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Yoon Eun Hye’s triangle kimbap hair
Life in Korea | July 22nd 2008 by betchay
Yoon Eun Hye is on the cover of Cosmo Beauty (Korean edition) for their August issue. She’s sporting what netizens are calling as “triangle kimbap hair”. I thought that it’s a shorter version of Diana Ross’ famous old &# read more
Most Beautiful Female Korean Star
Life in Korea | July 21st 2008 by betchay
Who’s the most beautiful Korean female star according to a survey of television entertainment reporters in Korea? Kim Tae Hee (김태희) Kim Hee Sun (김희선) Han Ye Sul (한예술) Song Hye Gyo (송혜교) Lee Na Young (이나영) Han Ga read more
Kwon Sang Woo - Son Tae Young wedding announcement
Life in Korea | July 18th 2008 by betchay
Awwww… actor Kwon Sang Woo is going to get married soon to Son Tae Young (a former Miss Korea contestant turned talent and now stars with Lee Jun Ki in Iljimae). Their wedding will take place on September 28. He made the announcement at a press read more
Lee Hyo Ri, copycat?
Life in Korea | July 15th 2008 by betchay
The video of one of Lee Hyo Ri’s songs in her new album is available on the internet. The song is “U Go Girl” and in one scene she played a nurse reminiscent of Christina Aguilera’s Candyman. Hence the comparison compiled by n read more
Dashing Daniel Henney
Life in Korea | July 1st 2008 by betchay
I post about the 45th Dae Jong Sang or Grand Bell Awards last Friday night. Daniel Henney, of course, attended the event and won Best New Actor. He deserves it I’ve always loved Daniel Henney not only for his dashing good looks (specially in read more
Korean Beauties at the 45th DaeJongSang Film Awards
Life in Korea | June 27th 2008 by betchay
The 45th Dae Jong Sang Film Awards was held in Seoul’s COEX Convention on June 27, 2008 at 8:30 PM. Of course, it’s another red carpet photo opp for most actors and actresses attending the awards. Here are some of the Korean female actres read more
Kim Sun Ah, photoshopped?
Life in Korea | June 26th 2008 by betchay
Kim Seon A’s (Kim Sun Ah) before and after photoshop images is the most viewed post on Daum’s bulletin board. Blame it on her new drama, Every Night, that people are talking and will be talking about her until her project ends. I had only read more
2008 Asia Song Festival
Life in Korea | June 24th 2008 by betchay
I’m going to post this a little early for those who might be traveling to Korea in October. I attended the 2007 Asia Song Festival with my friends last year. Tickets were free and a lot of popular Korean singers (?) and groups were in attendanc read more
Every Night (Lee Dong Gun and Kim Sun Ah)
Life in Korea | June 18th 2008 by betchay
How’s Lee Dong Gun (이동건 - Lovers in Paris) nowadays? He and actress Kim Sun Ah (김선아 - My Name is Kim Sam Soon) had a press briefing yesterday afternoon at the National Museum in Seoul for their new drama ‘밤이면 밤마다&# read more
Suicide: a B-boy group member
Life in Korea | June 17th 2008 by betchay
South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates among OECD countries. What baffles me is that even high profile celebrities and rich people kill themselves. In the past five years I’ve been here, I’d heard of Jung Mong Hun (chairman of t read more
We Love You Korea - the 2008 Dream Concert
Life in Korea | May 29th 2008 by betchay
Intrigued! “We Love You Korea” is this year’s banner of the Dream Concert. The show features top Kpop entertainers like TVXQ, Super Junior, Epik High, Wonder Girls and MC Mong. I haven’t heard of this “yearly” conc read more
Song Hye Gyo and Hyun Bin in a drama!
Life in Korea | May 16th 2008 by betchay
I’m not sure if I read it correctly (since ONE report said Won Bin)… but I’m sooooo excited! It has been four years since we saw Song Hye Gyo in a drama. Her last one was “Full House” with the internationally known Bi (R read more
Kim Min Soo of Monday Kiz
Life in Korea | April 29th 2008 by betchay
Oh! Kim Min Soo, the other half of the duo Monday Kiz died early this morning in a motorcycle accident. He was 24. He and Lee Jin Sung debuted in 2005 with their first album titled “Bye Bye Bye.” Gone too soon… Click here for video read more
Choi Min Soo’s in trouble
Life in Korea | April 25th 2008 by betchay
Choi Min Soo used to be in the list of my favorite Korean actors. I loved him in the hit Korean drama Sandglass together with Park Sang Won (Jang Dong Gun’s co-endorser for Parkland), Go Hyun Jung (HIT) and Lee Jung Jae (Air City). However, I w read more
Fashionistas at the Baeksang Arts Awards
Life in Korea | April 24th 2008 by betchay
Don’t you just love to see (and judge) what your favorite (and not-so-favorite) stars are wearing during an awards ceremony? Just like at the 2008 Baeksang Arts Awards, photographers and fans alike snapped pictures of the stars (female mostly) read more
2008 Baeksang (Paeksang) Arts Awards
Life in Korea | April 24th 2008 by betchay
I was watching the 2008 Baeksang Arts Awards on TV while mopping the floor. It was held at the National Theatre in Namsan Park early this evening. I would have gone there but I had an appointment and I wouldn’t want to drag my son there. Next t read more
Pink Ribbon Marathon (with Jang Dong Gun and Kim Tae Hee)
Life in Korea | April 24th 2008 by betchay
Jang Dong Gun and Kim Tae Hee were at the Pink Ribbon Marathon in Busan City last April 20th. That day, my husband also joined a marathon called Inwangsan for the benefit of scholars in Jongro district. The former is for breast cancer research. Busan read more
"Hallyuwood" Development in Gyeonggi Province
Korea Information Society | April 24th 2008 by James F. Larson
There is some interesting video available on Youtube about the Hallyuwood development underway in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province. read more
Lee Byung Hun’s new drama “Iris”
Life in Korea | April 17th 2008 by betchay
I’m so glad to read that Lee Byung Hun will be back on the boob tube via the drama IRIS. This is his first after the highly successful “All In”, where he met and fell in love with Song Hye Gyo, about five years ago. He was in the Ph read more
Lee Dong Gun returns to Korea
Life in Korea | March 28th 2008 by betchay
Lee Dong Gun returns to Korea. He flew from Sydney and arrived at 6PM. He was carrying his brother’s ashes in an urn wrapped in white silk. Witnesses have noted the tears in his eyes. They will bring the ashes directly to Samsung Seoul Hospital read more
Two men charged over Lee Dong Gun’s brother’s death
Life in Korea | March 22nd 2008 by betchay
Here’s a story from the Sydney Morning Herald. The two men charged are 18-year olds Michael Lee and Ivan Wong. Another senseless death. I feel sorry for Lee Dong Gun and his family. I also feel sorry for the parents of the two men. Murdered m read more
Lee Dong Gun’s sad news
Life in Korea | March 21st 2008 by betchay
I read about the story of two Korean students stabbed in Sydney. Tonight, I’ve been reading that one of the victims is Lee Dong Gun’s younger brother. Lee Dong Gun gained popularity in the Philippines through the Korean drama “Lover read more
Song Il Guk’s traditional wedding
Life in Korea | March 16th 2008 by betchay
Pre-wedding photo Song Il Guk is officially married to an official (정승연 Jeong Seung Yeon). Last Saturday, my husband and I went to the province to visit my parents-in-law. (Can’t access the computer when we’re there!) We were on th read more
Star look-alikes
Life in Korea | March 13th 2008 by betchay
This is on the top list Daum’s Star Zone BB. Who resembles who? 1st: Kwon Sang Woo and Baek Sung Hyun 2nd: Choi Ji Woo and Park Shin Hye 3r: Shin Hyun Joon and Lee Wan 4th: Lee Byung Hun and Jin Gu Last: Song Seung Hun and Kim Beom SHARETHIS.ad read more
Who drives what?
Life in Korea | March 13th 2008 by betchay
Korean actors Bae Yong Joon and Jang Dong Gun both endorses the Korean car brand “Hyundai” (현대 - which is pronounced as hyeon-dae). BYJ’s CF came out two years ago while JDG’s was just last year. I think Hyundai is just on read more
Sandara Park - T.O.P. MV
Life in Korea | March 11th 2008 by betchay
It’s finally online… Big Bang’s T.O.P and Sandara Park’s much-awaited MV of Gummy’s (really 거미 or Spider) song “Mianhaeyo”. This was posted online five minutes ago! The song is “catchy”, howev read more
Sandara Park-T.O.P. kissing scene?
Life in Korea | March 9th 2008 by betchay
This was just posted an hour ago on Korean news portals. First images of the “highly publicized” music video of Gummy’s song “Mianhaeyo” or “Sorry” featuring the “Philippine Boa” (Sandara Park) an read more
Sandara Park is finally in the news!
Life in Korea | March 7th 2008 by betchay
The number one most searched topic on Daum this afternoon is Big Bang’s T.O.P. and Sandara Park’s kissing scene for singer Gummy’s (거미) new music video “미안해요” (mianhaeyo or “sorry”). Sandara is re read more
Hanayori dango: Korean version!
Life in Korea | February 28th 2008 by betchay
I saw Meteor Garden almost six years ago when it shown on ABS-CBN in the Philippines. A few years later, I saw the better Japanese version and fell in love with the series once again. Korean version? Soon. Production for “꽃보다 남자̶ read more
K Star style: nosepicking!
Life in Korea | February 27th 2008 by betchay
Can you imagine the gorgeous Won Bin picking his nose? He still looks cute. For most, nose picking is disgusting but the celebrities we look up too are only human and sometimes a tissue is not readily available. From this page on Daum’s bullet read more
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