CNBLUE arrives in Manila for concert

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

Korean pop rock band CNBLUE arrived in Manila this morning, a day before their scheduled concert on Saturday.

CNBLUE landed at around 11:10 a.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Terminal 1 via Asiana Airlines flight OZ 701 from Seoul, South Korea.

Photo from CNBLUE Philippines Facebook page

Who is this Korean star?

My friend in Seoul sent me this photo. She took this photo today of a still unidentified Korean star who was doing a photoshoot at a cafe in Seoul. 

Who is this? 

Brad Pitt interviewed by Girls' Generation's Tiffany in Seoul

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

Hollywood star Brad Pitt said coming to Korea was a real pleasure and that he loved Korean barbecue the first time he was in the country two years ago.

Pitt and his nine-year-old son Pax arrived at Gimpo International Airport in Korea from Australia on June 11 to promote his new movie "World War Z," which he produced and starred in. He is touring countries to promote the film.

Big Bang to kick off 6-dome tour in Japan

Big Bang is hitting the road in November for a concert tour in Japan, the members revealed during the Nagoya leg of G-Dragon’s world tour last Saturday.

Big Bang is slated to hold a total of 15 concerts in six cities starting with two sets at the Seibu Dome on Nov. 16 and 17.

Photo courtesy of Taeyang's Instagram

TV personality Bianca Mobley fled to US before drug case trial

TV personality in drug case fled to US before trial

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Block B loses case vs own agency

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

A Korean court dismissed the lawsuit filed by boy band Block B against their own agency, Stardom Entertainment, last January, ruling that there was not enough evidence to issue an injunction to stop their exclusive contracts with their management.

The boy band accused Stardom of not paying their income and mismanagement. They also alleged that Stardom's CEO, a certain Mr. Lee, collected 70 million won (P2.68 million) from their parents and ran away with the money. The money was supposedly used for promotion.

Henry 헨리 TRAP Music Video (with Kyuhyun & Taemin)

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Kim Soo Hyun's new film breaks box office records

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

Actor Kim Soo Hyun proved his star power when his new film "Secretly, Greatly" drew 1 million audience in just two days to break box office records in South Korea.

"Secretly, Greatly" opened in theaters in South Korea on June 5 and drew 498,284 people on the first day to set the record of having the highest first-day attendance for a Korean film.

Kim Soo Hyun (Photos by www.newsen.com)

Philippines bags 2 prizes at Korean Travel Fair

SEOUL, 4 June 2013 – The Embassy reported to the Department that Post’s Tourism office received two prizes at the recently concluded 26th Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA).

Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy in South Korea

Filipino entry wins best film at Jeonju Fest

SEOUL, 4 May 2013 – The lone Philippine entry to the International Competition of the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival was chosen as Best Picture among the 10 films in competition at the recently concluded nine-day festival, the Embassy said on Saturday.