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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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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Korean piano prodigies take top 3 spots in Prague music contest
Korean classical music artists continue to dominate elite international music competitions, with three budding Kumho Art Hall pianists snagging the top three spots at this year’s 68th annual Prague Spring International Music Competition held in the Czech Republic capital last week. Local piano prodigy Park Jin-hyung, 20, took home the crown in the competition's piano category Saturday, while his fellow Kumho artists Kim Jun-ho and Han Kyu-ho won the second and third place prizes, respectively.
May 17, 2016
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SNSD's Tiffany to hold solo concert
Tiffany of Girls’ Generation will kick off her first solo concert as the sixth singer of S.M. Entertainment’s concert series “The Agit,” the singer’s agency announced Monday. “The Agit” -- inviting fans to the artists’ hideout -- began last October with a solo concert by SHINee’s Jonghyun. This was followed by solo concerts from Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation and Kyuhyun and Ryeowook of Super Junior. Another Super Junior member, Yesung, is scheduled to hold concerts from June 3-5 and 17-19. Promo
May 17, 2016
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AOA returns with new album, tearfully apologizes
Girl group AOA returned Monday with a powerful summer tune and a tearful press conference. As the press showcase for the group’s new album “Good Luck” began at a concert hall in eastern Seoul, a teary-eyed Ji-min apologized for a recent controversy. She and Seol-hyun were heavily criticized when they were unable to identify the picture of a famous Korean historical figure on a TV show last week. “I’m sorry that a regrettable incident happened right before our comeback. I’m very sorry,” she said.
May 16, 2016
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Daegu Int’l Musical Fest celebrates 10th anniversary next month
The annual Daegu International Musical Festival, the world’s first established international musical festival, is celebrating its 10th year with more than 20 productions from Korea and abroad. Hosted by the city of Daegu and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the annual event was first established in 2006 to promote the city of Daegu as a musical hub in Asia. This year’s festivities will be held from June 24 to July 11 and will feature 22 musicals from five countries: th
May 16, 2016
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Acclaimed director Robert Wilson creates Hermes installation
NEW YORK (AP) -- Leather. Silk. Cheetahs. Stitches. Essential. Touch. Such is a snippet of spoken soundtrack for an Hermes home goods show brought to life by acclaimed theater director and visual artist Robert Wilson in an original installation mixing performances with tableware and leather sofas and chairs. Titled “Here Elsewhere,” the master of movement, sound and light had three days to transform a Chelsea warehouse space into rooms of unique emotional experiences, beginning with a mirrored e
May 16, 2016
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K-pop stars and 'character education'
K-pop production companies are notorious for the rigorous training of their entertainers who undergo years of dance and vocal training before they enter the competitive market. When singers started appearing on TV dramas and films, acting classes also became essential. And when the K-pop wave went global, foreign language classes were added into the already harsh training regimes. Now, in an age when K-pop stars’ every word and action are prone to scrutiny worldwide, agencies have started to f
May 16, 2016
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Baek A-yeon to make comeback
Singer-songwriter Baek A-yeon is set to mark her return, a year after her last single “Shouldn’t Have,” the singer’s agency JYP Entertainment announced Monday. Baek uploaded a teaser image accompanied with the words “2015. 05 Shouldn’t Have/ 2016. 05 So So/ BAEK A YEON” on her official Facebook page at midnight on Sunday, announcing her return in May. Teaser image of Baek A-yeon’s upcoming digital single “So So” (JYP Entertainment) In the teaser image, Baek has her head resting on a desk in a ro
May 16, 2016
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JYJ Junsu to release love song
K-pop boy band JYJ’s Junsu will release the new song “..Is You” at midnight on May 19, the singer’s agency C-JeS Entertainment announced Monday. The new song will be included in the singer’s fourth full-length studio album “Xignature,” scheduled for release at the end of May, added the agency. The singer also unveiled the upcoming song’s lyrics on the group’s official Facebook on the same day. A promotional image shows the lyrics to JYJ Junsu’s “..Is You.” (C-JeS Entertainment) The song is a
May 16, 2016
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Ukraine’s Jamala wins 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
STOCKHOLM (AP)—Ukraine’s Jamala was crowned the winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday for a melancholic tune about the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars by Soviet authorities. Susana Jamaladinova, who uses the stage name Jamala, received the highest score of 534 points for her song “1944,” after votes from juries and TV viewers across Europe were tallied following performances Saturday night by the 26 finalists at Stockholm’s Globe Arena. Australia’s Dami Im was second with 51
May 15, 2016
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New York spring art auctions wrap with over $1b in sales
NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York’s spring art auction season saw the market slow somewhat but not collapse, held up by buying from savvier collectors. Since the fireworks of the $2.6 billion spring 2015 season, the market has played it by ear, destabilized by China’s economic slowdown. Total sales this season were in excess of $1 billion -- in line with expectations. “There has been a change. There’s a smarter population of people buying,” said Christopher D’Amelio, a partner at the David Zwirner gall
May 15, 2016
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Police arrests alleged art forger of Lee U-fan paintings
A 66-year-old Korean man has been arrested for allegedly making copies of Korean art master Lee U-fan’s paintings, the Seoul Metropolitan Police said Friday. The man surnamed Hyun is suspected of creating fake works of Lee’s abstract paintings. The Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for him on Friday, the police said. According to the police, Hyun was arrested in Japan on April 13. Hyun fled to Japan after the Korean police carried out an investigation into art forgery rumor
May 13, 2016
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Eyelike: Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Martina McBride shines on new album, ‘Reckless’Martina McBride“Reckless” (Nash Icon/BMLG)On Martina McBride’s first album for the Nash Icon label -- created to market veteran country singers -- she hedges her bets by coproducing with longtime hit-maker Dann Huff (Keith Urban) and relative newcomer Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift).Perhaps accordingly then, the album presents something old and something new. The four-time CMA female vocalist of the year tosses out a few pop-country trifles: “We’ll Pi
May 13, 2016
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In New York festival, opera shows diverse incarnations
NEW YORK (AFP) – New York is famous for the Metropolitan Opera but the city is home to more than 50 smaller opera companies that perform everywhere from parks to bars to private homes. In a first-of-a-kind festival, an alliance of the small companies is putting on performances across New York, hoping to reach new audiences but also to cross-pollinate by showing opera aficionados the breadth of offerings across the metropolis. The New York Opera Alliance chooses not to define “opera” or to set qu
May 12, 2016
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Akdong Musician stays shrewdly innocent
In 2013, two young siblings wowed television viewers when they came on the singing audition program “K-pop Star.” The pair had been homeschooled in Mongolia while living with their missionary parents. Nothing was particularly flashy about their acoustic guitar-based tunes, but their ingenuity was refreshing to audiences. Since then, Akdong Musician has infused the K-pop scene with their own brand of whimsical music about ordinary things in life such as ramen noodles and people crossing their le
May 12, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Uijeongbu Music Theater Fest to open with tales of ‘The War’
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I, the Chekhov International Theatre Festival unveiled in 2014 the dramatic Russian play “The War,” which pays homage to the devastation caused by combat. The play premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival and has since toured to countries including Russia, Poland, Romania, France and Portugal. Now gearing up for its Asia debut, “The War” is set to open this year’s 15th annual Uijeongbu Music Theatre Festival with performances on May 12
May 12, 2016
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SNSD 's Taeyeon to hold solo concert
Taeyeon of K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation will kick off her first solo concert tour in July. She will begin the tour with performances at the Olympic Park Stadium in Seoul from July 9-10, and in Busan in August, according to local news reports. In April, the singer had canceled her solo concert “Taeyeon, Butterfly Kiss” which had been scheduled to take place at the Olympic Park Stadium. In March, the singer’s agency SM Entertainment had announced the delay, saying, “We’ve postponed the con
May 12, 2016
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New art center in Seoul promotes contemporary art
A new art center dedicated to showcasing contemporary art and fostering young artists opened Thursday in Sinsa-dong, Seoul. To mark the opening, the Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, founded by Taejin International -- which manufactures and sells leather goods under the brand Louis Quatorze -- is holding two exhibitions that show multimedia works of Korean artist Bae Young-whan and Chinese artist Yang Fudong. Platform-L Contemporary Art Center in Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Platform-L Contemp
May 11, 2016
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Iconic 90s boy band Sechs Kies reunites after 16 years
South Korean idol group Sechs Kies inked an exclusive contract with the country's second largest star agency to make a comeback after 16 years, the agency said on Wednesday. "We expect the new Sechs Kies will make a speedy launch, since YG chief Yang Hyun-suk was directly involved himself in the reunion deal," YG Entertainment said in a press statement.Five of the six-member act, including Eun Ji-won, Lee Jae-jin, Kim Jae-duc, Kang Sung-hoon and Jang Su-won, signed an exclusive contract with YG.
May 11, 2016
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Dance or rock: idol survival show to choose one
Idol survival shows may be a dime a dozen in South Korea, but a new reality series is giving it a genre-transcending twist -- what if the judges had to choose between a dance group and a rock band?That is the premise behind cable channel Mnet's upcoming show "d.o.b: Dance or Band" in which one of South Korea's leading management agencies, FNC Entertainment, will evaluate a dance-pop group and an idol rock band to determine which one of the two will debut within the year.FNC CEO Han Sung-ho said
May 11, 2016
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EXO, VIXX to headline annual K-pop concert in Seoul
An annual K-pop concert will be held in Seoul next month featuring 28 popular singers or groups, such as EXO, SHINee's Taemin, VIXX and B1A4, organizers said Wednesday.The 2016 Dream Concert will take place on June 4 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in the western part of the capital city, the Korea Entertainment Producer's Association said. Also included in this year's lineup are BTOB, T-ara, Red Velvet, Oh My Girl, GFriend and MAMAMOO.Launched in 1995, the Dream Concert has been held annually wi
May 11, 2016