Topic: Seoul

Korean pop star Rain reports for military service

South Korean pop star Rain entered a boot camp Tuesday to begin mandatory military service, bidding farewell to weeping fans."Thank you for coming... I'll see you later," he said, beaming and bowing to about 1,000 people including journalists and fans outside the ...
South Korean pop star Rain announced a new engagement Friday -- national military service of around two years starting October.Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-Hoon, said on his webpage that he would undergo basic training at Uijeongbu north of Seoul before ...

US skater Kwan to visit South Korea

US figure-skating superstar Michelle Kwan will visit South Korea next week in her role as public diplomacy envoy for the US government, the State Department said Thursday.Kwan, who will visit Seoul, Pyeongchang and Goyang from January 3-9, is making her fifth overseas ...