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Too reasons fast food is bad for you health

/ Yonhap Fast-food restaurants deliver filling, inexpensive meals, but there is a hidden cost: too much salt and too many calories.According to Consumer Research, about 30 set meals of fast food chains Lotteria, McDonald’s and Burger King are high in calories ranging from 769 calories to 1,515 calories. Set meals comprise a burger, beverage and a pack of chips.“Most burger set meals are high in calories as well as salt so consumers are advised to check nutritional information listed on the menu,” said the consumer research center CEO, Choi Hyun-sook.Leading the number of calories is Burger King’s Double Cheese Whopper meal with 1,515, followed by the chain’s Double Whopper meal (1,437), Bacon Cheese Whopper meal (1,283), Bacon Cheese Garlic Steak meal (1,229), Cheese Whopper meal (1,219) and McDonald’s Double 1955 meal (1,201).Burger King’s set menu has the highest average calories, 1,197.3, the organization reported. McDonald’s and Lotteria have 948.2 and 897.6 calories per set meal.Consumer Research also revealed that the fast fo

Infinite's new song dominates charts

K-pop boy band Infinite topped music charts hours after releasing its new album "Reality." / YonhapK-pop boy band Infinite is topping the charts with its new song “Bad.”The song, from the album “Reality,” topped six popular music charts including Mnet, Genie and Soribada as at 10 a.m. MondayThe lyrics are about a man who decides to bet everything on a girl, even though he knows she is a bad person. The song combines elements of electronic dance music with aesthetic sounds.Music producer Rphabet ― who has worked on the group’s other tunes, including “Back” and “Destiny” ― wrote the song.After debuting in 2010, the seven-member band has become hugely popular in Southeast Asia and Japan.Members include Kim Sung-kyu, Chang Dong-woo, Nam Woo-hyun, Hoya, L, Lee Sung-yeol and Lee Sung-jong.

Against killing animals

An activist holds a photo of a dog in a performance to call for a law to ban killing dogs at Seoul Plaza, central Seoul, Sunday, a day before “chobok,” the first of the traditionally three hottest days of the year. Traditionally some Koreans eat dog meat for energy on the day. / Yonhap

Seoul-Tokyo baduk event

Ruling Saenuri party Rep. Won Yoo-chul, left, plays baduk, a two-player board game that originated in China, with former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Saturday. The countries held a baduk tournament to promote friendship among their legislators to mark the anniversary of the Korea-Japan Normalization Treaty in June, 1965. / Yonhap

Farewell to Seodaemun overpass

People walk on Seodaemun overpass, a 375-meter road connectingChungjeongno and Gwanghwamun in central Seoul, in an event held before its demolition, Saturday. The city government plans to start the removal process for the 44-year-old structure, Wednesday, and the expanded new road will open in September. / Yonhap

Actress Ko Hyun-jung denies dating Zo In-sung

Actor Zo In-sung, left, and actress Ko Hyun-jung / Korea Times fileBy Lee Min-hyungActress Ko Hyun-jung has denied she is dating actor Zo In-sung.Rumors began on Friday when a photo was leaked online, showing them together at a Japanese airport.“They visited Japan on a different schedule, and met at the airport as they are so close to each other,” Yonhap News Agency quoted an official from management agency IOK Company as saying. “It is not true that they are in a relationship.”The Miss Korea-turned-actress, 44, appeared in the drama “Spring Day” with Zo, 33, in 2005. She has since been friendly with him.Ko has starred in many dramas, including the big hit “Sandglass” in 1995, after being runner-up in the 1989 Miss Korea beauty contest.But she suddenly stopped her acting career after marrying Shinsegae Group Vice Chairman Chung Yong-jin in 1995. She returned to the screen after divorcing him in 2003.Zo debuted in 1998 as a fashion model. He then started acting, appearing in the teen drama “School 3.” Above all, he became hug

Etihad Airways bans girl for being too pale

/ Justfab blogScottish teenager Grace Wain was banned from an Etihad Airways flight in Manchester for being “too pale.”Staff told Wain, 14, she looked “pale and unwell," the Scottish Daily Record reported. Her family was going on holiday.“She is a redhead and she has a pale complexion,” said her father Paul Wain. “That’s just the way she is.”Etihad said its staff were just “worried about Grace’s health.”“Staff were concerned about the wellbeing of a young passenger ahead of a lengthy flight,” the airline said in a statement.“The team called for a medic, who examined the child and requested a ‘fit to fly’ letter from a doctor, allowing the family to board.”  

Miss Korea winner

Lee Min-ji, 24, winner of this year’s Miss Korea beauty pageant, waves to the crowd during an award ceremony at the Universal Arts Center in Seoul, Friday. Lee, majoring in vocal music at Sungshin Women’s University, said she wants to promote Korea internationally through music. The annual contest was jointly hosted by the Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, and Hanju Media Network. / Korea Times

Taegeuk pinwheels

Pinwheels patterned with the “taegeuk,” a symbol on the Korean flag, whirl near the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in central Seoul, Friday. They were installed ahead of the 70th anniversary of Liberation Day, which falls on Aug. 15. / Yonhap