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Kim Ji-soo

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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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Beijing billboard brings birthday greetings to Ji Chang-wook

Ji Chang-wookChinese fans have displayed a congratulation video on Beijing’s big electronic billboard to mark the birthday of Korean actor Ji Chang-wook. He turned 28 on July 5, the Ytree PR Company said.The video was displayed on the 100-meter-long billboard of “The Place,” a Beijing tourist attraction. Fans sent messages of love and congratulations.“The video is now rapidly spreading through Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter,” The Ytree Company said.Meanwhile, Ji is scheduled to hold a fan meeting at Seoul’s Olympic Park on July 25. 

Jul 17, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Beijing billboard brings birthday greetings to Ji Chang-wook
South Korea

MERS: Samsung Medical Center could reopen Tuesday

Samsung Medical Center in southern Seoul is expected to reopen Tuesday, as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome shows signs of abating.Health authorities said they were considering lifting the partial closure of the leading hospital that prompted the second wave in the spread of MERS. The respiratory illness produced Korea’s first patient on May 20.Meanwhile, there were no additional cases of MERS for the 12th straight day Friday, and no fatalities in a week.

Jul 17, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
MERS: Samsung Medical Center could reopen Tuesday
Shows & Dramas

Psy emerges unscathed from China bus crash

Psy“Gangnam Style” rapper Psy escaped injury when his red Rolls Royce and a bus collided Thursday in Guangzhou, China.No one else was seriously injured, reports said, but the car’s front bumper and the side of the bus were damaged, media reports said Friday.Psy, 38, was in the car with his manager and a local employee when the crash happened. He was travelling to Hangzhou for the launch party of a bar.Psy left the scene in a police car that was accompanying him.The rapper rose to international fame with his 2012 sensational single “Gangnam Style.” His following singles, “Hangover” and “Gentleman,” also received positive responses, though they did not fare nearly as well as “Gangnam Style.”According to reports, Psy will leave Guangzhou for Beijing Friday.

Jul 17, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Psy emerges unscathed from China bus crash
South Korea

N. Korean economic growth slows in 2014

North Korea's economic growth is estimated to have slowed last year from a year earlier as its staple primary industries posted tepid performances, data showed Friday.The North's economy is projected to have expanded 1 percent in 2014, decelerating from the 1.1 percent on-year growth in the previous year, according to the data compiled by South Korea's central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK).It has posted economic expansions for four years in a row since it contracted 0.9 percent and 0.5 percent in 2009 and 2010, respectively.The BOK explained that the North's construction sector lent support to the overall growth, bouncing back to a 1.4 percent on-year growth last year from a 1 percent fall the previous year.Pyongyang's agricultural and fishery industry, which accounts for 21.8 percent of its total output, expanded 1.2 percent last year, slowing from 1.9 percent growth in 2013.Growth in its mining and manufacturing sector, which accounts for 34.4 percent of overall output, gained 1.1 percent, down from 1.5 percent a year earlier.The data, meanwhile, showed that North Korea's nominal g

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

Emma Stone professes her love for K-pop

Emma StoneTurns out American actress Emma Stone is no different from us when it comes to K-pop infatuation.On the late-night talk show "Conan" aired Tuesday, the "Amazing Spider-Man" heroine confessed she is "obsessed" with Korean pop music."It's a global phenomenon so I'm sure everyone already knows what this is," she tells Conan O'Brien, the host. "It's beyond excellent. It's the best thing you've ever seen."The 26-year-old apparently wasn't the only one sharing this sentiment in the room, drawing cheers and applause from the audience."When we did the 'Spider Man' premiere in Seoul, Korea, we were on stage with the band 2NE1," she says of her favorite band, adding that her favorite 2NE1 track is "I Am the Best.""I feel like I've been singing that song for years in the mirror," O'Brien says before showing a clip of its music video on screen.Stone appeared as a guest on "Conan" to promote her latest film "Irrational Man." (Yonhap)

Jul 17, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Emma Stone professes her love for K-pop
Shows & Dramas

No joke, comedian Yoo Jae-suk signs with FNC

Yoo Jae-sukComedian Yoo Jae-suk has signed a deal with FNC Entertainment, joining the likes of K-pop bands FTISLAND and CNBLUE, and fellow comedian Jeong Hyeon-don.“I am very glad to be part of a company that my close friends also belong to,” said Yoo through a statement. Yoo, who has been on his own for the past five years, is also an MC who currently stars in several popular TV shows including “Infinite Challenge” and “Running Man.”

Jul 16, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
No joke, comedian Yoo Jae-suk signs with FNC
South Korea

Park talks pardons with new Saenuri leaders

Meeting with new ruling party leaders Thursday, President Park Geun-hye said she will consider their proposal of including business leaders in the Aug. 15 special pardons. Several of Korea’s biggest business tycoons have been convicted and could receive special pardons, including SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and his younger brother and the group's vice chairman, Chey Jae-won, CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun and Koo Bon-sang, vice chairman of LIG Nex1.The President agreed with party leaders to hold meetings between Cheong Wa Dae, the ruling party and the government.Park met party chairman Kim Moo-sung, Won Yoo-chul, the newly elected floor leader, and Kim Jung-hoon, the new chief policymaker at Cheong Wa Dae, in a signal of a new direction for the relationship between the President and the ruling party.Won replaces former majority whip Rep. Yoo Seong-min, who the President publicly castigated over the passage of a controversial bill at the National Assembly.  

Jul 16, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Park talks pardons with new Saenuri leaders
South Korea

Strong winds blow as Nangka charges north

Elementary students cringe at the strong winds blowing near Busan’s Haeundae Beach, Thursday, as the 11th typhoon Nangka advances upward to affect much of Korea’s eastern and southern coastal areas./  Yonhap

Jul 16, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Strong winds blow as Nangka charges north
Shows & Dramas

Singer Kim Hyun-joong countersues ex-girlfriend

Singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong has sued his ex-girlfriend for wrongfully accusing him of causing her miscarriage, his legal representative said Wednesday.The 29-year-old lodged a counterclaim of 1.2 billion won (US$1.0 million) last Saturday in response to a damages suit filed by his ex-girlfriend, identified only by her surname Choi, Kim's attorney Lee Jae-man said.Choi is seeking 1.6 billion won in compensation for the psychological trauma Kim allegedly caused her.The Kim-Choi saga started last August when Choi accused the singer of beating her and causing her to miscarry. Believing this as the truth, Kim at the time paid her 600 million won as hush money, Lee said.Kim, however, recently found out from Choi's gynecologists that she was never pregnant.Lee said the sum doesn't include the financial loss Choi has caused Kim for making false accusations.Kim plans to lodge another counterclaim once his management agency confirms the extent of the financial damages.Kim had earlier admitted to the charge of physical abuse and was fined 5 million won in January.The drama flared up again w

Jul 15, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Singer Kim Hyun-joong countersues ex-girlfriend
Shows & Dramas

TVXQ releases special album before Yunho enlists

K-pop boy duo TVXQ will release a special album, “Rise as God,” Monday.The album is a present for fans before U-know Yunho begins his military service on Tuesday. The album will have 10 songs with solo pieces from the two serving as double title tracks, reports said. The special album is the duo’s first since “Spellbound,” released in February.Max Changmin is also expected to begin his military service, but details are not yet firm.All able-bodied South Korean men are subject to compulsory military service for about two years in a country that faces North Korea across a heavily fortified border.

Jul 15, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
TVXQ releases special album before Yunho enlists
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