Former Deux member denies quarrel with bandmate

Lee Hyun-do, a former member of iconic hip-hop duo Deux, denied on Monday rumors that he and his former bandmate, the late Kim Sung Jae, were involved in a violent quarrel over a woman. The supposed dispute has been rumored to be the main reason for the premature break-up of Deux.“The break-up was strictly ‘strategic,’” Lee said on “Golden Fishery-Radio Star,” a popular talk show on broadcasting network MBC. “I wanted to be a music producer and Kim wanted to become a solo artist.”Lee said that i

PerformanceAug. 8, 2013

Chicago only U.S. stop for David Bowie exhibit

CHICAGO (AP) ― An exhibition on the career of David Bowie will make its only U.S. stop at Chicago‘s Museum of Contemporary Art next year.“David Bowie is” is at London’s V&A Museum until Sunday. The V&A Museum curated the exhibit and says it has been staying open until 10 p.m. to meet demand. Attendance has been about 300,000.The exhibition next goes to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and the Museum of Image and Sound in Sao Paulo before coming to Chicago from September 2014 to January 2015

PerformanceAug. 7, 2013

Crime novelist Elmore Leonard suffers stroke

DETROIT (AP) ― Acclaimed crime novelist Elmore Leonard is recovering at a U.S. hospital following a stroke last week.Leonard’s longtime researcher, Gregg Sutter, said Tuesday that family members are guardedly optimistic about the 87-year-old’s condition.Leonard has written 45 Westerns, crime novels and mysteries. Sutter says Leonard has been at work on No. 46.Many of his books ― notably “Out of Sight,” “Get Shorty” and “Be Cool” ― have become films. “Life of Crime,” which is based on Leonard’s “

BooksAug. 7, 2013

Discovery hammered for shark special

NEW YORK (AP) ― A Discovery network special that speculated about whether a giant prehistoric shark could still exist has drawn a passionate response from viewers and starkly raised the question about the worth of big ratings.The program, “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” opened Discovery’s annual “Shark Week” during the weekend. With an estimated 4.8 million viewers, it had the largest audience of any show in the 26 years that Discovery has made “Shark Week” a part of its summer programming

TelevisionAug. 7, 2013

Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep to reunite for ‘The Good House’

NEW YORK (AP) ― More than a dozen years after their last film together, Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep will reunite on screen for an adaption of Ann Leary’s darkly comic small town New England tale, “The Good House.”De Niro and Streep memorably starred together in 1978’s “The Deer Hunter,” as well as 1984’s “Falling in Love” and 1996’s “Marvin’s Room.”FilmNation Entertainment announced Tuesday that it acquired the rights for “The Good House” from Jane Rosenthal, De Niro’s producing partner. She

FilmAug. 7, 2013

George W. Bush has heart surgery

Former U.S. President George W. Bush successfully underwent a heart procedure in Dallas on Tuesday after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery during his annual physical, Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said. Bush, 67, was expected to be discharged Wednesday and resume his normal schedule the following day. “At the recommendation of his doctors, President Bush agreed to have a stent placed to open the blockage,” Ford said. “The procedure was performed successfully this morning, without complicat

PeopleAug. 7, 2013

Sci-fi film 'Snowpiercer' tops 4 mln viewer mark in record time

South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's English language debut film, "Snowpiercer," has attracted more than 4 million viewers in seven days of opening, its local distributor said Wednesday.The film, starring top Korean actor Song Kang-ho alongside Hollywood thespians Chris Evans, Ed Harris and Tilda Swinton, attracted an accumulated total of just over 4 million viewers on Tuesday, according to CJ Entertainment.It took only seven days for the flick to surpass the milestone after opening, which if c

FilmAug. 7, 2013

Business Korean classes offered in Yeouido

Yeouido Global Business Center is offering free beginner and intermediate Korean classes with a workplace focus.The beginners’ classes run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. and are aimed at those who have studied Korean for more than six months. The intermediate course runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11:30 a.m. and are aimed at those who have studied for at least a year.The courses run from Aug. 19 to Oct. 17. To register, email a completed application form, which can be download

Expat LivingAug. 6, 2013

Seoul Global Center offers onsite business counseling

The Seoul Global Center has launched an “Onsite Business Clinic” aiming to help foreign companies in Seoul strengthen their competitiveness in the market.Under the program, experts in business fields including marketing, management, trading, human resources and taxation will visit the companies free of charge and provide consulting services as well as customized business coaching in up to two of the fields. Consulting services can be provided up to three times in those fields.Businesses which ha

Expat LivingAug. 6, 2013

Stand-Up Seoul to host U.S. comic Baron Vaughn

Expat comedy group Stand-Up Seoul is hosting U.S. comedian Baron Vaughn on Aug. 16 and 17.Vaughn plays Leonardo Prince, or “Leo,” on USA’s “Fairly Legal,” and recently released his first album, “Raised By Cable.”He has performed stand-up on “Conan” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and has made several appearances on Comedy Central and in movies.The nights will be hosted by Rudy Tyburczy and warm-up performances will be provided by local expat comics Sean Calhoun, Albert Escobedo, Wilfred Lee

Expat LivingAug. 6, 2013