuted in 1950, and “Caesar's Hour” three years later, drew as many as 60 million viewers
Feb. 13, 2014
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Hugh Jackman to host Tony Awards again
NEW YORK (AP) ― Neil Patrick Harris has given way to Hugh Jackman at the Tony Awards. Producers of the annual telecast celebrating the best of Broadway said Tuesday that Jackman will once again take up hosting duties for the next awards on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall.It will be Jackman’s fourth time hosting the Tonys. He previously emceed the show from 2003-2005. Jackman, best known for being the hairy Wolverine in “The X-Men” franchise, was last on Broadway with a one-man show in 2011 that
Feb. 12, 2014
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NBC’s Tom Brokaw diagnosed with cancer
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Veteran TV newsman Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer, NBC News said Tuesday. The Mayo Clinic discovered last summer that Brokaw has multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow, NBC News said. His doctors are optimistic about his treatment and encouraged by his progress since the August diagnosis, the network division said. In a statement released by NBC, Brokaw said he remains, in his words, “the luckiest guy I know.” “With the exceptional suppo
Feb. 12, 2014
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‘Real Men’ adds four new cast members
MBC’s hit reality show “Real Men” will add four new faces, including actor Chun Jung-myung and boy band Super Junior-M’s Henry, while three of its original cast members will drop. “The four new cast members are actor Park Geon-Hyeong, singer K. Will, Super Junior-M’s Henry and actor Chun Jung-myung,” the TV channel said in a press release Friday. “The new recruits will submit themselves to the training center for new army recruits in mid-February before joining the existing cast members on the s
Feb. 7, 2014
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After 22 years, Leno bids farewell to ‘Tonight’
BURBANK, California (AP) ― Jay Leno has said goodbye to “The Tonight Show” before, but not like this. The comedian became tearful and choked up Thursday as he concluded what he called the “greatest 22 years of my life.”“I am the luckiest guy in the world. This is tricky,” said an emotional Leno, stepping down for the second and presumably last time as host of TV’s venerable late-night program. Jimmy Fallon takes over “Tonight” in New York on Feb. 17.Leno shared that he’d lost his mother the firs
Feb. 7, 2014
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Super Bowl sets record for TV viewers
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Seattle’s 43-8 blowout of Denver in Super Bowl 48 offered little in the way of suspense, but 111.5 million viewers made it the most-watched television event in U.S. history.Ratings released by the Fox network on Monday showed Sunday’s game also set a record for the most-streamed online sports event, while a whopping 25.3 million related tweets composed by 5.6 million authors were logged before, during and after the contest.The viewership for the Seahawks’ lopsided victory ecl
Feb. 4, 2014
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Lee Young-ae promotes traditional Korean dishes in TV documentary
South Korean actress Lee Young-ae has returned to the small screen with a special documentary program dedicated to traditional Korean food and dining culture.Lee, who became a pan-Asia star after appearing in the hit drama “Daejanggeum,” is hosting the SBS documentary “Lee Young-ae’s Dinner” to explore the identity of the Korean people through their diverse food traditions and dishes such as the royal cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty.In the first episode, which aired on Sunday, the 43-year-old actr
Feb. 3, 2014
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Song Ji-hyo and Gary make a good couple, fortune-teller says
Actress Song Ji-hyo and hip-hop artist Gary, who co-star in SBS variety show “Running Man,” appear to be the best match in the program. In the latest episode that aired on Sunday, the stars carried out a special mission to find their “soul mates.” Song and Gary were found to make the best couple, according to a fortune-teller. “We were also very surprised. Experts found that the two stars have good chemistry,” said the show’s production team. The fortune-teller also raised the possibility of t
Feb. 3, 2014
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YG Entertainment seeks to headhunt top actress: report
Entertainment powerhouse YG Entertainment is reported to be contacting a string of big name Korean actresses including Choi Ji-woo for recruitment, a local media outlet reported on Tuesday. The veteran actress Choi Ji-woo, who recently made a comeback with the drama "Suspicious Housekeeper," held a meeting with YG Entertainment to seek a possible management contract, the local entertainment news TV report quoted several sources as saying. Insiders speculate that the meeting was the first st
Jan. 28, 2014
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Lee Min-ho and Park Shin-hye are an item: Chinese media
Rumors resurfaced Sunday that Lee Min-ho and Park Shin-hye, who costarred in SBS’ hit drama “The Heirs,” are a couple. A slew of Chinese media outlets said that the two stars had been secretly dating for two months, but did not provide solid evidence or details. The agencies of the two stars flatly denied the reports as “nonsense.” “The news circulating in China is absolutely groundless. The media outlets have not offered any grounds or comments of the sources to underpin their rep
Jan. 27, 2014
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Cuba art exchange with Key West bridges strait
HAVANA (AP) ― Thirty woodcuts by the late Mario Sanchez are on display in Havana, the first exhibition of an American artist of Cuban descent to be featured in the Caribbean country’s flagship National Museum of Fine Arts. “One Race,” which opened Friday, is part of an exchange between Havana and Key West under which several prominent Cuban artists will exhibit on the Florida island next month. “This exhibit is about the human race: old, young, black and white, all genders, all sexes,” curator N
Jan. 21, 2014
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Clara to show her true self
Actress Clara has gone from relative obscurity to headline-grabbing fame within the eight months since she threw her issue-making pitch last May. In less than a year, the 28-year-old actress has landed a juicy, eye-catching role as a seductive anchorwoman, showcased her flair for comedy on “SNL Korea” and even starred in her own reality TV show. Now, she is set to make headlines again in the tvN rom-com “Emergency Couple,” where she will be playing medical intern Han Ah-reum alongside “Running M
Jan. 21, 2014