Korea Observer

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - Young Korean actor Yoo Seung Ho suffered severe facial fractures after his car slipped and crashed on a highway in Andong in Gyeongsangbuk province in Korea on July 29. The accident occurred as the actor was on his way to the filming of his drama “Warrior Baek Dong Soo.”

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - Korean actor Shin Dong Wook has been discharged from the army after being afflicted with a rare neurological disease called complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), which is characterized by intense and chronic pain. Photos courtesy of www.newsen.com

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - Korea is banking on the popularity of boy band Super Junior to promote the country and the Korean Wave and attract more visitors.

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun Joong has finished promoting his first solo album in Korea and will now start his Asia tour. www.newsen.com

By JONATHAN M. HICAP MANILA, Philippines – This year’s Seoul International Drama Awards ceremony will be held on August 31 and organizers have announced the nominees for different categories which were selected from 204 dramas submitted from 37 countries. Best Korean actor nominees (clockwise from top left) Hyun Bin, Song Seung-heon, Jang Geun-suk, Park Yoochun and Kang Ji-hwan

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - Korean actress and singer Eugene (real name Kim Yoo Jin), 30, married actor Ki Tae-young, 33, on July 23 at the Seoul Central Church in Anyang City in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. From www.newsen.com

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines – Korean TV station KBS has admitted to canceling the scheduled TV appearance of boy band JYJ to promote Jeju Island because of the latter’s ongoing lawsuit against SM Entertainment.

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - Popular Korean star, Song Joong Ki, 27, one of the busiest and most popular actors and product endorsers in Korea today, recently visited Cebu for a working vacation.

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines - Big Bang member Daesung has reached a financial settlement agreement with the family of Mr. Hyun, the dead motorcyclist who the Korean police said was killed by the singer.