In October 1979, Korean president Park Chung Hee was shot to death by the head of the Korean CIA, Kim Jae Kyu, triggering massive political unrest. Offering a fascinating look into one of the most turbulent times in Korean modern history, 5th Republic is a controversial political drama that covers the key aspects of the [...]

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About the Money War As soon as it premiered, Money’s Warfare became an instant attraction. First, the SBS drama is about everyone’s favorite topic of conversation – money. Second, it stars Park Shin Yang, the ever-charismatic actor from Lovers in Paris, who started a craze with the charming one-liner “Ae-gee-ya!”, which literally translates as “Baby!” [...]

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Legendary Korean director Shin Sang Ok passed away in April 2006 at the age of 80. In recognition of the master filmmaker’s contributions to Korean film, he was posthumously awarded the Gold Crown Cultural Medal, the highest honor for an artist. In a career spanning over half a century, Shin directed over 70 films and [...]

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The biggest Korean film of the year comes to DVD! Released in July 2006, Bong Joon Ho’s monster film The Host ripped through the box office like a force of nature. Breaking every record on the book, The Host became the first Korean film to sell 13 million tickets, surpassing the all-time record held by [...]

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Another TV Drama from Korea that became popular. About the “You’re Beautiful” TV Drama: Korea’s newest idol band has arrived… on television! The ultra popular SBS idol drama You’re Beautiful takes audiences behind the glitz and glamor of a fictional superstar pop band, following their backstage trials, dorm life, romantic drama, and unstoppable rise to [...]

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As the US celebrates their independence on July 4, 2009, government websites of US and South Korea were sent down by attackers.

Here’s part of the report:

A widespread computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of the Treasury Department,

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Few visitors of this blog sent me emails asking me few unrelated things. And I want to deal with them here. How to View Hidden files in Windows? Viewing the hidden files in Windows is actually too easy. What you need to do is open a folder. For example you can open the “My Documents” [...]

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Korea’s answer to Nodame Cantabile (though with decidedly less silliness), MBC’s hit 2008 drama Beethoven Virus is set in the competitive world of classical music. Returning from his award-winning performance in The Great White Tower, Kim Myung Min stars as a stubborn conducting maestro whose life and music begin to change when he encounters a [...]

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In the past two years, the Korean Film Archive has been gradually releasing early Korean cinema classics on DVD. Of the half dozen films released so far, the KOFA has focused most of its efforts on the works of 50s Chungmuro pioneer Han Hyung Mo. He was cinematographer for the collection’s first title, Hurrah For [...]

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South and North Korea are on the verge of reunification, and the best way to celebrate this momentous occasion is the re-opening of the Gyunghuiseon Line. But Japan, claiming ownership of the line, interrupts the festivities with a contract signed by the last Joseon Emperor, Gojong, a move which drives both Koreas into a crisis. [...]

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