EXO sells over a million copies of new album | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

EXO sells over a million copies of new album | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

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MERS spook Korean entertainment industry | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

MERS spook Korean entertainment industry | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

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Kris Wu lands Vogue China cover with Kendall Jenner

Pop star and actor Kris Wu, former member of K-pop boy band EXO, has scored another coup by gracing the cover of Vogue China magazine with model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner.

Photo: Vogue China

Korean stars Won Bin, Lee Na-young marry | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

Korean stars Won Bin, Lee Na-young marry | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

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2PM’s Nichkhun, Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany split up | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

2PM’s Nichkhun, Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany split up | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

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Korean TV channel’s docu puts spotlight on Kopino issue | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

Korean TV channel’s docu puts spotlight on Kopino issue | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

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Actor Song Joong-ki discharged from the army

By JONATHAN HICAP 

Korean actor Song Joong-ki was discharged from the army on May 26 after serving 21 months on active duty.

The 29-year-old star, who rose to fame via the Korean drama “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” in 2010, stepped out of a military camp in Gangwon Province in South Korea at about 8 a.m. and was greeted by fans and media.

Photos by www.newsen.com

Chloë Moretz wraps up Seoul visit | mb.com.ph | Philippine News

By JONATHAN HICAP 

Actress Chloë Moretz has wrapped up her Seoul visit, which included appearances on the Korean reality TV show “We Got Married” and on “SNL Korea.”

Moretz arrived in South Korea last May 19 together with her brother Trevor and mom Teri. While there, they were able to experience Korean culture including wearing the traditional dress “hanbok.”

(Clockwise from left) Chloë Moretz in Seoul with brother Trevor and with Korean-American singer Eric Nam (Photos from Moretz and Nam’s Instagram accounts)

Korean singer shows off ‘wonderful’ photos of PH

By JONATHAN HICAP 
The 26-year-old Korean singer Jung Joon-young, who finished in the top 3 of the talent show “Superstar K4,” has posted “wonderful photos” of the Philippines on his blog.

Jung Joon-young in Batangas and at Bonifacio Global City
(Photos courtesy of Jung Joon-young’s blog)

Korean actor Lee Je-hoon visits PH to help

By JONATHAN HICAP 

Korean actor Lee Je-hoon visited the Philippines to meet children and families who were affected by typhoons and participate in the reconstruction of a mangrove project in Cebu.

Lee Je-hoon went to the country as part of the “Love Challenge” project by OXFAM Korea and Korean TV channel MBC, a global sharing initiative which seeks to generate donations for projects covering disasters, water, hygiene, food and women.

Photos courtesy of SARAM Entertainment