http://igotkoreanlove.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:45:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il displayed at an entrance of the foreign ministry in Pyongyang WASHINGTON (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has apparently suffered a health setback, "possibly a stroke," a US intelligence official said Tuesday, noting he had not appeared at a 60th anniversary parade. "It ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/10/kim-jong-il-possibly-suffered-a-stroke-us-intelligence/ BoA will do more than tell us about her US debut at her press conference this Wednesday - she’ll also sample her debut song. Does this mean that her English album is already in the works or even better, already completed?  If so, does that mean that BoA cross over to ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/boa-is-going-to-debut-her-first-us-track/ South Korea’s Consulate General in Los Angeles will set up a warehouse for the storage of relief materials as part of efforts to counter natural disasters. Consul General Kim Jae-soo said Tuesday that the office decided to set up the warehouse upon request by the Korean community in L.A. following a ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/consulate-in-la-will-setup-an-emergency-storhouse/ Kathleen Stephens was sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday. Stephens is scheduled to arrive in Seoul later this month and succeed Ambassador Alexander Vershbow. She will be the first female U.S. envoy to Seoul. Last week, Stephens met with experts ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/kathleen-stephens-is-the-new-amb-to-seoul/ AllKPop.com asked this question after seeing Lee Hyori perform with Kara on the SBS Inkigayo 500th episode. They performed Hyori’s hit single “U-Go-Girl” http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/do-kara-make-better-sluts-then-cute-girls/ The government deliberated on a revised plan that seeks to prohibit civil employees from engaging in biased religious activities during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office Tuesday morning. Under the revised plan, a ban on biased religious activities is clearly stipulated in public service regulations. Also under the plan, public ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/engaging-in-biased-religious-activities-banned-among-civil-servants/ You know that Chae Yeon is out of the loop when she is sporting on-stage fashions from 2007. While Lee Hyori has moved on to spandex, and Suh In-young cleaned up (but still looks like a man), the 28 year old pop star holds on to the black knee high ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/hyori-lee-pops-up-again/ Negotiations on the return of U.S. military base sites to the Korean government have been practically halted since 2006. The Ministry of Environment said a pollution check on the closed-down base in Busan, Camp Hialeah, was last conducted in May 2006. The ministry had requested Camp Hialeah allow it to inspect the ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/negotiations-on-the-return-of-us-military-base-go-nowhere/ There is at least one piece of good news that has come out of this tragedy. According to the police, Jung Sun Hee and Ahn Jae Hwan did not file for a marriage license after their wedding, which means she doesn’t have the legal obligation to repay the debt Ahn Jae ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/jung-sun-hee-is-not-to-blame-for-ahn-jae-hwan-death/ VIPers must be jumping for joy.  MTV Asia will release Big Bang’s “Making of Video” for “Haru Haru” and “Oh My Friend”, covering behind the scenes and short interviews with the members.  Big Bang’s “Making of Video” episode will be aired in all countries that fall under the MTV Asian ... http://igotkoreanlove.com/2008/09/09/mtv-to-air-big-bangs-%e2%80%9cmaking-of-video%e2%80%9d/