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Korean Wave Culture Class Starts from Sept. 13 35 weeks 2 days ago BUSAN, South Korea -- The Busan Global Center is running 'Korean Wave Classes' from September 13th. It is designed for international students in Busan. The students can learn about various aspects of Korean wave culture like K-pop dances, makeup, Korean food and so on with professional instructors. Classes will take place twice a month, until December. Details about the application process and the program are as below. ○ Date: September ~ December, twice a...
So Ji-sub to Star in New Drama 1 year 9 weeks ago SEOUL, South Korea - Korean heartthrob So Ji-sub is set to star in a new drama tentatively titled "Ghost" will play the role of a perfect detective named Kim Woo-hyun according to the Joongang Ilbo. The SBS drama revolves around the challenges of cops who specialize in cybercrime. So also launched his own magazine entitled SONICe today, and an EP entitled “Northern Crown” later in the month. The magazine focuses on dating ideas, and his favorite food...
K-pop group Block B in trouble with Thais 1 year 11 weeks ago BANGKOK, Thailand - The K-pop group Block B has gotten in trouble with its Thai fans over a 30-minute interview which was deemed insulting to the Thais and to the country itself. According to the Korea Times, in an interview with Thai media site RYT9 on Jan. 30, Block B’s leader Zico said when asked about his opinion on the flooding that damaged the country, “I hope monetary compensation will heal their wounds because all I have is money.” When another...
Singer/Actor Lee Joon-gi in Trouble With the Military 1 year 13 weeks ago SEOUL - Actor and singer Lee Joon-gi is in trouble with the Ministry of National Defense. The singer took part in making a new single while serving in the army - a big no-no according to the Ministry, “The fact that Lee spent time designated to serving the country for his own profit raises some ethical concerns,” a representative from the ministry said. “Even during a serviceman’s vacation, he is still technically serving the nation and therefore...
Mnet Asian Music Awards Moves To Singapore 1 year 26 weeks ago SEOUL - The 13th Mnet Asian Awards will shift locations this year to Singapore, as it shifts from last year's show which was held at the Venetian Macau. It will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 29th. TVXQ, B2ST, Big Bang, Super Junior and 2PM are up for the best male group award, while Brown Eyed Girls, Girls’ Generation, Kara, 2NE1 and f(x) compete against each other in the best female group section. Kim Hyun-joong, Park Jae-beom, Jang Woo-hyuk, HyunA and G.NA...
The Serious Side of Song Hye-kyo 1 year 31 weeks ago BUSAN, South Korea - For Song Hye-kyo, the days of the romantic roles may be a thing of the past - for now. The 28-year-old beauty spoke yesterday at a press conference for her role in director Lee Jeong-hyang's A Reason to Live, where she portray's a hurt woman questioned between the right and wrongs of capital punishment after losing her fiance. Speaking about her role, Song explained about the difficulty in transition between her previous roles. ...
Anti-Korean Wave Protests Growing in Japan 1 year 38 weeks ago TOKYO, Japan - A second, yet larger demonstration was held yesterday in Tokyo, protesting against too much Korean-wave content on Japanese airways. An estimated crowd of 6,000 rightwing Japanese took to the streets of Odaiba, where Fuji TV headquarters is located. The protestors are demanding that Korean programs and music stop being broadcast on the station, and that they focus more on domestic content. Hundreds of signs saying "No more Korean Wave!" were seen amongst the...

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