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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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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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Dansaekhwa in limelight in art hubs
A series of Dansaekhwa painting exhibitions are taking place at art fairs and exhibitions in the art hubs of New York, Brussels and France, solidifying the Korean monochrome art movement’s presence in the Western art scene. Paintings of two acclaimed Dansaekhwa artists -- Ha Chong-hyun and Kwon Young-woo -- will be on view at Art Brussels from April 22-24, in Belgium. Are Brussels is one of the Europe’s oldest art fairs, founded in 1968. New York-based Tina Kim Gallery will present 20 paintings
April 20, 2016
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Artday to hold April auction
Herald Artday, a subsidiary of Herald Corp., is holding an online auction from April 22-26 presenting major artworks of modern and contemporary Korean artists. The art auction features 180 artworks of renowned Korean artists, including Kim Tschang-yeul, Lee U-fan, Lee Bae, Chun Kyung-ja, Kim Jong-hak and Nam June Paik. Highlights of the auction include a painting by Kim Tschang-yeul which depicts water drops against a page of an old book page written in Chinese characters, and a pencil drawing
April 20, 2016
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Syria’s Palmyra arch, destroyed by IS, recreated in London
LONDON (AP) -- A 2,000-year-old triumphal arch destroyed by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen again -- in replica -- in London's Trafalgar Square. The Arch of Triumph in Palmyra formed part of one of the world’s most extensive ancient archaeological sites. The ancient city, a UNESCO world heritage site, was among Syria’s main tourist attractions before the civil war erupted in 2011. IS militants overran Palmyra in May 2015, demolishing Roman-era monuments including the archway and two l
April 20, 2016
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Out-of-the-ordinary project blends jazz, art for a new work
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pianist Vijay Iyer has an unlikely backstory for a musician who's been voted jazz artist of the year in Downbeat magazine’s critics’ poll, received a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, and is a professor in Harvard’s music department. Largely self-taught on piano, he majored in physics and mathematics at Yale. At age 23, while pursuing his doctorate in physics at the University of California at Berkeley, he took the risky decision to become a professional musician to his parents
April 20, 2016
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Hallyu celebrity math book to be published abroad
What happens when K-pop and K-drama team up with Korean education? A book on easy ways to learn math. “Kim Jeong-hoon’s Math Essay” written by singer-turned-actor Kim Jeong-hoon is slated to be published in six places in Asia -- China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia -- in their respective native languages, Kim’s agency Mars Entertainment announced Tuesday. Cover of “Kim Jeong-hoon’s Math Essay” (Zzim Mission) Major Chinese publisher Posts & Telecom Press has confirmed its init
April 20, 2016
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‘Simple Song #3’ performed by soprano Sumi Jo wins Italian film award
A song from movie “Youth,” which was performed by Korean soprano Sumi Jo, won an Italian film award, PR company PRM said Tuesday. The song “Simple Song #3” from Paolo Sorrentino’s movie “Youth” won the Best Original Song at the 60th David di Donatello Awards on Monday. The Italian comedy-drama film was nominated in 14 fields of the Italian award, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Soprano Sumi Jo holds the award for Best Original Song at the David Di Donatello Awards at Rome
April 19, 2016
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Twice to move on to 'Page Two'
K-pop girl group Twice has unveiled the teaser video and image for its second mini album “Page Two,” the group‘s agency JYP Entertainment announced Monday. In the teaser image, all the members appear in mint-colored cheerleader’s outfits. Teaser image of K-pop girl group Twice’s second mini album “Page Two” (JYP Entertainment) The nine-member international girl group -- five Koreans, three Japanese and one Taiwanese member -- debuted with “The Story Begins” in October last year. The group will p
April 19, 2016
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Lee Hi releases ‘My Star’
Singer Lee Hi released a teaser video and poster for her upcoming song “My Star” on Monday. Uploaded on YG Entertainment’s official blog www.yg-life.com, the poster and video features rapper One as the singer’s romantic partner. One was a contestant on Mnet’s hip-hop competition show “Show Me the Money 4” last year, and signed with the agency in September. Promotional image of Lee Hi’s “My Star” (YG Entertainment) Lee Hi, who bagged second prize in season one of SBS audition show “K-pop Star,” d
April 19, 2016
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AOA to drop fourth single in Japan
K-pop girl group AOA’s fourth Japanese single will hit record stores in Japan on April 20, the group’s agency FNC Entertainment announced Sunday. “Give Me the Love” was released on Recochoku, one of the biggest music websites in Japan, in advance, and immediately topped the K-pop weekly chart. A short version of the music video also topped the Japanese video website Gyao, said the agency. K-pop girl group AOA‘s fourth Japanese single “Give Me the Love” (FNC Entertainment) Besides AOA, the song a
April 18, 2016
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Female photographers explore femininity
Photographs that explore women and femininity are on view at exhibitions held as part of the 2016 Woman Photo Festival. Some 22 professional female photographers, who are members of the Korean Women Photographers’ Association, are showcasing their works at touring exhibitions in Seoul and Paju, Gyeonggi Province. “Three Generations” by J. Ahn (Courtesy of the artist) “The KWPA has held exhibitions annually since it was founded in 1998 to foster and introduce female photographers. Starting this
April 18, 2016
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Beyonce unveils ‘Lemonade’ amid album speculation
NEW YORK (AFP) - Pop superstar Beyonce on Saturday announced a televised project entitled “Lemonade” for next week, fueling speculation that she will release a “film-album.” Beyonce posted on Instagram a short video with the title “Lemonade,” which it billed as a “world premiere event” to air on cable network HBO on April 23. The rest of the video is cryptic, with a faint whispering as a person -- presumably Beyonce -- slowly rises with dreaded hair and a fur jacket, but without any glance at th
April 17, 2016
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Axl Rose joins AC/DC as new singer
INDIO, California (AFP) - Australian hard rock elders AC/DC on Saturday announced Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose as their new singer as longtime frontman Brian Johnson suffers hearing loss. AC/DC confirmed the move hours before Rose was to take the stage with Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash at the Coachella festival in California as part of a reunion after more than two decades. AC/DC, who broke off a North American tour last month after saying that Johnson was at risk of permanent hearing loss,
April 17, 2016
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Dylan, McCartney, Stones lined up for mega-concert: report
INDIO, California (AFP) -- The most legendary names in rock including the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan are being lined up for a historic mega-festival, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The newspaper said organizers of Coachella, the lucrative rock festival that opened Friday, were making arrangements for the massive event to take place at the same venue in the California desert on Oct. 7-9. A representative from Coachella's Los Angeles-based promoter Golden Voice did not re
April 17, 2016
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Psy and iKON win awards at China Music Awards
Psy and iKON were picked as Asia’s most influential artists at the 20th China Music Awards at Cotai Arena in Macau on April 15, the artists’ agency YG Entertainment announced Saturday. Psy received the Most Influential Popular Global Artist Award for his worldwide hit songs “Gangnam Style” and “Daddy” that secured his spot as a world star.Singer-songwriter Psy (YG Entertainment) K-pop band iKON received Asia’s Most Influential Popular Artist Award, despite it being only a year since the group de
April 17, 2016
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More Western art on shopping list for Chinese tycoon Liu
HONG KONG (AFP) -- He first stunned the auction world by snapping up hugely expensive Chinese antiquities, but now taxi driver turned tycoon Liu Yiqian is targeting Western masterpieces, saying it is his “social responsibility” to show them to China's younger generation. Liu has become China’s highest profile art collector, hitting headlines with record-breaking buys and an irreverent approach. His acquisitions have mainly been of Chinese heritage, most famously the tiny Ming Dynasty “Chicken Cu
April 17, 2016
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Psy's Gangnam Style returns as a landmark bronze sculpture
"Gangnam Style," a mega-hit song by South Korean pop star Psy, returned to Seoul on Friday in the form of a giant landmark sculpture.The sculpture was unveiled to the public in an opening ceremony at 7 p.m. on the eastern patio of COEX, a multi-cultural complex in the Gangnam Ward of southeastern Seoul. The event was hosted and organized by the city's Gangnam Ward Office.The bronze sculpture, 5 meters high and 8 meters wide, is modeled after the signature horse-riding hand motion of the Gangnam
April 15, 2016
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[Album review] ‘I Am Sam’ is warm, folksy and youthful
Sam Kim “I Am Sam” (Antenna Music) In Sam Kim’s debut album “I Am Sam” there is an unmistakable undercurrent of American country influence, which comes through especially strong in songs like “Mama Don’t Worry” and “Your Song.” The tracks, backed mainly by acoustic guitar tunes, wouldn’t be out of place on the whitewashed porch of a quintessentially American farm. Acoustic tracks abound in K-pop almost as much as dance tracks, but there is something distinct about Kim’s compositions, which feel
April 15, 2016
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[Album review] Dean’s first LP is deliciously brooding
Dean "130 Mood: TRBL" (Joombas and Universal Music) Dean is receiving the coveted attention of international artists such as Anderson Paak and Jeff Bernat and local hip-hop big names including Dynamic Duo, Zico and Crush, and there seems to be a legitimate reason behind the singer-songwriter’s emergence. Though his sound represents the height of trendiness, it is still deliciously brooding, full of soul. The largely electronic R&B sounds featured on this first LP are sleek and sophisticatedly la
April 15, 2016
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Brown Eyed Girls leader JeA returns with solo ‘Bad Girl’
The beauty of “Bad Girl,” a two-track mini album by Brown Eyed Girls‘ leader JeA, lies in the contrasting lyrics of the two rhythm and blues tracks."Bad Girl,” the first track of the singer’s second solo album portrays a woman estranged from her boyfriend after cheating on him with another man, while the second track, “Island of Tears,” depicts how wretched a woman feels while missing her ex-boyfriend.The acoustic number “Bad Girl” impressed the 34-year-old JeA with not only the uniquely sentime
April 15, 2016
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Artists commemorate victims of Sewol tragedy
The intense grief and anger that gripped the country after the Sewol ferry sinking seems to have receded, two years after the tragic day. But the disaster remains vivid in the memories of the victims’ families who still frequently visit the Government Joint Memorial site in Hwarang Recreation Park in Ansan, a Gyeonggi Province city where Danwon High School, whose students made up the largest group of victims, is located. Of the 304 victims, 250 students and 11 teachers from the school were on a
April 14, 2016