The Korea Herald

‘King’s Doctor’ to air in Japan

Mar 8, 2013

The popular MBC TV series “King’s Doctor,” also known as “Horse Doctor,” will begin airing in Japan within the year, the drama’s local promotion company said Friday. “The Japanese TV network NHK is scheduled to air ‘King’s Doctor’ within the year,” said the company, 3HW. “It is rare for the channel to broadcast a TV series that is still being broadcast (in its country of production).” Aside fro...
Jamie Lynn Spears engaged to Jamie Watson

Mar 4, 2013

American actress and singer Jaime Lynn Spears is engaged to Jamie Watson, she announced via the photo-sharing app Instagram. “Guesssss what?????? #Hedidgood,” Spears, 21, posted Saturday evening, accompanied by a photo of the couple. Spears and Watson, 30, have been dating on and off for three years, People magazine reported. She had previously been engaged to Casey Aldridge, the father of her...
Rapper Eun Ji-won gets divorced

Feb 28, 2013

Rapper Eun Ji-won divorced his wife last year ending his two-year marriage, according to reports. The 35-year-old entertainer and his 37-year-old ex-wife came to an amicable agreement in the 2012 divorce over differing personality traits, sources said on Thursday. The couple drew attention from the public when they got married in 2010 in Hawaii, where Eun and his now ex-wife first met. “Eun Ji...
Where have we seen it before?

Feb 24, 2013

Comedy has few protections against plagarism under law
The woman who does it all

Feb 24, 2013

Ida Daussy talks about how she balances family, work as celebrity
Forum to delve into new role, responsibilities of global media

Feb 21, 2013

Arirang TV chief says new media offers novel challenges, yet global media can benefit from technological advances
‘Kids invasion’ takes hold in entertainment TV

Feb 20, 2013

A number of TV entertainment programs nowadays feature children on their show to capture viewers’ hearts. “Appa Odeiga” (Daddy, where are we going?) is a popular TV entertainment show which features children going on overnight trips with their celebrity fathers. The program captures the unique personalities of each child and their relationship with their fathers. “Voice Korea Kids” also enjoys ...
Manager of late actor charged with bank fraud

Feb 19, 2013

Late Korean singer and actor Park Yong-ha’s manager has been indicted for attempted bank fraud by fabricating a document to withdraw money from the actor’s account in Japan, a prosecutor said Tuesday. According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, the manager tried to withdraw Park’s assets, 240 million won ($220,000), saved at a Japanese bank just a week after the actor committed ...
Foreign funnyman in a Korean world

Feb 17, 2013

Australian becomes first foreigner to break into Korean comedy scene
Kardashian, Humphries divorce date set

Feb 17, 2013

A Los Angeles judge has set a date for the divorce of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, after the basketball player attempted to delay the trial. Judge Stephen Moloney said the five-day trial will begin May 6, putting an end to Humphries‘ attempts to delay the proceedings further due to “uncooperative third parties,” E! News reported Friday. The trial will be heard by Judge Scott Gordon, the s...
‘IRIS II’ set to explode onto the small screen

Feb 7, 2013

Sequel to popular TV drama promises to be a gripping action bonanza
Hong Suk-chun talks about coming out of the closet

Feb 4, 2013

TV personality Hong Suk-chun described his feelings about outing himself on SBS TV talk show “Healing Camp” to be aired late Monday. The 42-year-old came out as gay in 2000, the first Korean entertainer to do so. “I regret coming out of the closet. I was in so much pain afterwards so I felt God abandoned me,” said Hong in the program. Hong expressed concerns that Korea was still biased against...
Feels like you’ve seen it before?

Feb 3, 2013

Box office hits like ‘My Sassy Girl’ coming to the small screen
A disconnect between violence and television

Jan 15, 2013

PASADENA, California (AP) ― If there’s any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, it isn’t readily apparent. All say the horrors of Newtown and Aurora, Colorado, rocked them. But during a series of meetings with reporters here over the last 10 days, none offered concrete examples of how it i...
Arrested singer Ko to be investigated on sexual allegations

Jan 15, 2013

Singer Ko Young-wook, accused of sexually molesting and assaulting a minor, was indicted and sent to prosecution on Tuesday. Ko allegedly lured a 13-year-old girl into his car and made an inappropriate move on her on Dec. 1 last year. He is said to have approached the girl with the promise that he would help her become a celebrity. Additionally, the former member of K-pop group Roo’Ra was under...