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.
Turbo to rev up again
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By Bahk Eun-ji
First generation K-pop dance duo Turbo will reunite 14 years after the double act disbanded.
Kim Jong-kuk, Mikey and former member Kim Jung-nam led the K-pop dance music trend in the 1990s.
The band will release a new album in December. Popular producer Double Sidekick has been working on the album.
The duo made its debut in 1995 with the Kim Jong-kook and Kim Jung-nam. Mikey joined after Kim Jung-nam dropped out in 1997. The duo disbanded in 2001.
Kim Jong-kook has been singing solo and has appeared on TV shows such as “Running Man,” and “Happy Together.”