Articles in the Inside Korea Category

Rain a candidate for TIME’s most influential people list

Asian pop artist Rain has been named a candidate for TIME magazine's prestigious 100 most influential people list, according to the publication's official webpage.
The singer is listed at number 48 among 200 leaders, artists, innovators and icons from around the world.

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Famed director James Cameron to visit Korea in May

 
World famous director James Cameron will be visiting Korea for the first time ever in May for the 7th annual Seoul Digital Forum (SDF), according to the forum's organizer SBS on Thursday.
Cameron, well known for his blockbusters "Terminator," "Aliens," "Titanic" and "Avatar," will be one …

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Lee Soo-man Tops Entertainment Rich List

Lee Soo-man, the former singer and currently the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment, is the richest entertainment celebrity in terms of stockholdings.

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Korean artist to illustrate graphic novel for Twilight

Twilight, a teenage vampire romance series by Stephanie Meyer, continues to be a smash hit both on bookshelves and at the movies. It will soon be available as graphic novel, drawn by Korean artist Kim Young.
The U.S. Entertainment Weekly (EW) in its online …

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Unique Memory Stick

With all the useful gadgets being created for the convenience of the consumer to make life more comfortable that are debuted on our site daily, we thought we would start a series about useless and useful devices that make excellent conversational pieces or are just …

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Famous sights of IRIS in Seoul

The nation’s first spy action drama IRIS is gaining popularity because of awesome action scenes, thrills and romance. However, that’s not all. Another interesting thing to do while watching the drama is to discover some of the famous sights of Seoul featured in the drama. …

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Spread the beauty of Hangeul during the Shanghai Expo

(Photo Courtesy of KOTRA(Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency))
When Hangeul letters are combined together, not only they make words but also create a beautiful space. See, touch and experience the beauty of the Korean alphabet, Hangeul, at the upcoming Shanghai Expo.
 
The Korean pavilion, under construction right now, …

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Hackers strike again in attack on eateries

Hackers cracked into the credit card processing networks of several popular restaurant chains in Korea from December through early this year, obtaining personal information from customers to make fake cards and ring up millions of won in purchases.
Authorities said the resulting monetary damage could exceed …

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Lee Byung-hun questioned by authorities all night

Top Korean actor Lee Byung-hun — who is currently engaged in a legal battle with his former girlfriend — was questioned by Korean authorities last night, according to a source at Seoul Central District Court.
"We summoned Lee and with his consent, held an investigation from …

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Korean architecture between cultural identity and globalization

The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, is currently holding an exhibition titled “Megacity Network: Contemporary Korean Architecture, Seoul”, which highlights the diversity of Korean architecture and explores the dynamic environment of Korean culture and society. 
Sixteen leading architects will each present two of their …

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