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Mountaineers climb a long and winding trail on Mount Cheongtae in Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province. The tracks left by their lantern lights seem to show the past eventful year. 2013 is the Year of the Snake under the Chinese zodiac. The zigzagging of a snake might look like slow detouring but could be the wisest way of advancing. The incoming government to be launched in the New Year is hoped to care for all classes of society, even if it means taking a winding detour.

Park Myung Soo won Daesang at the ‘2012 MBC Entertainment Awards‘ held on the 29th. This is his first MBC Daesang. His touching reflections on his 20 years as a comedian were one of the highlights of the evening. Park Myung Soo stated, “I am holding in my tears right now. This is an award I’ve dreamed about all my life. This year will be my 20th year working for MBC. In reality, I’ve never rested for more than one week. I am proud of myself. As I work with rookie comedians, I remember who I was twenty years ago

SBS‘ new variety show ‘Thank You‘ achieved an impressive start with double-digit viewer ratings. According to AGB Nielson Media Research on the 29th, the December 28th premiere of ‘Thank You’ garnered a 11.4% viewer rating. The ‘monk, actor, and baseball player’ special featured baseball player Park Chan Ho, actor Cha In Pyo, and monk Haemin being whisked away to a vacation in a remote village of Gangwondo where they took the time to bond by sharing their personal stories which warmed the hearts of viewers

After his Japanese fan meeting, actor Lee Jun Ki will hold a Korean fan meeting under the title, ’JG TIME with you…at home‘, scheduled to be at the Seoul Arts Center on December 29th. According to a representative, “[Lee Jun Ki] will unveil a single to be released next year for the first time. He will perform a live concert, show the history of his past productions and will hold an update talk session. Hopefully, it will be a memorable experience for fans.” Lee Jun Ki’s agency shared, “After finishing his returning drama ‘Arang and the Magistrate’, Lee Jun Ki immediately began planning and preparing for the fan meeting

Animal hats in Peacocks Written by Anne Cole Over the last year, a Korean influence has swept across London's high streets. Whether on a retail therapy spree, Christmas shopping or just doing the weekly supermarket run, these Korean touches add excitement to London shopping. Here are just a few of them: Accessories London's gone crazy for K-accessories! The trend dominating the high street this season is animal hats- a look that Koreans were sporting years ago. Now high street giants New Look and Accessorize, as well as budget fashion chains Primark and Peacocks have stocked their shelves with these winter warmers, and Londoners are looking cuter than ever

Korea's three mobile carriers, which have been threatened by the emergence of free mobile messengers led by KakaoTalk and Line, have joined hands to launch a next-generation mobile communication platform called joyn. The collaborative move indicates that the mobile service providers have determined to give up their earnings from text messaging services as their new rivals have been undermining the carriers' profits by offering their texting services for free. In contrast, carriers charge 20 won ($0

MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon showed off his dance skills in front of bikini-clad ladies on December 29th’s ‘We Got Married‘. On the “honeymoon special in Hawaii” episode, the on-screen husbands went off to buy some refreshments when they ran across a group of women in bikinis. The men were obviously awed by the sight as they couldn’t take their eyes off them. After the women commented that Lee Joon looked like a K-Pop dancer or singer, he immediately performed a dance for them, even taking off his shoes to add impact to the routine

M.I.B, Singapore, Celebrate 2013, Skarf M.I.B to Headline Singapore’s New Year Countdown Show Representing Korean Artists Hip hop group M.I.B will headline Singapore's biggest New Year Eve countdown show Celebrate 2013 to be held on December 31 at The Float @ Marina Bay. The annual countdown hosted by Singapore's largest media group, MediaCorp is to feature a mix of local, regional and international artists. The artists that will take the stage include Sheila Majid, the Jersey Boys, Skarf, and M

"Parallel World" by Lee Chang-won, is part of the "Your Invisible Shadow" exhibition ongoing at the Kumho Museum of Art in the art zone east of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul until Feb. 24. The show features contemporary art works focusing on intangible elements such as light, shadows and sounds. Provided by the museum Viewers might be concerned that a contemporary art show focusing on the intangible is too conceptual and difficult to grasp. But the "Your Invisible Shadow" exhibition, features intangible elements such as light, shadows and sounds that will please viewers' senses

An electric blanket is a popular item in Korea in winter, warming up faster than ondol, or a boiler heating the floor. But the faster the device warms up, the more electromagnetic waves are emitted. A study on electric blankets by seven manufacturers has found that the device emit electromagnetic waves of an average of 21.4 mG, according to the National Institute of Environmental Research under the Environment Ministry on Sunday. If the temperature is set at high, electromagnetic waves ranging from 0