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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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[Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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[Health and care] Getting cancer young: Why cancer isn’t just an older person’s battle
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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UN talks on plastic pollution treaty begin with grim outlook
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Stories of race and immigration among PEN/Faulkner nominees
NEW YORK (AP) -- This year’s list of finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award features stories of war, race and immigration. Nominees announced Tuesday for the $15,000 fiction prize include Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel about a former spy for North Vietnam, “The Sympathizer”; Julie Iromuanya’s novel about a Nigerian in the U.S. who lies about his profession to his family back home, “Mr. and Mrs. Doctor”; and James Hannaham’s book on race and class, “Delicious Foods.” Two story collections also are final
BooksMarch 9, 2016
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Amy Schumer book release announced
NEW YORK (AP) -- Amy Schumer's upcoming book has an indelible title.Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Tuesday that Schumer is calling the book "The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo." It’s scheduled to be released on Aug. 16. As the title might suggest, the essay collection will "feature personal and observational stories from Schumer that range from the raunchy to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing," according to Gallery. Schumer's deal with Gallery was announced
BooksMarch 9, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' racks up 200 mln views in China
South Korean drama "Descendants of the Sun" has collected more than 200 million views on iQiyi, the Chinese streaming website said Tuesday.The first four episodes have garnered a combined 280 million views as of Tuesday, the website, which holds the distributing rights in China, said.Earlier, Chinese media reported that the first two episodes alone had 400 million views combined. Production company NEW, however, says that the figure includes views of preview and highlight videos.The series starr
TelevisionMarch 8, 2016
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Korean all-percussion show ‘Nanta’ tours China
South Korean non-verbal percussion show "Nanta" has launched its second Chinese tour, its production company said Tuesday.Starting in Henan Province last Saturday, the tour will make 30 stops including in Yantai, Qingdao, Nanjing and Shanghai until May 26, PMC Production said.The tour is the second of its kind after the troupe visited 16 cities in 2011.The company said it hopes to use this circuit to tap deeper into the Chinese market and diversify the performance scene in Asia.The original Sout
PerformanceMarch 8, 2016
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Media Art Biennale to explore the future
The Seoul International Media Art Biennale will be bigger and more diverse this year as the largest media art exhibition in the country will take place at all four branches of the city-run Seoul Museum of Art, featuring a wide mix of artists including those from Latin American and African countries. “It will be a challenge for the museum (to dedicate all museum space to the biennale), but we expect this will make Seoul a hub for contemporary art during the biennale period,” said Kim Hong-hee, d
PerformanceMarch 8, 2016
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Yoo Ah-in picked to endorse ‘KON’
Actor Yoo Ah-in has been picked to endorse the role-playing game “Knights of Nights,” Netmarble Games announced Tuesday. The game company released a video interview with Yoo on Monday, where the actor describes “KON” as a stylish dual-action RPG. “(The game’s) splendid scenes and stylish action are quite outstanding and it is also interesting to have a dual-action system where two separate characters compete and grow together,” he said.Promotional image of “KON” (Netmarble Games) “Actor Yoo’s s
PeopleMarch 8, 2016
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Korea, Britain agree to promote cooperation in culture industry
South Korea and Britain agreed Monday to positively enhance cooperation and exchanges in the creative culture industry during a forum held in London.Culture ministers from the two countries adopted a joint statement which called for continuous efforts to cultivate the media industries and cultural content on the public and private levels.The agreement was made at the day-long U.K.-Korea Creative Industries Forum. The forum, the second of its kind, was presided over by South Korean Minister of Cu
CultureMarch 8, 2016
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[Hallyu Power] Digipedi, the duo behind some of K-pop’s oddest videos
This is the seventh article in a series that explores the driving forces behind hallyu and the global rise of Korean pop culture. --Ed. Seong Won-mo and Park Sang-woo of Digipedi (Digital Pedicure) have risen to become one of the most sought-after K-pop music video production teams, ever since they produced and directed their first music video for Dynamic Duo’s single “Complex” in 2007. The two, who have been best friends since elementary school, have taken their airtight bromance and love of
March 8, 2016
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Song Joong-ki revealed as secret donor
Actor Song Joong-ki has recently been nabbing the spotlight for more than his charismatic performance on popular TV series “Descendants of the Sun.” In a blog post last week, the Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation revealed that the rising actor has been consistently donating to cancer-stricken children since 2011. According to the post, over 10 children have received treatments with the funds Song has provided anonymously over the years. Both the foundation and Song’s agency declined to disclos
TelevisionMarch 8, 2016
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Shakespeare‘s curse-protected grave gets radar survey
LONDON (AFP) - Documentary film makers have radar scanned William Shakespeare's grave this year as Britain celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, Channel 4 said and the Daily Telegraph reported Monday. The grave in the Holy Trinity Church in Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford upon Avon is a place of pilgrimage for fans and has an inscription on it with a curse against anyone planning to tamper with it. “Bleste be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my b
CultureMarch 8, 2016
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Met adds modern jewel to famed New York art scene
NEW YORK (AFP) - New York is adding to its glittering portfolio of art museums with a new gallery dedicated to modern and contemporary art -- The Met Breuer, which opens with a retrospective of a little known Indian artist. The gallery is housed in the modernist icon that Hungarian-born Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer built in 1966 on Madison Avenue for the Whitney Museum of American Art, which last year moved downtown to a spanking new site. When the Breuer opens to the public on March 18, it w
PerformanceMarch 8, 2016
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Sequel to ‘My Sassy Girl’ to premiere in China
A sequel to Korean hit film “My Sassy Girl” will be released in Korea and China with a Chinese heroine, local film distributor said on Tuesday. Dubbed “My New Sassy Girl,” the rom-com will launch in China on April 22 and in Korea on May 5, according to Korean film distributor Little Big Pictures. The new film stars Korean rom-com star Cha Tae-hyun, who also starred in the original film 15 years ago, and Victoria of K-pop girl group f(x). Directing is Cho Geun-sik. The original “My Sassy Girl”
FilmMarch 8, 2016
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Bob Dylan returns with new album, tour
NEW YORK (AFP) - Bob Dylan on Monday announced a new album and accompanying tour as the rock legend showed little interest in slowing down at nearly 75. Dylan said that his 37th studio album, “Fallen Angels,” would come out on May 20 -- four days before his birthday -- but revealed little else. The icon of 1960s counterculture revealed the forthcoming album only in passing as he announced a summer tour, writing on Facebook that each pair of tickets would include the CD as a bonus. “Fallen Angels
PerformanceMarch 8, 2016
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How Matt Damon may kickstart China‘s global movie ambitions
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- China has a new ally in its campaign to turn itself into a global cultural superpower: Matt Damon. And, behind him, a good chunk of Hollywood as well.Chinese leaders have long sought international cultural influence, aka "soft power," commensurate with the nation's economic might. That’s brought us official Confucian institutes scattered across the world, billions of dollars in development aid and awe-inspiring Olympic ceremonies. But China's own film industry remains a mere
FilmMarch 8, 2016
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Sequel to 'My Sassy Girl' to premiere in China
A sequel to South Korean hit film "My Sassy Girl" will be released in Korea and China with a Chinese heroine, local film distributor said on Tuesday. Dubbed "My New Sassy Girl," the rom-com will launch in China on April 22 and in Korea on May 5, according to South Korean film distributor Little Big Pictures.The new film stars Korean rom-com star Cha Tae-hyun, who also starred in the original film 15 years ago, and Victoria of K-pop girl group f(x). Directing is Cho Geun-sik rather than Kwak Jae-
FilmMarch 8, 2016
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'Pied Piper' debuts with moderate viewership
A tvN series on crisis negotiation got off to a moderate start on Monday, renewing the viewership record for the Monday-Tuesday night time slot.The pilot episode of "Pied Piper," starring actor Shin Ha-kyun as police negotiator Ju Seong-chan, drew 3.7 percent of TV viewers, data by Nielsen Korea showed. That's 0.1 percentage point higher than that of its predecessor and previous record holder "Cheese in the Trap."Ju is a corporate negotiator-turned-policeman who has seemingly mastered the art of
TelevisionMarch 8, 2016
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Korean-Russian artist who helped Pyongyang restore art academy after war
Russian-Korean artist Pen Varlen played a crucial role in helping Pyongyang reestablish its art academy from the ashes of the Korean War. This at a time when North Korea was attempting to establish its own propaganda-art style under “juche,” or “self-reliance,” the official ideology of the isolated communist state. Pen, an important figure in Soviet socialist realism art, is currently the subject of a retrospective at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Deoksugung museum, runn
PerformanceMarch 7, 2016
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Hugh Jackman returns to Seoul with new sports drama, ‘Eddie the Eagle’
An inspiring, tear-jerking and passionate tale of one man’s unrelenting determination to represent Britain in the 1988 Winter Olympics, actors Hugh Jackman and Kingsman star Taron Egerton have combined forces to present the autobiographical sports drama, “Eddie the Eagle.” The film is based on the true events of Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, a British skier who became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping in 1988. The production stars Egerton as the heroine Edwards
FilmMarch 7, 2016
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S.M. Entertainment tops music sales in Q4
S.M. Entertainment, the country's largest star label by market capital, was dubbed the No. 1 seller of digital music in the fourth quarter of 2015, a local music chart operator said on Monday.In the October-December period of last year, the South Korean entertainment agency held 11.4 percent of the local music market, according to a column by Kim Jin-woo, the senior analyst of Gaon, a music chart run by the Korea Music Contents Industry Association. This is the highest number of all labels over
PerformanceMarch 7, 2016
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Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt dies at 86
VIENNA (AP) -- Nikolaus Harnoncourt stepped down from the podium last year in the same manner that characterized his work as one of the world’s famous conductors. With style, but without fanfare."Dear public," he wrote Dec. 5. "My physical strength orders me to cancel my future plans." Describing the synergy between him and the audience as leading to an "unusually deep relationship," he said his goodbyes in eight lines in an open letter, simply, elegantly and without pathos.Harnoncourt died Satu
PerformanceMarch 7, 2016
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