WINNER go solo at March concerts WINNER / Courtesy of YG Entertainment websiteK-pop band WINNER will hold its first solo concerts on March 12-13 at the Olympic Gymnasium in southern Seoul.Fans can anticipate the dynamic performances of the five members Kang Seung-yoon, Song Mino, Nam Tae-hyun, Kim Jin-woo and Lee Seung-hoon – to promote their new mini-album, “EXIT: E.” Two songs from the album, “Baby Baby” and “Sentimental,” have topped Korean charts after being released Feb. 1. The songs also headed iTunes charts in 11 countries.WINNER will release the album digitally in Japan on March 14.Concert tickets go on sale on Auction from Feb. 11 through 12. Feb 10, 2016
Jun Ji-hyun becomes mother Jun Ji-hyun / Korea Times fileTop hallyu actress Jun Ji-hyun, 35, has given birth to a son, four years after marrying, Sports Chosun reported Wednesday.The entertainment news outlet cited a source close to the actress as saying Jun had the baby Wednesday morning.It was her first pregnancy since marrying Choi Joon-hyuk, who works at the Bank of America’s Seoul branch.She is known for her role in popular television drama “My Love from the Star (2014).”Feb 10, 2016
EXO's KAI unable to attend Exo'luXion in Dallas KAI / Courtesy of SM EntertainmentKAI, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, will not perform at the band’s North American concert in Dallas, Texas.Concert organizer MyMusicTaste (MMT) posted a full statement, saying KAI will not be at the Dallas show due to a visa delay.It said the company is solely responsible for the delay while applying for the visas.The rest of the band will play the Dallas show on Feb. 10 without KAI.The company said, however, KAI will join them for the rest of the tour starting in Vancouver, Canada.Titled “Exo’luXion,” the band will tour North America with dates in Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Vancouver.Feb 10, 2016
TV Schedule - February 10, 2016 (Wednesday) EBS 05:00 ― EBSe Living English 05:30 ― Healthy Morning 05:40 ― Multiculturalism ‘Love’ 06:10 ― Eye of the World (R) 07:00 ― Super Mini Forces! 07:30 ― Tayo, the Little Bus 07:45 ― Roboca Poli 08:00 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 1 08:05 ― Korean Yaho 2 08:20 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 2 08:30 ― Doodadakung 08:40 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 3 08:45 ― Farting King Ppung Ppung 09:00 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang 09:40 ― Talk Show Parents – Specialists 10:30 ― The Best Recipe 11:00 ― The Best Recipe Plus 11:10 ― Docu Today (R) 11:20 ― World Theme Travel (R) 12:00 ― EBS News 12:10 ― In the Line of Fire (R) 13:00 ― Link, the Software World 13:05 ― Knowledge Channel e 13:10 ― Real School (R) 13:40 ― Sci-teen 13:50 ― Woodangtangtang Aikoo 14:00 ― Me and My Robot 14:30 ― Uiratchacha Aikoo 14:40 ― EBS Winter Break For 4th Graders 15:00 ― Hugo, the Little Philosopher 15:15 ― Maya’s Travel 15:30 ― World History Time Travel 15:40 ― Mofi and Friends 15:50 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang (R) 16:30 ― Farting King Ppung Ppung (R) 16:45 ― Dingdongdang KindergarFeb 10, 2016
TV Schedule - February 9, 2016 (Tuesday) EBS 05:00 ― EBSe Living English 05:30 ― Healthy Morning 05:40 ― Success! Second Half of My Life 06:10 ― EBS Humanities Special Lecture (R) 07:00 ― Lady Bug 07:30 ― Pororo 07:45 ― Roboca Poli 08:00 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 1 08:05 ― Why – It’s the Best! 08:20 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 2 08:30 ― Doodadakung 08:40 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 3 08:45 ― Cococo Daco 09:00 ― Holiday Special Animation (R) 09:40 ― Parents – Issue N Mom 10:30 ― The Best Recipe 11:00 ― The Best Recipe Plus 11:10 ― Docu Today (R) 11:20 ― World Theme Travel (R) 12:00 ― EBS News 12:10 ― Holiday Special Documentary 14:00 ― Mind-blowing Science Show 14:30 ― Uiratchacha Aikoo 14:40 ― EBS Winter Break For 3rd Graders 15:00 ― Hugo, the Little Philosopher 15:15 ― Little Driver Mike 15:30 ― World History Time Travel 15:40 ― Mofi and Friends 15:50 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang (R) 16:30 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 1 (R) 16:35 ― Why – It’s the Best! (R) 16:50 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 2 (R) 17:00 ― Doodadakung (R) 17:10 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 3 (R) 17:15 ― Holiday SpecialFeb 9, 2016
TV Schedule - February 8, 2016 (Monday) EBS 05:00 ― EBSe Living English 05:30 ― Healthy Morning 05:40 ― Cook Vision 06:10 ― EBS Humanities Special Lecture (R) 07:00 ― Survive at Jungle – The Adventure of Maru 07:30 ― Pororo 07:45 ― Roboca Poli 08:00 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 1 08:05 ― Why – It’s the Best! 08:20 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 2 08:30 ― Doodadakung 08:40 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 3 08:45 ― Cococo Daco 09:00 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang 09:40 ― Parents – Principles and Practice of Living 10:30 ― The Best Recipe 11:00 ― The Best Recipe Plus 11:10 ― Culture Heritage Korea 11:20 ― World Theme Travel (R) 12:00 ― EBS News 12:10 ― Holiday Special Documentary 13:05 ― Knowledge Channel e 13:50 ― Oscar’s Oasis 14:00 ― Art Expedition 14:30 ― Woodangtangtang Aikoo 14:40 ― EBS Winter Break For 3rd Grade 15:00 ― Hugo, the Little Philosopher 15:15 ― Little Driver Mike 15:30 ― World History Time Travel 15:40 ― Mofi and Friends 15:50 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang (R) 16:30 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 1 (R) 16:35 ― Why – It’s the Best! (R) 16:50 ― Dingdongdang KiFeb 8, 2016
'Violent Prosecutor' surges at box office Hwang Jung-min, top, and Kang Dong-won from "A Violent Prosecutor"Crime-comedy movie “A Violent Prosecutor” is at full throttle, having drawn about a million theatergoers nationwide only two days after its opening, topping the box office.The movie, with A-list male stars Hwang Jung-min and Kang Dong-won, sold over 520,000 tickets on Wednesday, followed by more than 460,000 Thursday. The opening score beat last year’s two biggest blockbusters, “Veteran” (410,000) and “Assassination” (470,000).With the Lunar New Year holiday season running from this weekend until Wednesday, the movie is expected to attract as many theatergoers again in the next couple of days.In the movie, a temperamental prosecutor, Byun Jae-wook (Hwang), is framed for murder and thrown in prison. With sly con artist Chi-won (Kang), who he meets in prison, Byun plans a counterattack on those who set him up. Feb 5, 2016
Actress snaps up property in Seoul's 'Beverly Hills' Song Hye-kyo from movie "My Brilliant Life" (2014)Actress Song Hye-kyo has bought a pricy property in Seoul’s most-exclusive village, where some well-known public figures live.Song, 34, bought a three-story house worth 9 billion won ($7.5 million) and registered the property’s owner as her mother, according to online daily Star Today.The village, built by Hyundai Engineering & Construction in 1985, is famous for attracting wealthy public figures and has been dubbed Seoul’s “Beverly Hills.”The neighbors include NHN Entertainment chairman Lee Joon-ho, Dong-A Socio Holdings president Kang Jung-seok, major game developer NCSOFT CEO T.J. Kim, celebrity couple Kim Seung-woo and Kim Nam-joo, and actress Jun Ji-hyun and her husband.Each house has noise-proof walls and 24-hour security and is on 330 square meters of land. There are only 28 houses in the village.Song returns to the small screen late this month with “Descendants of the Sun” on KBS.Feb 5, 2016
'Infinite Challenge's' Noh Hong-chul back on street Noh Hong-chul from “Noh Hong-chul’s Street Show” on tvNLoudmouth TV personality Noh Hong-chul, whose celebrity career came after his debut as a video-jockey for “Dr. Noh’s Pleasure Street” on cable network Mnet a decade ago, has hit the streets again for his one-man TV show, “Noh Hong-chul’s Street Show.”Noh, 36, visited the streets of Hongdae, a popular Seoul nightspot, and talked to people with his smartphone on a selfie stick.Crowds noticed the star, who featured in MBC variety show “Infinite Challenge” from 2005 until 2014, and swarmed around him. Noh chatted with a male street dancer wearing women’s make-up, a group of drunken women and a teenage couple on a date.One street vendor complained to Noh that people were hampering her business. Noh apologized and moved on.The first episode of “Noh Hong-chul’s Street Show” airs on tvN Sunday.Noh took a break at the end of 2014 after being charged with drinking and driving. He resumed his career in September with a pilot program on MBC.Feb 5, 2016
Park Bo-gum embraces fame amid 'love scandal' Actor Park Bo-gum and actress Jang Na-ra / Courtesy of TwitterAmid a “love scandal” involving actress Jang Na-ra, actor Park Bo-gum was rather amazed than confounded by it.“It was amazing to see what being scandalized is like, and I have never been scandalized before,” Park, 22, said in an interview with online daily Star News.The romance rumors surrounded Park, the star of tvN hit “Reply 1988,” which ended late last month, and Jang, who is 10 years older than Park. That they had worked together in KBS TV drama “Hello Monster” last year first stoked the talk.“I already knew about the scandal, which has made me and her feel uncomfortable with each other,” Park said.Park and three co-stars from the drama recently finished filming in Africa tvN’s “Youth Over Flowers,” a travel reality show in which celebrities in their 20s and 30s go on a backpacking tour of foreign destinations. Feb 5, 2016
