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  Jang Ja-yeon case, "Police knew but never investigated"
  2012/01/05, Source,
  There has been a statement offered saying that the National Intelligence Service (INS) got involved with the case of actress Jang Ja-yeon, who killed herself in 2009. MBC reporter Lee Sang-ho, who is currently in charge of the program "Lee Sang-ho's News", claimed that the INS got involved with this case via Twitter on January 5th,...More

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  The Dark Side of Korean Drama - Part 2
  2011/12/24,
  As I said in my previous article, I decided to talk a bit about the various problems and cruelties of being a television actor, idol and celebrity in Korea. They are things that occupy my thoughts quite often, as a fan of Korean entertainment. I was very glad to see people discussing the issues. The internet can get a bit heavy on the positive things sometimes, as a lot of fans seem to prefer denial and only talking about the good things, as reality can be too much to bare sometimes. But reality is not always bleak and problems have solutions too. In this second and final part of my thoughts on the issue, I talk about the third big "culprit" of these problems, the audiences, and give a little closure and some ideas on how Korea could go about changing things for its entertainment,...More

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  Chairman of the late Jang Ja-yeon's management firm gets one year probation
  2011/11/17, Source,
  The late Jang Ja-yeon's former boss was given a year probation at the court of appeals. The Suwon Court of Appeals sentenced former management chairman Kim (42) to a year probation and former manager Yoo (32) to a year's imprisonment along with 2 years of probation and 160 hours of community service,...More

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  Controversy over distorted Korean videos by China media
  2011/08/26, Source,
  One Chinese portal website has claimed that Korean celebrities who committed suicide appear on sex film and this has stirred public anger in Korea. Maopu, the most popular website in China, has posted a video titled "Sexual favors by Korean celebrities". In the video, the dead celebrities are next to erotic movie actresses and compared to them,...More