| Gov't to Inject 350 Bil. Won into Computer Game Industry |
2008/12/03 |
The government plans to spend 350 billion won to nurture the domestic computer game industry.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday that it will also create a 200-billion-won game fund and seek to make electronic sports a formal sporting event.
The ministry also said that ... |More |
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| Viewer Complaints Call TV Programs 'Unethical' |
2008/11/28 |
The highest number of television viewer complaints last month involved ethical concerns.
Of the 113 complaints filed with the Korea Communications Standards Commission last month, 33 of them raised issue with the ethical standards of certain TV programs.
Six complaints cited too many gambling,... |More |
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| Planning Series 1 Course of Education Center Marketer in Foreign Office |
2008/11/27 |
"The lecture rooms are 'So Hot' due to active trade of cultural business between Korean and the U.S".
An American branch office ( Head Chief: Hee-Seon Seo )of Korea Culture & Contents Agency has conducted education three times (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) for 4 weeks from November 3rd to 24th to ... |More |
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| Park Joong-hoon to host old-style talk show |
2008/11/25 |
There's no doubt that actor Park Joong-hoon is a first-class speaker, and one with a good sense of humor to boot.
Whenever the 42-year-old goes on stage at a film festival, whether as host or award presenter, he creates a pleasant atmosphere with his amusing speeches.
Park says ideas pop natur... |More |
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| Actress Han Ji-hye feels destined for Eden |
2008/11/25 |
Model-turned-actress Han Ji-hye is currently absorbed in being Ji-hyun, her character in the MBC TV soap opera "East of Eden".
Ji-hyun is a tragic character who is destined to leave her lover Dong-wook (Yeon Jeong-hoon). In a particularly gut-wrenching twist of fate, she was forced to have a chil... |More |
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| Blue Dragon Award Goes to Sports Drama |
2008/11/21 |
| The 2008 Blue Dragon Awards chose a sports drama about the silver medal-winning Korean women handball Olympic team as the best movie of the year. In the award ceremony at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, on Thursday, the award for the best film went to "Forever the Moment" directed by Lim Soon-rye. T... |More |
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| Sports Movie Wins Best Award |
2008/11/21 |
By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter
"Forever the Moment", directed by Lim Soon-rye, won the Best Film Award at the 2008 Blue Dragon Awards on Thursday evening.
The film is a sports drama about the silver medal-winning Korean Olympic handball team and based on the true story of the women's Olympi... |More |
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| Blue Dragon Film Awards Return |
2008/11/20 |
The 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony is on Thursday evening at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. The award has been around for some 45 years and has an interesting history.
Actor Shin Seong-il holds the record for the most awards, winning for 10 consecutive years, from the first in 1963 until ... |More |
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| [TALK OF THE TOWN] Stars gear up to grace the red carpet at Korea's version of the Oscars |
2008/11/18 |
The 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards will be held tomorrow at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. The red carpet ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m.
Awards will be given in 15 different categories, including Best Film and Best Director.
Nominees for Best Film include "Seven Days", "Forever the Moment", "The ... |More |
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| Senior Film Festival to Open in Seoul |
2008/11/17 |
A senior film festival will open for two days in Seoul starting Monday.
Organized by the senior welfare center in Seoul, the film event, the first of its kind, will screen 21 short films produced by senior citizens with an average age of 71. Other various events will be held, including photo exhi... |More |
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| Actress Moon Revealed as the Biggest Donator |
2008/11/13 |
By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter
Actress Moon Geun-yeong has been revealed as the anonymous donor of more than 850 million won (US$ 850.000) for the past six years, making her the biggest individual giver in the Korean Community Chest's history.
According to the organization, the 21-year-old ac... |More |
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| [HERALD INTERVIEW] Korean-American actor aims high |
2008/11/13 |
One of the 21 actors and actresses to make the cut for the 2008 KBS New Actor/Actress Contest, Kang Soo-han-I, aged 24, is finally making his way into the spotlight.
"I came to Korea four years ago", said the Korean-American actor in an interview with The Korea Herald. "With one bag in my hand, I... |More |
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| KBS Drama 'Hwang-jin-i' to Premiere in New York |
2008/11/12 |
The New York premiere of the KBS drama series "Hwang-jin-i", starring actress Ha Ji-won, will be held at the Korea Society in Manhattan, New York on November 12 at 6:30 p.m. The premiere event will screen the 10th and 12th episode of the drama series.
Following the screening, producer Kim Cheol-g... |More |
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| Trainee teacher proves hit on TV gag show |
2008/11/11 |
Who said only the prettiest of the pretty get all the attention?
Comedian Park Ji-sun, 24, isn't Miss Universe but she has definitely found glory playing unattractive characters on KBS TV's "Gag Concert".
Her roles in the comedy show so far have encompassed an ugly queen abandoned by her king ... |More |
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| Broadcasters Required to Divulge Company Data |
2008/11/11 |
Grand National Party lawmaker Bae Young-shik submitted a proposal to amend the Broadcasting Act and the Educational Broadcasting System Act to the National Assembly on Monday.
According to the proposal, the KBS and the EBS will be required to disclose company details, such as management objective... |More |
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