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Hybe acquires US PR agency
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Yoon, Fiala seek wider range of cooperation beyond nuclear energy
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[Exclusive] [Herald Interview] MBK incapable of running Korea Zinc’s Australia business: Aussie renewable energy CEO
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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Prosecutors demand 2-year prison term for DP leader Lee Jae-myung
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Hyundai Motor bolsters hydrogen push in Czech
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S. Korea, Czech Republic to increase direct flights
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Seoul, Prague to team up throughout nuclear energy project delivery
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Psy to release new album in April
South Korean pop musician Psy plans to showcase a new album in April, marking his first release since December 2015. YG Entertainment said the South Korean rapper has also finished filming the accompanying music video. Singer Psy (Youtube) The rapper-producer became a global sensation with his track “Gangnam Style” in 2012. Psy also gathered popularity with other songs including “Gentleman,” “Hangover” and “Daddy.” The music video for “Gangnam Style” boasts more than 2.7 billion views on the pop
March 4, 2017
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Herald Philharmonic to hold spring concert
Herald Philharmonic Orchestra is holding its fourth regular concert on March 9 at Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall in Seoul.Titled “A Spring Day,” the program features popular opera arias as well as traditional Korean music performed by the orchestra with a Korean traditional percussion group. Led by conductor Kim Bong-mi, the Herald Philharmonic Orchestra will opening the concert with the overture from the opera “The Bartered Bride” by Smetana. Soprano Yu Seong-nyeo will perform “Queen of the Nig
March 3, 2017
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YB to release new single in US in March
YB is set to release a new single in the US around mid-March or early April, the rock band’s agency said Wednesday.“There are no specific plans for a US concert yet. But the recording for the single has been completed,” said a representative from Dee Company, adding that they have yet to decide whether to also release the song in Korea.The single is part of YB’s ongoing attempts to crack the US market. Yoon Do-hyun, the band’s leader and vocalist, said earlier this year that YB plans to release
March 3, 2017
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Coldplay releases piano ballad in surprise new music
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Coldplay on Thursday released a piano ballad in surprise new music by the English rockers to mark front man Chris Martin’s 40th birthday.“Hypnotised,” described by the band as a “new non-single song,” is the first track off an EP entitled “Kaleidoscope” announced for June 2.“Hypnotised” starts off with dream-like chimes and piano with hints of Sigur Ros before turning into a more traditional rock ballad.The song -- in which Martin confesses he’s “never gonna be a saint” but fin
March 3, 2017
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Ending epic wait, Lorde returns with dance track
NEW YORK (AFP) - In one of the most anticipated returns in pop music, Lorde unveiled a song Thursday in which the onetime teenage star takes a new dance sound and adult look.The now 20-year-old New Zealander announced a second album called “Melodrama,” her follow-up to 2013’s “Pure Heroine” which won her phenomenal success while still a teenager.Lorde released the album’s first single, “Green Light,” which is strikingly more lively than her minimalist breakthrough hit, the Grammy-winning “Royals
March 3, 2017
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Pitbull to hold Korea concert
Party music guru Pitbull is coming to Korea. The rapper will hold his first concert in Korea on May 18 at the Seoul Olympic Park’s Olympic Hall at 8 p.m., according to the event’s host Live Nation Korea on Thursday. Pitbull debuted in 2004 and has since come to be known for fusing danceable Latin pop and electronic hip-hop sounds in his music. Hits by him include the 2013 song “Timber” featuring Kesha and the 2014 song “Time of Our Lives” featuring Ne-Yo. Tickets can be purchased from Thursday a
March 3, 2017
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Highlight, formerly known as Beast, to release EP album in March
Highlight, a South Korean boy band formerly known as Beast, plans to release an EP album later this month, its agency said Thursday.Around Us Entertainment said the team will release its first EP album under the name Highlight on March 20. The agency uploaded a teaser -- a frowning emoticon face with the release date -- on its Instagram account. (Around Us Entertainment)Since its debut in 2009 under Cube Entertainment, the six-member Beast became popular at home and in Japan with hit songs "Bad
March 2, 2017
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'Cherry Blossom Ending' reappears on music charts as spring nears
Figuratively, the arrival of spring signifies new beginnings. But spring of 2017 is returning with a not-so-new seasonal K-pop anthem: Busker Busker's "Cherry Blossom Ending."The song, released in 2012, ranked 10th on the "sudden increase chart" as of 7 a.m. Thursday on Melon, South Korea's largest music streaming service. Busker Busker also stood at 82nd on Mnet Music's "artist chart" on Wednesday, despite the band not releasing any new material since their second album in September 2013. Membe
March 2, 2017
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Lee Min-ho, Song Hye-kyo, EXO, top hallyu stars of the year: survey
Actor Lee Min-ho, actress Song Hye-kyo and boy band EXO have been chosen as the most popular "hallyu" stars of 2016, a survey showed Thursday.Soompi, a US-based online news provider specializing in Korean pop culture, announced the winners of the 12th annual Soompi Awards elected in a vote by hallyu fans from 139 countries around the world. Hallyu refers to the global boom of Korean pop music, TV dramas and films.In the vote, Lee was named Actor of the Year, beating the "Descendants of the Sun"
March 2, 2017
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2PM cancels concert following member's stage injury
2PM, a South Korean pop idol band, canceled the remainder of its concerts in Seoul following an onstage injury of member Jun. K, according to the group's agency Thursday. Boy band 2PM (JYP Entertainment)JYP Entertainment said it canceled the remaining half of the team's "6Nights" concerts that were scheduled at Seoul Olympic Park from Friday to Sunday.A 2PM gig on Feb. 26 at the venue was abruptly halted after Jun. K fell off a moving vehicle while singing. He fractured his right elbow and right
March 2, 2017
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Lady Gaga will reportedly replace Beyonce at Coachella
Los Angeles Times After Beyonce was forced to sit out Coachella per doctor‘s orders, festival organizers have apparently found a replacement: Lady Gaga.Gaga will headline both weekends of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival -- slated for April 14-16 and April 21-23 in Indio, California -- according to a Billboard report Tuesday afternoon. Lady Gaga arrives for the 59th Grammy Awards on Feb. 12 in Los Angeles, California. (AFP-Yonhap)Festival promoter Goldenvoice has yet to officially anno
March 1, 2017
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Pussy Riot branches into theater at New York festival
Russian punk provocateurs Pussy Riot are branching into theater to tell their story as they headline a New York festival that explores women‘s empowerment.Spring Revolution, which opens Wednesday at Brooklyn’s year-and-a-half-old experimental music hub National Sawdust, will also feature a jazz interpretation of Argentina‘s celebrated protest singer Mercedes Sosa.Pussy Riot became an irritant to President Vladimir Putin and an international cause celebre when the female rockers performed a noisy
March 1, 2017
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[Herald Interview] With age, MC Sniper explores ‘lighter’ side of music
In the late 1990s, the “bard of Korean hip-hop” shook up the music scene with lyrics about society. Considered one of Korea’s first-generation rappers, MC Sniper is now exploring a different, less aggressive side to his music, one which is easier on both the artist and the listeners.“In the past, (my music) was very ‘heavy’ and aggressive. This is quite energy-consuming. I think I’m now at that stage where I can expand my view (in music), as opposed to what I’ve been done in the past,” he said.
March 1, 2017
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K-pop artists to show off own style at SXSW, TGE
From hip-hop, punk to idol singers, artists of different genres are set to showcase Korea‘s musical offerings at the upcoming South by Southwest festival in the US and at UK’s The Great Escape festival.The musicians participating in the “K-Pop Night Out” stage, jointly hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency and the Culture Ministry, discussed their goals for the events during a press event Tuesday in Seoul. The annual concert, launched in 2013, showcases artists from a wide range of genres
March 1, 2017
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From Tokyo to USA: Kusama’s eternal love of polka dots
She has two major exhibitions opening simultaneously in Japan and the United States at the venerable age of 87 -- but Yayoi Kusama is nowhere near her last hurrah.Living and creating are inseparable for the red-wigged avant-garde Japanese artist, as she explained to reporters in Tokyo on the eve of her show opening at the National Art Center. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama waves at a photo session during a press preview of her exhibition titled "My Eternal Soul" at the National Art Center in Tokyo
Feb. 28, 2017
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Hyolyn is going global, and electronic
Hyolyn, the lead vocalist of K-pop girl group Sistar has signed a contract with Spinnin’ Records, the world’s largest electronic dance music label, according to her agency Starship Entertainment Tuesday.Hyolyn has become the first K-pop singer to sign with the company, the agency said in a statement. “Her collaboration with Justin Oh will be released globally in March,” Starship Entertainment said. Oh is a Korean DJ and producer who has garnered international fame and is also signed to Spinnin’
Feb. 28, 2017
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Idol group Gugudan drops music video for "A Girl Like Me"
South Korean girl group Gugudan has released the music video for "A Girl Like Me," the lead single off its second EP album. (Jellyfish Entertainment)The clip, released on Monday, features Gugudan members engaging in various forms of narcissism, gazing at themselves in the mirror and being mesmerized.The production was inspired by the famous 16th century painting "Narcissus" by Caravaggio, which appears in the video. The title of the new album is "Act 2 Narcissus."The album was released via strea
Feb. 28, 2017
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Lee Jong-suk meets Thai fans, wraps up Asia tour
Lee Jong-suk met with thousands of fans in Thailand over the weekend, wrapping up a five-nation Asia tour, his agency said Monday.The actor’s meet-and-greet event with some 3,000 Thai fans, titled “Variety,” was held at the Thunder Dome in Bangkok on Sunday, according to YG Entertainment. (YG Entertainment)During the meeting, fans were invited by Lee to the stage and together re-enacted famous scenes from “W,” his hit TV drama aired last year. The star later gifted perfumes and candies. “I thank
Feb. 27, 2017
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K-pop artists sweep Japanese golden disc awards
Popular K-pop boy bands Big Bang, 2PM and iKON won big mostly in the Asian category of this year‘s Japanese golden disc awards, according to the event’s official website Monday.At the 31st Japan Gold Disc Award, Big Bang clinched five awards, including Best Asian Artist, with iKON grabbing two awards and BTS and 2PM one each.Big Bang also won “Best Album of the Year (Asia)” and “Best 3 Albums (Asia)” for its MADE series albums and “Song of the Year by Download (Asia)” for the song “Bang Bang Ban
Feb. 27, 2017
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Jerusalem art show turns ‘home’ inside out
A giant kitchen grater with menacing blades, an ironing board festooned with penises and Marcel Duchamp‘s repurposed urinal greet visitors to the Israel Museum’s new show “No Place Like Home.”The exhibition focuses on the reinterpretation of household objects in art, and takes Duchamp‘s jokey 1917 “Fountain” as its starting point.The 120 quirky and sometimes creepy exhibits are laid out in stark white spaces, identified as rooms of a home and labelled as entrance, living room, bathroom and other
Feb. 27, 2017