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Criminals who drugged teens' drinks with meth sentenced to up to 18 years
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Rival parties unite to form 4-way body to break med school standoff
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Korea to certify safety of EV battery from October
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Wartime sexual slavery victims file for Japanese govt. asset disclosure
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S. Korea logs current account surplus for 3rd month in July
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Producer Teddy's girl group Meovv debuts, showcasing dual feline charms
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Farewell summit: Yoon, Kishida pledge to keep momentum in revitalizing ties
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Man to pay W727m for opening plane door before landing
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Two Korean women arrested for stealing tourist's bag in Turkey
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Frieze Seoul sees slower sales, yet confirms stronger art scene in Seoul
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SBS drama ‘Brilliant Legacy’ wins platinum at Houston film festival
Korean broadcasters had a fine showing at the 44th Houston International Film Festival from April 8-17, with SBS programs winning six awards and KBS taking four. According to SBS, the drama “Brilliant Legacy,” which aired from April to July in 2009, featuring singer-actor Lee Seung-gi and actress Han Hyo-joo, won the Platinum Remi for TV Series Full Length. The drama depicts a relationship between
April 20, 2011
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Hyun Bin assigned to western island
Popular television actor Hyun Bin has been ordered to serve on a frontline island. The actor, famous for recent appearance in hit television drama “Secret Garden,” joined the Marines last month for the mandatory military service. Actor Hyun Bin in uniform from an official Marine Corps blog. (Yonhap News)Able-bodied South Korean men are required to serve 20 months in the military, and Hyun’s decis
April 19, 2011
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Sesame Street beams American dream to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AFP) ― The United States has turned to oversized puppets in its newest attempt to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, funding a $20 million remake of popular children’s TV program Sesame Street.The U.S. show that popularized characters like Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and the Cookie Monster is being remade for a Pakistani audience, to promote “shared values and ideas” said USAID’s educatio
April 13, 2011
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Superheroes get second chance
TV dramas take second crack at unsuccessful comic book hero genreIn Hollywood, comic book heroes are a surefire draw. “Superman” helped jumpstart a cinematic pantheon of costumed crusaders. “Batman” swooped onto the scene in 1989, “X-Men” in 2000 and “Spider-Man” in 2002. Fascination with the genre spawned the NBC TV series “Heroes” in 2006. A macabre exploration of the dilemmas that torture human
April 12, 2011
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Katie Couric leaving news anchor post
NEW YORK (AP) ― Katie Couric is leaving her anchor post at “CBS Evening News” less than five years after becoming the first woman to solely helm a network TV evening newscast.A network executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Couric has not officially announced her plans, reported the move to The Associated Press on Sunday night. The 54-year-old anchor is expected to launch a syndica
April 4, 2011
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Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn go public as a couple
Sean Penn and Scarlett Johansson (MCT)Hollywood icon Scarlett Johansson, 26, turned up at Reese Witherspoon’s March 26 wedding with Sean Penn, 50, new reports said Tuesday. “Turning up at a wedding with your boyfriend is definitely a huge statement, especially that wedding. What it’s doing is announcing to the whole of Hollywood that they are serious,” a friend of Johansson was quoted as saying in
March 29, 2011
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‘Strangers 6’ to go on undaunted
Earthquake-driven plot of new multinational TV series to remain unchangedNo one could have predicted the massive earthquake that hit the coast of Japan on March 11, especially not the team and cast of the forthcoming quake-centric drama, “Strangers 6.” On March 3, just nine days before disaster struck, a press conference in Seoul unveiled the ambitious joint collaboration among Chinese, Japanese a
March 27, 2011
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Maxine Koo wants to become an actress in Korea
Despite being born to an affluent family, speaking seven languages and having a superb educational background, a 26-year-old Hong Kong woman wants to become an entertainer in South Korea, Korean media reported.Maxine Koo, who majored in economics and English literature at Cornell University, expressed her strong desire to nurture her acting career here. (Yonhap News)“I liked Korea ever since watch
March 27, 2011
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Singer Kim Gun-mo leaves MBC survival program
Singer Kim Gun-mo said he has voluntarily decided to stay out of MBC’s survival program “I am a Singer,” apologizing for his earlier choice to remain in the program even after he received the lowest score from the audience in the competition against six other singers in the latest episode. In each episode, seven singers are given a mission to perform in front of a 500-member audience made up of or
March 24, 2011
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Singer Kim Gun-mo quits ‘I am a Singer’
Singer Kim Gun-mo (Yonhap News)Top singer Kim Gun-mo, one of the contestants of TV singer survival program “I am a Singer,” announced Wednesday night that he was leaving the show. Speaking at a press meeting, he said he felt sorry and responsible for any problems caused by his decision.MBC said they will replace the main producer of the show as he keeps singer Kim in the show despite him being eli
March 24, 2011
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MBC to replace producer of singer survival program
MBC said Wednesday it will replace Kim Young-hee, the veteran producer of singer survival program “I Am a Singer,” admitting that the producer’s decision to keep Kim Gun-mo ― who should have been eliminated in the first round of the competition with six other singers ― was wrong.In each episode, seven singers are given a mission to perform in front of a 500-member audience made up of ordinary view
March 23, 2011
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MBC singer survival program stirs dispute
MBC’s new singer survival program is mired in controversy as its participant Kim Gun-mo ― who was eliminated in the first cut on the episode televised on Sunday ― was given a special offer to compete in the next round. The decision to keep Kim in the next episode breaks the rules of the show.The show, “I Am A Singer,” pits a total of seven real-life, big-name singers in Korea ― Kim Gun-mo, Baek Ji
March 21, 2011
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Disaster images of Japan lend visual power
NEW YORK (AP) ― Sometimes it’s a fast-moving ooze: A street becomes a stream, grows into a river and then a raging mountain of moving debris. Sometimes, it’s a wet curtain of water crashing over a shoreline, tossing trees, ships and cars casually aside as a child would a stack of Legos.Until a week ago, a tsunami was one of the most mysterious of natural events, its devastating power usually evide
March 21, 2011
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ATHENA’s Jung admits relationship with co-star
Actor Jung Woo-sung has admitted to having a special relationship with Lee Ji-ah, who played a former lover of Jung in the spy drama “ATHENA: Goddess of War.” Jung told his fans at a fan meeting on Sunday that he has been dating Lee Ji-ah. “The relationship has just started. I hope you all understand in a good way,” Jung said. The two stars in “ATHENA: Goddess of War” were spotted on a date in Par
March 20, 2011
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Japan quake strikes a chord with celebrities
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US celebrities are rallying their fans to raise money for survivors of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, with Lady Gaga leading the charge and raising $250,000 in 48 hours. The larger-than-life pop icon announced her plan Monday to raise money for Japan by selling red and white wristbands bearing the message "We Pray for Japan" for $5 a piece via her online merchandis
March 17, 2011
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Co-stars in “ATHENA” spotted dating in Paris: report
Two stars in “ATHENA: Goddess of War” were apparently spotted on a date in Paris, domestic news reports said Friday. The local Kyunghyang Shinmun revealed three photos of Jung Woo-sung and Lee Ji-ah, walking on a street in the French capital looking like a couple.“Lee Ji-ah was with Jung Woo-sung with her hand inside of Jung’s coat pocket. They walked a street while looking around to check if anyo
March 11, 2011
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Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo confirm break-up
Korean star actors Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo ended their relationship earlier this year, it was revealed Tuesday. Hyun Bin’s entertainment agency, AM Entertainment released an official statement confirming the rumored breakup. (Yonhap News)The breakup announcement came one day after Hyun joined the Marines on Monday. The relationship between the two actors began to form in 2008 when they starred t
March 8, 2011
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U.S. public media invests in investigative reporting
WASHINGTON (AP) ― America’s national and local public broadcast stations are hiring more journalists and pumping millions of dollars into investigative news to make up for what they see as a lack of deep-digging coverage by their for-profit counterparts.Public radio and TV stations, funded by audience contributions, foundations, and some tax funds, have seen the need for reporting that holds gover
March 7, 2011
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Late actress was forced to provide sexual favors to 31 figures
A late rookie actress, who committed suicide in March 2009 after accusing her talent agency chief of abusing her, claimed in her posthumous letters disclosed by broadcaster SBS on Sunday that she was forced to entertain and provide sex services to 31 people about one hundred times.SBS disclosed letters supposedly written by the late actress Jang Ja-yeon claiming the sexual services she had to offe
March 7, 2011
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Sheen gains Twitter followers, loses kids
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― When Charlie Sheen threatened and maligned his bosses over “Two and a Half Men,” it was business and, to some people at least, bizarrely comic. When his estranged wife alleged that she and their twin toddlers were in peril from the TV star, the saga turned ugly.Sheen’s 23-month-old sons were removed from his home Tuesday night after Brooke Mueller Sheen claimed that he threatene
March 4, 2011