Category: Variety

Uee is Sorry About Her Baseball Pitch

After School’s Uee talked about her baseball pitch incident on SBS’s “Strong Heart” that was broadcast on May 10th. In May of 2010 Uee was late for a game between LG and Nexen and didn’t have a chance to throw her baseball pitch. This incident gained a lot more attention because Uee is actually the daughter of Nexen’s baseball coach.

MBC’s “High Kick!” Series Popular in North Korea?

Radio Free Asia (RFA), the U.S.-based nonprofit radio/Internet news service, has reported Tuesday that MBC’s hit sitcom series, “High Kick without Hesitation” and “High Kick through the Roof,” are gaining huge followings in North Korea lately. “South Korean dramas titled ‘High Kick through the Roof’ and “High Kick without Hesitation’ are making a lot of young North Koreans laugh these days. Teenager kids and young women are completely fascinated by the fun script of the ‘High Kick’ series,” the radio broadcaster said quoting an unnamed source from the North Korean city of Hae San in the Yang Kang Province. According to the source, the “High Kick” series first started to surface in the Yang Kang black markets from last November, and currently most high school students own a couple DVD copies of the hit sitcom. A single DVD contains about five episodes, the report said, and they usually cost around 4,000 won (3.70 USD)—a hefty price tag for regular North Koreans who commonly pa

Lee Min Ho Transforms into a Badass with Guns for “City Hunter”

We’ve seen Lee Min Ho climb trees, fight twelve-against-one, and do judo for his upcoming drama “City Hunter.” We’ve seen Lee Min Ho climb trees, fight twelve-against-one, and do judo for his upcoming drama “City Hunter.” This time, Lee Min Ho displays his city hunter charms with guns. According to the production company behind “City Hunter,” Lee Min Ho showed off perfect shooting skills while filming in Thailand. Apparently, he was good enough to be mistaken for a shooting athlete. It’s been said that the actor had been honing his gunnery skills for quite some time with private lessons from a professional. He also frequently visited the shooting range to practice whenever he had time.