In the 1960s and '70s, Ko Eun-ah-I was the darling of the Korean screen, and of male Korean filmgoers. But then she suddenly disappeared from show business, and 15 years ago turned up hosting a show on a local Christian radio station. Today, Ko runs a theater chain with her husband, retired filmmaker Kwak Jung-hwan. But the 63-year-old actress turned-entrepreneur has one more title, the one she's most proud of: chairwoman of Sharing Happiness, a nonprofit chain store selling secondhand clothes, books and other everyday odds and ends.
Proceeds from the nation's 43 Sharing Happiness stores go to charity work, not only in Korea, but also around the world, thanks to Korea Food for the Hungry International, the local chapter of the global aid NGO founded in 1971.
While Ko is the face of Sharing Happiness, other celebrities also play their part. Seasoned entertainer
Park Mi-seon works as a representative; actresses Ji Su-won and Kim Ye...
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Korean variety show host Yoo Jae-seok [Asia Economic Daily]
Korean entertainment show host Yoo Jae-seok won the grand prize at the MBC Entertainment Awards held last night.
Yoo won the year's top honor at the awards, held yesterday at Seoul's MBC Open Hall, for the first time since last winning the same title in 2006. This is his fifth win overall at MBC's annual event.
His rival Kang Ho-dong, who won the title at KBS Entertainment Awards on Saturday, did not win any awards at MBC but reportedly congratulated Yoo on his big win of the night....More
Comedian
Yoo Jae-seok poses after receiving the Grand Prize for MBC's Entertainment Awards for the fifth straight year at the broadcaster's auditorium in Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday.
/ Courtesy of MBC
By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter
The Grand Prize for MBC's Entertainment Awards went to comedian and television host
Yoo Jae-seok, Tuesday night.
The 37-year-old has now won the award for five consecutive years, including grand prizes from networks such as KBS and SBS, becoming the first Korean celebrity to do so.
"I am so grateful, but I am also very sorry. It's so easy to become boring when the program has been running for a long time, but I will strive to bring change and new items to the table", he said after receiving his award, mentioning his gratitude to fellow nominees Kang Ho-dong, Lee Gyung-gyu,
Park Mi-seon and
Lee Hwi-jae.
"I'm becoming a father next year and I hope I get to enjoy my programs with my child even through the year 2022", he added.
Yoo has long been one of the top television hosts in Korea, appearing in four shows: MBC's "Infinite Challenge" and "Come Over", SBS' "The Family is Out" and KBS' "
Happy Together ". His modesty and sense of humor has grabbed the audience's attention, which also led him to earn the title, "MC of the Nation".
Yoo made his debut in 1991 through KBS' University Gag Contest, but failed to attract attention, while his buddies, such as comedians Kim Yong-man, Nam Hee-seok and Park Su-hong, became top entertainers. Several years passed, and Yoo finally made a name for himself with his witty comments and smooth hosting skills.
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In a perfect world, in a perfect marriage, husband and wife would be happy and content to be together all day, even together at work.
Unfortunately, some people turn their workplace into an escape from their spouse, engulfing themselves in their work to ignore their marriage.
Well, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, that won't be an option for a pair of couples set to hit the airwaves this spring.
As part of the program shuffle in the run up to the March listening season, SBS Radio has announced the husband-wife pairing of actors
Nam Seong-jin and
Kim Ji-young for a variety program as well as comedian couple Lee Bong-won and
Park Mi-seon.
Kim retains her same timeslot on SBS Radio, but will be joined by her husband instead of Kim Il-joong, with whom she had been previo...
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Actress, comedian and television show host
Park Mi-seon will be awarded with the '2007 Proper Language Award' by the Korean Broadcasting System.
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Park Mi-seon's show-hosting ab...
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