‘Enough is not enough’
Today is the fourth day in a row that The Korea Times has given Psy front page treatment. Even in the newsroom, some may complain about overexposure or worry about readers’ reactions. We in the business know some news keeps coming, making us feel as if it has a life of its own. Psy and […]
‘Peanut’ Kim Mi-hyun to retire from golf
Eight-time LPGA Tour winner Kim Mi-hyun will retire after next month’s KEB-HanaBank Championship in Incheon. The U.S. tour event will be her last before the 35-year-old calls time on a 16-year pro career. The 54-hole tournament from Oct. 19 to 21 is one of four upcoming LPGA Tour events in Asia. The others will be […]
Korean icebreaker leads world research
A veteran ocean researcher is taking the lead in the nation’s efforts to cope with the ever serious problems of climate change, under extreme conditions in polar regions. Kang Sung-ho, director of the Climate Department at the Korea Polar Research Institute, recently returned home from the Arctic, sailing for 40 days with the nation’s first […]
AJA Chairman to Northeast Asian History Foundation
Kim Hak-joon, 69, a former chairman of the DongA Ilbo, was inaugurated Monday as president of the Northeast Asian History Foundation. Kim studied political science at Seoul National University where he later taught, and got a doctor’s degree in the same subject science from the University of Pittsburg in Pennsylvania, the United States. He started […]
Psy appears on Billboard with Spears
The popularity of Korean rapper Psy shows no bounds as he is on his way to become an international star. Included in the photos of the week on the main page of Billboard’s website is Psy dancing with American singer Britney Spears on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The singer of the moment appeared on the […]
Chinese artists bring ‘Kunqu’ to world
Chinese “Kunqu” opera artist Zhang Jun is a forward-thinking man who also knows how to respect and value tradition. Zhang, a UNESCO Artist for Peace, came to Korea for the first time to attend the third Culture Communication Forum that was held in Seoul from Sept. 4 to 6. “I am very happy to visit […]
G-Dragon to release 2nd album
G-Dragon, a member of Korean boy band Big Bang, will release his second solo album 3 years after his first. According to YG Entertainment Monday, the 24-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, “One of A Kind” will be available from various online music sites on Sept. 15. It will hit the shelves on […]
Akira, Rep. Chun exchange talks for helping those in plight
Freedom, ‘work’ paves for, happiness growing ripe with ‘work’ Rep. Chun Soon-ok has become a member of the National Assembly in the general election held earlier this year under the proportional representation of the opposition Democratic United Party. She met Akira, a noted peace activist of Camboida and a winner of Manhae Prize who came to Korea to receive […]
Oh Ji-ho: shrewd actor hidden behind dimples
Ask any Korean entertainment fan about heartthrob actor Oh Ji-ho and you would most likely receive an answer related to his signature smile. The singular focus on his facial expression — as well as his even more famous dimple — has been a mixed blessing. His good-guy image led him to be typecast in romantic […]
Olympic champion happy with black eye
His right eye was black and blue and swollen, but that didn’t stop South Korean wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo from winning the gold in men’s 66-kilogram Greco-Roman competition Wednesday. And no man or woman in such state could have looked as happy as the 23-year-old wrestler after he beat Hungarian Tamas Lorincz in two rounds with […]
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