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Kim Nam-gil back to being bad

Actor Kim Nam-gil is returning to the small screen in KBS’ “Don’t Look Back” after an almost three-year hiatus. “Don’t Look Back” is Kim’s first television drama since completing mandatory mil...

Updated : 2013.05.22 20:30

MBC front man appointed JTBC’s new president

Sohn Suk-hee, presenter of MBC‘s political radio show “Siseon Jibjung (focus),” was named the new president of JTBC’s news reporting department, it was announced Thursday. He is rumored to being h...

Updated : 2013.05.10 13:29

TED tailors lectures for TV audience

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring “ideas worth spreading” for a television audience.TED teamed with the U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create an education-focused version...

Updated : 2013.05.06 19:54

Psy included in Encyclopedia Britannica

K-pop sensation Psy was added to the annals of history Wednesday when his name was officially included in the Encyclopedia Britannica, its Web site showed.   The online version of the English-language encyclopedia introduces Psy as the "South Korean singer and rapper" who "achieved inter...

Updated : 2013.05.01 20:43

Actress Gong Hyo-jin to star in horror TV drama

Actress Gong Hyo-jin is making her TV comeback in SBS’ upcoming horror drama, according to her agency Management Soop. In the show, titled “Master’s Sun,” Gong is to star as a secretary who begins...

Updated : 2013.04.30 20:33

Hyuna’s sexy performance on ’SNL Korea’ goes viral

Hyuna, a member of a K-pop girl group 4Minute as well as a Psy’s “Gangnam Style” heroine, is in the limelight for showcasing her sex appeal on “SNL Korea,” a Saturday night comedy show on cable n...

Updated : 2013.04.28 17:17

Korean TV programs win awards at Houston Worldfest

A total of 15 Korean TV programs won awards at the 46th Worldfest-Houston International Film & Video Festival, local broadcasters said Tuesday. Three programs from SBS, four from MBC and eight from KBS received positive reviews and won awards from one of the oldest and most respected telev...

Updated : 2013.04.23 19:47

Discovery documentary revisits Watergate movie

NEW YORK (AP) ― When Robert Redford first called Bob Woodward to talk about a movie that eventually became “All the President’s Men,” the Washington Post reporter didn’t call back.Redford’s call...

Updated : 2013.04.21 20:27

Amazon readies for debut of original TV shows

SANTA MONICA, California (AP) ― There used to be just one way for getting shows on TV. Networks would spend tens of millions of dollars ordering scripts and shooting pilots and then show the fruits of their labor to focus groups. A small group of executives would cherry-pick a few promisi...

Updated : 2013.04.18 19:34

Lee Tae-min, Son Na-eun become new member of ‘We Got Married’

K-pop singers Lee Tae-min and Son Na-eun are to become the newest members of local broadcaster MBC’s TV show “We Got Married.“According to local media reports on Wednesday, “We’re Got Married” s...

Updated : 2013.04.17 17:21

Actress Go Hyun-jung casted in “Queen’s Classroom”

Actress Go Hyun-jung will come back to the small screen with MBC’s upcoming television drama series “Queen’s Classroom.”The 42-year-old actress is to play the main role as a ferocious and ruthless...

Updated : 2013.04.12 14:40

‘Immortal Song,’ ‘I am a Singer’ showcased in Cannes

Several popular Korean reality televisions programs have been showcased in Cannes, France, as part of the 50th annual MIPTV (March International des Programmes de Tlvision ) conference. Korea Creative Content Agency said that KBS’ “Immortal Song,” MBC’s “I am a Singer,” SBS’ “Runni...

Updated : 2013.04.09 19:32

Stars Lee Seung-gi and Suzy

Both Lee Seung-gi and Bae Sue-ji (a.k.a. Suzy) -- stars of MBC’s upcoming fantasy drama “Kangchi, the Beginning” -- boast a massive following. Girl group member-and-actress Bae tweets to over 1.6 m...

Updated : 2013.04.03 19:34

‘Unlimited Challenge’ Koreans’ favorite TV show: survey

“Unlimited Challenge,” a weekly comedy show on MBC TV, was chosen by local viewers as their favorite television program, a survey showed Tuesday.The reality show starring seven comedians, including Yoo Jae-seok, Park Myeong-soo, Jeong Jun-ha and No Hong-chul, gained an 11.7 percent suppo...

Updated : 2013.04.02 19:30

‘BUCKWILD’ star, 2 others found dead in U.S.

Shain Gandee lived for the outdoors, often going on muddy, off-road thrill rides in the hills near his West Virginia home. A recent late-night escapade ended in tragedy for the MTV reality show cast member and two others.The popular “BUCKWILD cast member was found dead Monday inside a spo...

Updated : 2013.04.02 09:45