Tag: Jeju

Picture of the Day: Getting Ready for a Typhoon

Typhoon Jongdari approaching
Typhoon Jongdari approaching
Ships take shelter at Seogwipo Port on South Korea’s southern Jeju Island on Aug. 20, 2024, as Typhoon Jongdari approaches. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Summer Heat Hits Jeju

Sizzling sun in Jeju
Sizzling sun in Jeju
Tourists take a walk during their summer holidays at Hamdeok Beach on Jeju Island on July 21, 2024, when a heat wave alert was issued. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Future Space Center on Jeju

Hanwha Systems breaks ground on space center
Hanwha Systems breaks ground on space center
This photo, provided by Hanwha Systems Co., a defense electronics and ICT solutions unit under Hanwha Group, shows a rendering of the Jeju Hanwha Space Center, whose ground-breaking ceremony took place on the country’s southern Jeju Island on April 29, 2024. The 11,000-square-meter center will develop and manufacture satellites. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Jeju Horses

Horses indigenous to Jeju Island
Horses indigenous to Jeju Island
Jeju horses, designated as a natural monument, are released into a pasture in the city of Jeju on South Korea’s southern resort island of the same name on April 28, 2024, after spending the winter in sheds. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Jeju’s Green Tea Fields

Green tea fields

Visitors take a stroll through green tea fields producing premium tea brand Osulloc on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju on April 25, 2024. (Yonhap)

Jeju Based News Anchor Accused of Being Drunk on the Air

It looks like this news anchor went on a bender a little to early in the day:

JIBS, a private broadcaster on the southern island of Jeju, has started disciplinary proceedings against one of its news anchors after a live news segment led to public outrage, with accusations that the anchor was under the influence of alcohol while on-air.

The controversy unfolded during the “8 News” live broadcast on March 30, when anchor Cho Chang-beom exhibited difficulty when pronouncing words and displayed unnatural behavior, raising suspicions among viewers.

During the broadcast, the anchor struggled with pronunciation, notably stumbling over a sentence about the start of election campaign material distribution. He fumbled words like “candidate promises” and “voting precautions” multiple times. There were moments when the screen remained without any commentary from the anchor for roughly 7 seconds.

Korea Times

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Picture of the Day: Spring Time On Jeju

Spring on Jeju
Spring on Jeju
People visit a field of rapeseed flowers in Jeju City on the southern island of Jeju on March 10, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Sinking Ship

Sinking freighter
Sinking freighter
This photo, provided by the Korea Coast Guard, shows the 1,959-ton cargo ship Kum Yang No. 6 sinking in the sea 61 kilometers southwest of Jeju Island at around 9:55 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2024. All 11 crew members of the ship were rescued. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Flowers on Jeju

Rape flowers on Jeju Island
Rape flowers on Jeju Island
Rape flowers are in bloom near Sanbang Mountain in the city of Seogwipo on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju on Feb. 4, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Wintry Jeju

Winter scene
Winter scene
Tourists enjoy the snow-covered scenery of Mount Halla on South Korea’s southern Jeju Island on Dec. 18, 2023. (Yonhap)