All posts tagged "topstories"

  • (Korea Times file)
    8 of 10 elementary school students in Seoul receive private tutoring

    By Kim Se-jeong Eight out of 10 elementary school students in Seoul received private tutoring last year and each family spent an average of 356,000 won ($329) for the lessons, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG),...

    • Posted May 6, 2015
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  • EXID performs at the 13th Korea Times Music Festival Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl. (Korea Times)
    [Exclusive] Interview: EXID talks expectations, LA and Legoland

    By Tae Hong Three years ago, EXID visited the U.S. on vacation for a short break following a member change and a mediocre K-pop debut in a busy, busy year filled with a-dime-a-dozen newcomers. Traveling around Las...

    • Posted May 6, 2015
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  • (Courtesy of Facebook)
    Han Hee-jun talks about taking his talents back to Korea, new album

    By Brian Han Halfway through emceeing the 2015 Korea Times Music Festival on Saturday, Han Hee-jun beelined straight back to his air conditioned dressing room. The bright stage lights and dry Southern California heat can drain the...

    • Posted May 6, 2015
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  • TVXQ
    [Exclusive] Interview: Why TVXQ is TVXQ

    By Tae Hong In K-pop, there’s superstars, and then there’s TVXQ. The record-breaking, long-beloved Hallyu kings arrived in Los Angeles last week to perform at this year’s Korea Times Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. The band...

    • Posted May 5, 2015
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  • marvel, andy park
    Andy Park living his dream as Marvel Studios concept artist

    By Brian Han Marvel’s latest Hollywood blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron” will feature all the things the public has grown to love about the franchise — A-list actors, witty dialogue, mind-blowing action, etc. There are so many...

    • Posted May 5, 2015
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  • Thousands came out to enjoy the 13th Korea Times Music Festival Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl. (Korea Times)
    Another KTMF spectacle at Hollywood Bowl!

    By Tae Hong and Brian Han The Hollywood Bowl was a hotspot on a welcomed blue-skies Los Angeles day once more Saturday as it hosted the 13th annual Korea Times Music Festival, the oldest celebration of its...

    • Posted May 4, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, of South Korea, watches his solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning in a baseball game, Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
    Kang Jung-ho hits first big league homer

    SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) — South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates belted his first big league home run Sunday in St. Louis. With the Pirates trailing the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 in the top...

    • Posted May 4, 2015
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