Korea Observer

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin When Yim Siwan debuted as a member of K-pop boy band ZE:A in 2010, he also jump-started his acting career with some supporting roles in several Korean dramas. He has made a great leap since, scoring his first-ever solo lead role in “Misaeng,” a drama series that started airing on CJ E&M’s tvN on Oct. 17.

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin The hosts and performers for the 2013 Asia Song Festival have been announced and one of them is a band from the Philippines. Clockwise from the top) 2PM, MYMP and EXO (Photos courtesy of www.newsen.com and EXO and MYMP official Facebook pages)

True to Korean-form, a survey was conducted in honor of Black Day--a day when single people go out to eat black bean noodles.