Kim Jae-won (김재원)

(From left) Korean actor Jo In-Seong, TV personality Boom and actor Kim Jae-won salute at a military concert hosted by military broadcasting TV station KFN. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

"We all love the Republic of Korea!" It was actor Kim Jae-won who suggested that they all cry out the cringy phrase and TV personality Boom and actor Jo In-Seong complied to the request. To imagine that this quite unlikely mix of celebrities would make such a patriotic remark. But like in Wonderland where abnormal behavior is not regarded as abnormal, here at the concert for military officials hosted by military broadcasting TV station KFN, everything was in harmony and dissolved into one. Even when Tony of H.O.T., Andy of Shinhwa, Jang Su-won and Kim Jae-duc appeared one after another, there was no conflict among the former boy band members...More

Actors Jo In-Seong and Kim Jae-won [Park Sung-ki/Asia Economic Daily]

From left, actors Jo In-Seong and Kim Jae-won emcee for a concert for military officials hosted by military broadcasting TV station KFN at Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Ilsan of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on March 5, 2010....More

Celebrities currently serving their military duty will be out to take part in a special military program in March. The 2010 KCTA Digital Cable TV Show will host a two-hour special Korean Forces Network event for the viewing audience. The show will be held at KINTEX, an exhibition hall in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province at 7 o'clock on March 5th.

The special KFN event will be hosted by comedian Boom, Kim Jae-won of H.O.T., and actor Jo In-sung, and will feature such celebrated stars as Tony Ahn of H.O.T., brainy Kim Jeong-hoon of U.N., Dynamic Duo, Andy of ...More

As members in the entertainment industry in Hollywood flocked to the exhibition titled"Manhwa 100: Centenary of Korean Comics" held in LA, US the prospect of Korean manhwa's entrance into the US market has been growing.
Hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA, President & CEO: Lee Jae-woong) and the Korea Cultural Center LA (Director: Kim Jae-won) "Manhwa 100: Centenary of Korean Comics" laid a foundation to expand presence of Korean manhwa in the US market.
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By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

Singer and rapper Psy has finally returned from his military service.

The 31-year-old singer was re-drafted into the military as active duty after it was found that he neglected his duties during his previous service from 2003-2005. He began his second tern in August 2007.

"It's like a dream and I am so happy", he said at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan, Seoul.

After being congratulated by fellow celebrity soldiers including singers Tony An and Kim Jae-deok, and actor Kim Jae-won, Psy added that he "realized that time always passes, ...More