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.
Choi Si-won' star soars on Twitter
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By Bahk Eun-ji
Choi Si-won, a member of Super Junior, is enjoying great popularity partly because of the TV drama he is starring in, “She Was Pretty.”
As of Monday, more than 5 million people are following his official Twitter account, SM Entertainment reported. Choi opened the account on March 25, 2010.
Choi has already topped the star list once, having the most followers in 2011. This is the second time for him to accomplish that feat.
“She Was Pretty,” broadcast on MBC, also stars actress Hwang Jeong-eum and actor Park Seo-joon. The drama has been garnering popularity ratings in the 17 percent rage.
Choi will enlist for his military duty on Nov. 19. He will serve as a conscripted police officer.
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