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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Arrest warrant issued for medical student for allegedly killing girlfriend after breakup
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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[News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Kim Soo-hyun grabs grand prize at KBS drama awards
Actor Kim Soo-hyun attends the KBS Drama Awards 2015 on Friday. (Yonhap)Actor Kim Soo-hyun has received the top prize at the KBS Drama Awards 2015 for his excellent role in "Producers," a workplace drama set in the entertainment department of a fictional KBS. Kim, who played rookie producer Baek Seung-chan in the 15-part series drama, which ended in June, also grabbed two other awards -- International Netizens' Award and Best Couple Award. Kim rose to stardom by appearing in the fantasy-roma
Jan. 1, 2016
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‘Youth Over Flowers’ men take on Iceland
Following its wild adventures to the mountaintops of Peru and the Buddhist monasteries of Laos, this time around the newest stars of the hit TV reality series “Youth Over Flowers” are taking viewers to the glacier-filled, vast snowy wilderness of Iceland. Popular on-screen and musical stage stars Jung Sang-hoon, Jo Jung-suk, Jung Woo and Kang Ha-neul are the members of the latest series of tvN’s “Youth Over Flowers,” which has been labeled by producer Na Young-seok as the “funniest” series yet.
Dec. 30, 2015
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Clever stars put to the test in ‘Code’
Ten stars, each with different individual strengths in creativity, math or games, lock themselves in a room eight stories underground for JTBC‘s new entertainment program “Code.”The show is an adaptation of popular “escape room” games that began online with versions like “Doors & Rooms” and “The Mansion,” and eventually grew into physical off-line versions. In the games, players are required to find clues in anything from paintings on the walls to bar codes on the backs of books to help them unl
Dec. 29, 2015
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SBS’s year-end music festival drops the ball on music
Broadcaster SBS’ long-awaited year-end music festival “Gayo Daejeon” was a huge disappointment for fans after sound, camera work and captioning mishaps put a damper on the all-star performances.The most noticeable mistakes were in sound coordination. The sound volume of the artists’ tracks and microphones continued to fluctuate, with recorded tracks frequently drowning out the artists’ voices. At times, the microphones did not function at all, cutting out the vocals for EXO’s performance of “Cal
Dec. 28, 2015
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Lee Min-jung, Rain to star in new TV series
Actress Lee Min-jung is to return to the small screen for the first time in two years in a new TV series set to air in February, her agency MSteam Entertainment said Monday. Lee will star in TV drama series “Goodbye, My Beloved” as struggling widow and part-time employee Shin Da-hye. The show is based on the Japanese novel “Seven Days of Manager Tsubakiyama,” by Asada Jiro. Lee will play alongside singer-turned-actor Rain, who last week confirmed he will star as male lead Lee Hae-joon, an offi
Dec. 28, 2015
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NBC to air U.S. version of ‘Grandpas Over Flowers’
American broadcaster NBC will be airing its version of Korean reality program “Grandpas Over Flowers” early next year, marking the first time an exported Korean television format is being produced and broadcast in the U.S. The travel reality show, which primarily aired on Korean cable network tvN and starred four elderly actors on backpacking trips abroad, will be titled “Better Late Than Never” in the U.S. and is set to begin airing on NBC early next year, the original show’s producer-director
Dec. 27, 2015
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Actress Kim Jung-eun to marry in March
Actress Kim Jung-eun, 39, will tie the knot in March next year. Following a local media report on her upcoming wedding, Kim released an official statement saying she will marry her boyfriend of three years next March. Kim‘s boyfriend is a Korean-American working at a foreign financial institution in Korea. Kim publicly acknowledged their relationship in June. The wedding date and venue have yet to be confirmed, but it will be a small wedding in the U.S., with only family and relatives invited.
Dec. 21, 2015
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In new show, stars look after unusual pets
Eight male celebrities of varying age, background, and experience with animals are rolling up their sleeves to take care of other people’s pets in the new JTBC entertainment show “Mari & I.”“It’s a story about communication between animals and people,” producer Kim No-eun told press at the Stanford Hotel Seoul on Tuesday. “Since they can’t speak to each other, they have to express themselves with their bodies and hearts. I think our viewers will get to see a very different side to our cast membe
Dec. 16, 2015
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'Media must catch up with consumption trends'
Media technology -- whether hardware or software -- has further boosted the value of content, not made it worthless or led to the disappearance of conventional broadcasting networks. Mickey Kim, head of Asia-Pacific for Google’s Chromecast & TV (Media & Future Institute)However, the media industry must be able to quickly “catch and read” the latest technology and consumption trends in order to stay ahead of the game, according to Mickey Kim, head of Asia-Pacific for Google’s Chromecast & TV. Th
Dec. 15, 2015
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Lezhin to offer alternative to U.S. superhero comics
Following its recent forays into Japan, the world’s second-largest comics market, Korean webtoon platform operator Lezhin Entertainment is about to take on a new venture in the U.S.Lezhin Entertainment’s U.S. team members – (from left) Grace Chong, Jeon Jae-heung, James Kim and Bae Soon-yong -- pose for a photo at the webtoon platform’s headquarters in southern Seoul. Lezhin plans to launch its U.S. service early next year. (Lezhin)A team of four young entrepreneurs -- “a start-up within a start
Dec. 15, 2015
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Actress Park Shin-hye sets Weibo record
Park Shin-hye has set the record for the greatest number of followers for a Korean actress on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site, garnering 10 million followers on her account as of Wednesday.Since her debut on TV drama “Stairway to Heaven,” Park has accrued explosive popularity abroad as her other TV dramas, including “You’re Beautiful,” “The Heirs” and “Pinocchio,” became massive hits in Chinese-speaking countries. Actress Park Shin-hye (S.A.L.T. Entertainment)“Park’s liveliness, hard-working
Dec. 10, 2015
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Lee Min-ho spotted en route to Shanghai
Lee Min-ho (Yonhap)Hallyu star Lee Min-ho departed Incheon International Airport Wednesday morning to Shanghai, in order to attend a promotional event of a Chinese cosmetics brand he endorses. The 28-year-old appeared in a charcoal gray long coat over a simple white shirt, while covering his face with a mask. The star is also scheduled to visit Thailand later this week to shoot his upcoming film. Lee is currently working on his upcoming film “Bounty Hunters,” a multinational action film that fe
Nov. 25, 2015
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Industry leaders discuss future of content at Seoul forum
The way people consume entertainment content has continued to be reshaped over the past decade. Technology has enabled global consumers to upload, share and watch not only short-length videos, but also movies, documentaries and news, according to Antoine Nazaret, head of content Asia at France-based video-sharing platform Dailymotion. “Video sharing started in 2005 when short videos were really appealing, enabling them to go viral. But now, technology has enabled anyone to upload a variety of co
Nov. 17, 2015
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[Herald Review] ‘Songgot-Piercer’ breaks drama mold
Webtoon-turned-drama “Songgot-Piercer” from JTBC is unusual in two ways. The first is its subject matter: labor rights. The second is the way in which it brushes off expectations of fantasy.Although the series only has viewership ratings of about 1.7 percent according to Nielsen Korea, “Songgot-Piercer” has garnered interest and online buzz, constantly ranking highly on monitoring metrics from Daumsoft that tally mentions on Twitter.Labor rights has never been the direct subject of a TV drama in
Nov. 12, 2015
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Netflix faces uphill battle to change Korea’s TV viewing: KOCCA
Netflix, the world’s largest video streaming service provider, may struggle to “change the game” in the way Korean viewers consume TV and film content, if and when it launches its service in the country next year, says a report released Thursday. The Korea Creative Content Agency said in an analysis report that Koreans would continue to prefer watching pay digital TV services, such as IPTV, which are likely to be cheaper than the online streaming services of Netflix.The report also noted that l
Nov. 12, 2015
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‘Oh My Venus’ says it’s not about beauty
A woman who was once beautiful gains weight over the years, and begins to lose confidence, leading to crises in her personal relationships. With the help of a talented fixer, she reclaims her beauty and happiness. This, in a nutshell, is the plot of the new KBS drama “Oh My Venus” starring A-listers So Ji-sub and Shin Min-a.“Before watching it, the plot or the characters will feel familiar,” actor So told press at a press conference on Wednesday. Cast of "Oh My Venus" (Kim Yu-jin/Korea Herald)T
Nov. 11, 2015
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Web drama says eating is healing
The latest web cartoon to cross over mediums is “Eating Existence” from Lezhin Comics, which has been made into a Web drama to be aired on portal site Naver’s TV Cast.Although the title may lead viewers to think that “Eating Existence” is a series purely about the enjoyment of good food, director Lee Cheol-ha says it’s really about finding consolation in today’s harsh world.“The original cartoon is also focused less on food and more on expressing the hearts and minds of young people today,” Lee
Nov. 10, 2015
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Creators lower expectations for ‘Reply 1988’
The “Reply” TV drama series from cable channel tvN has been hugely successful, evoking nostalgia in viewers by accurately and comically depicting Korean culture and everyday life in the 1990s.The success of the first two primetime installments of the trilogy not only made their leading female stars, Jung Eun-ji and Go A-ra, household names, but also boosted former cable underdog tvN into a prominent original content producer.But series producer Shin Won-ho has low expectations for the third fami
Nov. 8, 2015
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‘Superstar K7’ Top 5 lacking star power
The seventh season of Korea’s largest audition program “Superstar K” prepares to draw to a close, and the five remaining individual and team contestants are proving to be an interesting bunch. For starters, for a show whose namesake purpose is to discover a “superstar,” none of them could say for certain what gives them star appeal. The finalists of "Superstar K7" (Mnet)Speaking to the media at a press conference held at Mnet’s M Academy in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on Tuesday, the top five contestants
Nov. 3, 2015
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TV show ‘Real Men’ cast member injured in car accident
Comedian Kim Young-chul in military reality show "Real Men" (MBC)Comedian Kim Young-chul, currently a regular on MBC reality show “Real Men,” will not be able to appear on the show’s next episode due to a fractured finger resulting from a car accident.Two vehicles occupied by the “Real Men” cast and staff, including Kim, were involved in a five-way collision on the highway from Daegu to Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on Monday at 6 a.m., according to local police. Some 20 victims, including
Nov. 2, 2015