Actress Lee Dae-hey says not focusing on scandalous former curator Everyone loves a good scandal. Embezzlement, a fabricated academic degree, an affair with a high-level government official, and the woman-behind-it-all, former curator Shin Jeong-ah, kept the presses running with juicy fodder throughout the summer of 2007. It was life imitating art ― the perfect soap-operatic story. One woman d...

Former S.E.S. member-turned actress Eugene announced Wednesday that she is marrying actor Ki Tae-young in July. The pair started dating right after starring together in the MBC drama “Seeking Love,” which ended last January. They are known to have become close while attending the same church after Eugene converted Ki to Christianity. They have been dating for about a year and a half. Both annou...

Former girl group S.E.S. member-turned actress Eugene announced Wednesday that she would marry actor Ki Tae-young in July. The two starred as the main characters in 2009 MBC drama “Seeking Love” and have been dating for about a year and a half. Both made an announcement to their fans first, by writing on their fan club community sites this morning. “There is something that pops up to my mind a...

The world famous opera tenor Paul Potts revealed his secret to outstanding auditions. The iconic singer, who touched fans with his beautiful voice and stories of challenge, made his official debut via “Britain’s Got Talent.” The program, where participants compete each other until the final, gave inspiration to several Korean programs such as “Superstar K.” Due to the frenzy of survival auditio...

Piggy Dolls and full-figured leading ladies bask in limelight For years, thin girl groups have traipsed and wriggled across the stage, belting out catchy tunes while executing perfectly choreographed moves. There was the occasional breakthrough not-so-skinny act ― like the iconic Big Mama ― but those bands generally stayed away from the realm of dance music and brought on the soul. Then, in Ja...

The lawsuit between Seo Tai-ji and actress E Ji-ah ended as E withdrew the suit on Saturday. E’s law firm, Barun, announced on Saturday that she has decided not to go ahead with the lawsuit because of the psychological pain the actress and her families and friends had to go through after her private life went public. She had initiated a suit in January requesting 5 billion won in a property sett...

Actress Koo Hye-sun broke her silence Thursday following fast-spreading talk of her romantic relationship with legendary musician Seo Tai-ji. She declined to confirm the rumor, just saying that she wishes Seo and his former wife, actress E Ji-ah, would smoothly settle their legal dispute that followed their divorce in 2009. “I have been just watching quietly and praying as it seemed to be a sto...

Singer-actress puts work in China on hold for romantic comedy Making a comeback after a six year-hiatus can faze even the best of actresses, which might be why pixie-cute Jang Nara is making her return to the South Korean small screen on familiar territory ― the romantic comedy. Having cemented her reputation in the rom-com genre with series like SBS’ “Bright Girl’s Success,” the upcoming KBS d...

Former band member Yang denies their alleged relationship The Seo Tai-ji rumor mill continued Wednesday afternoon as claims he had a relationship with TV actress Koo Hye-sun spread through online communities in South Korea. According to rumors circulating among stock investors, musician Seo is currently dating actress Koo and has plans to marry her soon. Seo’s current love life is said to have ...

‘Cinema Verite’ delves into the creation of the first reality television show 40 years ago At the beginning of the annual congressional shootout over funding for public broadcasting, PBS inevitably launches a barrage of press releases about its storied cultural and intellectual contributions to U.S. culture. One achievement that never gets mentioned: the invention of reality television. Long bef...

A new Internet site about actress E Ji-ah, secretly married to musician Seo Tai-ji for the past 14 years, is enjoying explosive popularity after it became known to the public for the first time Thursday. The website Lee-zia.com chronicles her activities since her debut in 2004 including news articles, media interviews, press releases and video footage. Subtitled “Who is E Ji-ah?,” the site prie...

Actress E Ji-ah admits marriage and divorce, while Seo Tai-ji remains silent Koreans in their 30s and 40s used to automatically associate the name “Seo Tai-ji” with “the President of Culture” in the 1990s. His songs such as “Class Idea,” (1994) “Dreaming Balhae” (1994) and “Come Back Home” (1995) contained controversial yet influential messages to make teenagers rebel against the cramming syste...