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  Hong Seok-cheon's naughty hands... this time it's Hero??
  2011/11/15, Source,
  Entertainer Hong Seok-cheon's 'naughty hands' are now on JYJ's Hero. He posted pictures on his Twitter on November 15th, saying, "Hero came to Itaewon. I blame the booze for the brave hand terror",...More

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  Lesbians in drama test society's limits
  2011/08/18, Source,
  [Intern Report] Characters from the KBS "Drama Special - The Daughters of Club Bilitis" converse at a Korean bar. Online replays of the TV drama, based on the lives of three lesbian couples, were removed three days after it aired. Provided by KBS KBS aired its first program with a lesbian theme, "Drama Special - The Daughters of Club Bilitis", earlier this month, showing how domestic networks are challenging the nation's traditionally conservative society and its oft-cited distaste for gay people and culture. However, online replays of the one-act drama, based on the lives of three couples and named after America's first lesbian rights organization, were pulled three days after it aired on Aug. 8 due to public pressure,...More

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  Providing inspiration for repressed minority
  2011/05/09, Source,
  Choi Han-bit wants to become a role model for young transgenders in Korea and be the first transgender in the country to receive a doctorate. [YONHAP] Among the 20 transgender performers in "The Fantastic Show", a live song and dance show launched by Harisu, the nation's first transgender celebrity, Choi Han-bit addresses herself as one of "Harisu's kids",...More

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  Progress is slow for Korea's transgenders
  2011/05/09, Source,
  'Ever since I was young, I knew I was a woman, although I had the body of a man'. - Kim Hye-sook "The Fantastic Show" was launched by Harisu a month ago in Paju, Gyeonggi. The first of its kind in Korea, it consists of 30 performers, 20 of them transgender, performing song and dance. By Lee Chan-weon The camera zooms in on the chest of a woman in an elegant black dress before panning up to slowly reveal her beautiful face and long, wavy tresses. Next, the camera focuses on her masculine-looking hands; then comes a close-up of her dark red lips and smoky eyes, before her bulging Adam's apple is shown. At the end, the actress bursts into laughter,...More