Korea Observer

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin K-pop boy band SHINee’s main vocalist Jonghyun wants to try “sinigang,” a popular Filipino dish, while EXO-K’s Baekhyun wants to go to Baguio with other members of the group.

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin A drama series from Israel won the grand prize while Hollywood actress Lucy Liu won as best actress in the Seoul International Drama Awards 2013 held on Sept. 6 at the National Theater of Korea. “Prisoners of War 2,” which became the top rated drama in Israel, bagged the top prize selected among all the nominees for TV movie, mini-series, serial and series categories. Kim Yun-jin, Lee Jun-ki, Suzy and Jaejoong at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2013. (Photos by www.newsen.com)

(Clockwise from top left) Cast of "Rooftop Prince," SHINee, EXO and Girls' Generation By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin The Korean drama "Rooftop Prince" became the most searched TV show in the Philippines for the first half of 2013, according to Google Philippines, which released its Google Zeitgeist list for January to June 2013. It is a list that showed what Filipinos searched online on Google.

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin The film industries in South Korea and the Philippines and the cooperation between the two countries will be the main topics at this year’s Hallyu Forum, which will be held on Sept. 17 at Pandanggo Hall of the historic Manila Hotel. Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) will be holding the Hallyu (or the Korean Wave) Forum as the launch pad for the 2013 Korean Film Festival in the country.

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin K-pop boy band JYJ will visit the Philippines in November as honorary ambassador to promote the 17th Asian Games that will be held in Incheon, South Korea, next year. The popular group is scheduled to do a roadshow to promote the Games in four countries starting this month. JYJ members Junsu, Jaejoong and Yoochun with Asian Games Organizing Committee President Kim Young-soo (Photo courtesy of 2014 Asian Incheon Games website)

For fans who have questions regarding Super Junior's Super Show 5 in Manila slated on Oct. 24 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Happee Sy of Pulp Live has posted answers to common queries regarding the concert. 

This complete translation is from  http://jaetaku.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/130902-cjes-announcement-as-regards-activities-of-honorary-ambassadors-for-incheon-asian-games-2014/ Hello. This is CJeS Entertainment. JYJ are currently working as honorary ambassadors of the Incheon Asian Games 2014 (hereafter IAG).

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin K-pop diva Lee Hyori, 34, and her boyfriend, musician Lee Sang Soon, 39, secretly got married in a private ceremony on Sept. 1.

Happee Sy of Pulp Live has released the seat plan and ticket prices for Super Junior's Super Show 5 concert in Manila.