Korea Observer

Singer and actor Kim Jaejoong of boy band JYJ has been discharged from the Korean army Friday morning, December 30 after completing his conscription that ran for nearly two years.

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By Jonathan M. Hicap, Manila Bulletin  Young actor Park Bogum, who starred in the hit series “Reply 1988” and “Love in the Moonlight,” has been chosen in a poll as the number one TV drama actor for 2016. Korean stars Park Bogum (left) and Song Joong Ki. (Photos courtesy of Blossom Entertainment) | Manila Bulletin

By Jonathan M. Hicap, Manila Bulletin  K-pop boy band BTOB will be holding its first fan meet in Manila in January.

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Bye, hyuna | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Big Bang member’s art auction generates $17.4M | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Narsha to tie the knot this month | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Hongki to replace Leeteuk on radio program | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Jessica Jung to hold first fan meeting in Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Lee Hi spends birthday with Pinoy fans | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

New couple: Wonder Girls’ Yeeun, 2AM’s Jinwoon | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Infinite returns with new album | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

2PM releases sixth studio album before enlistment | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

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Suzy immortalized in wax figure | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

ASTRO recalls Manila visit | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop boy bands’ brand reputation ranking revealed | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

‘Show Champion’ marks milestone in Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

CL officially debuts in the US with ‘Lifted’ | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

EXO sells more than one million copies of new albums | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Seventeen shines at first Manila fan meet | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop stars excited for ‘Show Champion Live in Manila’ | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

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2 Pinoy film projects selected by Asian Cinema Fund | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Zico, Seolhyun confirmed to be dating | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Sorry for dismantling the set | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Two Chinese members of a K-pop boy band failed to show up in Manila for an event due to “personal reasons,” angering and disappointing fans who said that it was because of the West Philippine Sea dispute. Seventeen’s Jun (left) and The8. (Photos courtesy of Seventeen’s official Facebook page) 

K-pop stars in Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Kim Hyun Joong wins case against ex | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Black Pink debuts with two singles | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Girls’ Generation marks ninth year | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Korean DEAN has enjoyed great success writing and arranging songs for such K-pop acts as EXO, VIXX and Lee Hi. This time, though, he focuses on his career as recording and performing artist.

K-pop boy band Monsta X will be visiting the Philippines for their first fan meeting.

Big Bang member T.O.P will participate as guest curator at Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s sale of contemporary art in Oct. 3.

Ever so grateful | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Seven-member K-pop boy band BTS drew a full house at the Mall of Asia Arena when they held a concert there over the weekend.

Hottest Korean male stars named | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

FT Island’s new album debuts on Billboard | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Entrepreneur, EXO cover dance group declared champs in Pinoy K-pop Star | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Kris, Luhan settle with agency | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Park Shin Hye to open children’s center in Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Hyuna to make solo comeback | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

GFriend to hold showcase in Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Lee Min Ho notches another hit in China | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

AMPAS adds 3 Koreans as members | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Pinoys air support for Yoochun amid sex scandal issue | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop group Black Pink to be launched | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop star under probe | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Dara to sit as judge on PH reality show | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

EXO, BTS, GFriend top K-pop charts in first half of 2016 | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Apink captivates in Manila debut | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop girl group Apink made their debut performance in the Philippines in a large scale, joining global artists at the MTV Music Evolution Manila held June 24 at the Mall of Asia concert grounds. The six-member girl band composed of Eunji, Chorong, Bomi, Naeun, Namjoo and Hayoung debuted in the K-pop scene in 2011.

Big Bang wins at Italian MTV Awards | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

VIXX’s Hyuk wins acting award | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Park Shin-hye, Kim Rae-won suit up for ‘Doctors’ | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

It’s official: 4Minute disbands | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Happy Hallyu Day set | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Complaint vs Yoochun withdrawn | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Top 10 Korean stars in China | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

4Minute to disband? | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

BTS’ agency to fans: Be courteous, follow etiquette | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop boy band BTS have started their “BTS Live” concert tour in Asia and their agency have reminded fans to be courteous and follow fan etiquette. BTS members being swarmed by fans at Taiwan airport on June 8 (Screenshot from BTS Kindergarten video on YouTube)

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EXO sweeps music charts | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

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Kim Woo Bin spotted in Makati, Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

BEAST to release album in July | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Big Bang to release docu for 10th anniversary | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

EXO returns with new album | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

YG head on new girl group, possible replacement for Minzy | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

‘Music Bank’ takes back AOA’s win | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Yoo Ah-in, Hoya win at 36th Golden Cinema Film Festival | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Lee Min Ho’s Promiz wins award | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

APink to perform at MTV Music Evolution Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Pinoy fans’ birthday ad for EXO’s Suho | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

JeA, Cheondung cover ‘Farewell’ by Raymond Lauchengco | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

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Hallyu book author, web fiction app founder on K-pop, dramas | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Ready for Hallyu theme park? | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Lee Min Ho exempt from active duty service due to past injury | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

‘My New Sassy Girl’ struggles at Korean box office | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

2016 Pinoy K-pop Star launched | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Jessica makes solo debut | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

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Seventeen to visit Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Ryan Higa forms a band, releases ‘K-pop’ music video | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Sechs Kies returns to music scene | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Girls’ Generation’s Yuri in Boracay | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Big Bang, Junsu top K-pop artists with most concerts held | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

TWICE, Seventeen tear up as they score first ever wins | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Minzy tells fans she will return soon | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Lee Min Ho moves to new agency co-owned by sister | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Tacloban native wins Korean Speech Contest | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

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Korean series faces sanction for TV kiss | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop group BTS sets Manila concert in July | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

G-Dragon causes frenzy at Beijing airport | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Minzy with new agency? | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

The Korean TV variety show “Infinite Challenge” was chosen by Koreans as their most favorite TV show for March, garnering 13 percent, according to a survey. Gallup Korea released the results of the top 20 most favorite TV shows in Korea in a poll among 1,002 respondents who were 19 years old and above. (Clockwise from top left) “Infinite Challenge,” “Signal,” “Six Flying Dragons,” “Running Man” and “Descendants of the Sun.” (Photos courtesy of MBC, KBS2, SBS and tVN)

Rainbow’s Jaekyung showcases Bohol in video | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop stars pay tribute to Prince | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Hyun-seung withdraws from BEAST | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

F(x)’s Victoria belies rumors she’s dating manager | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Korean filmmakers to boycott Busan filmfest | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Put your hands together for Psy | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Big Bang finishes second in TIME 100 Reader Poll | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

‘Descendants of the Sun’ finale draws huge ratings | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Thai choreographer to teach K-pop, hip-hop dances in Manila | mb.com.ph | Philippine News Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com