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Did your favorite celebrity make it onto Forbes Korea’s ’2013 Power Celebrity 40′ list?

In celebration of their 10th year of establishment, Forbes Korea has reported this year’s list of the top 40 ‘Power Celebrities’. The list picks the top 40 from a long list of actors, MCs, singers, and athletes and ranks them accordingly based on profit, influence, name value, and professionalism. Psy topped this years list, pushing Girls’ Generation down to #2. The girls topped this list in both 2011 and 2012. Big [...]

 

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Super Junior takes over the Korean trending hashtags on Twitter for 2012

Super Junior took over the Korean trending hashtags on Twitter for 2012. Because of the Hallyu wave, Korean hashtags come up very often on Twitter. Out of the 7 Korean #1 trending topics in 2012, one was for the Olympic swimmer Park Tae Hwan, when many all over the globe cried foul for his disqualification in the London Olympics. The rest of the six Korean #1 trending topics went to [...]

 

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Olympian Park Tae Hwan enters army camp for four-week military training

Olympic swimmer Park Tae Hwan has entered the army camp in Nonsan for his four weeks of basic military training. Park Tae Hwan was granted an exemption from the two years of mandatory Korean military service for winning three gold medals at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “This is my first time doing such training, so I’m very nervous. I’ll work [...]

 

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Hello Venus’ Yooyoung to host alongside comedians Jang Dong Min and Yoo Sang Moo for ‘Superhero’

Hello Venus‘ Yooyoung and comedian duo Jang Dong Min and Yoo Sang Moo have been selected as the MCs for a new children’s program, Tooniverse‘s ‘Superhero‘, and finished up a recent recording. Toonivere’s Park Yong Jin PD revealed the reason behind choosing Yooyoung as one of the MCs, stating, “Hello Venus’ Yooyoung was selected as the MC because her bright and healthy image fits well with ‘Superhero’ and she seems [...]

 

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Park Tae Hwan opens up about his ideal type at Cho Won Min’s ‘First Snow’ showcase

Olympic swimmer Park Tae Hwan attended the showcase for singer Cho Won Min‘s first digital single ‘First Snow‘. The event for the singer, a member of the duo group Green Zone, took place on September 27 at Olleh Square located in Seoul. Park Tae Hwan commented on his ideal type, ”As I’m an athlete, I hope to meet a woman who can enjoy exercising with me. Someone who can ride a bicycle [...]

 

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Singer Cho Won Min releases “First Snow” MV feat. swimmer Park Tae Hwan

Singer Cho Won Min‘s “First Snow” music video was released today. The music video has become a hot issue as Olympic swimmer Park Tae Hwan has made an appearance without receiving any sort of guarantee. He is known to have previously turned down offers to star in MVs from other singers, but has agreed to feature in Cho Won Min’s newest release. The two are reported to be very close. Check out [...]

 

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Singer Cho Won Min releases video teaser with swimmer Park Tae Hwan for “First Snow”

The teaser for singer Cho Won Min‘s “First Snow” music video was released today. The teaser has become a hot issue as Olympic swimmer Park Tae Hwan featured in the music video without receiving any sort of guarantee. He is known to have previously turned down offers from other singers to star in their music video, but has agreed to featur in Cho Won Min’s because the two are reported [...]

 

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Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany and Park Tae Hwan pose sweetly for the camera

A photo was released of Girls’ Generation‘s Tiffany and Olympic swimmer Park Tae Hwan posing sweetly for the camera. Tiffany and Park Tae Hwan attended the after party of the ‘DKNY 2012 Fall Collection‘ show. Both born in 1989, the photo depicts their close friendship. Park Tae Hwan has a gentle look wearing a grey knit top with dress slacks, while Tiffany emphasizes her feminine charm with a black strapless [...]

 

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Gymnast Son Yeon Jae displays her flexibility on ‘Running Man’

The Olympic rhythmic gymnast and newly-minted ‘nation’s fairy’ Son Yeon Jae displayed her flexibility and physical strength on the latest episode of ‘Running Man’ where she was a special guest, along with fellow Olympian Park Tae Hwan. In a mini-game session between two rounds of exhausting hide-and-seek chases, the cast members held a series of games where everyone would write down one activity they were the best in, with some of [...]

 

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[SPOILER] ‘Running Man’ goes ‘target hunting’

Swimmer Park Tae Hwan displayed his aggressiveness on the latest episode of ‘Running Man’. The episode revolved around each member picking a number, with the highest number being picked as a designated target, whom the other ‘Running Men’ would have to eliminate. Once the target was eliminated, the next-highest number would be called as the new target. The target, on the other hand, had the power to rip others’ name [...]

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