Showbiz Extra is a daily television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 entertainment news show that covers the South Korean entertainment industry broadcast in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 and throughout Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 on Arirang TV

Arirang TV

Arirang TV is an international, English-language network based in Seoul, South Korea, operated by The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation...

, which premiered on April 10, 2002. The show is produced in Korea, but is broadcast in the English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

and uses subtitles for viewers in their respective countries who do not speak English . When an interview is done with a guest who does not speak English, subtitles are used.

Former Hosts

• Lena Hong
• Daniel Choi and Lena Hong
• Henry Shinn and Lena Hong
• Joanna Chung and Henry Shin

External links

• Showbiz Extra website