Contemporary Christian music band Markers, which has sold more than 100,000 albums since its 2007 debut in the Christian music market, is planning an overseas tour to provide English worship services later this year, the leader of the band said. The Korean CCM band was formed in 2003 for a “culture ministry” through which they help lay believers lead a “Christian cultural life” with easy-to-follow

Works based on hits by folk singer Yang Hee-eun, ’90s K-pop group DJ DOC and today’s hottest bands make fans nostalgicOld songs have the power to bring back memories and fans of the time period back together. Targeting this fact, so-called “jukebox musicals” dedicate their entire shows to a single artist or a band’s hit songs. “Mama Mia,” based on Swedish pop band ABBA’s hits, and “We Will Rock Yo

With the industry strong despite police crackdowns ...Should Korea legalize prostitution?The sex trade in KoreaDespite its illegality, the prostitution industry in South Korea is widespread and lucrative. Estimates vary wildly, but approximately 1.6 percent of the country’s GDP was generated by the sex industry in 2007, according to Korea Women’s Development Institute. Before two laws were passed

A former national football team forward became the latest to turn himself in to top football authorities for ties to match fixing schemes, the nation’s first-division league announced Wednesday.Choi Sung-kuk, currently with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings, came clean on Tuesday and the case is now in the hands of prosecutors, an official with K-League said.Choi is the second known case to report himse

CLEVELAND (AP) ― Indians outfielder Choo Shin-soo could miss up to two and a half months after having surgery on his broken left thumb.Choo’s thumb was broken Friday night in San Francisco when he was struck while batting in the fourth inning by Giants left-hander Jonathan Sanchez. Choo’s finger was also cut and required stitches.On Tuesday, Choo’s thumb was repaired at the Cleveland Clinic by han

DRESDEN, Germany (AFP) ― North Korea’s women’s football coach Kim Kwang-min claimed several players had played in the opening 2-0 World Cup loss to two-time champions United States on Tuesday still suffering from the effects of being struck by lightning at a pre-tournament training camp.“Frankly speaking, when we were having training and test matches before we left for this tournament, five of the

The plan to launch a new professional baseball team in South Korea has been boosted after the Changwon City Council passed a bill Tuesday to build a new baseball stadium in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.NCsoft, an online game developer, signed a memorandum of understanding with Changwon City at the end of 2010 to set up a new professional baseball team in Changwon, some 400 kilometers southe

This undated photo provided by Jean Weber shows her mother, Lena Reppert. The gravely ill 95-year-old woman had to remove her wet diaper at an airport so that she could be patted down by security screeners and nearly missed her flight, her daughter said Monday. (AP-Yonhap News)DESTIN, Fla. (AP) – A gravely ill 95-year-old woman had to remove her wet diaper at an airport so that she could be patted

North Korea opened the floodgates of the Hwanggang Dam Monday night without warning, sending a wall of water across the border, Seoul sources said Wednesday. In September 2009, the North released about 40 million cubic meters of water from the dam into the Imjin River near the border. Water flow down from Chunchen Dam on Wednesday after officials opened floodgates in response to heavy rains that h

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde poses before giving a television interview, Tuesday June 28, 2011 in Paris, after she has been chosen to lead the International Monetary Fund. She will become the first female managing director of the global lending organization.(AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) _ French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was chosen Tuesday to lead the International Monetary

Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock attend to the St Jean Religious Parade , Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Monaco. Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock of South Africa, will wed on July 1 and 2.(AP-Yonhap News)MONACO, France (AFP) - Monaco's royal palace Tuesday angrily denied media rumours that princess-to-be Charlene Wittstock tried to leave the p