| 5/6/08: Korean-American golfer Anthony Kim can pass as a Korean national. Get to know this new golf champion, in a 5/6//08 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/ 200805/200805060017.html. Is the Korean Wave losing its appeal? Find out in a 5/5/08 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/05/180_23641.html. Korea has lost one of its legendary novelists, Park Kyung Ri. Read 5/5/08 Korea Times articles about her death, her life, her works and her legacy. For info from Amazon about the English version of her novel, Toji I, click here. To get info from YesAsia about the movie, Pharmacist Kim's Daughters, click here (caution: the DVD does not have English subtitles). 5/5/08: Astronaut Yi So-yeon is suffering from a mild dislocation and bruising of her spine. Read about her condition, in a 5/2/08 Yonhap News article at: english.yonhapnews.co.kr/techscience/ 2008/05/02/40/0601000000AEN20080502008000320F.HTML. Song Il Kook (Jumong) was one of the runners carrying the Olympic torch in Seoul on April 27. Check his running form out, in a 4/27/08 KBS World photo at: world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_photo_detail.htm?No=10785& current_page= (click on 3rd photo on right). The DVD for the first of four volumes of the MBC historical drama, Yi San, will be released tomorrow. For info from YesAsia about the DVD (available in region 1 and 4 with English and Spanish subtitles), click here. 5/2/08: There has been a dramatic shift in Korea's foreign policy. Under former President Roh Moo-hyun's liberal administration, Korea's ties with China were favored over the U.S. and Japan. Under President Lee Myung-bak's conservative administration, China has dropped out of favor. Read about the change in policy, in a 5/2/08 JoongAng Daily article at: joongangdaily.joins. com/article/view.asp?aid=2889305. Crazy Waiting is a Korean movie about four couples who must endure separation while the guys serve their mandatory military service. Read about this movie, which stars Son Tae Young (One Million Roses), Jang Geun Suk (Hwang Jini), Yoo In Young, Danny Ahn, Lee Ki Woo (Knocked Out By Love) and others, in a 5/2/08 JoongAng Daily article at: joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid-2889280. For info from YesAsia about the DVD (region-3 with English subtitles) for this movie, click here. 5/1/08: Ha Jung Woo (HIT/Lovers in Prague) and Yoon Gye Sang (Who are You/Crazy for Love) are co-starring in a new movie, Moonlight of Seoul. Read about the movie, in a 4/24/08 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/04/141_23056.html and a 4/29/08 Dong-A Ilbo article at: english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2008042932658. The Original Sound Track (OST) for the SBS drama, First Wive's Club, is now available at YesAsia. To order this OST, click here. 4/30/08: Bae Yong Joon (Winter Ballad) will be promoting Shinhan Financial Group in Korean TV commercials. Read about the Shinhan commercial, in a 4/30/08 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1521649_11858.html. Sometimes having a Korean star in a TV commercial can be confusing. Find out why, in a 4/28/08 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2008/04/ 123_23274.html. Korean astronaut Yi So-yeon's return to earth has taken a toll on her. She has been hospitalized. Read about what she went through during re-entry, in a 4/30/08 JoongAng Daily article at: joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2889262. Do you like Chae Rim (All About Eve), Lee Jong Hyuk (Crazy for Love) and Lee Jin Wook (Air City)? The OST for their new KBS drama, Powerful Opponents (aka Rivals), will be available at YesAsia beginning May 9. For info about the OST, click here. Go to next page of News from KoreanWiz Home Copyright 2001 - 2008 KoreanWiz.org All rights reserved. |
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