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[Weekender] Restaurants seek to go high-end

Food&BeverageOct 31, 2014

At a glance, Korean restaurants may seem to be far from high-end. People often cram into hole-in-the-wall restaurants looking for wallet-friendly, everyday Korean meals. They are served a bowl of ri...
[Weekender] Celebrity chef eyes Korean-French fusion

Food&BeverageOct 31, 2014

For many Koreans, Leo Kang is a celebrity chef who gained overnight fame after appearing as a judge on food-focused cable channel Olive-TV’s culinary competition “Master Chef Korea.” His straight-ta...
[Graphic News] Google executive Alan Eustace sets world skydiving record

World NewsOct 26, 2014

Alan Eustace, a senior vice president of Google, has broken the world altitude record for a parachute jump that was set just two years ago. The 57-year-old jumped from near the edge of the stratosph...
[Weekender] Changing lives through music

MusicOct 17, 2014

Nearly four decades ago, Venezuelan economist and musician Jose Antonio Abreu gathered 11 impoverished children in a parking garage in Caracas and started teaching them classical music. His notion w...
Super Junior’s Sungmin to tie knot with actress

Oct 14, 2014

Sungmin, a member of K-pop boy band Super Junior, confirmed Tuesday that he will marry actress Kim Sa-eun in December, hours after Kim denied news reports about their betrothal. Sungmin himself anno...
SM Entertainment hit by Chinese idols’ defections

Oct 12, 2014

Luhan, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, became the third Chinese idol to launch a legal battle against his label SM Entertainment, spawning speculation over the reasons behind their defections. Luhan...
Idols increasingly dominate dramas

Oct 8, 2014

With an array of new pop bands flooding TV screens every day, it is becoming more difficult for the newbies to stand out in the music scene. Aspiring idols, thus, are turning to acting to swiftly ga...
Jung Kyung-ho yet to have plan for marriage with Sooyoung

Oct 8, 2014

South Korean actor Jung Kyung-ho said Tuesday that he is in a good relationship with his girlfriend Sooyoung, a member of the K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation. But he has no plans for marriage just...
Red Velvet to make comeback with remake track

Oct 8, 2014

Rookie K-pop group Red Velvet is to return to the scene with its second EP “Be Natural” this fall, its agency SM Entertainment announced Tuesday. The album will be unveiled at noon on Oct. 13 throug...
EXO ex-member Kris to sign contract with Chinese agency: report

Oct 8, 2014

Kris, a former member of K-pop idol group EXO, is about to sign a contract with a Chinese agency, local media outlets reported Tuesday. Korean daily Ilgan Sports reported that Kris is to sign a mana...
Who is next from YG this October?

Oct 8, 2014

YG Entertainment, home to some of the biggest names in K-pop, released a teaser image that reads “WHO’S NEXT?” on its official blog on Tuesday, heralding another YG musician’s imminent debut or comeb...
Embattled rapper MC Mong to release album

Oct 8, 2014

The embattled South Korean hip-hop artist MC Mong, who was once mired in controversy over draft evasion, will drop a new album in November, his agency DreamT Entertainment announced Tuesday. The 35-...
2PM OKs Nichkhun-Tiffany dating publicly

Oct 6, 2014

Wooyoung from the K-pop boy band 2PM said that the group has no problem with his bandmate Nichkhun openly dating Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany. “2PM is okay with Nichkhun seeing Tiffany. Our fans, of ...
9 things to know about Jessica‘s exit from Girls’ Generation

Oct 1, 2014

Girls’ Generation, one of the most popular K-pop girl bands in Asia, is facing its toughest time since its debut in 2007 after Jessica claimed on Tuesday that she was “forced out” of the group by her...
[Weekender] Celebrities flock to Jejudo in search of peace, inspiration

Social affairsSept 26, 2014

Nearly three decades ago, Choi Sung-won of South Korea’s legendary rock group Deulgukhwa described the beauty of Jejudo Island in his signature song “The Blue Night on Jeju Island.” Choi suggested i...