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Miranda Kerr meets Japanese fans

Sept 10, 2012

Model Miranda Kerr attends a event of Japanese fashion company "Samantha Thavasa" in Tokyo, Japan, on September 9, 2012. (UPI) Model Miranda Kerr attends a event of Japanese fashion company "Samantha Thavasa" in Tokyo, Japan, on September 9, 2012. (UPI)'완벽 미모' 미란다 커, 팬들 울먹핸드백 브랜드 사만사 타바사(Samantha Thavasa)의 런칭 축하 행사를 위해 도쿄를 방문한 슈퍼모델 미란다 커가 환하게 웃으며 일본 팬들과 인사를 나누고 있다.
Rihanna wins best MTV video; Psy makes appearance

Sept 7, 2012

Rihanna won the top prize of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards for her “We Found Love” song on Thursday night in Los Angeles. British boy band One Direction was also in the spotlight, sweeping up three prizes including Best Pop Video and Best New Artist for their debut single “What Makes You Beautiful.” The other artists who won VMAs are Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Coldplay, Calvin Harris and Demi Lovato. Korean singer Psy appeared briefly during the live show with host Kevin Hart, surprising and en
Overseas Korean broadcasters’ convention kicks off

Sept 4, 2012

Dozens of overseas Koreans who work for broadcasting firms across the world gathered in their home country to discuss ways to cooperate further for global broadcasting, organizers said Tuesday.Hosted by Yonhap News Agency and sponsored by the Korea Communications Commission, the Overseas Korean Broadcasters’ Convention, the second of its kind, kicked off in Incheon on the same day for a four-day run, according to Yonhap officials.Officials of 24 broadcasting companies run by South Koreans in nin
Baek Chung-gang to take break for health reasons

Sept 3, 2012

Baek Chung-gang, winner of MBC Star Audition Season One, will have to cancel his entire September schedule and perhaps further as well for health reasons, his management agency said via its official website on Aug. 31. Multiple local dailies have claimed that Baek is suffering from rectal cancer while others claimed that it is an adenoma. Thor Entertainment, the Yanbian-born singer’s agency, stated that Baek underwent surgery to remove a 4-centimeter-large benign tumor in his rectum and is curre
Clinton to urge ASEAN unity on South China Sea

Sept 3, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for Southeast Asian states to present a united front to the Chinese in dealing with territorial disputes in the South China Sea.Clinton will be in Indonesia's capital Monday to offer strong U.S. support for a regionally endorsed plan to ease rising tensions by implementing a code of conduct for all claimants to disputed islands. Jakarta is
S. Korean actress cancels visit to Japan amid tension over Dokdo

Sept 3, 2012

A South Korean TV actress has canceled her plan to visit Japan, her entertainment agency said Monday, after a Japanese network suspended the broadcast of a television drama starring her amid heightened diplomatic tension over the South Korean islets of Dokdo. Ku Hye-sun planned to visit Japan on Monday and Tuesday to attend events to mark the release of a DVD set of "Absolute Darling," a Taiwanese
Reality show to offer tickets to Mars

Aug 31, 2012

THE HAGUE (AFP) ― As the world marvels at the latest US Mars landing, a Dutch start-up is aiming to beat NASA at its own game by sending the first humans to the red planet ― and film it all as a reality show.The big hitch: it’s a one-way trip.Fact, fiction or publicity stunt from the land that launched reality TV? The start-up, called “Mars One,” says it is dead serious about landing four astronauts on Mars by 2023, seven years ahead of the US space agency’s target, and plans to start the search
G-Dragon to come back with new single ‘That XX’

Aug 29, 2012

Big Bang leader G-Dragon will make a comeback on Sept. 1 with a new single “That XX.” YG Entertainment’s official blog posted a teaser photo of G-Dragon’s new single on Aug. 29, formally announcing his return.The 24-year-old singer released the music video of another new song “One of a Kind” which received more than 3 million views and 3,000 comments on the day of its release on Aug. 25. G-Dragon’s teaser photo is also getting much attention from his fans for its “19 and over” sign, indicating t
New actress replaces T-ara’s Ham Eun-jung in ‘Five Fingers’

Aug 26, 2012

The producers of the SBS drama “Five Fingers” have removed T-ara’s Ham Eun-jung from the cast, and filled the main role with Jin Se-yeon of KBS2 drama “Bridal Mask” (Gaksital) on Aug. 22. An angry public is demanding official apologies to both Ham and the audience. “Jin Se-yeon took the role of pianist Hong Da-mi and successfully finished her first shoot of the drama,” said one of the associates of SBS on Aug. 24, adding that “her first appearance in the drama can be seen in episode five schedul
Music reality marathon begins

Aug 24, 2012

What will new season’s ‘SuperstarK,’ ‘K-Pop Star’ and ‘Star Audition’ bring?SuperstarK ― arguably South Korea’s first major music reality program ― kicked off its fourth season last week, signaling the start of a near year-long song-and-dance marathon. MBC’s “Star Audition 3” and SBS’ “K-Pop Star 2” are following close on its heels with scheduled start dates in October and November, respectively. Mnet’s “The Voice of Korea 2” is slated to run early next year. This is good news for music auditio
IU publishes photo essay using smartphone

Aug 21, 2012

Samsung Electronics announced that Korean pop star IU will publish a book of photo essays called “20-year-old IU’s Photo Shoot Play,” which was made using the company’s smartphone Galaxy S III. The book, produced with the help of photographer Kim Han-jun, contains photos taken with Galaxy S III camera and features IU’s daily life, along with the photographer’s tips on taking photos with the smart phone’s camera.The book will be handed out to the first 500 customers who visit the Galaxy Zone at C
Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95

Aug 21, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle, died Monday morning in her Los Angeles home at age 95. “She died peacefully in her sleep and with a smile on her face,” her longtime manager, Milton Suchin, told the Associated Press. Diller, who suffered a near-fatal heart attack in 1999, was found by her son, Perry Diller. The cause of her death has not been released. She was a stap
Top actors say they are dating

Aug 19, 2012

Lee Byung-hun, Lee Min-jung admit their romantic relationship, but deny wedding rumorHallyu stars Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung admitted on Sunday that they have been dating since early this year. The two celebrities said they are in a “serious relationship” but denied rumors that they are getting married in November.“I found someone I want to be with. Now she (Lee Min-jung) has become the most important person for me and I want to take this relationship seriously,” the 42-year-old actor wrote
T-ara’s Eun-jung, first public outing

Aug 17, 2012

Scandals tend to have a nasty way of lingering in the air, especially in this Internet world. Not one but two controversies threaten to haunt SBS’ new weekend series “Five Fingers.”Recent rumors that “Five Fingers” actress Ham Eun-jung and fellow girl group T-ara members bullied former member Hwa-young put the group under public fire, with some demanding that Ham step down from her upcoming role in the series. Despite the furor surrounding T-ara, Ham made her first public appearance after contr
Japanese comedian rumored to be in romantic relationship with a 30-years senior

Aug 17, 2012

Japanese comedian Ayabe Yiji is rumored to be in a romantic relationship with actress Fujita Noriko, who is 30 years his senior.Japan’s news reports said on Friday that the two have been in a romantic relationship since they have first met on a television program in last May.The 34-year-old comedian reportedly visited Fujita Noriko’s place located in Tokyo to enjoy their secret love affair two weeks ago.Meanwhile, the two parties have firmly denied the rumor amid numerous witnesses being reporte