EWC: Can you explain who Kang Byung-kyu is and why he’s been in the news recently?
Jee-ho: Kang Byung-kyu is a TV personality and, as he likes to make it known from time to time, a former baseball player with the OB (now Doosan) Bears and the SK Wyverns. He was a decent pitcher, mostly a [...]

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EWC:The other day my wife was talking about Kim Yu-na and how she’s worried the Korean media is overexposing her in advance of much success. She compared the situation it to another female Korean athlete named Kang Cho-hyun. Can you give a little background on both athletes and then explain why you think my wife [...]

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EWC: Last time we chatted you were getting ready to start the Olympics coverage. One month after, what Korea-related image or news event still stands out in your mind?
Jee-ho: It’s baseball. Hands down. There are two sporting moments that ever made me cry. One is Canada’s winning hockey gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake [...]

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A couple weeks ago we presented the inaugural edition of Ask a Korean Sportswriter. This week’s column  exclusively concerns the 2008 games in  Beijing, which Jee-ho will be  covering in depth for the JoongAng Daily.  
EWC: What is the most anticipated Korea-related storyline going into the 2008 Olympics?
Jee-ho: The Korean sports fans and the media [...]

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One blog I’ve been recently enjoying is Ask a Korean!, which is just what the title says — a blog where a Korean man, who lived in Korea for 16 years before moving to America, answers questions about Korea, Korean culture, Korean history, etc. Recent questions/topics have included Can you tell me about organized crime [...]

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