Actress Park Shin-hye showed off her perfect skin in a selfie on her Twitter on Wednesday. With the picture she posted: “The sun’s finally gone down and I can have a life… Can’t wait till it cools down. Feel like mountain climbing again. It’s kind of late but I’d like to thank Millet for the ‘Sanguiwon’ teamwear. Thank you so much.” (Park Shin-hye's Twitter)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

July 17, 2014

Teen actress Kim You-jung released several selfies on her agency’s Twitter.With the selfies she wrote: “Haven’t sent SNS greetings in a while. Hope you stay cool and have a nice day. Aja!”  (IHQ Twitter)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

July 17, 2014

Actor and singer Jang Keun-suk’s project band Team H released its third album, the star’s agency Tree J Co. said on Wednesday.Titled “Driving to the Highway,” the album contains 14 tracks, including title piece “Driving to the Highway,” “Raining on the Dance Floor” and “Gold Digger.” “Take me,” a song from Jang’s latest EP, is also included on the new album. Team H is a K-pop boy band that 26-year-old Jang formed with music partner and K-pop singer Big Brother.  Team H Big Brother“Every time we

July 16, 2014

The wedding photos of retired soccer player Park Ji-sung and his soon-to-be wife Kim Min-ji were released on Wednesday.Park and Kim will tie the knot in a private ceremony at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul on July 27.Back in June, Kim, a former television broadcaster, was spotted on SBS variety show “Running Man,” cheering on Park as he played an away game in Indonesia.(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

July 16, 2014

Han Seon-hwa of girl group Secret released a selfie on Wednesday, showing off her baby face with a slight touch of makeup. The photo was taken in a recording room -- heralding the girl group’s imminent return to the K-pop scene.  Han Seon-hwa of Secret (TS Entertainment)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

July 16, 2014

Seventeen-year-old Mansi Sehgal gets into a three-wheel vehicle that looks a lot like Thailand’s tuk tuk, except that she is in West Delhi.The silver vehicle powered by a battery is an electric rickshaw. It starts with a soft whirr even as the driver calls out for passengers heading within a 7 km radius. Two more passengers get on.The rickshaw chugs along at a top speed of 25 kph, trying to keep out of the way of faster vehicles.Cars, motorcycles and buses whizz by, some perilously close, but Se

World News July 15, 2014

Step inside Colours Of India’s boutique in Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur, and you’ll be mesmerized by its collection of clothing ranging from traditional Indian outfits to Thai silk A-line dresses and flared skirts. The shelves are adorned with fabric bags of all sorts ― handmade laptop bags, shoulder bags, batik reusable grocery bags, yoga bags ― and there are beautiful shawls in different hues.Though the products seem similar to those available at other Indian clothing stores, what sets COI a

World News July 15, 2014

EXO D.O. said he was so obsessed with actor Jo In-sung that he even wore the same hairstyle as Jo’s in action film “A Dirty Carnival (2006).“I watched the film ‘A Dirty Carnival’ and thought Mr. Jo In-sung was incredibly awesome -- so awesome that I would even wear the same hairstyle,” the boy band member said in a press conference for SBS's new rom-com series "It's Okay, That's Love" at the Imperial Palace Seoul in southeastern Seoul, Tuesday. D.O. said it was fun to watch his seniors act (in t

July 15, 2014

Jo In-sung dismissed the notion that EXO’s D.O. won his part in SBS’ new rom-com series “It’s Okay, That’s Love” due to the immense popularity of the K-pop boy band.“(D.O.) has great potential … I was surprised,” said the actor in a press conference for the rom-com held at the Imperial Palace Seoul in southeastern Seoul on Tuesday. The drama features Jo and actress Gong Hyo-jin, as well as EXO’s D.O. and actors Lee Kwang-soo and Sung Dong-il.“I hope the (drama) can show his talents as an actor,”

July 15, 2014

SBS’ new television series “It’s Okay, That’s Love” aims to break the prejudice against the mentally ill, screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung said in a press conference held at Imperial Palace Seoul Hotel in Gangnam District, Tuesday. Starring actor Jo In-sung and actress Gong Hyo-jin, “It’s Okay, That’s Love” portrays a love story between a romantic detective novelist and a cold-chic psychiatrist. “I wanted to break the (social) bias about the people whom we normally call ‘retard’ or ‘creep’… I think it

July 15, 2014

AOA members Choa and Seolhyun flaunted their girlish charms in snow-white outfits and settings. The photos were released on Monday as part of the girl group’s first photo book “Hot Summer.”(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

July 14, 2014

Generally speaking, price and brand power matter most in the bookstore business. These factors have earned price-competitive chains the lion’s share of the market, while the small, independent bookstores continue to wither.In reality, the mom-and-pop shops are more embattled than what we see in rom-com films like “You’ve Got Mail” and “Notting Hill.”But not all of the neighborhood bookshops are losing out. Some are staving off the competition through differentiation strategies. Your Mind Your Mi

Books July 11, 2014

Singer Kim Hyun-joong released his fourth EP “Timing” on Friday.The mini album features tracks of various genres, ranging from up-tempo dance song “Beauty Beauty,” to acoustic ballad “Nothing on You,” and modern British pop in “Things I Want to Say.” All four songs were released at noon through Korean online music portals. In addition to the EP, Kim’s agency released a still photo of the K-pop singer. (KeyEast Entertainment)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

July 11, 2014

Actor Kang Ji-hwan came under fire on Friday when a Filipina posted several pictures of Kang and herself in bed, on her Facebook. The woman posted selfies with Kang, 37, who seems asleep. She also uploaded pictures of Kang’s sleeping face. With the photos, she wrote “…Together sleep with Korean actor Mr. Kang Jihwan,” stirring up a myriad of fiery responses online. Kang’s agency denied all the rumors regarding the bed-selfie fiasco. The agency spokesperson told reporters, “The pictures were take

July 11, 2014

Suzy of Miss A revealed two pictures on her Twitter account on Wednesday, cheerfully posing with two foreign women in costumes.The Korean girl group member added the comment “Chu” with the photos.  Suzy of Miss A (Suzy’s Twitter)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

July 10, 2014