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8/11/05: Lee Byung Hun's popularity in Japan is undisputed. More than 12 million
Japanese watched a NHK documentary on him this past Saturday. Read about the
documentary in a 8/10/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.cokr/entertaiment /
news/1359328_11858.html. Are Koreans too obsessed with their looks? Decide for
yourself after reading a 8/8/05 Chosun Ilbo article at:
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/200508080015.html.
8/8/05: Park Sol Mi (All In) will be publicizing the Gwangju International Film Festival.
Read about her appointment as the spokesperson for that film festival in a 8/8/05 KBS
Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1359154
_11858.html. Yeon Jung Hoon (Sad Love Story) is venturing into the Japanese market.
Read about his latest trip to Japan in a 8/5/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment.news/1358958_1858.html.
8/4/05: Looks like MBC will be taking Choi Jin Shil to court for breach of contract. Read
about their dispute in a 8/3/05 Korea Times article at: times.hankooki.com/
lpage/culture/200508/kt2005080319181311720.htm.
8/3/05: Cha Seung Won's new movie, 48 Hours Live Broadcast, will be premiering in
Korea next month. Get to know him a little better by reading a 8/2/05 Chosun Ilbo article at:
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/
200508020023.html. Although Kim Sam-soon is adored by many Korean women, she
probably would have a difficult time finding a job in real life according to a recent survey.
Find out how personnel officers react to a person like Sam-soon in a 8/2/05 Chosun Ilbo
article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/2005
08020033.html.
8/2/05: The Original Sound Track for My Sweetheart, My Darling is now available for
sale. For info on this OST, click here. Fellow addict TChahng from Hawaii is now living in
Seoul. Get to know what it's like living in Korea and follow along with his exciting adventures
by reading his entertaining blog at: tchahngsadventures.blog
spot.com.
8/1/05: What do Oh Yeon Su (Second Proposal), Lee Yo Won (Fashion 70s), Jung
Hye Young (Phoenix/Lawyers), Ha Hee Ra (To Be With You) and Kim Ji Ho (Glass
Slippers/More Than Love) all have in common? Find out in a 8/1/05 Korea Times article
at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200508/kt200508
0119393211690.htm. Resurrection (aka Rebirth), which replaced Emperor of the Sea
on KBS in Korea, is playing now on KOAM-TV in the Seattle area on Wednesday &
Thursday nights at 10. For info on Resurrection, click here.
7/30/05: Is text messaging a good thing for young people? Read some concerns about it in a
7/29/05 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/news/
200507/200507290021.html. Fellow addicts in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Fiji
might be seeing more Korean retirees living in their community. Read about the push to have
affluent Korean retirees relocate to other countries in a 7/30/05 Dong-A Ilbo article at:
english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005073002868.
7/28/05: Full House is a big hit in Thailand now. Read about its success in a 7/26/05
KOCCA article by clicking here and a 7/27/05 KBS Global article at
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1358185_11858.html.
7/27/05: My Love Patzzi, starring Jang Nara, Kim Jae Won and Kim Rae Won, will be
released next month on DVD (region-1 with English subtitles). For info about the DVD, click
here. Fellow addict Jenny reports that My Name is Kim Sam Soon (aka My Lovely
Sam-soon) is now playing on KSCI in SoCal on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 9:50
to 10:50.
7/26/05: Immortal Yi Soon-shin is ending July 28 in Korea. A Mongolian drama about
Genghis Khan will be replacing it in September. Read about the "new" drama in a 7/25/05
Korea Times article at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200507/kt2005
072519004011720.htm. Read about other upcoming dramas in another 7/25/05 Korea
Times article at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200507/kt2005072519
290411720.htm.
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Japanese watched a NHK documentary on him this past Saturday. Read about the
documentary in a 8/10/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.cokr/entertaiment /
news/1359328_11858.html. Are Koreans too obsessed with their looks? Decide for
yourself after reading a 8/8/05 Chosun Ilbo article at:
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/200508080015.html.
8/8/05: Park Sol Mi (All In) will be publicizing the Gwangju International Film Festival.
Read about her appointment as the spokesperson for that film festival in a 8/8/05 KBS
Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1359154
_11858.html. Yeon Jung Hoon (Sad Love Story) is venturing into the Japanese market.
Read about his latest trip to Japan in a 8/5/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment.news/1358958_1858.html.
8/4/05: Looks like MBC will be taking Choi Jin Shil to court for breach of contract. Read
about their dispute in a 8/3/05 Korea Times article at: times.hankooki.com/
lpage/culture/200508/kt2005080319181311720.htm.
8/3/05: Cha Seung Won's new movie, 48 Hours Live Broadcast, will be premiering in
Korea next month. Get to know him a little better by reading a 8/2/05 Chosun Ilbo article at:
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/
200508020023.html. Although Kim Sam-soon is adored by many Korean women, she
probably would have a difficult time finding a job in real life according to a recent survey.
Find out how personnel officers react to a person like Sam-soon in a 8/2/05 Chosun Ilbo
article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/2005
08020033.html.
8/2/05: The Original Sound Track for My Sweetheart, My Darling is now available for
sale. For info on this OST, click here. Fellow addict TChahng from Hawaii is now living in
Seoul. Get to know what it's like living in Korea and follow along with his exciting adventures
by reading his entertaining blog at: tchahngsadventures.blog
spot.com.
8/1/05: What do Oh Yeon Su (Second Proposal), Lee Yo Won (Fashion 70s), Jung
Hye Young (Phoenix/Lawyers), Ha Hee Ra (To Be With You) and Kim Ji Ho (Glass
Slippers/More Than Love) all have in common? Find out in a 8/1/05 Korea Times article
at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200508/kt200508
0119393211690.htm. Resurrection (aka Rebirth), which replaced Emperor of the Sea
on KBS in Korea, is playing now on KOAM-TV in the Seattle area on Wednesday &
Thursday nights at 10. For info on Resurrection, click here.
7/30/05: Is text messaging a good thing for young people? Read some concerns about it in a
7/29/05 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/news/
200507/200507290021.html. Fellow addicts in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Fiji
might be seeing more Korean retirees living in their community. Read about the push to have
affluent Korean retirees relocate to other countries in a 7/30/05 Dong-A Ilbo article at:
english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005073002868.
7/28/05: Full House is a big hit in Thailand now. Read about its success in a 7/26/05
KOCCA article by clicking here and a 7/27/05 KBS Global article at
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1358185_11858.html.
7/27/05: My Love Patzzi, starring Jang Nara, Kim Jae Won and Kim Rae Won, will be
released next month on DVD (region-1 with English subtitles). For info about the DVD, click
here. Fellow addict Jenny reports that My Name is Kim Sam Soon (aka My Lovely
Sam-soon) is now playing on KSCI in SoCal on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 9:50
to 10:50.
7/26/05: Immortal Yi Soon-shin is ending July 28 in Korea. A Mongolian drama about
Genghis Khan will be replacing it in September. Read about the "new" drama in a 7/25/05
Korea Times article at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200507/kt2005
072519004011720.htm. Read about other upcoming dramas in another 7/25/05 Korea
Times article at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200507/kt2005072519
290411720.htm.
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