Radiohead to headline Glastonbury music festival in 2017

LONDON (AFP) -- Radiohead will headline next year‘s Glastonbury festival, organizers announced Thursday, after the British rock band’s logo appeared on grass at the countryside venue.“YES! Radiohead will be back at Worthy Farm and we really can‘t wait,” Emily Eavis, co-organizer of the festival, wrote on Instagram.Her post was accompanied by a photo of Radiohead’s “angry bear” logo, painted in white at the festival site in Somerset, southwest England. The English experimental rockers will headli

PerformanceOct. 21, 2016

Far East Movement drops new album with K-pop stars

Electro-dance music group Far East Movement dropped its fifth album “Identity” on global music streaming sites Friday, featuring a handful of K-pop stars. The title track “Fighter” features rapper-singer Yoon Mi-rae. Filmed in Los Angeles and Seoul, the song’s music video is a tribute to Korean immigrants who went to America amid war and hardships in their home country, according to Far East Movement’s management Transparent Agency.Rapper Jay Park participated in the retro hip-hop track “SXWME,”

PerformanceOct. 21, 2016

EXO’s Lay goes solo in China

K-pop group EXO’s main dancer Lay, a Chinese national, is set to debut as a solo artist in China, the boy band’s management agency S.M. Entertainment announced Friday. Lay’s album “Lose Control” will be released on Oct. 28 on Xiami Music, a subsidiary of Ali Music Group, the music arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, and on major Korean music streaming sites, S.M. said.The album consists of six songs in Chinese, all written, composed and arranged by Lay.EXO’s member Lay poses for a promotion

PerformanceOct. 21, 2016

Yeongyang chaltteok (Healthy sweet rice cake)

This rice cake, yeongyang chaltteok, is one of the easiest rice cakes you can make at home. No kneading, no shaping, no pounding, and no special tool other than a steamer is required. Yeongyang means healthy, and chal-tteok refers to sticky, chewy rice cakes that are made with glutinous rice (sweet rice) powder, chapssal garu. Traditionally, black soybeans (called seoritae or geomjeongkong), dried jujube (Korean dates, daechu), and dried pumpkin strips (hobak ogari) are added to this type of ric

FoodOct. 21, 2016

Strained yogurt parlor in Seoul

Parlor M founders Kim Min-seong and Kim Min-kyong take yogurt very seriously. The sisters are devoted to making the age-old health food the old school way: milk, muslin and plenty of patience. “We make our yogurt over 48 hours,” said Min-seong, 34, breaking down the process of heating milk, introducing the bacterial culture and then fermenting the milk until it transforms into yogurt. After the fermenting process is over, the yogurt is strained with cheesecloth for up to 12 hours to remove much

FoodOct. 21, 2016

[Travel Bits] Travel news from around the world

Seoul Lantern FestivalFirst launched in 2009, this year’s annual Seoul Lantern Festival will be held from Nov. 4 to 20 at the Cheonggyecheon stream in Seoul. As one of the most anticipated festivals in Seoul, the annual festivities attract roughly 3 million visitors every year. Visitors can expect to see beautifully lit lanterns scattered all along the 1.2 km-long Cheonggyecheon, stretching all the way from Cheonggye Plaza and Supyogyo Bridge. The lanterns will be lit daily starting at 5 p.m. un

TravelOct. 21, 2016

Santa Fe inspires with art, history and natural beauty

Nestled at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and surrounded by acres of desolate beauty, Santa Fe often surprises first-time visitors with its wealth of offerings, from culture, history and a vibrant culinary scene to outdoor pursuits such as hiking and skiing.Settled by the Spanish in the early 1600s, Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in the U.S. It nurtures links to its rich history and to its blend of Native American, Latino and Anglo cultures. Even the newest buildings pay homage

TravelOct. 21, 2016

[Around the Hotels] Roundup of hotel events and news

Gala dinner at Ambassador Hotel Group The Ambassador Hotel Group will host gala dinners with a Michelin starred chef to mark the 130th anniversary of Korea-France diplomatic ties. The events will take place at Grand Ambassador Seoul on Nov. 9 and at Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam on Nov. 11.The event will feature five wines from the Bordeaux, Bourgogne and Chatelain regions, which will be paired with a seven-course menu prepared by chef William Ledeuil from France. He will showcase traditional

FoodOct. 21, 2016

[Movie review] Michael Moore’s ‘TrumpLand’ isn’t the firebrand one might expect

“Michael Moore in TrumpLand” is not only the title of the new film by the cinematic provocateur but it is also an accurate description of what it provides.Not an investigative documentary on the order of the writer-director’s previous films like “Fahrenheit 9/ll,” “Bowling for Columbine” or “Sicko,” “TrumpLand” is rather a rambling, mildly entertaining performance film recording a stand-up appearance Moore recently made in the heart of Trump country.That would be the city of Wilmington, Ohio, th

FilmOct. 21, 2016

[Box Office] Latest movie releases

Queen of Walking(Korea)Opened Oct. 20Drama. Directed by Baek Seung-hwa Sprightly high school student Manbok (Shim Eun-kyung), suffering from chronic motion sickness and unable to stand any type of transportation, walks for four hours every day to school. Inferno(US)Opened Oct. 19Mystery, thriller. Directed by Ron HowardA madman biologist (Ben Foster) plans to annihilate half of the world’s population by unleashing a virus; famous symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) follows a trail of clues to

FilmOct. 21, 2016

[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar

Dance French dance company Compagnie DCA performs “Contact.” (Official website)“Sleeping Beauty”: Korean National Ballet will perform “Sleeping Beauty” at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House from Nov. 3-6. After presenting Rudolf Nureyev’s rendition in 2004, the group is back with a different take of the classic fairy tale, choreographed by Marcia Haydee, a former prima ballerina of the Stuttgart Ballet group. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the Saturday a

PerformanceOct. 21, 2016

[Herald Interview] Webtoonist mocks hierarchy of Korean workplace

A scene from artist Yang Kyung-soo’s webtoon series depicts a senior executive and several junior employees engaged in seemingly amicable conversation. The executive cheerily tells his department members, “They say there’s a crazy person in every team, but there isn’t in ours!” The employees, smiling politely, think to themselves, “It’s you.”　Such single-frame webtoons, uploaded regularly on Yang’s Instagram handle “yangchikii,” have gained a popular following among Korean office workers. Each p

CultureOct. 20, 2016

Momoland to debut with crowdfunded album

Rookie girl group Momoland will be making its official debut next month.　The seven-member act will be releasing its first album on Nov. 10, according to industry insiders. 　The debut of the group created through Mnet’s K-pop survival program “Finding Momoland” was delayed after it failed to achieve the show’s final mission of gathering 3,000 audience members for a concert. The girl group managed to attract just over 2,000 people. 　 To gear up for its upcoming releases, Momoland -- consisting of

PerformanceOct. 20, 2016

Jay Park offers ‘Everything You Wanted’

Korean-American singer Jay Park has returned with a new album.　Park unveiled his fourth full studio album “Everything You Wanted” on local music sites Thursday morning. 　The artist’s first album since last November, “Everything You Wanted” contains 19 songs, including two title tracks, “Drive,” featuring singer-producer Gray, and “All I Wanna Do,” featuring rapper Loco and rhythm-and-blues singer Hoody. Both songs were produced by Park’s labelmate Cha Cha Malone, who has worked with other K-pop

PerformanceOct. 20, 2016

For Suzy Nakamura, 'Dr. Ken' means diversity, 'gwishin'

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) -- As a child, Suzy Nakamura recalls, she was content to quietly observe and leave the talking to others. These days, the actress and comedian is making noise as a smart, self-possessed sitcom wife on ABC’s “Dr. Ken.”It’s a career milestone for Nakamura, co-starring on a successful series after being part of some 20 pilots and a few short-lived series -- which, she says cheerfully, brought variety as well as paychecks to her life.“I haven’t gotten bored,” she said.

TelevisionOct. 20, 2016

David Hockney makes splash at Frankfurt fair with 2,000-euro book

FRANKFURT (AFP) -- British contemporary artist David Hockney unveiled a 500-page art book at the Frankfurt fair Wednesday that is so large it comes with its own stand -- and a price tag of 2,000 euros ($2,200).The tome, “A Bigger Book,” gives a visual overview of his decades-long career and includes everything from his earliest drawings to his famed swimming pool paintings and polaroid collages, to his more recent iPad drawings.The 79-year-old, wearing a white flat cap and a yellow tie with a gr

PerformanceOct. 20, 2016

Yoko Ono unveils her first permanent US art installation

CHICAGO (AFP) -- Yoko Ono, whose last recorded song with John Lennon was inspired by Chicago, unveiled here Tuesday the final piece of her first permanent US art installation. The sculpture, which is on display at The Art Institute, is entitled “Mended Petal.” It is a tall representation of a stainless steel lotus blossom petal. A group of 12 similar petals, comprising a separate sculpture entitled “Skylanding,” was unveiled Monday in Jackson Park, an expansive urban setting on Chicago’s South S

PerformanceOct. 20, 2016

Belgian author creates stir with tale of ice-cold revenge

FRANKFURT (AFP) - She's a literary sensation whose debut novel has sold over 100,000 copies, yet unless you speak Dutch you’ve probably never heard of writer Lize Spit. But all that's about to change as publishers line up to translate her dark tale of friendship and betrayal.Why would a traumatized young woman return to her hometown with a block of ice in her car?It is this question at the heart of “The Melting” that has gripped readers and caused a stir unlike any other Dutch-language debut in

BooksOct. 20, 2016

Seoul to hold kimchi-making festival involving 4,000 people next month

Around 4,000 people from around the world are to take part in a charity event in Seoul early next month to make kimchi for impoverished residents as the Seoul metropolitan government will hold a three-day festival to cherish the Korean tradition of making and sharing the iconic spicy fermented cabbage side dish, the local government said Thursday. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)The Seoul Kimchi Festival, which will open on Nov. 4, is aimed at promoting the Korean practice of making a great deal

CultureOct. 20, 2016