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Singer Jang Ki-ha drops radio show amid stalking rumors

Jang Ki-ha and the Faces with Jang Ki-ha third from right / YonhapPopular rock singer and radio DJ Jang Ki-ha, 33, is dropping his radio show amid rumors that he once stalked his former girlfriend.The leader of Jang Ki-ha and the Faces posted a statement telling his fans he would host the SBS radio show “Jang Ki-ha’s Great Radio” until Jan. 4, and then focus on his music.“I’m not giving up the show because I found it tedious,” he said. “I just thought it was time to concentrate on my music, which is where I came from. The decision came after long and hard pondering ... I was truly happy during the two years and eight months of hosting the program.”Jang said the stalking rumor was “false in each and every little detail” and that he had reported the matter to police.An anonymous online post claimed Jang stalked his former girlfriend, tapped her phone and set up a secret camera in her home.Debuting as an indie band in 2005, Jang Ki-ha and the Faces earned fame in 2008 with its second album, “Cheap coffee.”

Dec 23, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Singer Jang Ki-ha drops radio show amid stalking rumors

Hearty greetings

President Park Geun-hye make a heart-shaped gesture to greet Korea Post employees at the government complex in Sejong, Tuesday. Park was there to celebrate completion of the complex as well as to hold a Cabinet meeting. / Yonhap

Dec 23, 2014

Waiting for Christmas

Zookeepers hold a three-month-old tiger cub and a lion cub wearing Santa Claus hats at Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, two days before Christmas. / Yonhap

Dec 23, 2014

Condoms sales see huge rise on Xmas

/ YonhapCondoms sales were highest on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve last year, a survey by global convenience chain 7-Eleven shows. Condom sales soared 162 percent on Christmas Day and 96 percent on Christmas Eve, compared with average sales on normal days, according to the survey, released Tuesday. More condoms were sold in December than any other month. On Buddha’s Birthday, May 17, condom sales jumped 79 percent. So far this year, condom sales have been higher than last year. As of Dec. 21, sales had increased 31 percent from the same time last year. The increase in sales reportedly owes much to cheaper condoms selling below 5,000 won. Sales of these were up 40 percent this year. One particular store said 64 percent of the condoms it sold were the cheap brands. 

Dec 23, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Condoms sales see huge rise on Xmas

$2.7-billion deal

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, right, poses with Greenland Group ChairmanZhang Yuliang at the Seoul Metropolitan Government offices, Monday, after the Chinese company signed a letter of intent to invest 3 trillion won ($2.7 billion) into developing the Digital Media City (DMC) area of Seoul. The city government plans to build a skyscraper there as a landmark for the DMC. / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government

Dec 23, 2014

Final contingent of draftees

New draftees salute before being admitted to the 306 Reserve Battalion in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. The battalion, established in 1952 in Busan, provides military orientation training for four days before conscripts are deployed to subordinate units of the 3rd ROK Army. The battalion is scheduled to be disbanded on Dec. 31. In Korea, all able-bodied men over 20 are required to serve in the military for about two years under the country’s mandatory conscription system./ Yonhap

Dec 23, 2014

Hyo-ri evolves into celebrity activist

Singer Lee Hyo-ri, seen in this capture from her music video “Miss Korea,” is increasingly turning her attention to social issues. The pop star recently offered to dance in a bikini over the ongoing strife surrounding Ssangyong Motors. / Korea Times fileBy Kim Jae-heunK-pop diva Lee Hyo-ri has long been known both as a sex symbol and a person who is outspoken about her beliefs. Now it appears she is willing to use her star power to draw attention to issues she cares about.Lee lowered her profile last year when she married guitarist Lee Sangsoon and moved to Jeju Island. Since then, she has stayed relevant by writing and tweeting about her life away from the city as well as various social issues.Most recently, the 35-year-old star has waded into the ongoing strife surrounding Ssangyong Motors, offering to dance in a bikini if the company reinstates the workers it laid off in 2012.“I hope Ssangyong’s forthcoming model, the Tivoli, sells well, so the company becomes stable and reinstates all the laid-off workers,” Lee said on Twitter earlier this

Dec 23, 2014By Kim Jae-heun
Hyo-ri evolves into celebrity activist

Lost your mobile phone overseas? It could cost you

/ YonhapA woman recently received a 7.06 million won ($6,405) bill for the phone she lost in France while on her honeymoon last October. The mobile carrier automatically cut the service, but nearly 260 calls were made before the company acted.According to Consumer Research on Tuesday, 32 cases of extensive bills resulting from phones lost overseas have been reported. Bills ranged from one million to seven million won.Several travelers have complained about the situation, Consumer Research said. However, domestic mobile carriers are limited in their ability to block calls, because different services operate in different countries.For KT Telecom, 24 hours of international calls in France cost 4.1 million won. LG Uplus charges 8.56 million won for the same amount of phone time in Russia. KT Telecom and LG Uplus are Korea’s second and third-largest mobile carriers.

Dec 23, 2014By Kim Jae-heun
Lost your mobile phone overseas? It could cost you

So far away

So far away

Dec 23, 2014
So far away

Actor begins second life as a shaman

Jung Ho-geun / YonhapVeteran actor Jung Ho-geun, 51, claims he has recently been formally deified and will begin his second life as a shaman. Jeong told Korean lifestyle magazine “Housewife Life” that he accepted the calling and became a shaman on Nov. 14.  “I visited six mountains, including Gyeryong and Taebaek, and Baekma River as part of the formal deification process to proclaim myself as a shaman,” he said. “I then received a document of proof from the House of Shaman at Inwang Mountain in early November. Three days later, I was deified and became an official shaman.” One news outlet said Jung has developed a reputation for his interest in spirituality among television and film crews. His grandmother was reportedly a shaman.Jung, who has developed a reputation for being a solid supporting actor, said he did not care if his shamanism harmed his career, because he was determined to embrace his spirituality.  

Dec 22, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Actor begins second life as a shaman
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