With less than a month left of the year of 2011, many television viewers are speculating and putting interest on the year-end awards ceremonies. Especially with the temporary retirement of Kang Ho Dong, more interest is going into the winner of the grand prize for the Entertainment Awards. This is because it is safe to say that Yoo Jae Suk and Kang Ho Dong pretty much monopolized the three major…
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Why was Kang Ho Dong at a Yakuza Party?
On December 1, local media Channel A showed footage of Kang Ho Dong at a special Yakuza event held 24 years ago. The video taken in 1988 shows Kang Ho Dong (in high school at the time) attending a dinner party in Osaka with Kaneyama Kosaburo, Japan’s Yakuza boss, and Lee Kang Hwan, the boss of Korean mafia “Seven Stars.” According to Channel A, it was a special dinner organized to celebrate the two bosses becoming sworn brothers.
Another Celebrity Death Rumor Surfaces Online, This Time About Kang Ho Dong
On November 14, false rumors about Lee Hyori’s death spread like wildfire on Twitter, causing the singer to personally respond with the words, “What do you call a joke that’s neither funny nor meaningful? Garbage.” More recently, another celebrity death rumor caught fire in the online world, this time about Kang Ho Dong.
Popular Shows Losing Their Touch?
Popular shows such as Infinity Challenge, 1 Night 2 Days, We Got Married and World Changing Quiz have stuck around for years. While Korean variety shows have a tendency to come and go with the demands of viewers, these particular shows have received a long lasting love, but can they hold up for much longer?
Daily Tweet Round Up – November 9, 2011
Soompi’s “Daily Tweet Round Up” goes through some of the top twitter/me2day posts of the day! Please let us know if we missed anything!
Yoo Jae Suk and Running Man Members Have Dinner at Kang Ho Dong’s Restaurant
A picture of Yoo Jae Suk having dinner after shooting SBS “Running Man” is garnering attention. On a recent online community board, a picture titled: “Running Man Members Having Dinner” was uploaded. The revealed photo shows Yoo Jae Suk, Kim Jong Gook, Lee Kwang Soo, and other members and staff having dinner at a Korean barbeque restaurant after shooting.
Lee Seung Ki: "Kang Ho Dong’s Empty Spot Will Never Be Replaced"
Lee Seung Ki finally opened up about Kang Ho Dong who has retired from TV. During the press release for Lee Seung Ki’s 5th album he was asked the question, “What do you think about people saying that you have filled in Kang Ho Dong’s empty spot well?” Lee Seung Ki replied, “Kang Ho Dong will never be replaced. I don’t even try to fill in his empty seat. While doing variety shows with Kang Ho Dong, I always thought to myself that I had met a great senior. Looking over his shoulder I learned a lot, and throughout the years I learned the variety show mindset. Instead of focusing on trying to fill in his shoes, I am going to focus on trying to do variety shows with my own style.”
How is "1 Night, 2 Days" Doing Without MC Kang Ho Dong?
Without MC Kang Ho Dong, the show, "1 Night, 2 Days," may seem empty to some, but it still remains popular to many viewers.
Boom and Super Junior’s Lee Teuk Replace Kang Ho Dong for KBS “Star King”
Boom and Super Junior’s Lee Teuk will replace Kang Ho Dong for KBS’s “Star King.” As Soompi.com has reported earlier Kang Ho Dong’s current resignation meant that a new MC needed to be found for KBS’s “Star King.” “Star King’s” production team decided to use Boom and Lee Teuk as they have worked together in the past.
Kang Ho Dong’s Last Appearance On TV
Kang Ho Dong let the fans down with his last appearance on "One Night Two Days" on September 25. Kang Ho Dong’s fans were waiting for a goodbye but he left without saying a word. It caused many tears from his fans on MBC home page. The netizens posted hundreds of messages on the KBS TV show’s home page "It is more sad since he left without saying goodbye" and "I hope to see Kang Ho Dong on TV soon," but there were also netizens who showed their support for Kang Ho Dong’s decision to retire from the screen after the tax scandal.