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Jason Mraz made a guest appearance on ‘SNL Korea‘ during his promotional trip in Korea and brought laughter with his Korean-style humor. Jason Mraz made his first appearance on the show’s May 18 broadcast in which he performed hilarious covers of his songs and showed off his knowledge of Korean food. During one of the skits, comedian Ahn Young Min tried to get friendly with the singer-songwriter and asked Jason, “Do you want to eat ramen?”, to which Jason Mraz wittily answered, “I like tteok [rice cake] ramen”, hilariously revealing his love for the Korean staple snack

kdrama couple Park Yoo Chun and Han Ji Min Ha Ji Won and Lee Seung Gi Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun The recent rumors of a relationship between actress Choi Kang Hee andactor Joo Won prompted some thinking about the noona-dongsaeng (oldersister-little brother) pairing of actresses and actors. There are a fewkdramas, such as "Flower Boy Ramen Shop, " "Still Marry Me," "My LovelyKim Sam Soon," and "I Do, I Do," that focus on romantic relationshipsbetween older women and younger men. But there are also cases whereyounger actors and older actresses are paired up romantically and aresupposed to be the same age

The seated bodhisattva looks as if he is sitting on a cloud. Mount Namsan in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, is rich with important Buddhist treasures of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-AD 935). The mountain was named Namsan (which means "southern mountain" in Korean) because it was located to the south of the royal palace. It is also a place that bore witness to the rise and fall of the Silla Dynasty. Named a Unesco World Cultural Heritage site in 2000, Mount Namsan is pretty much a museum in itself

Kim Soo Hyun Kim Soo Hyun   At the beginning of the year, a list of the Korean actors voted mostpopular in Japan did not even mention Kim Soo Hyun. But within a matterof months, the young actor quickly sailed past perennial list toppers asLee Min Ho, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Bum and Rain. The actor's sudden boost in popularity has much to do with Japaneseaudiences seeing him in the drama, "The Moon Embracing The Sun." Thedrama, in which he played the young King Lee Hwon, achieved 42 percentin viewer ratings when it was shown on television there

Hangeul, Hanbok, and taekwondo… all those three things make one common thing pop up in everyone's mind -- Korea. The convergence of the three elements emblematic of Korea turned into what ended up a magnificent work of art, A Ray of Light. The fusion martial arts performance was staged from May 4 to 12 at Poeun Art Hall in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province). The show, set in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), is about two powerful elements -- Hangeul (Korean alphabet) and the martial art of taekwondo -- overcoming all the ordeals, which are introduced with the Korean pentatonic scale of five notes -- kung, sang, kak, chi, and U, comparable to the Western do, re, mi, fa, so, la, and ti

Moon Young-hee displays her oeuvre at the residence of the French ambassador in Seoul. A Korean in Paris is one of the many descriptors used to place Moon young-hee on the European fashion map. And the designer who has showcased her designs year after year since moving to Paris in the late 1990s has again been recognized for her efforts in bridging the gap between Korea and France.Moon received the Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Merite from French Ambassador Jerome Pasquier on May 7 - the achievement being the crowning success of 20 or so years in the cutthroat fashion world

A 20th-century folding screen that depicts a hunting scene is one of the folk paintings on display at the Horim Museum. Provided by the museum The dragon - which often symbolizes authority or a king - is portrayed in a funny and satirical manner. The nose is noticeably oversized, shaped like that of a pig. The cintamani, which is the key of a dragon painting and often drawn in or near the dragon's mouth - is floating around freely. This is from a 19th-century painting titled "Clouds and Dragon"

Almost eight out of 10 Koreans in their 20s and 30s said they approve of a rise in the retirement age to 60, a survey showed. The National Assembly passed a law to extend the retirement age on April 30.Saramin, one of the nation's leading job portals, said it surveyed 1,737 males and females in their 20s to 30s between last Tuesday and Friday and a sweeping 77.6 percent said they support the idea.63.5 percent said they support it as it is a necessary measure for an aging society and 36.3 percent said employees can work more stably

Super Junior-M, TEEN TOP, B.A.P, INFINITE H, INFINITE, CNBLUE, Cho Yong Pil, Jaejoong, Girls Generation, SHINee Top 10 K-Pop Albums of 2013 (So Far) There is the old saying: numbers don't lie - and judging by the counts of album sales, 2013 is shaping up to be a pretty stellar year for some of most highly regarded K-Pop artists. According to Instiz, the site that compiles the various charts used to rank music sales in South Korea, these are the top-sellers so far this year. #10 Super Junior-M Break Down Release date: January 7, 2013 Albums sold: 50,505 The beginning of the year saw the return of Super Junior-M, the Chinese-language sub-unit of SM Entertainment's supremely popular boy group

Aziatix, Flowsik, Nicky Lee, Eddie Shin, Jae Chong Hip Hop Group AZIATIX Signs with U.S. Label Cash Money Records Three solo artists. One expert producer. And now signed to one of the biggest record labels in the US. Aziatix have come a long way, and the journey is just getting started. When producer Jae Chong brought Aziatix together in 2010, no one could have guessed that in a few short years they would get one of the largest record deals in K-Pop history. Sure, they had immediate success in Asia and other parts of the world with their original songs and unique blend of hip-hop and R&B, but Aziatix's recent deal with Cash Money Records has set their career on a whole new path