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Lee Eun-ju

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

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Scarlet Letter at the KCC

21 September 2009 Events news
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The second of two films featuring the late actress Lee Eun-ju is The Scarlet Letter (주홍글씨, dir Byeon Hyeok, 2004). This was Lee’s last film, and it was said that the film contributed to the depression which led her to commit suicide. Also starring Han Suk-gyu.

Synopsis
Strong and confident detective Gi-hun is married to a refined [...]

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Bungee Jump at the KCC

7 September 2009 Events news
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The first of this month’s film screenings featuring the sadly missed Lee Eun-ju is Bungee Jumping of their own (번지점프를 하다) (Kim Dae-seung, 2001), also starring Lee Byung-hun.
Here’s a synopsis, in fluent Konglish, from KMDB.
The summer of 1983. SEO In-woo, majoring in Korean language & literature, has not believed in love and fate, but he [...]

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Oh Soojung Blogathon

19 February 2007 Events news

To coincide with another retrospective of the complete oeuvre of Hong Sang-soo, Hell on Frisco Bay has announced a Blog-a-thon on the subject of A Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors on March 21 this year.
I gather that what this means is that anyone who runs a blog and who is interested can write an [...]

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Korea has OECD’s top suicide rate

2 October 2006 Lee Eun-ju

Korea’s National Statistics Office recent report was picked up by Yonhap and the Chosun.
“The high suicide rate in South Korea seems to reflect a surge in social conflicts, including feuds between the sexes, economic hardship and domestic violence,” an NSO official said
according to Yonhap. The Chosun article focuses on the “prolonged economic slump and loss [...]

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