Local tabloids on Wednesday were filled with reports about the rising actor Jin Yi-han’s past comment about his “sexy collarbones.”During an interview on weekly celebrity news show “Section TV,” aired on April 6, Jin Yi-han jovially regretted that his armored costume hides his “sexy collarbones.”The comment originally came as a response to a question about his sexy six packs, one of the early sources of his popularity. The blushing actor then jovially replied, “They (my six pack) are gone now …

April 30, 2014

Two Korean movies, “Lady Vengeance (2005)” and “The Housemaid (2010),” are among the top 12 female vengeance films selected by the online edition of Time. “We present a dozen movies, from Hollywood, France and South Korea, that treat the vengeful-woman theme with fondness or dread, as comedy, melodrama or stark tragedy,” the U.S. weekly magazine wrote on Tuesday.In contrast to the magazine’s criticisms on Korean melodramas -– “classic Hollywood fare gone totally nuts” -– it gave Korean crime mov

April 30, 2014

Korean actor Park Hae-jin (left) and Chinese model and actor Zhang Liang pose in a press conference for SBS TV show　“Doctor Stranger” in Mok-dong, Seoul, Tuesday. (SBS)Actor Park Hae-jin, a major cast member in SBS show “Doctor Stranger,” said the melodrama portrayed the inter-Korean issue only as a fictional factor and was not intended to convey the actual inter-Korean abduction issue. “The major focus of the drama is in the melodrama (rather than the political message),” said Park, when asked

April 29, 2014

Actor Lee Jong-suk shed some weight to add to the authenticity of his North Korea scenes, the actor said in a press conference for SBS TV’s “Doctor Stranger” in Mok-dong, Seoul, Tuesday.“I know I am pretty skinny, but I still tried to lose extra weight for the part until my face got all bony,” Lee said. Doctor Stranger is the actor’s first major role in a medical drama.“We tried to pick the costumes that best fit the scenes, rather than (based on) corporate sponsorship,” the actor added. The Mon

Television April 29, 2014

Actors Lee Jong-suk (right) and Park Hae-jin of SBS TV show “Doctor Stranger” pose at a press conference held in Mok-dong, Seoul, Tuesday. (SBS Media) Actor Lee Jong-suk said he “felt inferior” to Park Hae-jin, who plays opposite him in SBS TV show “Doctor Stranger,” due to Park’s good looks. “I was awed by Park Hae-jin’s good looks and taste of fashion. … I felt inferior,” Lee said in a press conference for “Doctor Stranger” held in Mok-dong, Seoul, Tuesday. Lee said he hopes to reveal more mas

April 29, 2014

Chinese model and actor Zhang Liang expressed his condolances to the victims of Sewol disaster, saying he understood what it’s like to lose a loved one.“I offer condolences to the (victims of) the (ferry) disaster in Korea. I feel for them, as I have had the painful experience of losing my father as well,” the Chinese celebrity said at a press conference for SBS TV show “Doctor Stranger” on Tuesday.“I hope to visit Korean often,” Zhang added.Zhang will play the classmate of cold-natured elite su

April 29, 2014

A video footage that shows the sinking process of the Sewol was released on Youtube on Thursday.The brief, 46-second video clip shows a cracked smartphone screen playing footage, apparently recorded by a trapped passenger, showing the circumstances onboard the sinking ferry.The footage reveals the tilted interior of the vessel and the voices of the passengers. One of the passengers, allegedly the recorder of the footage, asks another female passenger “what time is it now?” But before she checks

Social Affairs April 18, 2014

The U.S. State Department and Chinese Foreign Ministry have offered condolences to the victims of the South Korean ferry disaster and the bereaved families.“We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who lost their lives on board the South Korean ferry, the Sewol,” Marie Harf, the U.S. State Department’s deputy spokeswoman, was quoted as saying at the start of a daily press briefing on Wednesday.The United States is willing to offer any assistance necessary for the search-and-r

Politics April 17, 2014

[기사요약] 법인세 탈루 및 횡령 혐의로 항소심에서 징역 2년 6월에 집행유예 3년, 벌금 254억원을 선고 받은 허재호 전 대주그룹 회장. 벌금 낼 능력이 안 된다며 교도소 노역을 택했다. 25일부터 노역을 시작한 허 전 회장은 노역 일당을 5억으로 판결해준 항소심 재판부 덕분에 50일간의 노역으로 벌금을 대신하고 있다. 이 사건으로 인해 법조계의 지연 및 학연 문제, 그리고 교도소 노역의 규정에 대해 비판이 끊이지 않고 있다. 대법원은 뒤늦게야 환형유치 제도에 대한 개선 방안을 논의키로 했다.  Prison labor worth W500m a day? [1]The top court said on Tuesday that it is reviewing plans to revise policies on labor penalties as online critics lambaste its light sentence for a former business tyc

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Park Hyun-nam, the first female branch head of a foreign investment bank in Korea, does not believe women should be confined to “gentle leadership.” In an interview with The Korea Herald, Park said she was given the job based on her superior work efficiency and also time management skills ― both essential for her as she juggles the multiple roles of a parent and businesswoman. Park took on the job as the co-branch manager of Deutsche Bank Korea in September 2013.She’s the first woman to fill the

Jan. 6, 2014

Kwon Seon-joo, the newly inaugurated female CEO of the state-run Industrial Bank of Korea, vowed Monday to “take all perseverance and tenacity to stand against outside influences.”“I will stand against the overwhelming change, the outside influence and challenges with perseverance and tenacity, in cooperation with labor union leader Hong Wan-yeop,” said the country’s first female bank chief. She did not elaborate on outside influences, but sources said she was referring to the political circle’s

Dec. 30, 2013

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