I was stunned this morning when I was told about this... My korean teacher says that North Korea is almost finished lol.. I hope so ^^
Way for reunification !! :D but I guess it will take time...

OMG! i thought everything was fine between north and south.. this is kind of shocking..

1 more week for MSOAN...oh no!....I'm gonna die :'(
btw I wish korea-peace...

This is so upsetting and outrageous... Till when North Korean will show abhorrence towards their blood relatives in the South. I don't buy the borderline segregations. How can political ideologies separate blood and heritage ties... Unconceivable.

As for Mary Stayed out all night!!! ..... Bummer... but cannot blame the channels it is disconcerting and loathsome to hear such news.. I wsh they find a solution besides war... Economic Crunch is getting on everyone's nerves...

And now I understand why Korea is still part of the few countries where community service is obligatory!
It's because of North Korea that so much of our dear actors are taken away every year!! >(

I'm worried that other countries (ehem ehem, such as USA) will have to get in between this chaos now.. I'm praying this won't be another world war.. That would just be scary to witness one in this lifetime.. Praying for all the safety of Koreans.. Korea holds a special place in my heart, from the country to the people to the language to the culture to the music to the dramas and movies..

- Filipina fan.

HATE the war!!! Hope everyone stays safe ):

just read the news...oh boy this is scary....hope it doesnt lead to anything now

this news is sad, but not nearly as awful as the news about the north and south korean tension and violence.

my thoughts are with the korean people.

btw, Gloria didn't air this weekend at all, because of the Asian games and previous weekend they aired only 1 ep. ...(from what I heard next ep. is on Sunday - ep. 32)
...I'm just saying, because you have the information on the right side of the page...

North Korea is run by a mad man who has yet to take his medicine for a long long time. So many people have suffered under his ruling, he is no Mao Ze Dong. And he has to harm the lives of the innocents when he's going to kick the bucket any time. I'm worried for those inside the army. That mad man may just deny everything and once again warn countries that they would take military actions if they are blamed O.o

This really brings home what the sacrifice can be for the all the K-lads who join the army for two years...
This scares me and I'm on the other side of the world
I wish all those injured and frightened well.

I've read it in the news and it was really depressing. There are innocent lives who suffered which really is heartbreaking. I hope they'll be fine and they'll recover soon.

As for the brave souls which were lost, we will be forever praying for your souls.

This is really an alarming news. I hope it would just end there. Let's pray for no war. War won't do anyone good anyway.

I was expecting this kind of change in SK's broadcasting. I'm against any kind of war or conflict, hope borh cpountries get through this without more victims.
About MSOAN, i'll enjoy it better knowing there's no more tension with their neighbours.

NOOooo was dying to see the new episode..
Unfortunate the news

I dont get it why on earth are they fighting?.. north or south it's same country.. is just like Turkey.. I had it when people kill there brothers TT... Hope there will be peace for both sides..
Thanks for letting us know ;)

yikes.. let's hope it will blow over quietly like the previous incident.

Anyone knows what happens next week? do they show 3 epis next week or is the whole schedule pushed back by one episode?

I guess the Korean war never really ended.

God bless the north and south.

I hope all civilians will be safe. It's not right to attack unarmed and defenseless people!

I hope SK will stay calm and resolve this matter wisely. Somebody has to be the grown up in the relationship right?

I was naively hoping that the food shipment to North Korea from South Korea last month spelled a sort of change in the tide of relations between the two countries. Link to NYTimes Article:( http://tinyurl.com/2d2hee5 ) I'm hoping against hopes that this situation will be quickly and bloodlessly resolved. My thoughts are with the South Koreans facing such an alarming act of aggression and with the North Korean civilians who have been struggling with famine and economic upheaval.
NYTimes article on currency revaluation: (http://tinyurl.com/36tsmcv)

I"m curious to hear other insights on the situation, as my perspective and information is based on what I hav gotten from English?American news outlets (NYTimes, The Economist and the BBC)

What cans the NKs possibly be thinking?! What are they hoping to achieve by this aggressive act?! Thank goodness China have reacted negatively towards this. Probably due to their plans to do more business in the West.

I have some good friends in Korea. I hope they're ok :(

I feel really strongly about this. I'm sure it's due to Kdramas, opening my eyes to the Koreans and their wonderful culture.

Before I started watching kdramas I honestly didn't follow news about Korea. Somehow it was just a place on the map. Now, Korea is very real to me and I am very concerned for the safety of its citizens. S. Korea will certainly be in my prayers.
May the One who makes peace in the Heavens bring peace to S. Korea and to all the world.
Amen!

I pray for the safety of both Koreas .. I hate wars and I hope that one day they unify again

OMG. North Korea please just get over yourselves.
Do they realized that they've killed two of their blood relatives? Just thinking of it makes me want to gag.

this is so stupid. why do they have to be so bent on destroying south korea? why cant people just run their countries and take of their own people rather than bothering other countries. War does not make any freakin sense. why dont people get that!? they think its some kind of game to go and hurt other people. People take the weight of life so lightly. The life of a person is not like the life of a computer or a toy, which can be damaged and replaced. Its something that once gone, can never come back. No matter how much history people learn and have the chance to get lessons from, some people just dont give a d*mn. Its just sick. Disgusting.

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Korea. I pray that this does not escalate any further. May God watch over them and keep them safe. Ameen.

And I'm in Incheon!!! Mind you, none of the Koreans I spend time with on a daily basis seem to be very scared. It's surreal - I know if I was back in England my friends would be milking it for all it was worth.

I'm sure that the people of N. Korea don't like war either. They're pretty much forced into it by their so-called "leader".

There was an article in "The Economist" that reported how some reporter journeyed to the border between China and N. Korea and, from faraway through the use of binoculars, photographed N. Korean citizens plowing their rural plot of land. Going into N. Korea is like traveling back to the early American 1900's, but worse. You tediously work all day and don't even earn enough to eat. Moreover, there is no possibility in the mere attempt of trying to escape from that devilish place; they shoot escapees.

I'm thoroughly appalled at how the N. Korean dictator is such a tyrant towards his own people, and then does a 180 to become a sycophant, kneeling at China's feet. If he were to change now, forgiveness could be an option, but I highly doubt that he would. I wonder what will be going through his mind as he stands at the gate of hell.

it was a breaking news.. i hope there wont be any war..

but suddenly i remember i heard somewhere that kim jong il is a fan of lee young ae. hmm, mybe if lya try to calm him down, both n & s. korea could reunite? ok2, just kidding.

but seriously, i hope everything will be fine in both N & S. korea. we should put an end to any war.. any kind of war, anywhere. yes, including gaza.

what ever the reasons, I hate wars. Everybody should do more for peace. wars only bring tears, I hope North and South will live in peace, they are brother after all. And the first victims of wars is the people.....Hello people on the top of political chair ! listen more to your people.....! STOP WAR!

Someone needs to tell Kim Jong Il that no one cares anymore about the Cold War. It's getting old.

Long as China keeps NK as a pet [if a rabid one] anything the rest of the world says is really of no importance, they just venting.

*scratches head in frustration* Gah! I hate all this fighting and dying. I hate how people who once shared the same culture and language (okay, pretty much still do on a lot of parts right?) have to fight like this. I hate how people, innocent people, have to get hurt because of the stubbornness of a few. How many more have to die huh?! HUH?!

*sigh... and breathe* Man, I just hope that things work out peacefully... But if it doesn't, than freak. If another World War is the solution than bring it on. I'm being sarcastic of course, but there is a belief that after flames comes a new beginning (you know, burn the forest and replant; the phoenix; etc). I don't like the idea, but if that's the case, I don't want to be around when it happens. World Peace! And prayers for both sides of the border.

Wow when I first read the story online it was listed as 2 casualties and that was bad enough. I'm sorry to hear that there were actually more and I hope things won't escalate further.

It is sad that it actually happened. Human world is so cruel. Is a peaceful world that difficult to achive? To me, the civilian in both N and S Korea are the same. How could they fight against each other. The leader in NK should get over it and stop buidling a wall within the same country. I do not want to see WWIII in my life time or in the future period. That's why I love the belief in Socialism or Democracy but DO NOT want to live with it - cos' if the leader take it to the wrong way, it could brain wash you. I guess I just have to wait till Mon to see my beloved JKS.

all for peace.

guess MSOAN will have to wait. sigh.

So sad to hear about the recent attack on S.Korea.

I will be praying for the safety of both Korean sides'

people as well as those in the neighboring countries.

Thank you for the news on this. I'm praying not only for South Korea, but especially for the world at this point. We're close to the tipping point for WW3, and I hope this doesn't get used as an excuse for everyone else to join in...

I agree with comment #24. To be honest, if this had happened 3 months ago, I probably wouldn't have given it much thought. It wasn't until 3 months ago that started watching dramas and just yesterday I downloaded my first K-pop albums. It used to be just a place on a map and now I feel, strangely, connected to it. I've fallen in love with the culture and its people. And I hope for nothing more than Korean peace at the moment.

@brookeve: i agree with you, that has been my fear as well. there is so much tension nowadays with the struggle for power.

Actually, i don't really know much about the South Korea and NOrth Korea conflict. From what i know, they have been fighting back and forth for years... I really think that they don't even remember WHY they were fighting in the first place, it's so silly to kill innocent lives for a dispute between governments.

PLUS, it is not very smart to engage in war because these leaders should be fluent in history, and history tells us that war has no happy endings, especially for the power-hungry.

giving my sympathy 2 south korean for the tragedy.why north korea do such a thing.huh

Sorry for 2 soldiers's family and injured people.
I don't understand about North Korean leader.
South Korean try hard to develop your country.
But..............

Nobody wants to go to war:

US does not want to interfere because if it does it has to do so in a "Full Scale"
China does not want war because if North Korea looses then China will lose the influence in the region.
South Korea will not fight because of the economical damage it will cost.
And there's Russia, dear God they are unpredictable.

Hopefully the inside political turmoil in N. Korea is advantageous for its suppressed people and collapses in itself. I think that would be the best case scenario for N. Koreans to be free and join the rest of the world.

Or we could hope that the power hungry N.K politicians have a change of heart and opens its borders to the world. Least likely though :(

@absothe
"I hope SK will stay calm and resolve this matter wisely. Somebody has to be the grown up in the relationship right?"

There's a limit to patience. First they sank a South Korean vessel, killing 30 or 40 South Korean sailors. Now an artillery barrage into a civilian area.

If someone was lobbing artillery shells into my city, I'd want them destroyed.

I do share everyone's concern and hope that all the families that were affected please be strong no matter what.

But honestly reading peoples comments bothered me alittle. someone said "North Korea get over yourself"
saying North Korea is basically like blaming the whole entire country (including its citizens)
The citizens didn't order this attack, the government did.
I'm trying to say people should really watch how they phrase their sentences. This is a very sensitive topic and we can't just go around blaming an entire nation because of what one man did.
I really do hope this feud gets resolved and one day people wouldn't have to lie about being North Korean (and say their South Korean) just because of the bad name on their country which is isn't even their fault.

I was confused at the korean president's confident suggestion of merger. Clearly, Kim Jong il does not want to give up his family's throne.
Honestly, how did NK gov last so long, starving so many people?

I think we cannot take this situation lightly, not because no one necessarily wants to go to war but because war is like - to use Mary's example - a car accident.

Take the start of World War I, for example. The very reason why the war began was a complex and extensive set of peace alliances that kicked in once Austria-Hungary responded to Serbian nationalist's assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Irony of all ironies.

That's my fear - a chain reaction sparked by a much more localized conflict both globally and politically.

I still feel shocked about what happened!