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TVXQ

A touching profile of a Vietnamese UK adoptee (adopted during the Vietnam War) returning to her native country: BBC. http://bit.ly/bZrFzl # Did DPRK underwater suicide bomber sink South Korean naval vessel? (Chosun) Defector testimony is sometimes suspect. http://bit.ly/dslhxz # Perk up your boring business meetings: hold them in a royal palace. Changdeokgung room for hire. [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2010-03-07

by Philip Gowman 7 March 2010
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Girls Generation latest album “Oh!” gets a trashing in the JoongAng Ilbo: http://bit.ly/cdKGL5 10:28 PM Feb 22nd via bit.ly TchmilFan: @lklinks You can even get SNSD/Girls Gen “Oh!” on iTunes UK now! http://bit.ly/cVOel7 (Look out for the Oh! areia remix on youtube) 1:28 PM Feb 23rd via Seesmic You thought Korea was a great place [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2009-11-09

by Philip Gowman 9 November 2009
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Best wishes to @youneelondon for her album launch gig tonight at Pizza Express Dean St. http://bit.ly/3TddQd # @indiefulrok Welcome home after your travels! in reply to indiefulrok # David Kilburn, friend to Korean traditional arts – and KAA UK – in ill health. Get well soon David. http://bit.ly/2NpuxL # Bong Jong-ho Mother screening and Q&A [...]

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According to Gallup, my favourite singer should be Jang Yoon Jeong

by Philip Gowman 8 January 2009
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A summary of a recent poll about Korea’s favourite musicians. Youngsters prefer the Wonder Girls, oldsters like the Trot singers.

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Dong Bang Shin Ki (TVXQ) #4: Mirotic

by Jo Wakely 30 October 2008
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(SM Entertainment, September 2008) Review by Jo Wakely After one year and seven months TVXQ’s eagerly awaited 4th Korean album is finally here. The release date was put back by two days because of pre-sales in the region of 330,000. How SME failed to realise that there would be a rush on this long-awaited album [...]

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Cute videos featuring brotherly love

by Philip Gowman 13 August 2007

I couldn’t resist posting these videos. Read the Party Pooper’s commentary on them here, with links to more SuJu vids. First, Super Junior – stranded on the road to Busan, only 21 dollars between them, and having to share a room for the night. Sweet. And now TVXQ / DBSK Read Rowan Pease’s commentary on [...]

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