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T-ara So Yeon with new twitter profile picture!

2011-08-10T22:08:00.001+08:00

Seo ah and

2011-08-10T21:50:00.001+08:00

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2011-08-10T21:44:00.001+08:00

Super Junior's Kibum Joins Twitter! But is it real? (UNCONFIRMED)

2010-10-22T23:48:00.002+08:00

Yes, that's right!

If all you ELFs out there have been wondering where in the world Kibum has been, now you can find out.

He just recently joined twitter and tweeted something that may catch you eye:

"i will be in the next album. 그리고 트윗 처음합니다...다른건 다사칭!"

I know this post gets many fans pumped, but there is NO confirmation that it is real.

Could it be another fake?

Yes, there is always that possibility.

But right now there is nothing saying it is or isn't him, so for now, let's see what happens. If there are any reports of the account, I'll be sure to let you know!

Enjoy! And Twitter on!

Kibum's Twitter: 0821kibum

U-KISS 4TH MINI ALBUM TEASER 'BREAK TIME' IS OUT!

2010-10-03T17:18:00.001+08:00

As many have heard, U-Kiss is having a comeback, 'Break Time'.

The teaser has just been released, and it is sure to get fan's blood pumping.

So with out further ado, here is U-Kiss's Teaser for their 4th Mini Album, BREAK TIME

With Shut Up!

K-Pop Twitter Acounts! Follow Your Favourite Stars.

2010-08-22T01:51:00.003+08:00

Ever wanted to see what your favourite K-Pop Idols are doing? Well now you can!

The Twitter fever has entered Korea and fans couldn't be happier! Thanks to Twitter you can now see what your favourite person is doing and what they think of things. They constantly update with pictures and videos, giving you an look through their eyes of what's going on around them.

Some stars have openly told about their Twitter accounts while others (Ahem, Kyuhyun.) kept them a secret from the public but after a while told their fans about it.

Well with out further a do, here are the K-Pop Star's Twitter account!

Super Junior
Leeteuk: special1004
Heechul: Heedictator
Yesung: shfly3424
Shindong: ShinsFriends
Eunhyuk: AllRiseSilver
Donghae: donghae861015
Siwon: siwon407
Ryeowook: ryeong9
Kyuhyun: GaemGyu
Henry: henrylau89

2PM
Nichkhun: Khunnie0624
Wooyoung: NBA0430
Junsu: Jun2daKAY
Taecyeon: taeccool
Junsu: dlwnsghek
Jay:JAYBUMAOM

MBLAQ
G.O. : MBLAQGO
MIR: BangMir
Seungho: MBLAQSH

Rain

29rain

F. Cuz

YeJun: Only1yejun
LeeU: LUsyndrome
Kan: ChoiKanism

Wonder Girls

Sun Min: WGmimi
Sun Ye: WGsun
Sohee: WGsohee
Yubin: WGyubin
Yenny: WGyenny
Lim: KAWG_Lim

C.N. Blue
CNBLUE_4

U-Kiss
Eli: u_kisseli
Alexander: alexander_0729
Kevin: Kevinwoo91
Soohyun: ukissSH
Kibum: 90KKB
DongHo: Dongho94

Brian Joo
Brianjoomuzik

BEAST(B2ST)
Doo Joon: BeeeestDJ
Jun Hyung: Joker891219

2AM
Jo Kwon: 2AMkwon
Seulong: 2AMONG
Changmin: 2AMCHANGMIN
Jinwoon: 2AMjinwoon

Epik High
Tablo: blobyblo
Mithra: realmithrajin

Kara
Nicole: _911007
Goo Hara: _sweethara
Jiyoung: kkangjii
Gyuri: gyuri88

SS501
Hyun Joong: SShyunjoong
Young Saeng: SSyoungsaeng
Hyung Jun: HyungJun87
Jung Min: SSjungmin or royalavenue
Kyu Jong: SSkyujong

BoA
BoA_1105

Se7en
officialse7en

Drunken Tiger
DrunkenTigerJK

After School
Park Kahi: misskahi
Bekah: __BEKAH
Raina: raina57

Brown Eyed Girls
Jae: Jeaworld
Narsha: flyx2NAL
Miryo: MIRYOakaJOHONEY

Davichi
Min Kyung: tweetkeimk
Haeri: tweethaeri

D-NA
Mika: Mika90628

F.T. Island
JongHun: FtGtJH

T-ara
Eunjung:taraeunjung1212
Qri: QriPretty
Hyomin: b89530
Jiyeon: pjy1234

Big Bang
Taeyang: Realtaeyang

I hope this helped all you K-Pop lovers! And if you want to know who has a Twitter, never be afraid to ask! I will update when a new idol gets a Twitter, so keep watch because you never know who might show up on the Tweeting side of the world.

If you have questions about what accounts are real and which ones are fake, ask me and I can tell you.

HanGeng Is Back!

2010-08-16T14:31:00.001+08:00

I'm sure that most of you have heard of HanGeng big come back, and if you haven't well now you have! He is back, but in Chinese, but of that I am sure no one minds.

Our favourite Chinese man has made a huge comeback these few weeks after leaving Sment and Super Junior. He has come out with his first solo album called 'Geng Xin'. Geng Xin contains 10 song and was realsed July 27, 2010. Those 10 songs are:

01.My Logo

02.Because of Dreams

03.Heartache, Notebook

04.Love Letter to a Stranger

05.Holding an Umbrella

06.Simple Person

07. Wings of Love

08.Say No

09.Queen

10.Fire/Moths to Flames/Fatal Attraction

He has already released Music Videos for the songs, Fire, Say No, Umbrella, and his most recent, My Logo.

Want to listen to these fabulous songs? Here you go!

01.My Logo

02.Because of Dream

03.Heartache, Notbook

04.Love Letter to a Stranger

05.Holding an Umbrella

06.Simple Person

07.Wings of Love

08.Say No

09.Empress

10.Fire/Moths to Flames/ Fatal Attraction

You can buy this album on YesAsia here: http://www.yesasia.com/1022948213-0-0-0-en/info.html It is a CD + DVD, and I assure you it is worth the money.

And a little survey. How do you like Geng's new curly har in Fire?

C.N.Blue to Hold First Asia Tour

2010-07-28T15:23:00.000+08:00

Code Name Blue or much known as C.N.Blue just had their debut last August 19 of 2009. Being an active band in Japan and Korea, they have captured a lot of fans overseas.

They have proved their rising influence as FNC Music announced in a recent press conference that the boys will be holding an Asia Tour, which will first hit Seoul early next week and there after, C.N. Blue will be traveling to some Asian countries which includes: Hong Kong and Singapore in August, Taiwan, Thailand and Japan in September and in China by October.

C.N.Blue has just debuted for less than a year, but they will already be holding such big events! This simply proves how talented these boys are.

credit: eunii @ KpopLive

Korean Wedding

2010-07-21T02:02:00.000+08:00

I've already mentioned about some reasons behind Korean blind dates, Sogaeting. Now I'm going to introduce you to the next step: marriage!

I personally have never attended a Korean wedding, but I'll tell you some facts based on a book called „Sleepless in Seoul“ by Vera Hohleiter. Before I start, I tell you that I don't think all of the facts written below apply to all Korean weddings. I'm sure some people do it different way.

The most of Korean people marry in huge halls, decorated with flowers. In such halls you can invite a huge amount of guests: hundreds of them. Civil wedding or church wedding is possible, but it's not that common.

Like mentioned before, there are hundreds of guests, sometimes even more than a thousand. Everyone, who knows about the wedding and wants to bless the couple, can come. Of course, the couple also want them to come.

Homeless people used to go to wedding events because there they could get food for free. Today weddings in Korea can be considered as.. 'business'. A wedding with hundreds of guests costs between 25,000 and 50,000 USD.

In Korea it's not common to give household items or furnishings as presents. Usually people give money in an envelope in en entrance of the wedding hall. Mostly the guests give 50,000 Won, which is about 40 USD. Probably students give a bit less and wealthy guests a bit more.

A relative of the bridal pair counts and manages the money and write the exact amount of all guests down. So if you give a certain amount of money to the bridal pair, most probably you'll get the same amount of it from them on your own wedding. In Korean weddings it's almost all about 'give and take'. More guests means more money.

Probably some of you know such tradition too from your own culture in your country. As for me as an Indonesian, many people there celebrate their weddings in huge halls too, with lots of guests and you also can give money to the bridal couple. But I don't think we consider it as 'business'. Seriously, writing the exact amount of money of each guest is a bit too much, don't you think?

Who will Lee Jin Soo give his last brewed coffee at Coffee House?

2010-07-15T08:20:00.001+08:00

Comedy-Romance drama Coffee House will brew their last coffee next week with 18 episodes. The last episode will be broadcast at SBS on Tuesday July 27th 8:55pm KST.

Did you watch the past 14 episodes of Coffee House? I bet a lot of you are curious of who will end up with Lee Jin Soo. I was curious every since, from the first episode of Coffee House.

If you haven't seen the latest episode of the drama, I will give you a little summary here.

For episode 13, Lee Jin Soo went back to Korea after being away for 2 years. Kang Seung Yeon is now a writer to a radio station called Morning Radio. Lee Jin Soo met Kang Seung Yeon at the bar after hearing his catch phrase "Are You Crazy?". At the end of the episode, Lee Jin Soo met Seo Eun Young. Eun Young is getting ready for her marriage (fitting her wedding dress) when she met Lee Jin Soo. Lee Jin Soo was surprised and held the ring on his pocket. Who is the ring for?

For episode 14, Lee Jin Soo was shock to what he had seen. He tries to be composed. They ate dinner together and had a little chat. To every questions Eun Young asks, Lee Jin Soo answers with a multiple choice. Whenever Eun Young gave her answer, Jin Soo do what she choose, for example, having a cellphone and a Girlfriend. Jin Soo told her that he has a girlfriend and the next day he bought a new cellphone. One day, Eun Young and her husband to be Ji Won asked Jin Soo to meet his Girlfriend. Since he doesn't really have a girlfriend., he asked Seung Yeon to be his fake girlfriend with the exchange of him getting a radio appearance. He even lend her the ring he wants to give to Eun Young. In the end of the episode, Eun Young found out that Jin Soo is just lying to her having a girlfriend. While having a conversation on the phone, Jin Soo gave her another multiple choice. He said, 1) I'll tell you the truth. 2) I'll continue lying. then he hung up because he has to go for his guesting. In the end, Eun Young texted him saying her answer. She said....................... Number 2.

Now, who will really end up with Jin Soo. Will Jin Soo choose Seung Yeon since she likes him? or Will he choose no one?

Please Support the last 2 episode of Coffee House Next Week!

cr: chrizzycrazy@e-koreablog.blogspot.com

[video] G.NA "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" MV released

2010-07-14T06:06:00.004+08:00

Our anticipated Music video is here. G.NA titled song I'll back off so you can live better featuring Beast member Junhyung is officially out.

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The MV is so good. I felt sad for Doojoon's role! Yes no love triangle. I bet we all thought that Junhyung is the other guy who stole the girl (maybe?!) but now the mv is out the story is about a guy who tries to go out of his nightmare (his girl leaving his side). He tries not to remember all the happy memories they had.

I also like the dance steps. I want to learn the steps :) and Junhyung's rap is so amazing! I can't wait to see her debut stage!

I'm eager to see her perform this song live! Are you?

check out my album review for her!

cr: B2STalert03 @ yt

chrizzycrazy@e-koreablog.blogspot.com

[video] Super Junior's Kang Shim Jang

2010-07-14T03:06:00.004+08:00

It was said that Super junior composed a song for Kang Shim Jang (Strong Heart). They even performed it on the latest episode of the show. 3 super junior members who are permanent guest of the show composed a logo song and Donghae who joins the club. It was said that they will also do a MV for the song.

Are you ready to laugh?

Click here if you want to watch full Strong heart 100713 episode (w/out sub)

Here's a subbed video from last weeks episode featuring super junior (I guess its just a cuts)

Uploader notes:

"This videos are Only For Super Junior Story.
Siwon's Gesturing are so Funny
And Shindong's propose to his fiancee is very touching
Check this video"

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When I saw this video, I'm like OMO! They seriously make a music video! I like the song, it's very catchy " Kang shim jang, kang shim jang" there's even a part for "funny story, sad story, love story, you're my story" I love that part. They even make a video wearing their Bonamana outfits. and the stage, I can tells its from Inkigayo haha.

I like last week's episode of strong heart its so funny and Shindong's proposal is very touching!

Do you like the video? How do you feel after watching it?

Cr: nutanpopor @YT
Rainmaker' blog

chrizzycrazy@e-koreablog.blogspot.com

[album review] Do you have something to say about G.NA Debut album?

2010-07-14T01:54:00.002+08:00

We all know that another Cube family is about to debut this week, G.NA (Gina Choi). We've seen her teaser featuring Beast Doojoon and Junhyung.

Here's the teaser if you haven't seen it.

I know a lot of you we're jealous of how close Doojoon and G.NA together in that teaser. I will admit that I was one of them. :) Cube also release a full audio of G.NA featuring Rain called "Things I Want to Do When I Have a Lover" (애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일).

When I first heard this song, I was like Oh My Gosh this is so good. The melody between two singers is wonderful. I feel like I'm always in love because of the lyrics. The lyrics says what I wanted to do with my boyfriend. I bet all of you do!. :) This is my first favorite track from her album. I put this on repeat yesterday and now I almost memorized the song :)

Have you seen/heard Beast Yoseob and 4minute Gayoon's cover of this song?

I also like their cover. They harmonies so well in this song. I also like how they bond in the video. I bet some of you who like Yoseob felt a bit jealous of Gayoon. Don't be, they are just having fun recording and we all know that Beast is close to 4 minute because they're both under the same company. Anyways, when I first saw this video, I can feel the support and encouragement that Cube family like 4minute and Beast gave to G.NA. Due to the closeness that cube family showed us, it makes me want to join CubeEnt. click here if you want to see details about auditioning.

Today July 14, 2010, G.NA release all the tracks that includes in her debut album.

The first song that I'm about to share to you is the one that is featured in her teaser titled "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" (꺼져 줄게 잘 살아) featuring Beast Junhyung.

This song is my second favorite song from her album. This song is a total opposite song of "Things I Want to Do When I Have a Lover" (애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일). This song is about 1 people who choose to give up someone he/she truly love just to give her a better life. How sad is that?! When I was listening to this song, I felt heartbroken. No wonder why Doojoon is crying in the teaser. I can't wait till Cube release the full MV of this song.

This third song is called Super Solo featuring Swing. In this song, I can feel the power of her voice.

This track is called Loving You. This song is very catchy. The lyrics are so lovely. A great song for those who are in love. "I Believe, always believe" is a phrase that catches my heart. This will be my third favorite track.

This will be the last song in her debut album titled 소문났어요. (sorry I can't translate this one) This song is a sad song. The song is about a complicated love. The melody is lovely yet sad. This is my last favorite track.

Meanwhile, G.NA is about to debut this weekend (?). Let's anticipate for her performance on stage. Show your support by buying her Album.

Now that you have heard all the tracks from G.NA debut album, How do you feel about them? Are you ready for G.NA?

cr: jenningyou @ YT

chrizzycrazy@e-koreablog.blogspot.com

[video] Siwon, Yonghwa, and Teacyeon wins

2010-07-13T09:01:00.002+08:00

I know this is an old episode of Win Win but I wanted to share a full episode with sub where Siwon, Yonghwa, and Teacyeon joins the show.

Here's a little summary of the show.

-the episode's theme is Acting-dol. Idols who acts at the same time.
Siwon: Super Junior = Oh My Lady
Yonghwa: CN Blue = You're Beautiful
Teacyeon: 2PM = Cinderella Sister
-they talked about guestures
-Siwon having a rich father
-they did some Imitations (my personal favourite part)
-Siwon tells one of his most embarrassing moment
-Teacyeon dances to NU ABO, Siwon's Gee, and Yonghwa's Oh!

I provided a little summary of the first half of the show. Now its time for you to witness it yourself.

I hope you had fun watching it. I apologized for the last part. I know there's more but that is the only videos the uploader provide.

Stay tune for the next part. Once the next part is up, I will post it here for sure!

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I like this episode. I like how Siwon is so active in the show. He is so funny throughout the whole show! My favourite parts is the imitations (Fly to the sky). I laugh so hard that I almost tear. I love the part where they try not to do any gesture while they sing (for Yonghwa and Teacyeon) and while they talk (Siwon). The dance part! LOL to Siwon! haha at first he pretend not wanting to dance but in the end, he even requested to change the song to GEE haha. I also like the part where Siwon tells his story about what happened when he went to Han River. That is so embarrassing. I can feel his embarrassment.

How about you? How do you feel after watching the show?

cr: SteveRainmaker @YT
chrizzycrazy@e-koreablog.blogspot.com

Who wants to go at 63 Building?

2010-07-13T05:10:00.002+08:00

We heard a lot of 63 Building in some Korean variety shows. Do you remember 2pm Nickhun and F(x) Victoria met at 63 Building for their first episode of a show called We Got Married? We saw the rooftop of 63 Building. I wonder what inside the building? Why is it so famous around South Korea? I did some research about 63 Building and I found out a lot of interesting facts about the building.

63 Building also known as Yuksam Building is a landmark skyscraper on Yeoido Island. 63 Building is 249m or 817 ft tall and it was acknowledge as the world's tallest building outside North America. It is served as South Korea's tallest building until Hyperion tower was build last 2003. 63 Building is an iconic landmark of Miracle on the Han River, it symbolized the nation's rapid economic achievement in the late 20th century.

63 Building has 63 official floors and 60 of them are above ground level while the other 3 are the basement floors.

The 60th floor has the world's tallest Art gallery and it has an observation deck called 63 Golden Tower. If you go there you can see Incheon if the sky is clear and at night you can watch fireworks there.

At the 59th floor there's a First-class Restaurant called Walking in the Cloud.

At the 58th floor there's a Family Restaurant called Touch the Sky.

There's a total of 6 elevators in the building and one of them is specially made for couples only. It is called Love Elevator. The couples who will ride this special elevator will get an exclusive 1 minute ride. There's another elevator where you can see the outside while riding it.

The lower floors has a shopping mall with approximately 90 stores. It has IMAX theater and a large Aquarium. Last year July 5, 2009, they opened a Wax Doll Museum which features real statues of famous people around the world.

63 Building was built at a cost of 180,000,000,000 won and completed construction on May 1985. In 2000, Hanwha Group renamed the building to 63 City and it became part of the group in 2002.

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Here's some photos of 63 Building

This next photo is at sunrise the 63 Building begins to glow

For 20 minutes at sunrise, the eastern side of the building is blindingly bright.

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I found it very interesting. Before I do some research about 63 Building, I really want to go there. Now I know a lot of things about the building, it makes me want to go there more. I found the restaurant names very interesting. What catches my attention more is the Love Elevator and the Large Aquarium. I also found it very amazing on how the building shine so brightly during the sunrise. When I go to S. Korea I will definitely go to 63 Building. I want to personally see how the building shine so bright and I would like to ride the Love Elevator.

Even though I haven't been there, this is one of my RECOMMENDED place to visit in Korea.

What do you feel after knowing all this facts about 63 Building?

Cr: wikipedia

Let's Learn Korean: Lesson 11

2010-07-13T03:42:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone! How have you all been? I would like to say sorry for not posting lately. This past few weeks is been a very busy weeks for me. Anyways since I'm back, I'm going to teach you another lesson. Actually this lesson is not new. In lesson 3, I taught you how to count. As you all remembered, there's two way of counting in Korean and that is Native counting and a Chinese derive counting. I taught you how to count in Chinese derive in Lesson 3 and I only taught you 1-10 for the Native Korean counting. In this lesson, I will tell you the Native Korean counting.

As you have seen in lesson 10, I started to show you my new way of teaching new Korean words, and that is by making it as a picture, so it's easier for all of you to read(?). The picture below is the Native Korean Counting.

I apologized for the blurriness of the pictures.

I have another set of table for more information for counting or stating some facts.

Remember!

the pattern that you learned in Chinese system is the same for native Korean.
When your counting referring on money just add 원 (weon) [won].
원 (weon) [won] is what Koreans called their money.

I hope this lesson helps you. More lessons to come asap.
If you have a questions, DO NOT HESITATE to ask me anytime on my Facebook. I will answer you as soon as I can.

Thanks for all you patience! Hope you're having fun Learning Korean.

You can go back to my old lessons, Click here.
You can also check a video that teach Korean, Go here.

Super Junior's No Other MV Released!

2010-07-08T19:54:00.001+08:00

It has been long anticipated for this new music video for Super Junior's new hit song No Other. It has finally been released and here it is.

No Other by Super Junior.

KangIn Has Left for the Army

2010-07-05T01:36:00.001+08:00

We all knew this day would come, and here it is. Today, July 5th, KangIn has left for the army. For the next 2 years he will be inactive in Super Junior. Though this is a heart breaking moment for most of us, let's cheer him on.

As Leeteuk had said: : “We need to be ready for Kangin when he’ll be back so that he can come back with his job as well instead of us crying now. It’s way better to cheer him up and wait for him now than to forget him later.”

Let's cheer him on and anticipate his return to Super Junior. With the love of his fellow members and all of the ELFs, I am sure he is feeling more love then ever before. I know this is a sad moment, but I'm sure that our waiting will pay off in the end. So, Tweet, blog, do what ever you want, but just make sure you cheer on our brave soldier.

KangIn

Pictures:

SM LIVE '10 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR!!!!

2010-07-02T09:42:00.003+08:00

Hey everybody!!!! It is so shocking but it is TRUE! SM LIVE features Kangta, SUper junior, BoA, U-Know, Max, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), Trax will be performing in Seoul in August 21st, then September 4 in Los Angeles, USA, Shanghai China on Sept 11, and Tokyo Japan!!!

This will be an awesome tour because it features some of the most popular idol groups in Korea. The tickets for this concert will be highly popular and will be anticipated to be sold out in seconds.

The Korea tickets will be selling on July 15th through Gmarket Korea so people who live in Korea, please get the tickets and take as many pictures as you can!

Let's Learn Korean: Lesson 10

2010-06-27T20:49:00.000+08:00

여러분 안녕하세요! Hello everyone! How are you guys? I am here again to teach you some Korean words. This lessons might be an easy one for you because the topic for today is about

"Family" "가족" (ga-jog).

Some of you might already know and even using it already. A lot of you might know what is Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother, and Grandparents in Korean. How about the other Family members or what you called it "Relatives"?

The picture below is the one I made so it is easier to read.

I hope you enjoy this topic.

If you have any questions you can ask me through face book.

My facebook

Enjoy and thanks!

감사함니다!

[video] let's speak korean

2010-06-24T11:58:00.001+08:00

Hi my dear how should I say it, readers/students! Since I am busy until the first week of July, I can't post new lessons. Since I can't personally post some new lessons, I found this Korean program where they teach you some Korean. The show is called Let's Speak Korean. I will share you some of the videos and the others will be on their youtube channel.

Let's Speak Korean Youtube Channel

I recommend you to take some notes, it helps.

I hope this videos will help you learn more Korean. ENJOY!

Upcoming Drama: Road No. 1

2010-06-21T21:04:00.000+08:00

16 episodes.

16 episodes is all it will take for you to fall in love all over again. A new moving and romantic drama is coming to Seoul. Road No.1 is directed by Lee Jang Soo and Kim Jin Min, and screen written by Han Ji Hoon. These three have thought of a drama that is sure to be remembered, but to remember it, you first have to watch it. June 23rd 2010 is the date to make on your calendar, for this is the day that Road No. 1 will travel the road into your heart.

Road No.1 is based on an event occuring around "Route 1" which lies between Seoul and Pyongyang. The story about Officer Lee Jang Woo(So Ji Sub) who finds himself in a war that he is not prepared for, yet he continues on to protect Soo Yeon(Kim Ha Neul), the woman he has known and loved since youth.However, he is able to put it past him and he displays extraordinary survival skills, friendship, cooperation and ideology under brutal war conditions. Soo Yeon awaits Jang Woo’s return, but eventually gets engaged to Tae Ho. When Jang Woo returns alive, however, Tae Ho discovers Jang Woo and Soo Yeon’s unbreakable bond and feels betrayed.

The cast, as I always say, is important. This drama is no exception.

Cast

So Ji Sub as Lee Jang Woo
Kim Ha Neul as Kim Soo Yun
Yoon Kye Sang as Shin Tae Ho
Son Chang Min as Oh Jong Ki
Kim Jin Woo as (Soo Yeon’s elder brother)
Choi Min Soo as Commander of the 2nd Company
Julien Kang as U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leader
No Hyung Wook (노형욱) as Young Soo
Shin Hyun Joon as North Korean officer Jo Sang Wi (cameo)
Lee Jin Sung (이진성)

TRAILER:

Pictures:

[info] Let's learn korean questions?

2010-06-21T11:05:00.000+08:00

I just went through all the comments for lesson 9 and all of them says its confusing. If you have any questions please ask me on my Facebook and I will help you explain it. Please tell me which area is confusing so I know what to explain more. If you don't go to my Facebook there is no way I can answer all your questions. I don't always go and read all your comments to every lessons I post.

Since I am busy these days with my personal daily activities, I only go to my facebook and sometimes twitter (not that active in twitter).

If you are having troubles, I strongly recommend that you ask me. Don't be scared to ask questions because if you don't ask then you won't get the answer you need.

Here is my facebook. Add me and ask if you needed.

Add me here (facebook)

thanks!

[News] Top Korean Diet Promoter Conquers Japanese Bestseller List Once More

2010-06-21T09:04:00.002+08:00

Girls, fancy the nice killer abs of your favourite Korean female stars? Good news! It is possible, you can have it too !

Korean Diet Promoter, Jung Da-yeon has published a new diet book last November which now stands at the top in Amazon Japan.

Jung, who launched the ''momjjang'' hot body fad in Korea, had published her first diet book in 2007 which now claimed number two after her second book. This is a feat that no Korean has ever done it before.

In the second title, she writes about the steps and methods she took in order to attain her now chiseled body. She also wrote a thought-provoking phrase that was the most highlighted in the book.

"Over the millions of years of human history, it was only 10,000 years ago that people began eating three square meals a day, Like animals living in the wild, we must eat often in order to stay slim."

She has recently just unveiled her second diet DVD and will soon begin on writing health articles and exercise tips for a health journal.

Jung who has made a name for herself by her expertise on physical training and exercise, was previously a housewife. In 2008, she made her first acting debut as a fitness instructor in the drama ''Aquarius''. She was approached personally by director Kim Soo-ryong to asked to be in his drama as Kim wanted to send useful health information through the drama series and with her fame, she was the only right person to do so.

Check out more about her in the video below.

If she can do it, so can everyone. Well, that goes the same for all the men !

Source: Chosun,com

[News] North Korea Players nowhere to be found?

2010-06-18T22:29:00.006+08:00

UPDATE:

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Football's world governing body FIFA on Friday denied rumours that four North Korea players listed as no-shows for their World Cup match against Brazil have gone missing in South Africa.

FIFA said it had "no information" that the four players had gone missing, amid reports they may have tried to defect.

The official teamsheet for the North Koreans' 2-1 defeat to Brazil on Tuesday listed substitute goalkeeper Kim Myong-Won, An Chol-Hyok, Kim Kyong-Il and Pak Sung-Hyok as "absent".

"We have no information that the players may have disappeared," a FIFA spokesman said.

"Our liaison officer with North Korea hasn't signalled anything to us."

The North Korean team is expected to hold a press conference in Johannesburg at 5:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Friday, ahead of their next match against Portugal in Cape Town on Monday.

An official at the South Korean embassy in Johannesburg said it had not picked up any out-of-the-ordinary movements regarding the North Korean squad.

Media access to the players from one of the world's most reclusive nations has been extremely restricted since they arrived in South Africa to contest their first World Cup in 44 years.

In their only previous appearance at the finals, at the 1966 tournament in England, they created one of the biggest shocks in World Cup History by beating European giants Italy.

The World Cup is always a fascinating tournament as it constantly supplies moments of drama, genius and the absurd as FIFA have no idea of the whereabouts of four North Korean players.

Kim Myong, Kim Kyonh II, Na Chol and Pak Sung Hyok have literally disappeared as the four where nowhere to be found when North Korea took to the field in their Group G opener against the five-time champions Brazil.

A spokeperson from FIFA has admitted that they are also in the dark as to where the players could be because no one from North Korea has relayed the status of the players in question.

No comments or statements have been issued from the North Korea camp and the location of the four will remain a mystery until then.

source:news.yahoo ; portugoal.net

This is weird. Korea known to have skillful soccer players, or shall i say at Koreans loved this sport very much. Being all hype every time SKorea battles with other country, where on this world these 4 players have been? Plus the fact that their whereabouts can't figure out. It's disappointing. Playing in a World Cup is such an honor. Being in the game is one country should be proud of. Qualifying in World Cup is not that easy.

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