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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year
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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
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'Descendants of the Sun' keeps on climbing
The popular TV series "Descendants of the Sun" has continued to reach new heights in viewership on the 10th episode, data showed Friday.The drama starring actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo raked in 36.4 percent of viewers in Seoul, a record for the show, on Thursday night. Nationwide, 31.6 percent of TV homes tuned into the show, up 1.2 percentage points from the previous day.The tale of romance between a South Korean special forces captain and a volunteer doctor in the fictional war-
March 25, 2016
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Actor Jang Keun-suk wants to start anew with 'The Royal Gambler'
South Korean actor Jang Keun-suk said Thursday he wants to start his 30s on a clean slate by playing gambler Baek Dae-gil in the upcoming TV series "The Royal Gambler.""I've always wondered whether I've been too complacent with my 'pretty' image throughout my 20s," he told reporters at a press conference at SBS in Seoul. "By playing Dae-gil, which is my first TV role since turning 30 this year, I want to get rid of that and become something else."Jang turned 30 this year by Korean age reckoning.
March 24, 2016
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Thai tourism agency requests visit by 'Descendants of the Sun' star: report
Thailand's tourism agency has asked its South Korean counterpart to help bring a South Korean star from the sensational hit drama "Descendants of the Sun" to the country, The Nation reported Thursday. Since it premiered on Feb. 24 in South Korea and China, the drama has been an instant hit in the two countries and other Asian nations. According to the report in the Thailand daily newspaper, Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), asked the Korea Tourism Organizati
March 24, 2016
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Could 'Descendants of the Sun' dethrone 'Moon Embracing the Sun'?
Anticipation is growing after the South Korean drama "Descendants of the Sun" achieved what has been perceived as near impossible here with the rise of cable channels recently: a terrestrial drama garnering more than 30 percent of viewers nationwide.For those living under a rock, "Descendants of the Sun" is a popular KBS 2TV series that portrays the unlikely romance that develops between a South Korean special forces captain, Yoo Si-jin, and Dr. Kang Mo-yeon, who volunteers for a medical non-pro
March 24, 2016
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'Running Man' star Lee Kwang-soo cast for Web-based drama
South Korean actor Lee Kwang-soo from the popular TV variety show "Running Man" has been cast for the first web-based drama to be produced by terrestrial network KBS, a PR agency in Seoul said.According to The Tik Tok, Lee will star as the male protagonist Jo Seok in "Sound of Mind," based on the popular web cartoon of the same name by cartoonist Jo Seok.The autobiographical cartoon has appeared since September 2006 on the country's biggest portal site Naver, and has been a sleeper hit among Kor
March 24, 2016
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Chinese show with K-pop guests tops local viewership
South Korean boy band WINNER demonstrated its high potential to do well overseas by drawing the top viewership on a Chinese entertainment show, the K-pop group's management agency said Thursday. In the latest episode of the Chinese variety show "Happy Camp," also known by its local title "Kuaile Dabenying," the five-member act flaunted its skills, YG Entertainment said. Kang Seung-yoon, Song Min-ho, Kim Jin-woo, Lee Seung-hoon and Nam Tae-hyun amused the Chinese audience despite a language barri
March 24, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' tops 30 pct in viewership
South Korean drama "Descendants of the Sun" has broken the 30 percent viewership mark here after nine episodes, data showed Thursday.The series, starring actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo, was watched by 30.4 percent of TV viewers across South Korea on Wednesday, data by Nielsen Korea showed, marking the first time the nationwide figure has surpassed the milestone.The show was the most popular among viewers in Seoul at 33.9 percent. In and around Seoul, the figure was slightly lower a
March 24, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' actress: In expressing love, nothing is 'too much'
"I don't think there is 'too much' in expressing true emotion. I hope people could be more expressive in real life," said Kim Ji-won, one of the heroines of the sensationally popular drama "Descendants of the Sun." "To be honest, I was amazed to realize (through the script) that there could be so many ways to express your love," the 23-year-old said during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at a cafe in southern Seoul on Wednesday.The KBS 2TV series is about a doctor and an Army captain who fa
March 23, 2016