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By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin The actors, staff and crew of the hit drama "That Winter, The Wind Blows" will be vacationing in Cebu in southern Philippines starting today. The vacation is an incentive for the people who worked on the drama, which rose to the No. 1 spot in the ratings in its time slot. Photo by SBS

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin Wonder Girls' leader Sunye is now an expectant mom. She announced to the world on Twitter that she is pregnant, more than two months after getting married.   Wonder Girls' Sunye and her husband James Park on their wedding day (Photos by JYP Entertainment and www.newsen.com)

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin The nominees for this year's 49th Baeksang Arts Awards for film and TV have been named. In the film category, heartthrob Song Joong-ki of "Werewelf Boy" has been nominated for best actor along with Ryu Seung Ryong of the hit movie "Miracle in Cell No. 7," Lee Byung-hun for "Gwanghae: The Man Who Became King," Ha Jung-woo for "Berlin" and Hwang Jung-min for "New World." Photos by www.newsen.com

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin Korean boy band JYJ has proven through concerts held at Tokyo Dome recently that their popularity in Japan remains high. JYJ, composed of Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu, performed to a sold-out crowd of 100,000 fans who came to the concerts held from April 2 to 3. Another  50,000 fans will come tonight, the last day of the concert. Photos by www.newsen.com and @jyj_ph

MANILA, Philippines - Hallyu star Kim Hyun Joong won the best actor award at the 5th Okinawa International Movie Festival (OIMF) held recently in Japan. The Korean actor was honored for his music video "Lucky Guy," his first Japanese single. Photo by www.newsen.com

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - A Korean actress who became popular in the 1990s was found dead in her home, which authorities said was an apparent suicide. The Korean police identified the victim as 38-year-old actress Kim Soo Jin, who debuted in the Korean entertainment industry in 1994.

By JONATHAN M. HICAP MANILA, Philippines - Korean boy bands 2PM, Big Bang and TVXQ have received nominations in the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ). MTV Japan announced the nominees, the hosts and the first three performers of the awards ceremony, which will be held on June 22 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - The concert of Korean boy band MBLAQ slated on March 31 was canceled "due to unresolved technical and production concerns." The announcement was made just hours before the concert was to be held and when many fans were already at the concert venue.