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I decided I should use my twitter to practice my Korean skills and I think it did me good. I met some Koreans who are studying languages like English, Japanese and Chinese. I think twitter is a good place to exchange thoughts and stories in the language you are learning with the native speakers. You [...]
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The music video teaser for new girl group VNT caused quite a stir, as it was revealed that SHINee’s …
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Not really. But for those who are biracial in Korea, military service may be in their future. According to a new proposal by 23 lawmakers, biracial Koreans may become eligible for mandatory military service in the near future. Interesting to see a Constitutional argument being made in favor of equal protection for a minority that has not even asked for the right to serve. Governing self-interest or self-interested governance?

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The Gingko Bed

Release Date : 1995
Director: Kang Je Gyu
Writer: Kang Je Gyu

Cast:
Han Seok Kyu
Shim Hye Jin

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In our modern time, a College art instructor named Su-Hyeon lives an ordinary and happy life with his girl friend Seon-Young, who is a professional surgeon. One day, this ordinary life change to a more supernatural adventure when Su-Hyeon begins to have some visions and dreams of a beautiful woman from the old century. One night, wondering in confusion and thinking about the woman of his dreams, Su-Hyeon finds in an open air market, an antique wood gingko bed that is anything but ordinary. Not so long after he got his new acquisition in his apartment, he gets the unexpected visit of two spirits. The first one is Midan, the women he see in his dream, she has come to warn him that his life his in endangered by general Hwang, the second spirit.

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Korean cinema sweetheart Moon Geun Young has undeniably come into her own as an actress. Having proven her acting skills and box office draw with films like Tale of Two Sisters, My Little Bride, and Innocent Steps, the young actress is ready to take on a more mature role. Departing from the endearing characters of her previous films, Moon takes on the challenge of playing a blind, emotionally distant young woman opposite the ruggedly handsome Kim Joo Hyuk (Lovers in Prague) in Love Me Not. A remake of popular Japanese television drama Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu, Love Me Not is the debut feature from Lee Cheol Ha, who previously served as assistant director for Il Mare. Though dark in tone, the beautifully shot Love Me Not is as moving as it is chilling, presenting a pure love between two lonely souls.

Suave womanizer Julian (Kim Joo Hyuk) has lived a fairly comfortable life by swindling rich woman, but a costly miscalculation leaves him in serious debt to the tone of three billion won. He has one month to pay off his debt, or meet a bloody end in the hands of notorious debtor Gwang Soo (Lee Ki Young, Marathon). Julian comes up with a malicious plan to pose as the long-lost brother of blind heiress Ryu Min (Moon Geun Young), and then murder her to inherit the fortune. Julian meets his match with the cold and distrusting Min, but over time their hearts begin to open to each other. The only problem: Gwang Soo is still waiting.

Artist Name(s): Kim Joo Hyuk | Moon Geun Young
Release Date: January 31, 2007
Subtitle: Korean, English
Also Known As: Love Me Not
Runtime: South Korea: 119 min
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0904068/

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To continue with our last post and give a preview on what will be our next post, I will briefly explain how the launch of KMI consortium will impact the overall telecom landscape in Korea.

(LTE and WiBro Evolution/WiMax Evolution are now the two prospective global standards for fourth generation mobile technology)

How will the arrival of a fourth MNO affect the telecom landscape?
Regarding this, we have extracted an excerpt from one of our previous blog posts about the very first MVNO in Korea:

With KT launching its first MVNO services, which are not yet complete MVNOs themselves in that they only offer either data usage service or voice call service, the idea of a fourth MNO in Korea seems to be gradually turning into reality. Soon, mobile phone users in Korea will have more options to choose from, compared to when they had only three choices: SK Telecom, KT, or LG U+. In addition, the advent of KMI (Korea Mobile Internet), a MNO that will be based on mobile WiMAX network and one that will generate many other MVNOS there forth, is imminent as well.

Well, in other words, with more choices for consumers, no more oligarchy among three MNOs. No more unreasonable price plans or phone bills. The more MNOs or MVNOs there are, the greater the public good, the more consumer benefits. One thing to take into notice, though, is the saturated telecom market. Regarding this, the Telcos will have to find their own ways of survival out of the market congestion, whether they be an adoption of a 4G mobile technology, such as LTE, or a B2B strategy that goes beyond the present telecom service.

Their “beyond telecom” survival strategies for the saturated telecom market can be found here:

(1) Beyond telecom service: (1) SK Telecom’s IPE Initiative
(2) Beyond telecom service: (2) KT’s S.M.ART Initiative
(3) Beyond telecom service: (3) LG Telecom’s Taltongsin initiative

In our next post, we will deal with how SKT, KT, and LG U+ are propelling their own 4G mobile technology strategies against the rise of MVNOs and KMI. After all, as KMI will be utilizing the WiBro network, MVNOs generated from KMI will have an edge over the MNOs of present 3G networks in terms of data service. Thus, it’s about time that the rest three MNOs started propelling their 4G technology development. In addition, we will also take a look at the ways in which KMI should differentiate itself from other MNOs to reap success in the market, and how these changes will affect the telecom industry.

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AKA : Chun sing gai bei
Year: 2010
Genre: Action | SciFi | Thriller
Runtime : 1 hour 51 min
Subtitles : English | Chinese (T/S)
Country : Hong Kong
Language : Cantonese | Mandarin
Director : Benny Chan
Cast : Collin Chou, Chrissie Chow, Aaron Kwok, Elanne Kwong, Qi Shu, Nan Tie, Jacky Wu, Terence Yin, Jingchu Zhang, Jacab J. Ziacan
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Sunny is a clown in a circus act but he aspires to be a top performer just like his dad, The King of Flying Knife. While in Malaysia, Sunny and a few of his circus performer friends go for a treasure hunt, stumbling upon barrels of bio-chemicals left from the war. Upon returning, some of the members are mutating due to inhaling the bio-chemicals but Sunny seems fine from the exposure. They gain extraordinary superhuman powers. The leader of the entertainment outfit Chang Tai Chu decides to use this newfound strength to do evil. As there is an increase of crime in the city, the media and the police get involved. Kungfu master Suan Hou and policewoman Xin Hua enter the fray, while AngeL, a reporter who is recently demoted, also pursues the case in hopes of rescuing her flagging career.

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This will be Madonna's first concert in Korea.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who whooped and whippied at hearing this news.

Madonna fans living in Korea are rejoicing at news the popular 80’s singer will be visiting Korea in May 2011 to hold her first concert in the country.

Event organizers for the concert have reportedly said agreements on details about the performance had been reached, but they did not elaborate on exactly what they were.

This will be Madonna first concert in the country, who debuted in 1983.

Born in 1958, the still-sexy 52-year-old moved to New York in 1977 to seek a career in modern dance. Since then, she has launched an incredible empire spawning a series of immensely popular albums, and hit singles, which include “Like a Virgin” and “Like a Prayer”.

Check out Madonna’s highly scandelous hit single “Like a Prayer” below.

Resource: The Korea Herald

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Hours ago, the boys of B2ST / BEAST announced the release of their 4th mini-album, “Lights Go On Again“ …
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현우 (Hyunwoo) of  TalkToMeInKorea wants you to participate for the celebration of 한글날 (Hangul Day). Just write something in Korean, take a picture and send it to ever4one@gmail.com with your name and country you’re from. Filed under: 한국어 Korean
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