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Yoon, Fiala seek wider range of cooperation beyond nuclear energy
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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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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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S. Korea, Czech Republic to increase direct flights
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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S. Korea to inject $37m in joint R&D projects with Czech Republic
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Return of the boy bands
Boy bands are churning out new releases in time for fall. Returning with a new look just this week was the band GOT7, with the group’s first studio album in two years, “Flight Log: Turbulence,” released Tuesday. The music video for the album’s title track “Hard Carry” was also unveiled on the same day. SHINee also announced new releases Tuesday. The five-member act will roll out its fifth full-length album “1 of 1” on Oct. 5 at midnight, according to the group’s management agency S.M. Entertainm
Sept. 27, 2016
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Bums and cash set tongues wagging at UK's Turner Prize
LONDON (AFP) -- A giant backside, a mountain of money and chastity belts suspended from a ceiling: the Turner Prize once again looks set to divide the contemporary art world after unveiling its finalists in London on Monday.The four shortlisted artists have each taken over a room at Tate Britain, filling the famous gallery with all manner of materials, shapes and surprises for an exhibition that organizers hope will promote debate about art when it opens to the public Tuesday.The prize is awarde
Sept. 27, 2016
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New LP means change, growth to Apink
South Korean girl group Apink on Monday hoped to show ample change and growth with its latest album "Pink Revolution," calling musical maturity its top priority to match its six-year career.In a media showcase held in southeastern Seoul, the girl group called its third full-length album a "revolution," exploring different genres in the album's nine songs, including "Boom Pow Love," "Ding Dong," "Oh Yes," "Catch Me" and lead song "Only One." "This is not our first attempt to show Apink's mature s
Sept. 26, 2016
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Singer Lee Seung-chul celebrates 30 years
When singer Lee Seung-chul made his debut with the legendary Korean rock band Boohwal in 1986, he and his group released an LP record. “Now this is the era of MP3,” Lee said at a press conference celebrating his 30th debut anniversary in Hannam-dong, Seoul, Monday. “It is an honor still to be a part of the culture that produced the globally-recognized K-pop.” Now entering his third decade as a singer, Lee says he is just now beginning to realize the greater significance of music. “Until now, I
Sept. 26, 2016
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Dangerously skinny K-pop girl groups
Member of a Seoul-based college dance group Lee Hyo-min (not her real name) says she has no fancy tricks up her sleeve when it comes to dieting. She simply “starves” herself, said the 22-year-old. “I drink water and iced Americano,” the aspiring dancer told The Korea Herald. “If I get really hungry, I have one bite of pizza or something that the group has ordered.”According to Lee, “just not eating” is the most effective way to lose weight, easier than counting calories or calculating the nutrit
Sept. 26, 2016
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SF9 gears up for debut
Entertainment agency FNC Entertainment is getting ready to lift the veil on its first boy dance group, Sensational First 9, or SF9, next month. SF9 will release its debut single “Feeling Sensation” and its music video on local music and video platforms on Oct. 5, according to FNC Entertainment on Monday. The nine-member act is also scheduled to hold a showcase at the Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul on the same day at 8 p.m. The boy band was formed through Mnet’s survival reality show
Sept. 26, 2016
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Apink tops music charts
K-pop girl group Apink has returned with full force. Following the release of their third full-length album “Pink Revolution” on Monday morning, the album’s lead track “Only One” topped seven local music charts -- Naver Music, Olleh Music, Mnet, Genie, Bugs, Monkey3 and Soribada -- in less than 12 hours, according to the group’s management agency PlanA Entertainment on Monday. Produced in collaboration with a leading producer and songwriting team Black-eyed Pilseung, “Only One” is the group’s fi
Sept. 26, 2016
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Secret's Han Sun-hwa quits team
Secret member Han Sun-hwa has decided to leave the girl group after seven years, the K-pop singer’s agency said Monday. The 24-year-old chose to put behind her girl group career to fully engage herself in acting, the K-pop quartet's agency TS Entertainment said. The singer-actress will enter the free agency market after her existing contract expires on Oct. 13. Han is undecided about her next move, TS Entertainment added. After Han’s departure, TS Entertainment will keep Secret as a trio with ex
Sept. 26, 2016
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Researchers restore first ever computer music recording
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- researchers said Monday they have restored the first recording of computer-generated music, created in 1951 on a gigantic contraption built by British genius Alan Turing.The aural artefact, which paved the way for everything from synthesizers to modern electronica, opens with a staunchly conservative tune -- the British national anthem “God Save the King.”Researchers at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch said it showed Turing -- best known as the father
Sept. 26, 2016
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Phantom of the Opera ‘curse’ hits as fire menaces Paris debut
PARIS (AFP) -- The curse of the “The Phantom of the Opera” appears to have struck again with a fire at a Paris theater on Sunday, which is threatening to derail the musical’s debut in France next month.The global sensation composed by Britain’s Andrew Lloyd Webber was due to open at the Mogador theater in Paris on Oct. 13.But a blaze that started under the stage of the Mogador on Sunday morning has thrown the plan into doubt, the theater’s management said in a statement. A fireman was injured br
Sept. 26, 2016
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‘Child porn’ row engulfs US photographer's Moscow show
MOSCOW (AFP) - Pro-Kremlin activists who threw urine at pictures by US photographer Jock Sturges -- best known for nude images of adolescents and their families -- on Sunday forced its closure, a day after a government adviser condemned the images as “child pornography.”Moscow gallery curator Natalia Litvinskaya told journalists the show had “nothing to do with pedophilia,” but that she took the decision to close after receiving “threats from absolutely delusional people”.The closure of the exhi
Sept. 26, 2016
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MOBB tops global music charts
Hip-hop duo MOBB -- consisting of boy band Winner’s Mino and iKON’s Bobby -- is on the rise. “Hit Me,” one of the two lead tracks off MOBB’s debut mini album “The MOBB,” topped the weekly K-pop chart on one of China’s largest music streaming platforms, QQ Music, according to YG Entertainment on Sunday. Mino’s latest solo release “Body” followed at second place, along with the duo’s remaining lead track “Full House” at No. 8, and Bobby’s solo song “Holup!” at No. 10. Additionally, the album is c
Sept. 25, 2016
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Singer Jung Joon-young probed for sexual offense
Singer-songwriter and TV personality Jung Joon-young is being investigated over an alleged sexual offense.Jung’s ex-girlfriend, who has remained anonymous, filed for charges against the 27-year-old on Aug. 6 for secretly filming her during the couple’s sexual activities earlier this year, according to prosecutors on Saturday. However, the unidentified woman dropped her accusation a few days later. “I sincerely apologize for causing inconvenience to my colleagues and co-workers,” said Jung at a p
Sept. 25, 2016
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Moby launches new album with environmental manifesto
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Moby, the electronic artist known for his dark musical undertones and staunch advocacy of animal rights, has announced a new album in the form of an environmental manifesto.Entitled “These Systems Are Failing,” the album to be released on Oct. 14 will be the debut of his new act called Moby and the Void Pacific Choir.Moby released an initial two tracks, which have echoes of the techno sound that made him famous in the 1990s but carry a forceful wall of guitar and bleak minor-ke
Sept. 25, 2016
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Florence museum head defends party rental in Pitti Palace
ROME (AP) -- A wild bachelor’s party at the Pitti Palace art museum in Florence?Nothing of the kind, says museum director Eike Schmidt, who is defending the Renaissance palazzo’s courtyard’s rental, saying it was for a pre-nuptial dinner paid for by an Italian company president who was getting married Saturday in a Florence church. Schmidt, who also directs the Uffizi Galleries, insisted in statement Saturday there was “nothing vulgar or excessive” about decorations in the courtyard for the part
Sept. 25, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar
Theater“Mr. Show”: Produced by renowned musical director Kolleen Park, the naughty male striptease “Mr. Show” is returning to the stage this year. The women-only variety show features strapping young men who dance and perform various themed acts geared toward tantalizing females. The live show, only for those 19 and above, will be staged from Saturday until Dec. 4 at the Shinhan Card Fan Square’s Live Hall in Seoul. Tickets are 52,000 won and 80,000 won. For more details, call (02) 547-5694. A s
Sept. 23, 2016
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Black Pink continues to top charts
Even after wrapping up promotional activities for its debut releases, rookie K-pop girl group Black Pink continues to see success at home and abroad. The four-member act, which debuted last month with the singles album “Square One,” topped Amazon’s Best Sellers chart for top MP3 downloads for international rap with the track “Boombayah” on Wednesday, the group’s management agency YG Entertainment announced Thursday. The other debut track “Whistle” took the No. 5 spot. Since its release in Augu
Sept. 22, 2016
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Tiger JK and Dok2 establish new record label
Two of the biggest names in Korean rap are joining forces in a new venture. Tiger JK -- a member of hip-hop trio Drunken Tiger and founder of record label Jungle Entertainment -- and Dok2 -- rapper and co-founder of Illionaire Records -- have founded new hip-hop record label Ghood Life Crew, the company announced Thursday. Longtime friends and colleagues, Tiger JK and Dok2 were both founding members of Movement, a leading hip-hop crew in the early 2000s that was eventually phased out without a
Sept. 22, 2016
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Ultra rocks Asia with radio-friendly groove
TOKYO (AFP) -- Once a modest beach party in Miami, the uber-hip Ultra Music Festival has bold plans to further expand the global juggernaut after another year of empire building.While techno-heads accuse Ultra of helping to “commercialize” electronic dance music, or EDM, in recent years, 120,000 rain-soaked revelers appeared to heartily disagree after being whipped into a frenzy in Tokyo this past weekend.“There’s a place for all genres of electronic music,” co-founder Russell Faibisch told AFP.
Sept. 22, 2016
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Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj to perform at Tidal show
NEW YORK (AP) -- Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Nicki Minaj, artist-owners of Tidal, will perform at a concert in New York for the streaming service.Tidal announced Wednesday that Lauryn Hill, Common and Robin Thicke will also perform at the Oct. 15 event dubbed “TIDAL X: 1015” at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Pre-sale tickets for Tidal subscribers go on sale Thursday; tickets for the general public will be available Monday. The event, in its second year, will benefit Tidal-supported nonprofits as
Sept. 22, 2016