Artday to hold June auction

Herald Artday, a subsidiary of Herald Corp., is holding an online auction from June 24-28, presenting major artworks of modern and contemporary Korean artists. The art auction features some 190 artworks of renowned Korean artists, including Young-woo, Kim Jong-hak, Ha Dong-cheol, Oh Chi-gyun, Ahn Chang-hong and Moon Hyeong-tae. Highlights of the auction include an abstract painting made in the early 1970s by the late Kwon Young-woo, who recently emerged as a Dansaekhwa artist, and the snow lands

June 22, 2016

Rolling Stones bringing 'Exhibitionism' to NYC

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Rolling Stones are bringing an exhibit of more than 500 recording and artifacts from the band’s archive to New York City in November.　 “Exhibitionism” was launched in London in April. November will mark the exhibit’s North American debut at the Industria Superstudio in the West Village, it was announced Tuesday. 　 An image of Mick Jagger forms the backdrop of a re-created music studio as part of “Exhibitionism,” the interactive multimedia exhibition of the Rolling Stones’ ca

June 22, 2016

Mamamoo to hold first solo concert

K-pop quartet Mamamoo is set to hold its first solo concerts from Aug. 13-14, two years after its debut, announced the group’s agency Rainbow Bridge World.　Titled “2016 Mamamoo Concert-moosical,” the concerts will take place at the Olympic Park Olympic Hall in Seoul. The venue is expected to accommodate more than 3,000 concertgoers. Poster for K-pop quartet Mamamoo’s first solo concert “2016 Mamamoo Concert-moosical” (Rainbow Bridge World)　The quartet debuted in June 2014 with “Mr. Ambiguous,” a

June 22, 2016

Wonder Girls gear up for comeback

K-pop girl group Wonder Girls are set to release a new album “Why So Lonely” at midnight on July 4, announced the group’s agency JYP Entertainment.　At midnight on Tuesday, the group unveiled the release plan for the upcoming album via the official website wondergirls.jype.com.  Wonder Girls’ release plan for their upcoming album (JYP Entertainment)　It marks the first lead song written and composed by the band and not singer-songwriter and CEO of the agency Park Jin-young.　All the Wonder Girls ha

June 22, 2016

How France fell for Chirac's indigenous art museum

PARIS (AFP) - It opened late and millions over budget amid sneering that it was an “ill-judged disaster” that bordered on being racist.And the man who drove the project -- former president Jacques Chirac -- was widely written off by detractors as lowbrow, more interested in beer and sumo wrestling than the intellect.But a decade on, the Musee du quai Branly, the Paris museum dedicated to the indigenous art and cultures of Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas, is being hailed as a massive popul

June 22, 2016

Why is Korean art market vulnerable to forgery?

Artist Lee U-fan will finally have a look at the paintings that the National Forensic Service confirmed as counterfeits of his works next Monday. 　“We can’t conclude whether the paintings are forged or not since we haven’t seen them,” said Lee’s attorney Choi Soon-yong in a phone call with The Korea Herald.　Choi said Lee will then decide on when and how he will press charges against the art forgers -- there are suspected to be several art forgers -- and gallerists, who are accused of distributin

June 21, 2016

[Herald Interview] Soprano Kim Eun-kyung discusses homage to childhood

Once again tackling nonclassical operatic repertoires, Baekseok Arts University professor and soprano Kim Eun-kyung has returned to the music scene with “Beautiful Season,” a homage to the sounds of her childhood.   　The album, which was released on June 9, comes more than four years after her first studio album “The Letters,” which featured operatic renditions of Korean song-poems. 　Veering away from the stereotypical opera album that features modern interpretations of classical scores by maste

June 21, 2016

Weibo celebrates Jung Yong-hwa’s birthday

Jung Yong-hwa of rock band CNBLUE received an exceptional birthday present from Chinese social network service Weibo, the artist’s agency FNC Entertainment announced Tuesday.　Weibo has been holding a monthlong event to celebrate Jung’s June 22 birthday, starting with “My Student Jung Yong-hwa” on June 6. During the event period, Weibo users have been teaching Chinese language and culture to Jung.　On June 12, Weibo also launched a Jung Yong-hwa online birthday sticker designed by the singer, with

June 21, 2016

Sistar's 'I Like That' dominates music charts

K-pop quartet Sistar is dominating domestic music charts with new song “I Like That.”　　By Tuesday morning, “I Like That,” the lead track from the group’s fourth EP “Mol-a-ae,” had topped eight major local charts -- MelOn, Mnet, Olleh Music, Naver Music, Bugs, Genie, Soribada and Monkey 3 -- within nine hours of its release. K-pop quartet Sistar (Starship Entertainment)　The new song, the second collaboration between the quartet and producing team Black-eyed Pilseung, depicts the story of a woman

June 21, 2016

French writer Houellebecq lays himself bare in art show

PARIS (AFP) -- In one of the most eagerly awaited Paris art shows of the year, the ageing enfant terrible of French letters, Michel Houellebecq, does not disappoint.From a room full of erotic photographs of the women in his life, to a heartrending homage to his best ever friend -- his dog Clement – France’s most controversial novelist gives his wryly cynical, “reactionary” but oddly poetic world view full rein.There is even a bar reminiscent of the wife swapping clubs of his novel “Atomised” whe

June 21, 2016

[Herald Review] K.Will makes musical debut as 'ugliest man in Paris'

“Ballad King” Kim Hyung-soo, better known by his stage name K.Will, has returned to the spotlight, except this time, he is not showing much of the charming baby face that fans adore – the K-pop idol has transformed into a hideously deformed hunchback for his musical debut. 　In tackling the challenging role of Quasimodo in the Korean rendition of the beloved French musical, “Notre Dame de Paris,” K.Will is looking to be yet another K-pop idol-turned-musical actor trying to prove he has got the vo

June 20, 2016

Verbal Jint confesses to drunk driving

Rapper Kim Jin-tae, better known by his stage name Verbal Jint, confessed to drunk driving on his official Instagram on Sunday.On the Instagram, Kim revealed the details of the incident, expressing deep regret.“Four days ago, I got caught driving under the influence in my neighborhood with a blood alcohol level of 0.067 percent, for which my license is expected to be suspended for 100 days,” wrote Kim, adding “It’s all my fault, and I apologize for my reckless actions.” Kim had uploaded this pos

June 20, 2016

BTS electrifies Chinese fans

K-pop boy band BTS attracted about 6,000 fans to their 2016 BTS Live “Young Forever on stage: epilogue” Asia Tour concert at the Macau Studio City Event Center on Saturday, the group’s agency Big Hit Entertainment said Monday.　The group’s first concert in Macau garnered great attention from Chinese fans and media, added the agency.　The 6,000 concert tickets sold out immediately after going on sale last month, and Chinese media outlets including TVB, Apple Daily and Next Magazine spotlighted the

June 20, 2016

Pianist Cho Seong-jin honored to work with London Symphony

LONDON (Yonhap) -- Korea's award-winning pianist Cho Seong-jin said it was an honor to record an album with the London Symphony Orchestra, one of the world’s most celebrated orchestras.The 21-year-old prodigy recorded his first studio album at London's Abbey Road Studios on June 11-12 under an exclusive contract with the global record label Deutsche Grammophon.He performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the orchestra led by the Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda there. The album is schedule

June 20, 2016

At 71, conceptual art pioneer Kosuth still has plenty to say

BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) -- Joseph Kosuth, considered one of the pioneers of conceptual art in the 1960s, may walk with difficulty, but he has no plans to slow down.“I've never been busier,” the 71-year-old U.S. artist told AFP in an interview this week at Art Basel, the largest contemporary art fair on the planet.Silver-handled cane at his side, Kosuth added: “Nobody seems to worry about my age, which is nice, because when you have something relevant to say,” while joking that “it’s strange whe

June 20, 2016

[Newsmaker] Two more women file rape claims against Park Yoo-chun

　Sexual assault charges continue to pile up against JYJ member and actor Park Yoo-chun, 30, with two more women claiming that the idol star raped them, bringing the current total to four potential victims. 　According to police on Friday, a third and fourth complainant have come forward to file separate charges against Park. One woman claimed that Park had raped her in the bathroom of a karaoke establishment in February 2015, while another told police he had raped her in the bathroom of his house

June 19, 2016