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14 days ago - Almost every Korean knows womenswear fashion designer ... lee Sang-bong, who became famous with his hangul, or Korean alphabet, calligraphy design in 2006. But few people know that he ?got into the clothing business about 30 years ago after a friend of his, who operated a small clothing alteration business, said the job ?provided him with enough money to live on without skipping meals. So, as the eldest son who had a family to su

30 days ago - by: Raine --- SMILES! Glorious, SMILES! ... hat I was a-hankering after! AGB Nielsen Nationwide had this episode coming in at 24.0%. Although the rating went down, it still holds 1st place amongst weekend dramas! "lee Soon-sin is the Best" is directed Yoon Seong-sik by and written by Jeong Yoo-kyeong and features IU, Jo Jeong-seok, Ko Doo-si

56 days ago - I'm Eight, an invitation-only matchmaking service launched ... has recently launched an invite-only paid service named I'm Eight ? unprecedented for a mobile service here

63 days ago - Kim Seong-nyeo aims to wean changgeuk, or traditional ... hanggeuk, or traditional opera, off government funds. By Jeon Ho-seong Kim Seong-nyeo, artistic director of the National Changgeuk Company, is trying to draw theatergoers back to Korean traditional opera. Though Kim is an expert in

68 days ago - lee Moon-sae is one busy man, and he is set ... lee Moon-sae is one busy man, and he is set to get busier as he nears his 30th anniversary concert in June.It's not easy appeasing long-time fans; for reference, there is a Japanese fan that's been to 27 of his shows

73 days ago - Audiences now recognize Ock Ju-hyun more as a musical ... han as a member of Fin.K.L, the female K-pop group from the late 1990s. With popular musical "Elisabeth" last year, Ock won best female performance at both the Musical Awards and the Korea Musical Awards. While many people thought that there would be no more

74 days ago - Former Sechs Kies member Kim Jae Duk cleared up rumors ... lee Jae Won and NRG′s Chun Myung Hoon, tying them together as the most ′unpopular′ members from their respective 1st generation groups. The MCs first touched on the issue of Kim Jae Du

77 days ago - As entertainers’ participation in social movements ... has been growing, the trend led to the coinage of ‘socialtainers’ (social + entertainer). Socialtainers openly express their views on social issues via various routes and in various manners from participating in protests in personal to conveying their opinions through social network service such as mini-homepage or Twitter. Enews took a look at how socialtainers participate

81 days ago - Earlier this month, the final episode SBS show Strong ... haring their most funny or sad, never-heard-before stories, with the best storyteller deemed the “winner” of the episode. And while the show is being rebooted into a new format, we at Seoulbeats would like to spend this Roundtable to take a pause and remember some of our favourite Strong Heart moments

85 days ago - han Biya, Emergency Response Manager of World ... han Biya, Emergency Response Manager of World Vision Sudan, with children in south Sudan. Provided by World Vision Korea han Biya, 55, wears many hats: She is a best-selling travel author with eight books under her belt, an emergency response manager for World Vision Sudan, visiting professor of Ewha Womans University lecturing in disaster management training, and an advisor to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, in which she oversees aid money allocation