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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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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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BigBang's 'MADE SERIES' tops Japanese music charts
South Korean boy band BigBang has cruised to the top of Japan's Oricon chart with its new album "MADE SERIES," its agency said Thursday.The band sold 80,262 copies of the album on Wednesday, the day of its release, and has comfortably sat atop Oricon's Daily Albums and the Japanese iTunes Albums charts since, YG Entertainment said."MADE SERIES" is the group's first Japanese album in over 3 1/2 years, with its last album "ALIVE-MONSTER EDITION-" having come out in June 2012.The album contains eig
Feb. 4, 2016
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[Herald Review] Cho Seong-jin exceeds expectations at Chopin gala concert
Soaked with national pride, the hottest classical music event of the season concluded with a much-deserved standing ovation as pianist Cho Seong-jin performed at home for the first time since becoming the first Korean to win at the prestigious International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition last year. Cho, along with his fellow competitors who ranked through sixth place in the competition, gathered together at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall to perform at the winners’ gala concert. Pianist
Feb. 3, 2016
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U.N. chorus to visit Korea for first time in 69 years
A United Nations' choir will perform in South Korea for the first time since its foundation in 1947 and send a message for peace on the divided Korean Peninsula.The United Nations Singers' performances will take place in the truce village of Panmunjom, Seoul, Busan, Cheongju and Yeosu from June 4 through 14, the chorus said Tuesday.Established through voluntary participation of U.N. employees, the U.N. chorus has been making a series of performances over the past decades in one or two countries
Feb. 3, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Winner up next in YG baton relay
YG Entertainment’s boy group Winner is the latest in the agency’s boy group lineup to take up the baton, following Big Bang in the first half of 2015 and iKON in the second half. After a 17-month hiatus -- a significantly long break considering that the group had only released their debut album before disappearing -- they’ve finally returned with the EP “EXIT: E.” The double lead tracks are the blues-infused, crooning “Baby Baby” and the more steadily rhythmic minor pop track “Sentimental.” At
Feb. 3, 2016
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Lady Gaga to sing at Super Bowl, Grammys
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Lady Gaga will perform at two of February's most-watched events as she sings the national anthem at the Super Bowl and leads a tribute to David Bowie at the Grammys. The National Football League announced that Lady Gaga would sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl 50 on Sunday in San Francisco, where British rockers Coldplay will be the halftime entertainment. The Super Bowl is often the most-watched television event each year in the United States, and the league gener
Feb. 3, 2016
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New Bosch painting unveiled on eve of 500th celebrations
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Art historians on Monday revealed that a painting stored for decades at an American museum was in fact a work by Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch. The surprise discovery comes as 's-Hertogenbosch, the hometown of the artist whose nightmarish visions on canvas earned him the moniker of “the devil’s painter,” marks the 500th anniversary of his death. The newly-uncovered painting has been lying forgotten for years in storage at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missour
Feb. 3, 2016
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NYC jury hears details of modern masters forgery scandal
NEW YORK (AP) -- In the latest chapter of a scandal that‘s jolted New York’s art world, a federal jury is hearing about a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of modern masters such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in his garage, a once-reputable Manhattan gallery that sold them and the wealthy buyers who paid millions for the knockoffs."I got a fake painting for $8.3 million and they don't want to give my money back to me," Domenico De Sole, the chairman of the board at Sotheby’s auction house
Feb. 3, 2016
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Yu Seung-woo cycles through love with 'Pit a Pat'
Yu Seung-woo's EP “Pit a Pat’ is his first record since after he legally became an adult in Korea, but he has still maintained his cute, boyish character on the five tracks, four of which each depict a different stage of romance.The lead track "Whatever," featuring rapper Crucial Star, is about trying fruitlessly to brush off a breakup. "Getting like U" captures the first sparks of puppy love, "45.7 cm" is about the tingling excitement of beginning a new relationship, while last year‘s hit track
Feb. 2, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Lively duo behind ‘Dead Buttons’ music
Dead Buttons has launched just one official album but the rock and roll duo is not your typical rookie group. Grungy, carefree and playful, drummer Lee Kang-hee and guitarist Hong Ji-hyun exuded the ease of seasoned musicians when they spoke to the The Korea Herald at a cafe in Seoul’s Hongdae area.Although “Some Kind of Youth” is the band’s first official album, the band has already established a reputation for itself over the past few years. Dead Buttons (Love Rock Company)Formed in 2012, Dead
Feb. 2, 2016
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Classical music icon Cho Seong-jin back home
In a short span of time, pianist Cho Seong-jin has risen from an unknown musician to a household name in Korea who shatters classical music records. His popularity has grown since he won the highest prize at the prestigious International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition last October. “It’s been almost a year since I’ve been back in Korea and I’m both anxious and happy to be back,” said Cho, during a press conference at the Seoul Arts Center on Monday, just hours after he arrived back to Seoul.“
Feb. 2, 2016
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EXO's Seoul concert to wrap up 2nd world tour
South Korean boy band EXO's upcoming Seoul concert will mark the grand finale of its second world tour, its agency said Tuesday.The nine-member act will perform March 18-20 at Olympic Park under the title "EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luXion [dot]," which will conclude the journey started in March 2015, S.M. Entertainment said."[dot]" has been added to the title to signify the end of the one-year circuit, the agency added.EXO is the first idol group to have performed five times at the Olympic Gymnastic
Feb. 2, 2016
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SHINee launches 4th Japan tour
South Korean boy band SHINee has embarked on its fourth Japanese tour, which could draw hundreds of thousands of people, its agency said Tuesday.The five-member act touched down in Fukuoka for concerts from Saturday to Sunday, S.M. Entertainment said, adding it will stop in Tokyo, Osaka and six other cities through May."SHINee World 2016 ~D×D×D~" is expected to draw an estimated350,000 people, which will bring the cumulative total of visitors to all of SHINee's Japanese tours to 1.12 million, th
Feb. 2, 2016
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Remembering ‘crazy Corean’ Nam June Paik
In 1963, Nam June Paik hung a blood-dripping cow head at the entrance of his first solo exhibition “Exposition of Music – Electronic Television” in Germany, shocking those at the scene and the German art circle. He continued to shock people with experimental and radical performances and said in several media interviews that he wanted to be remembered as a “crazy Corean.” At the same show, Joseph Beuys gave a performance in which he destroyed a piano on display with an axe. The performance was si
Feb. 1, 2016
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4minute brings love story, EDM twist in ‘Act. 7’
It has been nearly eight years since girl group 4minute burst onto the K-pop music scene with the catchy, colorful pop song “Hot Issue.” Since then, they have gone on to establish themselves as a “girl crush” group in K-pop, building up a large female fan base with their tough, party-hard style. With their new album “Act. 7” featuring the electronic dance music lead track “Hate,” 4minute stays the course, keeping up their party music while trying to add a more seasoned touch. 4minute poses for
Feb. 1, 2016
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Disappearing cast threatens Danish asylum-seekers ballet
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A performance at Copenhagen's Royal Theatre faces an unusual problem: the stars of the show -- sold out in advance -- could face deportation before the final curtain falls. In “Uropa -- An asylum-seekers’ ballet,” six migrants tell their stories with the help of dancers from the Royal Danish Ballet, hoping to change perceptions of refugees in a country that has recently rolled out some of Europe's strictest asylum rules. “The hardest part is, during the rehearsals, to speak ab
Feb. 1, 2016
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F(x) let loose for first concert
The members of SM Entertainment’s girl group f(x) said that they let themselves loosen up for their first solo concert, “Dimension 4 - Docking Station.”“We’re a group that always tries to be perfect, so we normally didn’t accept even the smallest mistakes (in our performances). But with this concert, we wanted to focus on being free and interacting more with our fans, so we made some more mistakes,” member Luna told reporters ahead of the concert‘s third and last show at Olympic Hall on Sunday.A
Jan. 31, 2016
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Luna says f(x) music is trendy, global
Luna of SM Entertainment girl group f(x) said that f(x)’s music has been successful because it is global and trendy. The girl group is known for its high quality dance music in addition to its energetic performances. Billboard named the quartet’s latest album “4 Walls” the No. 2 K-pop album of 2015.“F(x) communicates a lot with composers from abroad, so we can connect better with our fans abroad. It also helps us to develop our musical color,” she said at a press conference before the Sunday per
Jan. 31, 2016
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‘Come to See Me’ play relives nation’s most infamous serial killings
A scene from the Korean play “Come to See Me,” which is on an open-run at the Myeongdong Theater until Feb. 21. (Pro’s LAB)In 1986, the quiet rural town of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, was left in horror when a young local woman was found bound, raped and murdered in a ditch near a grassy field. At the time, no one could have predicted that the victim was only the first of what is estimated to be 10 woman killed over a five-year period at the hands of Korea’s most notorious serial killer -- who
Jan. 31, 2016
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Girls' Generation member 'Tiffany' denies romance rumor
Tiffany" of South Korean girl group "Girls' Generation" denied Friday romance rumor with rapper "GRAY," her agency said.S.M. Entertainment said the two are merely close colleagues, not a pair of lovers, during a telephone conversation with Yonhap News Agency.Earlier in the day, media sources reported the two have been dating for three months since they first met last year to discuss releasing Tiffany's solo album.Last month, Tiffany issued a Christmas album "Dear Santa" as a member of Girls' Gen
Jan. 29, 2016
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Psy to appear on 3 Chinese New Year programs
South Korean rapper Psy will appear on three Chinese New Year programs in China, his agency said Friday.Psy has completed recording for the New Year's programs on Dragon TV, JSTV and LRTV, which together command 2.9 billion watchers, YG Entertainment said, adding he is the first foreign artist to appear on all three channels for China's largest festival.On Feb. 6, LRTV will broadcast "Daddy," Psy's latest single, and his all-time hit "Gangnam Style." Psy will be featured alongside world-class pi
Jan. 29, 2016