Yoo Jae-seok is a 1 Billion Won Man

Comedian Yoo Jae-seok (picture, right) was the biggest earner at Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) last year, raking in W954.4 million for hosting several programs, a report reveals (US$1=W1,163).
Comedian Park Myung-soo (picture, left) came in second with W842.8 million, followed by comedian Lee Hwi-jae (W574.5 million), according to data submitted to GNP lawmaker Lee Jung-hyun of [...]

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Yoo Jae-seok and Na Kyung-eun to Become Parents

TV host and comedian Yoo Jae-seok is a dad! He and his wife Na kyung-eun, who got married just last year are expecting the birth of their child in April next year. Yoo’s agency, De Chocolate E&TF, said that Na is three months pregnant and the fetus is healthy.
Nicknamed the ‘MC of the nation’ (국민MC) [...]

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Infinity Challenge’s Chung Hyung-don Marries Scriptwriter

Comedian Chung Hyung-don and scriptwriter Han Yu-ra were married on September 13 at the 63 City Convention Center in Seoul. Family members and acquaintances came to congratulate the couple. There was no officiator at the ceremony, but instead poet Na Ho-yeol wrote a special poem for the couple.
The ceremony was hosted by comedian Yoo Jae-seok, [...]

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Alex and Han Ji-min are Wanted for Chuseok

Singer Alex and Hallyuwood actress Han Ji-min have been chosen as the stars who seem to best help his or her family prepare food for Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday.
Edual, an online education company that specializes in national exam certification, conducted a survey from the 9th to the 23rd and asked 1028 people which star [...]

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Korea’s 100 Most Influential People for 2008 (50-1)

Here’s the continuation and last part of the Premierre-Elle’s Korea’s 100 Most Influential People for 2008 — From 50-1. Can you guess who made it to No. 1?
50. Park Myung-sung - Shinshi Musical Company, MD
49. Kang Ho-dong - MC, Comedian
48. Yoo In-chon - Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau Minister
47. Jung Chan-woo, Kim Tae-kyoon - Cultoo [...]

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