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AP/DigitalGlobe This March 28, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows North Korea’s Tongchang-ri Launch Facility on the nation’s northwest coast. The image appears to show preparations beginning for a long-range rocket launch in North Korea despite international objections. New satellite imagery appears to show preparations beginning for a long-range rocket launch in North Korea [...]

Son Eun Seo from Love Rain makes the “most-popular- girl-on-campus” smile March 30, 2012 8:30 am hannacha Actress Son Eun Seo from KBS’s new drama series Love Rain draws attention with a refreshing smile of “the most popular girl on campus.” She plays the confident, perfectionist character Baek Hye Jung in the series. Son has [...]

Shinhwa reveals ‘Venus’ Music Video March 30, 2012 9:30 am shya lee / Associate Writer After a 4 year hiatus, the 1st generation idols are back again to sweep music charts and blow everyone away. Shinhwa just released their 10th album on 23 March entitled The Return. The title track ‘Venus‘ immediately topped charts upon [...]

Recap for last night – Fri Mar 30. 2012, 10 am (Seoul) March 30, 2012 10:00 am Korea.com IU hurts her finger bitten by a parrot Miss A’s Suzy shows off her cute pouting lips Jung Il-woo invited to Korea-Japan diplomacy festival… T-ara’s Eunjung shows her uneven bangs, “Oh, my goodne… Kim Hyung-jun to hold [...]

Ivy secures “Chicago” role March 30, 2012 10:30 am Korea.com Singer Ivy, who just days earlier announced her comeback, has secured the role of “Roxy” in the musical “Chicago.” As she steps back onto the Korean music scene, Ivy will play the leading role in the Broadway musical from June 10 to Oct. 7 at [...]

Suzy and Han Ga-in part of soon-to-be No. 1 team in ‘Architecture 101’ March 30, 2012 11:00 am Korea.com  The latest Korean romance film “Architecture 101” is wowing at the box office, and is predicted to sell more than one million tickets in just over a week, taking the No. 1 spot at the box [...]

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–The South Korean won was higher against the U.S. dollar late Tuesday after a comment from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Monday led to a weakening dollar, while exporters also sold the greenback to settle trade. Bernanke, in a speech at the National Association for Business Economics, emphasized that low interest rates [...]

Via tokyohive: On March 28th, it was officially announced that comedian Okamura Takashi will collaborate with South Korean girl group Girls’ Generation (known in Japan as Shoujo Jidai) for a 3-hour long special of the Fuji TV variety show “Mecha×2 Iketeru!” Okamura has long been known for being an avid fan of Girls’ Generation and [...]