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NewJeans to terminate contract with Ador
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Korean Air gets European nod to become Northeast Asia’s largest airline
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NewJeans terminates contract with Ador, embarks on new journey
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Chaos unfolds as rare November snowstorm grips Korea for 2nd day
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‘VCHA, Katseye and Dear Alice are not K-pop groups,’ industry experts say
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Ador claims exclusive contracts with NewJeans still valid
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Japan will pay for failing to honor promises, minister says
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‘Green aurora’ is Seoul's color of 2025
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Firefighter holds truck driver for 45 minutes to save him from falling off bridge
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[Herald Interview] Meet 1VERSE, first K-pop boy band to feature North Korean defectors
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BTS announces new release
BTS is to drop a new album, continuing its “Love Yourself” series. The band’s agency Big Hit Entertainment announced the details of the new release, uploading a post on BTS’ official fan website Tuesday. According to the agency, the new full-length album “Love Yourself Jeon Tear” will be dropped on May 18. BTS (Big Hit Entertainment)The upcoming album is a sequel to the band’s previous album “Love Yourself Seung Her” and “Love Yourself Ki Wonder.” The albums’ titles are inspired by the four-char
PerformanceApril 17, 2018
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Legendary actress Choi Eun-hee dies aged 91
Legendary actress Choi Eun-hee, one of Korea’s leading classic film stars, died at the age of 91 Monday.According to local media reports, Choi passed away Monday afternoon when she went to hospital for kidney dialysis. She had been suffering from a kidney condition for years. Choi was widely known for being a doyenne of the Korean cinema in the 60s and 70s, but her life off the screen has been far more tumultuous and dramatic than a movie, including an abduction by North Korean agents, reunion w
FilmApril 17, 2018
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Ex-Turtles member Cha Eun-sung begins new chapter with trot
Changing one’s name is a big deal, as it means starting from scratch with a new identity. But soloist Cha Eun-sung, whose previous stage name was SuBin, said opening a new chapter of her career as a trot singer was more than delightful.“I’ve been singing since 2001, but it hasn’t been steady. But I will go back to basics with a mindset of a rookie so that I can sing for a long time,” said Cha during a media showcase for “Moon and the Star,” her first EP under her new name, in Seoul on Monday. Ch
PerformanceApril 16, 2018
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GFriend confirms April 30 release of new EP
The countdown for GFriend’s new EP begin Monday, according to the timeline for the release of “Time for the Moon Night” revealed by the girl group.The group’s Source Music agency released a promotional schedule for activities related to the new record. Included were the release dates of the concept photo, track list, teasers and preorder date for the EP.It will mark the first release for the K-pop act in seven months, since the repackaged album “Rainbow” last September. GFriend (Source Music)Th
PerformanceApril 16, 2018
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Diagnosed with panic disorder, Jung Chan-woo takes break
Comedian and broadcaster Jung Chan-woo has taken an indefinite hiatus from all activities due to a mental disorder. Jung broke the news himself Sunday during SBS Power FM radio show “2 O’clock Escape Cultwo Show,” which he has hosted alongside fellow comedian Kim Tae-gyun since 2006. Jung Chan-woo (Cultwo Entertainment) “I am not well now that I can’t bring joy to you. I think I should take a break first. I will halt all broadcast activities for the time being and concentrate on getting treatme
TelevisionApril 16, 2018
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[Herald interview] Artists duo fascinated by nomadism of island
The Korea Herald interviewed Jane and Louise Wilson by e-mail. Following is an excerpt of the exchanges.The Korea Herald: What kind of project are you currently working on? Jane and Louise Wilson: We‘re here on Gapado Island to research a new photographic, film and sculpture project that will lead us to create a new installation and at the moment we have a working title “Undoings.” The work will inevitably represent an extension of our working practice already but we hope to eventually show the
CultureApril 16, 2018
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Giving remote island a new lease of life
Gapado is a small island located between Jeju Island and southernmost islet of Marado, known for its idyllic pastoral scenery and annual green barley festival, which attracts some 60,000 visitors. Gapado (Hyundai Card)Over the years, the island’s population has been in decline, as young people leave in search of jobs. In the 1970s, the island had a population of more than 1,000; today that figure is down to 170, with only about 120 people actually living there, most of them making a living in f
CultureApril 16, 2018
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Han Kang, Im Heung-soon to collaborate in 2018 Carnegie International
South Korea's internationally acclaimed writer Han Kang and media artist-film director Im Heung-soon will take part in the 2018 Carnegie International, the oldest North American exhibition of contemporary art from around the globe.The two Koreans are on the list of artists participating in the 57th edition of the biennale, announced by the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh on Wednesday (local time)."Carnegie International proposed a collaboration between me and novelist Han Kang," Im told Yon
CultureApril 16, 2018
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Lee Hyo-ri’s husband records voiceover for MBC’s Sewol commemoration
Singer Lee Sang-soon, perhaps more known now for being diva Lee Hyo-ri’s husband, became the voice for MBC’s special current events program commemorating the fourth anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Sewol Ferry. MBC said Monday that its feature series on the Sewol tragedy, of which the first part will air 11:10 p.m. on the day, will have Lee as the narrating voice. (MBC)For his participation in the project, Lee said that “Back then (during the Sewol Ferry’s sinking on April 16, 2014), th
TelevisionApril 16, 2018
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Twice to drop new Japanese single next month
K-pop group Twice plans to release a new Japanese single next month, according to its agency Monday.The group's third Japanese single, "Wake Me Up," will be released on May 16 in the neighboring country, JYP Entertainment said.Twice debuted in Japan in June 2017 with the compilation album "#TWICE." The Japanese debut album and two follow-up singles -- "One More Time" and "Candy Pop" -- were all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, a recognition given to records that
PerformanceApril 16, 2018
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Young Koreans maximize small rooms with cozy interiors
A growing number of Koreans in their 20s and 30s are turning their small studio apartments into cozy nooks. More people are sharing photos of their home interiors on social media platforms, showcasing carefully decorated rooms. A search of the hashtag “ja-chi-bang,” a Korean word for small studio apartments where people live alone, on Instagram found over 180,000 posts. Photos of carefully decorated studio apartments are uploaded on Instagram. (Instagram)The photos depict snug, warmly lit spaces
CultureApril 15, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Woogie sets new trend by going off-trend
Just like top K-pop producers Park Jin-young and Brave Brothers who credit their songs with their own signature sounds -- “JYP” and “Brave Sound,” respectively -- Woogie is a versatile producer who uses his signature line “Woogie on and on” that is heard in many hip-hop tracks. As a producer signed under hip-hop label H1ghr Music, Woogie rose to fame by creating hits such as Loco’s “Still,” Jay Park’s “Stay With Me” and Sik-K’s “Ring Ring,” all of which are characterized by a laid-back sensitivi
PerformanceApril 15, 2018
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‘Infinite Challenge’ star donates W50m for ‘comfort women’
Comedian Yoo Jae-suk has extended a helping hand to former “comfort women,” donating 50 million won ($46,772) for the women sexually enslaved by the Japanese military during World War II.Officials from House of Sharing, a shelter in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, for eight surviving former comfort women, said Sunday that Yoo wired the money to its account last week without alerting it. Yoo Jae-suk (Herald DB)Yoo has reportedly been donating money to the House of Sharing since 2014, with the total a
PeopleApril 15, 2018
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Park Chan-wook among figures penalized in relation to Sewol
Over 100 figures in culture and entertainment sector, including prominent film director Park Chan-wook, had been unlawfully censored or penalized for publicly denouncing irregularities related to 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry.In a report issued on Friday, the government-civilian joint committee to investigate Park Geun-hye administration’s blacklist of cultural figures found that 116 of 1,302 artists and entertainers who publicly decried the Sewol tragedy were either excluded from state suppor
CultureApril 15, 2018
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Twice’s ‘What is Love?’ sets record for fastest 40m views
Twice has outdone itself again. The music video for its recently released song “What is Love?” became the fastest video by a K-pop girl group to top 40 million views on YouTube, a record previously held by another of its songs, “Likey.”The video passed the mark around 3:14 a.m. Sunday, a little over five days and nine hours after it was released last week. “What is Love?” had also set the record for the fastest girl group video to reach 20 million and 30 million views. A cover image for Twice’s
PerformanceApril 15, 2018
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[Trending] #HomeCafe #Instagram
Open a bottle, pour the drink into a cup and decorate it with a scoop of ice cream. Videos featuring the three simple steps are now rocking the internet in Korea on the sidelines of current fad “small but certain happiness.”(Read the article:[Trending] #Small but certain happiness #小確幸)The videos are gaining popularity especially on Instagram, as many users share their own process of making a drink at home. Searching “Home cafe” on the social media platform brings up more than 547,000 posts. Mos
CultureApril 13, 2018
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[Weekender] Why more Koreans are working out at home
Working out at home, often referred to as “home training” in Korea, is rising as a trend among busy modern consumers. Without leaving the comforts of the home, people are able to carry out an extensive workout, proponents say. A wealth of home training videos available online allow those pressed for both money and time to stay fit with less hassle.Along with the fad, there has been a rise in sales of exercise equipment for those opting to break a sweat at home. In January, sales of yoga mats ros
CultureApril 13, 2018
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[Weekender] No time for gym? Try ‘home training’
Park Seu-mi, a mother of two sons, once suffered from a crippling lack of self-esteem. The extra weight she had gained from having kids never melted away. The busy mom battling two children at home had no time to spare for going to a gym. The frustration drove Park to make an exercise routine on her own, focusing on moves that could be easily done inside the house.“I started to exercise alone at home after putting my sons to bed every night,” Park said in an interview with The Korea Herald. “I’v
CultureApril 13, 2018
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[Herald Interview] A transformation from model to shaman
Pang Eun-mi has chosen a very dramatic career change: from model to shaman. She is “mudang,” a modern-day shaman practicing Korea’s oldest folk religion.Skepticism lingers over the role and authenticity of Korean shamans who are known to harness their powers from nature. They allegedly interact with the dead, communicate with the spirit world and allocate the mysterious energies into the human world. Korean mudang also perform a ritual dance called “gut” to dispel evil spirits. Embattled individ
CultureApril 13, 2018
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[Weekender] Crushing stereotypes, Pilates not ‘for girls only’
Ed Sheeran’s chart-topping “Shape of You” blasted throughout King Fit, a private gym in Apgujeong-dong in southern Seoul. With summer just two months away, the treadmills were occupied with exercisers trying to shed the extra pounds no longer to be hidden beneath winter’s trendy long, padded jackets. Moving further to the back of the gym, Pilates head Instructor Lee Su-yeol, 39, opened the door to his small, private studio, where he holds his one-on-one Pilates class. In contrast to the upbeat a
CultureApril 13, 2018