Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Jo Sung-mo becomes father
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By Bahk Eun-ji
Singer Jo Sung-mo, 38, uploaded a photo of his new born baby boy to Instagram on Sunday morning.
He said his wife gave birth on Monday morning, five years after he married actress Ku Min-ji in 2010.
Jo had been embroiled in a legal dispute with the production company that managed his national tour from 2014-2015, a local media outlets reported Sunday.
He was contracted to give 18 solo performances, but he stopped in April after his 16th show because of a conflict over money.
Reports said the singer had been ordered to pay 100 million won compensation, but the agency released a statement, claiming they already reached an agreement to continue performances in May.