All posts tagged "TV"

  • S.E.S.
    South Korea is falling in love with ’90s K-pop all over again thanks to a TV show

    South Korea is experiencing a rebirth of 1990s K-pop thanks to “Infinite Challenge,” one of its most prominent variety TV programs. Known as “Saturday, Saturday is a Singer,” a riff on two iconic MBC programs from the...

    • Posted January 2, 2015
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  • mnet
    Watch B1A4 on Mnet America’s upcoming four-part series

    Any K-pop fans out there missing B1A4 after their U.S. tour last month? No worries — you’ll see the boys on Mnet America’s “Go! B1A4 2.0 – Road Trip,” a four-episode series detailing the band’s latest adventures...

    • Posted October 28, 2014
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  • Korean Reality Show "Where Are We Going, Dad?" has been nominated for a Kids Emmy (Courtesy of MBC)
    [WSJ] Korean father-kid reality show up for an Emmy

     Popular South Korean reality show, “Where Are We Going, Dad?” has been nominated for an Emmy Kids Award, a fresh sign that a Korean cultural offering other than K-Pop and formulaic soap operas has...

    • Posted October 14, 2014
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  • "Man From Another Star"
    American remake of ‘Man From Another Star’ coming to ABC

    By Tae Hong Is America ready for a super romance starring a centuries-old alien and a hilariously narcissistic A-list actress? ABC thinks so. The network has ordered a pilot of a remake of Korea’s biggest K-drama hit...

    • Posted September 20, 2014
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  • This is Samsung Electronics’ “shop-in-shop” section, dubbed the Samsung Entertainment Experience, set up at one of Best Buy stores in the United States. (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
    Samsung TV prices drop

    The firm sought to gain bigger world market share over profit, an industry tracker says SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s average sales price for its flat-screen TVs fell 13 percent in the first half of 2014...

    • Posted August 20, 2014
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  • Peter Kim
    ABC’s ‘The Fosters’ to feature a Korean family

    Peter Kim, the oldest working Korean American actor at age 78, will make a special appearance in the second season of ABC’s “The Fosters.” Kim, whose Korean name is Kim Gwang-tae, is set to appear on the...

    • Posted July 18, 2014
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  • cho
    Two shows starring Asian Americans coming to ABC

    “Selfie” and “Fresh off the Boat” generate excitement  By Kim Young-jin Two new American television shows starring Asian Americans are generating excitement on the Internet. The shows ― “Fresh off the Boat” and “Selfie” ― are part...

    • Posted May 16, 2014
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