By Cho Jae-hyon
Staff Reporter
Comedian and TV/radio host
Jeong Seon-hee tearfully explained how she overcame urges to take her own life after being hit by a recent string of tragedies.
Appearing on an SBS TV program for the first time in 15 months, she talked about the adversities she has experienced since her husband's death.
Last year, Jung left her MBC radio show when listeners complained about critical remarks she made regarding the protests of U.S. beef imports. The 37-year-old then quit TV altogether when her husband of less than a year, actor
Ahn Jae-hwan, died in September 2008, and her best friend, actress
Choi Jin-sil, committed suicide two months later.
"I thought my life was over. I wept a lot while praying", Jung said.
Jung said she considered taking her own life following the back-to-back deaths.
"I wanted to give up my life. I couldn't understand why this kind of thing was happening to me".
Jung said rumors surrounding the deaths of her husband and Choi were the hardest part.
"I thought about ending my life after writing the explanations that would clear up all the rumors".
But she said she stopped short of committing suicide because of the thought of her family.
"I knew the pain of those left behind. I didn't want my mom to suffer the same pain".
Jung reemerged on the public radar as a radio DJ for SBS' "Love FM" in April but has not yet resumed her TV career.
It is said that her husband committed suicide over his repeated failures in business and his increasing debt to loan sharks.
After the death of her husband, Jung said she was left with huge amount of debt and that her house was on the verge of being ...
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Comedian and radio presenter
Jeong Seon-hee, who was recently hit by a string of tragedies, is scheduled to make her first TV appearance in 15 months.
On SBS TV's "Good Morning" (Joeun Achim), she and comedian
Lee Kyeong-sil will travel to Jeju Island for two days and three nights and talk about the adversities she has experienced since her husband's death.
Last year, Jung left an MBC radio show when listeners complained about critical remarks she made regarding protestors of American beef imports. The 37-year-old then quit TV altogether when her husband of less than a year, actor
Ahn Jae-hwan, died in September 2008, and her best friend, actress
Choi Jin-sil, committed suicide two months later.
Jung reemerged on the public radar as a radio DJ for SBS' "Lov...
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Staff Reporter
Many say the Korean wave, or hallyu, is dwindling. Some say the fault is on promotion, while others argue about quality. For former entertainment reporter and now professor Hong Sung-kyu, it is the overall mindset that is preventing the wave from moving further.
"The fundamental problem in the Korean entertainment industry is that it is disposable. The reason why it's so difficult to get out of this mess is because the people working within entertainment don't realize this and are not interested in moving forward for a better future", he said during an interview last week at The Korea Times.
This has led the professor to start an entertainment business major under the Conservatory of Korea to help producers, agencies and managers learn more about the industry and how to further nurture stars.
"Culture has become an important industry for Korea, and we believe we should start producing star-makers, not just stars, in t...
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By Park Si-soo
Staff Reporter
A 41-year-old man suspect was arrested for stealing an urn containing the ashes of the late actress
Choi Jin-sil, police said Wednesday.
The Yangpyeong Police Station said the suspect, identified only as Park, was picked up at his home in Daegu around 11 p.m. Tuesday and then taken to a station in Gyeonggi Province.
"The suspect, a kitchen utensil installer, has confessed to the crime", said Woo Jae-jin, senior police officer in charge of the operation.
"We also found tools which he claimed to have used for the crime in his car".
Police secured her ashes, but the urn was broken when he was caught.
"The suspect stored the ashes in another container", the officer said. He said the suspect has no criminal record or history of mental illness.
On the reason for the theft, the officer quoted Park as saying, "Choi appeared in my dream one day and begged me to take her out of the urn and move he...
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It has been a year since actor Ahn Jae-hwan's death.
