Actor Lee Min-ho will release a photo book that was shot in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, his agency said Monday. The album, titled "DMZ, The Records of 500 Days," will come out July 10, according to MYM Entertainment. The pictures were taken while filming "DMZ, the Wild," MBC TV's documentary series hosted by Lee over the past 18 months. (MYM Entertainment)"The photo book includes images of Lee's decision to join the documentary project alongside his active participation

Television July 3, 2017

A Korean couple traveling in Japan found a hidden camera disguised as a fire detector in a house rented through Airbnb.The couple, according to a post they uploaded to an online community, said they spotted a green light coming from a fire detector in a corner of the room as they were readying themselves for bed.A Korean couple found a suspicious-looking fire detector installed in the corner of the Airbnb house they rented for their Japan trip. (Online community)The detector appeared to have a t

Social Affairs June 30, 2017

Director Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" came in fourth at the South Korean box office on its opening day, despite major cinema chains' boycott of the Netflix-financed film, data showed Friday.The movie attracted 23,106 cinemagoers on Thursday, ranking behind Korean films "Anarchist from Colony" and "Real," and the Hollywood action blockbuster "Transformers: The Last Knight," according to the Korean Film Council. (Yonhap)"Anarchist" was seen by 141,279. "Real" and "Transformers" chalked up 57,739 and 46,5

Film June 30, 2017

(Yonhap)Six human skeletons were found at a construction site for a parking lot in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, Thursday. Five skeletons were unearthed 1.6 meters beneath a gingko tree aged around 50 years old, while another was found a meter away from the tree.Sokcho Police said the remains might belong to those who died during the Korean War, as the skeletons appear to have been buried some 50 to 60 years ago.  (Yonhap)Characteristics of the skeletons also suggested that some of the deceased were

Defense June 29, 2017

Migrant workers are forecast to take up some 30,000 jobs in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province by 2020, an expert said Thursday. “This is not to be taken negatively by the locals,” said Lee Chan-young, professor of economics at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, in a telephone interview with The Korea Herald. “There are not enough Korean hands now for jobs such as picking seaweed in the southern seas or assembling simple machines at factories. Where there are unwanted vacancies, these foreig

Social Affairs June 29, 2017

A male police detective disguised as a women has arrested over 20 narcotics offenders, Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police said Wednesday. Officer Woo Jung-hoon of Anyangmanan Police Station is 170 centimeters in height and 62 kilograms in weight making it easier for him to be disguised as a woman. Despite his slender physique, Woo is a martial arts champion, with several silver medals in Wushu and many kickboxing national matches under his belt.  (Anyangmanan Police Station)It recently came to the

Social Affairs June 29, 2017

North Koreans now have a homegrown mobile application that guides them through unfamiliar destinations.The North’s propaganda website Mei-ari, or Echo, said Tuesday that the newly developed “Pyongyang Directions 1.0” is receiving a heated response from users there.Mei-ari’s announcement highlighted the growing presence of mobile technology in the North.  Image of a supposed North Korean smartphone captured from Mei-ari website. (Yonhap)The “Pyongyang Directions 1.0” is an online map that apparen

North Korea June 27, 2017

The United States is exhausting all possible diplomatic efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue without using force because war with the North would result in massive human suffering unseen since the Korean War, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday."We will win. It will be a war more serious in terms of human suffering than anything we’ve seen since 1953. It will involve the massive shelling of an ally’s capital, which is one of the most densely packed cities on earth," Mattis sa

North Korea June 16, 2017

London firefighters combed through a burned-out public housing tower Thursday in a grim search for missing people as police and the prime minister launched investigations into the deadly inferno, with pressure building on officials to explain the disaster and assure that similar buildings around the country are safe. At least 17 people were killed as flames raced through the 24-story Grenfell Tower early Wednesday, trapping people inside their apartments. Many people remained unaccounted for Thu

World News June 16, 2017

Many of the applicants seeking to become Seoul janitors have college degrees, Eunpyeong-gu district office said Thursday.A total of 66 people applied for four janitor positions in the district, marking a competition rate of 16.5 to 1.Over one-third of the applicants were college graduates, and one candidate had worked as a military captain before. Janitors at work (Eunpyeong-gu Office)The stiff competition and higher qualifications of applicants for janitor positions reflect the soaring need for

Social Affairs June 15, 2017

(Son Yeon-jae and Choi Jong-hoon's Instagram)National gymnast Son Yeon-jae and F.T. Island's Choi Jong-hoon are officially seeing each other, according to FNC Entertainment, Wednesday. The two stars came in to media attention on the day prior to the agency's announcement, following a local tabloid's release of photos of the two stars out on an apparent date.The photos showed the stars linking arms while walking with a bundle of gifts, flowers and a cake on May 27 -- the day before Son’s birthday

June 14, 2017

American pop star Britney Spears held a concert in Korea for the first time Saturday at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul. 　Spears was previously in Korea in 2003 to promote her album “In the Zone.” She appeared on a local TV program and sang a duet with Korean singer BoA, but Saturday’s show, the second leg of her Asia tour following Japan, was her first concert here. 　Concert organizers opened up 17,000 seats for the event, with the highest-priced VVIP tickets at up to 220,000 won ($195). The

Performance June 11, 2017

US-based Korean animator Cho Na-yon’s “Susurrus” has been selected for the upcoming 21st Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival slated for July 26-30. “Susurrus” was the 23-year-old artist’s thesis work for her bachelor’s degree in film and animation at the Rhode Island School of Design where she graduated with honors.  Cho Na-yonThe film, which is less than five minutes in length, is one of Cho’s most representative works. “I once came across a dead man lying in his own pool of bloo

Culture June 8, 2017

T.O.P’s family is disputing police reports that said the star is “asleep” under the influence of drugs he took. On Wednesday morning, T.O.P’s mother teared up in front of the reporters gathered at Ewha Womans University Medical Center in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, where T.O.P is hospitalized. She told the reporters, “My son is in bad shape. It’s as if he is dying. Police told the media that he’s drowsy from sleeping pills but that’s misinforming the public.”(Yonhap)“He was brought to the hospital unco

June 7, 2017

Five meters above ground and clinging on to a wall of ice by the tips of my toes, instinct was signaling loud and clear that I should stick to the ice to stay alive. “Lean backward, (because) you can’t swing your ice tool if you have no space between you and the wall,” Yang You-suk, an instructor of Kolon Sport, called out from below. With seasoned climber Yang belaying me from the ground, I should not have been worried about my safety. But I had only met him for the first time less th

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