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...have any hobbies," says 24-year-old Choi Yeun Sung, who arguably works longer hours at his chosen career than does South Korea's president. "I just practice as much as I can, so I will improve." Of course many parents the world over would consider Choi's career itself a hobby, but in South Korea, being a professional video-gamer is a serious business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Playing Video Games Is a Life | 5/14/2007 | See Source »

...unhappy with it as Nick, who is obviously smitten with her. Nick writes an anonymous letter to Melanie asking for advice on how to win a woman, and he receives predictably terrible advice. It’s when he takes that advice, befriending a mystic named Steve (Andrew M. Choi ’10), dressing as a ninja, and serenading Melanie in Italian, that “Ask Me Anything” really took...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: ‘Ask Me Anything’ a Fun, Lighthearted Frosh Musical | 4/22/2007 | See Source »

...story line is also plenty gnarled, in a fashion familiar to admirers of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. It begins in 1988, when the main character, Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-Sik, star of the Korean blockbusters Shiri and Failan), is kidnapped and confined without being told what his crime is or how long he will be held. The movie snakes forward to 2003, when Oh is suddenly released, but still not free; his unknown torturer now plays with him in subtler, more damaging ways. And it ends in 1979, when Oh and his assailant were schoolboys, for the revelation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Movie that Motivated Cho? | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...story line is also plenty gnarled, in a fashion familiar to admirers of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. It begins in 1988, when the main character, Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-Sik, star of the Korean blockbusters Shiri and Failan), is kidnapped and confined without being told what his crime is or how long he will be held. The movie snakes forward to 2003, when Oh is suddenly released, but still not free; his unknown torturer now plays with him in subtler, more damaging ways. And it ends in 1979, when Oh and his assailant were schoolboys, for the revelation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Movie that Motivated Cho? | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

...time Byun will see his relatives in the North. Tens of thousands of other South Koreans are still on a waiting list for both video and face-to-face exchanges. "It will take at least ten years for everyone to see their relatives at this rate," predicts Young Woon Choi, head of the Inter-Korean Cooperation Team. The video exchanges cost the Korean Red Cross $340,000 a pop and can be canceled at a moment's notice or whenever the North decides to throw another hissy fit. Not surprisingly, many folks are on tenterhooks, waiting to hear if they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the Family Reunion Is Via Remote | 3/30/2007 | See Source »

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