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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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Basquiat sets artist record at Christie’s sale at $57.3 million
NEW YORK (AP) -- A monumental self-portrait by Jean-Michael Basquiat set a world auction record for the artist at $57.3 million Tuesday evening at a Christie’s contemporary art sale. Basquiat’s self-portrait, “Untitled, 1982,” portrays the young artist as a fiery, demonic figure. The canvas, which features splashes of explosive colors, has appeared in every major Basquiat retrospective. It was created just six years before Basquiat died of a drug overdose at 27. A visitor inspects “Untitled” by
May 11, 2016
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50 years after riot, publisher asks Rolling Stones to return
LYNN, Massachusetts (AP) -- A newspaper publisher is asking the Rolling Stones to return to town 50 years after they cut short a show during a thunderstorm, leading fans to rampage. Ted Grant, publisher of the Daily Item in Lynn, said in an open letter published Tuesday that “a lot has changed” since the band was last in town, on June 24, 1966, and he wants the British rockers to finish the set that ended when they left the stage during a storm at the Manning Bowl stadium. Angry fans broke throu
May 11, 2016
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Bangtan Boys make second Billboard listing
South Korean boy band Bangtan Boys made its second listing on a U.S. music chart with its new album, the idol group's management said Wednesday. The K-pop group, also commonly known by its abbreviated name BTS, took the 107th slot in Billboard's Top 200 Albums with "Hwayangyeonhwa Young Forever" on Tuesday.The album was released on May 2 as a special album in the two-volume series of Hwayangyeonhwa, after "Hwayangyeonhwa Part 1" and "Hwayangyeonhwa Part 2." The word "Hwayangyeonhwa" means "the m
May 11, 2016
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Culture Station 284 presents multi-arts show
The former Seoul Station building, Culture Station Seoul 284, is hosting a multi-arts festival that might prompt passengers to stop by briefly, or stay longer before catching their trains. The arts show “Peach Blossom: Hopeful Flower of Utopia,” organized by the Korea Craft and Design Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, brings together 27 individual artists and teams from seven countries to present interactive arts project that attempt to “stimulate the six senses of vi
May 10, 2016
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Bosch paintings draw record crowds on 500th anniversary
THE HAGUE (AFP) -- An unprecedented exhibition of bizarre and nightmarish works by Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch has drawn record crowds, organizers said Monday, half a millennium after they were painted. “Hieronymus Bosch -- Visions of Genius” wrapped up Sunday in the southern Dutch town of Den Bosch with more than 421,000 people visiting over the last three months. “It was easily the best visited exhibition in the almost 180-year history of the Noordbrabants Museum,” the museum said in a state
May 10, 2016
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Marble Rodin sculpture fetches record price at NY auction
NEW YORK (AP) -- A rare marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin sold for a record $20.4 million at Sotheby’s sale of impressionist and modern art. Rodin’s “Eternal Springtime” was created out of a single block of marble in 1901-1903. It features a floral motif base of two lovers in a passionate embrace and is believed to be the fifth in a series of 10 known carvings of the subject that Rodin created in marble. Rodin’s “Eternal Springtime” is viewed during the spring auction preview at Sotheby’s, in N
May 10, 2016
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Radiohead releases new album ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ digitally
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Radiohead’s ninth studio album “A Moon Shaped Pool” is now available to purchase on iTunes and Amazon and streaming on Tidal and Apple Music. The groundbreaking rock group released two songs, “Burn the Witch” and “Daydreaming,” online earlier in the week in a lead-up to the 11-track album’s release Sunday. Physical copies of the album can be preordered too, but won’t be available until June 17. Radiohead begins a world tour on May 20 in The Netherlands. The band will visit Ne
May 9, 2016
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Infinite’s Nam Woo-hyun drops first solo album
K-pop boy band Infinite’s Nam Woo-hyun released his first solo mini album “Write..” at midnight on Sunday, with the lead song “Nodding” ranking high on online music charts immediately after its release, according to the singer’s agency Woollim Entertainment. Other tracks of the mini album -- “Write..,” “Gravity,” “That Person,” “Scent,” and “Stand by Me” -- also ranked high on the music charts, according to the agency. The mini album is Nam’s first solo album since the singer debuted as a membe
May 9, 2016
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Christie’s kicks off art auction week with curated sale
NEW YORK (AP) -- The highly anticipated art auction season arrived Sunday with a specially curated sale that included a sculpture of a kneeling Hitler by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, which fetched a record price for the artist, and a ball suspended in a water tank by Jeff Koons. Christie's “Bound to Fail” themed sale kicked off the weeklong New York auctions of modern, post-war and contemporary art at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. “Him,” Cattelan’s controversial sculpture of Hitler, appears as
May 9, 2016
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Art gives former station in U.S. capital new lease on life
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A quirky art installation featuring 650,000 plastic balls is breathing new life into a dingy and long-forgotten former underground trolley station in the heart of the U.S. capital. Through June 1, the expanse below Washington’s bustling Dupont Circle is being transformed into a hands-on show where visitors young and old can get creative. “They invite you to build your own thing and to make it interactive,” said Holly Joseph, who came in from the suburbs to check it out and le
May 9, 2016
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Kiha & The Faces to celebrate 8th anniversary
Korean rock band Kiha & The Faces will be holding a concert in celebration of the eighth anniversary of its debut, according to the band’s agency DURUDURU Amc. The eighth anniversary concert will take place at the club Evans Lounge in Mapo-gu at 8 p.m. on May 10. The concert tickets, which became available on the band’s official website at 8 p.m. on Friday, sold out within two seconds, the agency said. Korean rock band Kiha & The Faces (DURUDURU Amc) The band debuted in 2008 with the single albu
May 9, 2016
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AOA to roll out new EP next week
South Korean girl group AOA will release a new EP next week, its star management said on Monday. The idol group will release its fourth EP "Good Luck" with the title song of the same name on next Monday, according to FNC Entertainment."Good Luck," composed by Matthew Tishler, is a summer dance song with powerful beats and energetic moves. The Canadian songwriter and music producer also composed "Rain" for Taeyeon of Girls' Generation and "Sing for You," performed by EXO.FNC Entertainment present
May 9, 2016
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Pop sensation Psy rocks Gangnam, fuels holiday night frenzy
South Korean pop singer Psy once again proved himself a hallyu star, an accolade for South Korean celebrities followed globally, as he rocked Gangnam in southern Seoul on Sunday. The K-pop icon, widely known for "Gangnam Style" and the horse-riding dance move, closed the four-day golden holiday as the last singer to perform at "C-Festival 2016." The cultural event was organized by Gangnam District to dub the area as a cradle of hallyu culture and popular venue for global conventions and executiv
May 9, 2016
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Akdong Musician returns with feelgood music
Akdong Musician’s Lee Chan-hyuk (left) and Lee Soo-hyun perform at Seoul Forest on Friday, May 5. (YG Entertainment)Akdong Musician held a mini-concert on Friday in Seoul to mark the release of “Spring,” a new album full of the sibling duo’s trademark feel-good music and whimsical lyrics.“We didn’t expect so many people to turn up, we’re truly moved,” said 17-year-old vocalist Lee Soo-hyun, referring to the swarms of families that filled the outdoor theater to hear the group perform at Seoul For
May 8, 2016
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Diversity of Korean art at Frieze New York
NEW YORK – From refined monochrome paintings fit for elegant modern interiors to cutting-edge works that reflect the dynamic sociopolitical landscape of Korea, the fifth edition of the Frieze art fair in New York featured various aspects of Korean modern and contemporary art. The five-day art fair, which ended on Sunday, gathered both big names and less well-known talents, connecting major galleries and artists to collectors, curators and museums, plus more than 40,000 public art lovers, accordi
May 8, 2016
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San Francisco’s revamped modern art museum eyes global splash
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art reopens in mid-May after an ambitious $305 million expansion and facelift that aims to rival the world-class art spaces of New York, Paris or London. The revamped museum will be unveiled May 14 following a three-year upgrade entrusted to the Norwegian architecture firm Snohetta -- best known for the dramatic new Alexandria Library in Egypt -- that included more than doubling the exhibition space. The brick structure that has housed th
May 5, 2016
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Grammys launches festival in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The Grammys, the biggest night of the music industry, is throwing an inaugural festival in Brooklyn to showcase a diversity of genres. Dubbed Grammy Park, the event runs from Thursday through Sunday across New York's largest borough with both free and ticketed concerts. Highlights include a ticketed concert Thursday by R&B singer Ne-Yo, a three-time Grammy winner, alongside 11-time nominee Jazmine Sullivan. R&B great Toni Braxton, who has seven Grammys, will close out the festi
May 5, 2016
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Stones, Dylan, McCartney, others to play Coachella in fall
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It could be Woodstock 47 years later, only the drug of choice might be antacid, not that other stuff, at an October concert featuring some of the greatest rock acts of the preceding generation. Confirming weeks of rumors, Goldenvoice Entertainment announced Tuesday it is bringing Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, The Who, Paul McCartney, Neil Young and Pink Floyd‘s Roger Waters to the Empire Polo Club stage in Coachella, California, during a long October weekend. It’s every Bab
May 5, 2016
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NYC art auction season to kick off, break taboo
NEW YORK (AFP) - The spring art auction season kicks off Sunday in New York with paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Cy Twombly and a taboo-smashing statue of Hitler. Some 1,500 artworks are to go under the gavel over the course of five days of auctions expected to fetch more than $1 billion. The most important ones will be held in the evening, with three hosted by Christie’s and two by Sotheby’s. First comes Christie’s thematic evening “Bound to Fail,” with a selection of 39 works of modern
May 4, 2016
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KNO chief sorry for appointing wife, introduces new Korean premiere
Following its Korean premiere of Antonin Dvorak’s dramatic fairy tale opera, “Rusalka,” the Korea National Opera is preparing for yet another premiere production – Antonio Vivaldi’s “Orlando Finto Pazzo.” However, soon after the finale performance of “Rusalka” on Sunday, KNO artistic director Kim Hak-min drew flak when it was revealed that he had appointed his wife -- who has no musical background -- to act as the production’s dramaturg. She had also been put in charge of translating the opera.
May 4, 2016