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Kim Ji-soo joined The Korea Times in 2006, and worked on such desks as culture and politics and is currently a member of the Editorial Board. Previous workplaces include The Korea Herald and the Korea JoongAng Daily.

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Hyukoh joins YG label

Band HyukohHyukoh, an underground band that achieved sudden popularity, has signed with YG Entertainment’s music label.The four-member band signed with HIGH GROUND, a music label within YG Entertainment that is led by Tablo of the hip-hop group Epik High. The band was catapulted to fame after appearing on a popular television entertainment program “Infinite Challenge.” Since then, it has swept the top of the domestic music charts.It also performed along with Tablo and his fellow judge on the music program “Show Me the Money 4.” 

Jul 22, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Hyukoh joins YG label
South Korea

President urges action on reform

President Park Geun-hye stressed at a Tuesday Cabinet meeting the urgency of carrying out a range of reforms.“All Cabinet members under the leadership of the prime minister should focus on implementing reforms with a pledge to lay out the next three decades of growth and also fight corruption,” she said.The President said public support was crucial to the success of the reforms.  She said the public needed to know why reform was so important and how it would affect their lives so they could join the process.Park has pledged to reform the labor, finance and education markets during her five-year tenure, but a series of domestic crises, including the recent Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, has hampered progress.The President also warned against “individual” actions by Cabinet members. Despite Park’s previous warnings, Cabinet members such as Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan and Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea are rumored to be quitting their posts to run in the 2016 general elections. 

Jul 21, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
President urges action on reform
Shows & Dramas

EXO fans treated to Chinese version of 'Love Me Right'

 K-pop group EXO performs at its second solo concert in Beijing over the weekend. / Courtesy of EXOdicted  Screaming fans waving silver glow sticks and signs emblazoned with “EXO-L,” the name of Korean boy band EXO’s fan club, filled the MasterCard Center in Beijing over the weekend for the band’s second solo concert tour, EXO Planet #2 The EXO’luXion. The group began the concert with their 2014 hit “Overdose,” following it up with “MAMA,” “Wolf,” and “Call Me Baby.” They eventually surprised fans with a Mandarin version of “Love Me Right.” According to SM Entertainment, EXO performed 28 songs in the three-hour concert. “The group drew explosive responses from their fans with powerful music and a stylish performance,” a SM representative said Monday. The next stop in EXO’s world tour is Chengdu, China in August. 

Jul 21, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
EXO fans treated to Chinese version of 'Love Me Right'
Shows & Dramas

Something to wonder about

 Sohee, second from left, and Sunye, fourth from left, as Wonder Girls in this 2012 file photoSunye and Sohee are no longer JYP Entertainment “Wonder Girls”, with both having quit the five-member group.Sunye married a Canadian-Korean missionary in 2013, and Sohee is pursuing an acting career with BH entertainment after leaving JYP in 2013.Meanwhile, the revamped group, with former member Sunmi returning, is planning a comeback in August as a four-member group. 

Jul 20, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Something to wonder about
Shows & Dramas

Lim Ji-yeon hopes new role will obsess TV audience

Actress Lim Ji-yeon Actress Lim Ji-yeon, who made her debut with a leading role in the film “Obsessed,” will be MC for the MBC entertainment news show “Section TV.”The network said Monday that Lim, 25, would replace actress So Yi-hyun as the main female MC.So will go on a maternity leave, with the baby due in December. In “Obsessed,” Lim starred as a Chinese-Korean wife who has an affair. She is starring in the TV drama “Upper Class Society.” Her first appearance on “Section” will air on Aug. 2.

Jul 20, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Lim Ji-yeon hopes new role will obsess TV audience
South Korea

Striker Kim Shin-wook to lead S. Korea at regional tourney

Former World Cup striker Kim Shin-wook will lead South Korea's offense at an upcoming regional tournament.Head coach Uli Stielike on Monday announced his 23-man roster for the 2015 East Asian Cup, set to take place next month in Wuhan, China.Kim, a striker for Ulsan Hyundai who played for South Korea at last year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil, has made the national team for the first time on Stielike's watch. The German coach took over the team last fall.Kim broke his right tibia during the Asian Games last September and after-effects of the injury have kept him off Stielike's squad until this week.Kim has eight goals in 22 matches for Ulsan in the top-flight K League Classic this year.Stielike said he'd kept his eyes on Kim and patiently waited for him to recover from his leg injury."That he's scored eight goals in the league was a big factor (in the selection)," the coach said. "We've watched him closely lately and his fitness level wasn't a concern."Other World Cup veterans include Ulsan goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu and Guangzhou Evergrande defensive back Kim Young-gwon.South Korea typic

Jul 20, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Striker Kim Shin-wook to lead S. Korea at regional tourney
South Korea

President names new human rights watchdog chief

Lee Seong-hoPresident Park Geun-hye Monday named Lee Seong-ho, current chief of the Seoul Central District Court, to lead the nation’s human rights watchdog.Lee, 57, has served as a judge for about 30 years. Lee is expected to replace Hyun Byeong-cheol the current chairman of the National Human Rights Commission.The nominee, who will serve a three-year tenure, will go through a parliamentary confirmation hearing. The National Assembly’s approval, however, is not mandatory for the appointment. 

Jul 20, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
President names new human rights watchdog chief
South Korea

S. Korea reports no new MERS cases for 14th day

South Korea reported no additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for the 14th straight day on Sunday, with no fatalities occurring for eight days, the health ministry said.The number of people diagnosed with MERS in the country remained unchanged at 186 with the death toll also staying flat at 36, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.As of Sunday, there were 68 people in isolation as suspected cases following possible exposure to the MERS coronavirus, down from 98 people the day before, it said.Since the country reported its first case on May 20, nearly 16,700 people have been subject to isolation for possible infection. So far, 16,625 of them have been released after showing no symptoms of MERS for more than the known maximum incubation period of 14 days for the disease.Out of those diagnosed with MERS, 136 have been discharged from hospitals following complete recoveries, up one compared to the day before, with the discharge of a 35-year-old patient.The remaining 14 were receiving treatment in hospitals, with three of them in unstable condition, accord

Jul 19, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
South Korea

Police arrest resident over pesticide death

Police in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, have arrested an elderly resident identified only as “A” over a pesticide-related death, Yonhap reported. Six elderly women fell ill this week after drinking what they believed was cider at a community hall. The drink was found to contain pesticide, and one 86-year-old woman later died.Police said Friday they found a bottle of an energy drink without a cap in A’s house. The cider in the community hall had an energy drink cap on it, raising suspicions that someone may have poured pesticide into the bottle.The resident has denied any wrongdoing.

Jul 17, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Shows & Dramas

EXID struts Taiwan stage Saturday

EXIDK-pop girl group EXID will hold its first international showcase in Taiwan, Saturday, Yedang Entertainment said Friday. The concert will be at ATT Show Box in Taipei.This is the first overseas promotional concert for the group that rose to fame with last year’s catchy single “Up & Down.” The five members of the group are Solji, LE, Hani, Hyelin and Junghwa.

Jul 17, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
EXID struts Taiwan stage Saturday
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