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Chuseok still is a headache for couples
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Lime green plates deepen slump in Korea’s luxury car sales
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Yoon's approval rating hits new low: poll
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Students suffer sleep deprivation, fatigue, suicidal thoughts
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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Koreans do things quickly. Is it efficiency or lack of patience?
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N. Korea launches trash balloons toward S. Korea for 2nd day: JCS
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Calories that stalk the Chuseok table
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Popular tourist destinations beckon Chuseok holidaymakers
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N. Korea to hold key parliamentary meeting on Oct. 7 to revise constitution
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On the road for Chuseok? Popular rest stop foods await
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No more nerds, sex bombs: Female animators draw away cliches
SANTA CLARITA, California (AP) - The California Institute of the Arts was created partly by Walt Disney’s desire to bring more top-flight animators into the profession. And it has during its 47 years, though for a long time almost all were men. Now, nearly three-quarters of CalArts’ more than 250 animation students are women, and there’s a new goal: ensure that when they land jobs, they get to draw female characters reflective of the real world and not just the nerds, sex bombs, tomboys or ugly
Jan. 25, 2017
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After life performing Tchaikovsky, conductor keeps discovering
NEW YORK (AFP) -- As a boy in St. Petersburg, Semyon Bychkov would scrounge to buy second-hand Tchaikovsky scores with pocket change from lunch money given by his mother.Living in a communal apartment with other families in the city then called Leningrad, he recalls that by age 12, he would spend nights in the kitchen -- the only room with both lights and privacy -- waving an imaginary baton as if guiding orchestras to Russia’s most treasured composer.Bychkov went on to become a renowned conduct
Jan. 25, 2017
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G-Dragon holds exhibition in Paris
G-Dragon is holding a private exhibition from Sunday through Wednesday in Paris.(G-Dragon's Instagram)The artist unveiled some photos of the exclusive event, titled “Peaceminusone,” through his Instagram account Tuesday, including a photo that said, “Invite Only.” In 2015, the artist had held a public exhibition titled “Peaceminusone: Beyond the Stage” in Seoul, collaborating with both domestic and international artists. “Peaceminusone” is made up of the words “peace,” “minus” and “one.” Althoug
Jan. 24, 2017
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Dynamic Duo and EXO Chen’s ‘Nosedive’ beats ‘Guardian’, Suzy
(Loen Entertainment)Hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo and Chen from EXO collaborated on a new song titled “Nosedive,” which shot straight to the top of the charts on Tuesday.The song beat stiff competition from Suzy’s solo-debut album and the “Guardian” theme songs.“Nosedive” was released simultaneously with Suzy’s first solo album “Yes? No?” at midnight on Monday, but the starlet’s songs only ranked fourth and 10th on the charts as of 11 a.m., Tuesday.Suzy had earlier beat Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun’s s
Jan. 24, 2017
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G-Dragon's 'Crooked' music video tops 100 mln YouTube views
(Yonhap)G-Dragon's "Crooked" music video has racked up more than 100 million views on YouTube, becoming his sixth song to reach the milestone figure, according to his agency Tuesday.View count for the song, part of the BIGBANG member's second solo album released in September 2013, stood at 100,012,542 as of 10 p.m. on Monday, YG Entertainment said in a statement.Leader of the popular South Korean boy band BIGBANG, G-Dragon ventured into a solo career in 2009 and has so far released three full-le
Jan. 24, 2017
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BTS to release new album Feb. 13
(Yonhap)South Korean K-pop group BTS (Bangtan Boys) will release its new album on Feb. 13, its management agency said Monday.Big Hit Entertainment said the new album, "Wings: You Never Walk Alone," is both the follow-up and extended version of the previous album "Wings," which was released in October.The group members participated in writing songs and lyrics, and producing the album.On Feb. 18-19, it will hold "2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III Wings Tour in Seoul" in the Gocheok Sky Dome in sou
Jan. 23, 2017
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BTS’ ‘Fire’ tops 100 mln YouTube views
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- The video for K-pop boy group BTS’ hit single “Fire” has garnered more than 100 million views on YouTube.The video recorded 100,016,111 views as of 8 p.m. on Saturday, more than eight months after it was uploaded on the global free video sharing site last May, according to Big Hit Entertainment. “Fire” is the title track off “Epilogue: Young Forever,” the group’s first compilation album. The song’s video was No. 3 on YouTube’s 2016 list for the world’s most-viewed K-pop music v
Jan. 22, 2017
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2NE1’s farewell single tops charts abroad
K-pop quartet 2NE1’s farewell song “Goodbye” has topped iTunes charts in eight Southeast Asian countries, while its music video surpassed 4.5 million views as of Sunday. The song, a ballad bidding goodbye to the group’s fans, ranked first on the iTunes charts of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia and the Philippines, upon its release Saturday. The song’s lyrics, co-written by 2NE1’s leader CL and Oh Hyuk of Hyuk Oh Band, expresses wistfulness about the breakup of
Jan. 22, 2017
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Soprano Hong Eun-sie to hold solo recital
Soprano Hong Eun-sie is holding a solo recital at the Chamber Hall of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday.Hong, 29, studied in Italy after graduating from Seoul National University’s College of Music and returned to Korea in 2015. She graduated with top scores from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan and also studied at the Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado there. Hong also completed the canto course at Rome’s Arena Academy.“When I was young, I wanted to bec
Jan. 22, 2017
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Kim Tae-hee chooses custom-made dress over branded designs
Actors Kim Tae-hee and Jung Ji-hoon (Rain) chose to have a modest ceremony for their wedding that took place on Thursday afternoon. Rather than the usual five-star hotels celebrities pick for their nuptials, Kim and Jung held theirs at Gaheo-dong Catheral in Jongno-gu, Seoul, following their Catholic convictions.At the ceremony, what caught the eyes of the 50 or so attendees was Kim‘s wedding gown. (Rain Company)Again, rather than an extravagant dress from a high-end brand, Kim donned a piece d
Jan. 20, 2017
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EXO sweeps music awards
K-pop juggernaut EXO bagged yet another grand prize at the 26th annual Seoul Music Awards on Thursday, sweeping top honors at five of the biggest music awards in the country.The boy band received the award for the fourth consecutive year, edging out rivals Bangtan Boys, BtoB and VIXX. The group has grand prizes from the Asia Artist Awards, Melon Music Awards, Mnet Asian Music Award and Golden Disc Awards (best album category) under its belt. EXO performs Thursday at the Seoul Music Awards held a
Jan. 20, 2017
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Rain and Kim Tae-hee wed
Rain and Kim Tae-hee held a private wedding ceremony Thursday at Gahoe-dong Cathedral in central Seoul. Rain (left) and Kim Tae-hee (Yonhap)The superstar couple’s wedding Mass lasted about 90 minutes. Rain wore a black suit while the bride wore a white dress that hit above knee. Only family members and a few close friends, including Park Jin-young, the head of JYP Entertainment and Rain‘s former boss, attended the Mass. In celebration of the new couple, Park sang “Only You,” the song he had wri
Jan. 19, 2017
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Long-lost Stravinsky ‘Funeral Song’ gets Asian premiere in Seoul
The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra is working to get back on firm ground a year after the departure of Chung Myung-whun at the end of 2015, following a maelstrom of controversies, and the task of stabilizing the orchestra has fallen on the newly appointed conductor-in-residence Markus Stenz and principal guest conductor Thierry Fischer.“The team that approached me was very wise in wanting a stabilizing time,” said Stenz during a press conference held at the Sejong Center in Seoul on Tuesday.“The i
Jan. 19, 2017
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Metallica, John Legend to perform at Grammys
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Chart-topping singer John Legend and metal legend Metallica will be among the performers at this year’s Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday.The music industry’s signature gala takes place in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, with Beyonce leading nominations.Legend, who is best known for his ballad “All of Me,” is a favorite of the Grammys. The 38-year-old has won 10 awards and has performed each year since 2014.Metallica, one of the most influential groups in heavy m
Jan. 19, 2017
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Families duel in decadent era in Met’s ‘Romeo et Juliette’
NEW YORK (AFP) -- In an era of intense political division, the new production of “Romeo et Juliette” at New York’s Metropolitan Opera brings the classic tale of warring families to a universe of palpable power and ostentation.Director Bartlett Sher’s vision for the opera, written in 1867 by Charles Gounod, keeps the action in Verona but shifts from the Renaissance to the 18th century -- a decadent world of puffed-up wigs that recall Marie Antoinette and ball gowns in royal reds and purples.“When
Jan. 19, 2017
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UK’s Tate art galleries get first female chief
LONDON (AFP) - Britain’s prestigious Tate institution, which runs four of the country’s best known art galleries, announced Tuesday it would have its first female director with the appointment of Maria Balshaw.The 46-year-old will succeed Nicholas Serota in one of the most influential jobs in the country’s arts industry after transforming Manchester’s cultural landscape.“I am honored to be asked by the trustees of Tate to become the new director,” said Balshaw, who takes over on June 1.“Under Ni
Jan. 18, 2017
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Red Hot Chili Peppers to head new Lollapalooza Paris
NEW YORK (AFP) - The Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Weeknd and the Pixies will play the inaugural Paris edition of Lollapalooza as the longstanding US alternative culture festival expands.Lollapalooza will take place on July 22-23 at the Longchamp Racecourse in the west of the French capital, the Parisian government announced in November.Unveiling the lineup Tuesday, promoter Live Nation said the headliners would include veteran Los Angeles alternative band Red Hot Chili Peppers, fellow US rockers I
Jan. 18, 2017
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Chicago, LA, Hamburg join in John Neumeier’s ‘Orphee’
NEW YORK (AP) - The Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Opera and Germany’s Staatsoper Hamburg are collaborating with the Joffrey Ballet for the first time on a new production of Gluck’s “Orphee et Eurydice” by choreographer John Neumeier.The companies said Tuesday that Neumeier, a Milwaukee native who works mostly in Europe, will direct, design and choreograph the staging, which will open Chicago’s 2017-18 season and run from Sept. 23-Oct. 15. It will be seen in Los Angeles from March 10-25, 2018, and i
Jan. 18, 2017
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London needs new concert hall: Simon Rattle
LONDON (AFP) - British conductor Simon Rattle on Tuesday called for a new concert hall in London to make the city more competitive on the international music scene, as he takes up his baton at the London Symphony Orchestra.He threw his weight behind a 280 million pound ($347 million) project aimed at creating a “Centre for Music” equipped for the digital era.The plans involve building a new hall on the site of the Museum of London, which is relocating nearby, which would become the new home of t
Jan. 18, 2017
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Girl group TWICE to release special album
South Korean girl group TWICE will roll out a special album next month, seeking to carry on its winning streak of online music streaming and album sales in the competitive, rapidly changing market, the band's management agency said Wednesday. (JYP Entertainment)According to music industry sources, the special album is currently in production for release in late February. It will be a repackaged version of the group's hit third EP "TWICEcoaster:LANE1," which will include a newly produced track."I
Jan. 18, 2017