See, Tony, I am keeping up with this. Courtesy the Chosun Ilbo:
Lee Sa-bi (whose real name is Lee Eon-jeong), who was chosen as a new nude model for Playboy, returned to Korea after a nude photo session in Los Angeles from Jan. 10 to 21.
Lee said Wednesday at a meeting with reporters, hosted by the cable channel Spice TV, that some Korean reporters have often asked her if she didn?€™t hesitate to take nude photos. She guessed that she have gotten the question frequently because she is a Korean woman.
?€œPlayboy is not a porn magazine, and if you become a Playboy model, people in the U.S. consider it a kind of honor and envy you,?€? she said. ?€œI have a lot of things to show you besides my naked body. I?€™d like to take part in many film works as an actress.?€?
Spice TV unveiled nude pictures and audio-video formats of Lee on Wednesday, saying that they were not porn photos but photos that show the beauty of a woman?€™s body. The company said that it selected Lee in order to enhance its image in South Korea before making inroads into the country.
Screw the North Korean nuclear crisis — we cover only important stories here at the Marmot’s Hole.
UPDATE! - Steve Carrol was kind enough to send us a link to this Sports Chosun piece with more great (quasi-work safe) shots of Ms. Lee. Unfortunately, the piece says that the fascists may prevent her “hair nude” Playboy pics from being released in the ROK. Bummer, but not a problem that can’t be worked around 
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Steve.
Color me corrected.
Marmot is becoming the Gweilo Diaries of South Korea!
See that, Tony, I’m no slacker
Chris: While I’m pleased with the comparison, I’m afraid Conrad’s plays in a whole different league of the Blogosphere.
Good Lord– she looks like someone I know!
Kevin
Is that “know,” like in the Biblical sense, Kevin?
Is it just me or is she not all that attractive when in comparison to someone like Kim Hee-sun. Heck she doesn’t even look as good as (God help me) Hari-su.
Marmot: May be a whole different league but the spirit is still the same. Well, not totally, the Marmotess probably wouldn’t take kindly to you if you start living the life of Conrad.
R,
Uh… not yet. I’ll send photos if anything happens, though.
Kevin
Wow. She’s alright, but how long before the morality cops show up?
Too skinny for my tastes…
(But then… if she wanted me, and Miss Cathartidae gave me the aok, I’d do her)
Brian
OH, My, gawd!!!
I am thanking the dear lord right now that my wife subscribes to Playboy!
Any mention in those linked items of which month she’s to appear in?
her jaw’s looks big enough and strong enough to take down a bull.
what did they used to eat….
Guess i’ll have to start looking at the pictures in Playboy — after a lifetime of reading their excellent articles.