'Great Expectation' musicians strike chord with viewers From top, families of Yoon Bo-mi, San E and Kim Tae-won / Courtesy of MBCNew TV reality program “Great Expectation” has become a hit with its emotional dramatization of three musicians realizing the importance of their families and appreciating their daily hardships.The MBC show on Monday portrayed singer Yoon Bo-mi from idol girl band Apink, rapper San E and guitarist Kim Tae-won from rock band Boohwal spending time with their families, whom the celebrities have neglected because of their busy schedules.Yoon ran a supermarket for a day to help her mother who has been operating the store. San E accompanied his father who works as cleaner in the U.S. Kim got closer to his mentally challenged son by being on a stage with him during a performance.A media report said the program “successfully drew tears and sympathy from TV viewers,” and, because of the positive reviews, will likely continue on MBC, although it was originally planned just to air during the Chuseok holiday season. Sep 29, 2015
Idol stars spin old hits on contest show Song Hae, right, and Sandeul from boy band B1A4 from “National Singing Contest,” Monday / Courtesy of KBSIdol stars shined on the nation’s oldest TV singing contest, “National Singing Contest,” Monday, bringing their vocal and dancing skills to a show that ordinary people usually participate in.Some 60 idol singers appeared on the KBS show, which was specially planned for the Chuseok holiday season that began on the weekend and continues until Tuesday.A.O.A, on top, and T-ARA Hosted by Song Hae, 88, who has been presenting the program since its debut in 1980, the show had singers in their 20s and 30s perform hit songs from the past. Boy band B1A4 sang and danced to a 1975 number by trot singer Song Dae-kwan. Amber from girl band f(x) performed 1999 techno song “Come On” by Lee Jung-hyun.Girl band A.O.A performed Hyun Jin-young’s dance number from 1994, and boy band Homme did trot number “Nest,” sung by Nam Jin in 2000.Media reports praised the show for giving viewers a chance to see the idol singers perform paSep 29, 2015
Former announcer praised over one-man TV show Jun Hyun-mooNews announcer-turned-TV show host Jun Hyun-moo proved himself a masterful entertainer in a new program on Monday, in which he took multiple roles.Funnyman Jun, 37, headed the one-man show -- “The Jun Hyun-moo Show” -- on KBS2, where he hosted news and talk segments, posed as a field reporter to interview elementary students and invited his friends in an impromptu fashion to Yeouido Park in Seoul to host a quiz show.The show aired for 80 minutes. It was made on a small budget and had a simple studio set.Scenes from “The Jun Hyun-moo Show” on KBS2Netizens praised Jun, acknowledging his many skills as a TV entertainer and the program’s creativeness in the “one-man-show” format.“I have never tried this type of a show,” Jun was quoted as saying. “I spent six days making the program’s single episode.” Jun debuted in 2003 as a TV anchorman for YTN but has been pursuing his career outside the news world as a TV show host and TV entertainer. Sep 29, 2015
TV Schedule - September 29th, 2015 (Tuesday) EBS05:00 ― EBSe Living English05:30 ― Healthy Morning05:40 ― Success! Second Half of My Life06:10 ― EBS Humanities Special Lecture 07:00 ― Lady Bug07:30 ― Pororo07:45 ― Roboca Poli08:00 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 108:05 ― Why ­ It’s the Best!08:20 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 208:30 ― Doodadakung08:40 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 308:45 ― Cococo Daco09:00 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang09:40 ― Parents ­ Issue N Mom10:30 ― The Best Recipe11:10 ― Docu Today 11:20 ― World Theme Travel 12:00 ― EBS News12:10 ― EBS Space Gong Gam 2 13:05 ― Knowledge Channel e13:10 ― Galaxy Project (R) 13:40 ― Fun Math EBS Math13:50 ― Oscar’s Oasis14:00 ― A Boaster Science Show 14:30 ― Dduba DdubaNoonbori15:00 ― Hugo, the Little Philosopher15:15 ― Little Driver Mike15:30 ― World History Time Travel15:40 ― Mofi and Friends15:50 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang 16:30 ― Cococo Daco 16:45 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 1 16:50 ― Why ­ It’s the Best! 17:05 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 2 17:15 ― Doodadakung 17:25 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 3 17:30 ― Pororo17:45 ― Roboca PoSep 25, 2015
TV Schedule - September 28th, 2015 (Monday) EBS05:00 ― EBSe Living English05:30 ― Healthy Morning05:40 ― Cook Vision06:10 ― EBS Humanities Special Lecture 07:00 ― Survive at Jungle ­ The Adventure of Maru07:30 ― Pororo07:45 ― Roboca Poli08:00 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 108:05 ― Why ­ It’s the Best!08:20 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 208:30 ― Doodadakung08:40 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 308:45 ― Cococo Daco09:00 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang09:40 ― Parents ­ Principles and Practice of Living10:30 ― The Best Recipe11:10 ― Culture Heritage Korea11:20 ― World Theme Travel 12:00 ― EBS News12:10 ― EBS Space Gong Gam 1 13:05 ― Knowledge Channel e13:10 ― Global Project Sharing 13:40 ― Fun Math EBS Math13:50 ― Oscar’s Oasis14:00 ― Art Expedition14:30 ― Ppoing, the Playground Rescue Team15:00 ― Hugo, the Little Philosopher15:15 ― Little Driver Mike15:30 ― World History Time Travel15:40 ― Mofi and Friends15:50 ― Craymong’s Creativity Pang Pang 16:30 ― Cococo Daco 16:45 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 1 16:50 ― Why ­ It’s the Best! 17:05 ― Dingdongdang Kindergarten 2 17:15 ― Doodadakung 17:25 ―Sep 25, 2015
Girl band AOA top of pops with soldiers K-pop girl band AOA was voted favorite by soldiers. / YonhapThe nation’s soldiers have voted K-pop girl band AOA their favorite, Yonhap reported Friday.The Army surveyed 1,500 soldiers in 15 frontline and home fronts over which girl bands they liked most, and the largest number, 327 (21.8 percent), voted for AOA.The second favorite was Girl’s Day, who received 239 votes, or 15.9 percent, followed by new group Red Velvet with 139 votes.Girls’ Generation was fourth with 135 votes; Apink fifth with 125 and EXID sixth with 120.Seolhyun of AOA / YonhapAmong group members, the soldiers voted Seolhyun of AOA the one they would like to be their girlfriend. Sep 25, 2015
Lee Min-ho named goodwill ambassador for 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games /Yonhap South Korean actor Lee Min-ho was named Friday as a goodwill ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Lee is the first actor to take on the role for the first Winter Games in South Korea.The local organizing committee said it appointed the 28-year-old hallyu star with three future Olympic Games to be held in Asia. After PyeongChang, Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympics and Beijing will stage the 2022 Winter Olympics.The award-winning actor has starred in such popular TV series as "Boys over Flowers," "Personal Taste" and "The Heirs.""As a fan of skiing and surfing, I take great interest in Olympics," Lee said. "I will try to promote the PyeongChang Winter Olympics the best I can."Among other goodwill ambassadors for PyeongChang are Kim Yu-na, former Olympic figure skating champion, Lee Seung-hoon, former Olympic speed skating gold medalist, Choo Shin-soo, outfielder for the Texas Rangers, and Lindsey Vonn, an American Olympic skiing champion. (Yonhap)Sep 25, 2015
Shin Hyun-joon to become a father Actor Shin Hyun-joon wears a t-shirt that reads "Dad" in Korean. / Courtesy of Shin Hyun-joon's InstagramActor Shin Hyun-joon’s wife is 11 weeks pregnant.He has posted online a message and picture of himself on Instagram wearing a T-shirt that reads “Dad” in Korean. The actor said he was overwhelmed and that he will be a good father.Shin, 46, hosts “Entertainment Weekly” on KBS and appears in other programs.He married Korean-American Kim Kyung-mi in May 2013. Kim is 12 years younger than Shin and majored in music.Shin debuted in “General’s Son” (1990), and has worked in films including the “The Ginko Bed” (1996) and “Marrying the Mafia” sequels. Sep 25, 2015
Ko So-young cancels ad contract over money-lender outcry /Korea Times fileActress Ko So-young, 42, has canceled a contract for a TV commercial for a Japanese company that has a money-lending business.Ko was criticized for shooting the commercial for Japanese company “J Trust Group,” which has several subsidiaries that lend money with interest as high as 29.2 percent.The actress has made a few commercials since she married actor Jang Dong-gun in 2010.Ko said the company had agreed to cancel the contract and she was sorry to have worried fans. She said she did not pay enough attention to the commercial until media reports about the company. Ko So-young from the controversial TV commercial for a Japanese company known as "J Group," which operates a money-lending business through subsidiaries./ Courtesy of Naver blogKo debuted in 1992 in a KBS TV series. She has only appeared in TV commercials in the past eight years.Sep 25, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
Mystery drama 'Achiara' to be web cartoon New TV mystery drama “The Village: Achiara’s Secret” will made into a web cartoon before its premier on Oct. 7 on SBS.So far, famous web cartoons such as “The Girl Who Sees Smells” and “Hyde, Jekyll, Me” have been made into dramas, but it is the first time a drama has been made into a web cartoon.Actress Moon Geun-young stars in the new drama with K-pop idol star BTB’s Yook Sung-jae. There are 24 episodes.The web cartoon’s first episode will be released on Oct. 1, and each new episode will be uploaded about 12 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays.Achiara is a Korean word meaning a "small pond."Moon, 29, will play Kim So-yoon, an English teacher newly appointed to the village. Yook, 21, will play a policeman, Park Woo-jae.When So-yoon arrives in Achiara, a small and peaceful crime-free village, she finds a buried body on her first day at school. So-yoon and Woo-jae try to find the truth about the body and the village. Sep 25, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
