Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018?
Well, this is an interesting development. Only three cities have submitted bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics — Munich, Annecy and … (wait for it) Pyeongchang. For the last several years, I have been pained by Pyeongchang’s previous bids for previous Olympics. Pyeongchang is a beautiful place, but its bids were simply [...]
A Bevy of Blonde Bombshells
Korea’s version of “Legally Blonde the Musical” has done an exceptional job with casting and costuming from what I can tell by the photos recently released of the three singers/actresses who will be sharing the role of the very blonde Miss Elle Woods. SNSD’s Jessica, former Miss Korea Honey Lee and musical actress Kim [...]
From “Boys Over Flowers” to another new drama
Ready for another manga remake?
After the unbelievable popularity of 2008’s “Boys Over Flowers” remake, rumor has it that South Korea will take on another classic Japanese manga with a cult following: “Absolute Boyfriend.“
Here the plot: Riiko, a lonely high school student (again?), ignorantly designs an “absolute boyfriend” on [...]
Brown Eyed Girls rake in the Green
Well, actually, the Won (Korea’s currency) is minted in an array of colors, but the point is the BEG won’t need to beg for moolah no more because they are finally hearing the wondrous KPop Ka-Ching!
Precisely due to all the disgust/discussion over their latest hit, “Abracadabra,” the ferocious femme [...]
[International] : A Foreign Ministry official says a recent bombing in Yemen that killed four South Korean tourists was a premeditated suicide attack by a terrorist group, citing the results of a preliminary investigation by Yemeni authorities.[more...]
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