2nd Chungmuro Int’l Film Fest Kicks Off Sept. 3rd

The second edition of the Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul (CHIFFS) will bring a mixture of old and new to screens September 3rd, opening fittingly with director HIGUCHI Shinji’s 2008 remake of a classic 1958 KUROSAWA Akira film, The Hidden Fortress. The curtain raiser and closing film will screen at the National Theater of [...]

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Se7en Looking Towards US Album Debut

After months of waiting, it was revealed that Se7en has concluded a contract with a production company which participated in showcasing Se7en’s songs in the US and the Korean singer is busy preparing for his American album debut this year.
A management person who intimately knows the situation said: “The US has a different system [...]

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Rain’s Beijing Olympics Participation Kept Secret

China is well known to clamp down on the free flow of information. Apparently, the country’s Olympic committee was effective in silencing Korean megastar Rain.
It was initially reported through the Chinese media that Rain was being considered as a possible guest and had been invited to take part in the closing event of the 2008 [...]

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Lee Jin Hosts Millionaire’s Shopping Bag Season 2

Hallyuwood actress and former Fin.K.L member Lee Jin will make her comeback as an MC when she host the new cable channel Millionaire’s Shopping Bag-Season 2 (Korean: 백만장자의 쇼핑백- 시즌2) on the ETN cable channel.
Lee Jin started appearing on the show beginning this August and is following the heels of former MC Hwang In-young [...]

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Actor Lee Eon Dies in Road Accident

Model turned up and coming actor Lee Eon died in a road accident in the early morning of August 21.
Lee, whose real name is Park Sang-min, was on his way home driving his motorcycle after celebrating the completion of his recent drama Strongest Chilwoo, when he hit a guardrail at the elevated roadway in Hannam-dong, [...]

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Seo Taeji Does a Marilyn Manson, Puts on Make-Up

Korean singer and idol Seo Taeji recently completed the successful ETP FEST 2008 (Eerie Taiji People Festival) but not without catching the eye of many fans who noticed the star singer wearing some make-up during a press conference before the concert.
Many said that Seo Taeji must’ve been influenced by singer Marilyn Manson’s goth make-up but [...]

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Yonsei University Students Are the Prettiest?

Miss Korea winner Nari (left) and Jang Yoon-hee (right) all hail from Yonsei University
In the recently concluded 2008 Miss Korea Beauty Pageant, students of Yonsei University drew a lot of attention as the alumnis from the school won first and third place respectively.
On the 6th in the afternoon, Nari, who is a junior in the [...]

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