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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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[Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition
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BLACKPINK's Rose stays at No. 3 on British Official Singles chart with 'APT.'
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Timberlake to perform at MTV Video Music Awards
NEW YORK (AP) ― Justin Timberlake is set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards later this month.He will also receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award at the Aug. 25 awards show, the network said Thursday. Timberlake is tied with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for the most nominations, with six each.Timberlake’s nominations include video of the year, best male video and pop video for “Mirrors.” His comeback album, “The 20/20 Experience,” is the year’s best-selling album. He’ll release “The 20
Aug. 16, 2013
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Seoul Philharmonic to perform Mahler, Mendelssohn
Violinist Leonidas Kavakos will join the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra led by Chung Myung-whun on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30 at Seoul Arts Center, bringing his highly acclaimed interpretation of Mendelssohn to Korean classical music lovers.This is the second time Kavakos is appearing with the SPO; he performed the Brahms Violin Concerto with the orchestra in 2007.Kavakos, lauded as the star of the new generation of virtuosos, will be performing Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 on both even
Aug. 15, 2013
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British art on show ― everywhere
LONDON (AFP) ― There’s a screaming head by Francis Bacon at the bus stop, and a landscape by John Constable in a shopping center ― just some of the art forming part of a novel exhibition in Britain.In what organisers say is the world’s largest exibition of art, 57 British masterpieces have been reproduced across 22,000 posters on buses, taxis and advertising billboards everywhere from car parks to the London Underground.The works included in the “Art Everywhere” project, which runs until Aug. 25
Aug. 15, 2013
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A tale of Korean independence fighter’s family
The story of a Korean family who dedicated their life to independence movement of Korea is being retold at the Seoul Museum of History to mark Korea’s independence from Japan 68 years ago. The exhibition “A Story of the Dongnong Family: 27 years with the Korean Provisional Government” retraces their footprints of life in exile in China after Korea was colonized by Japan in 1910. The 27-year quest to achieve independence is narrated by documents, photographs and belongings of the family and other
Aug. 14, 2013
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Attacked Bolshoi ballet chief watches London tour
MOSCOW (AFP) ― The artistic director of Russia’s Bolshoi ballet company, who was victim of a horrific acid attack in January, has for the first time left his clinic in Germany to watch the troupe on tour in London, Russian state television said Tuesday.Sergei Filin, who suffered severe facial burns and an almost complete loss of eyesight in the January attack, left his clinic in the German city of Aachen to watch a performance by the Bolshoi on its tour at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
Aug. 14, 2013
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Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke to perform at MTV awards
NEW YORK (AP) ― Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards this month.MTV also announced a new award Tuesday called best song of the summer. Both Cyrus and Thicke are nominees. Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” and Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” will compete with Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” Selena Gomez’s “Come & Get It,” One Direction’s “Best Song Ever” and “I Need Your Love” by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding.Cyrus and Thicke are now tied with Bruno Mars as the second most nominated
Aug. 14, 2013
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Then & Now: A look back at the changing tides of K-pop
From traditional Korean folk music and the sounds of pansori, to the heavily Western influence of Korea’s old rock ’n’ roll scene, all the way to the current trends of choreograph-heavy K-pop idol groups, the nation’s music industry has had a number seismic shifts. After the trend of popular music shifted from folk to rock to pop, the modern era of music gave birth to the continually growing, internationally recognized genre that is now referred as K-pop, or Korean pop music. Within the first ha
Aug. 13, 2013
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War seen through a lens
Rare original prints by the late Robert Capa are on exhibit in Seoul for the first time to mark the centennial of the photographer’s birth and the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War. Hailed as the world’s greatest war photographer, Capa captured moments that became iconic war images and inspire many photojournalists and filmmakers like Steven Spielberg to this day. The exhibition features 160 photographs selected from the 937 photographs of the Capa collectio
Aug. 12, 2013
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World’s first pop-art satellite headed to space
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― If aliens ever target Earth, Jon Gibson and Amanda White are counting on them having an appreciation for pop art and a sense of humor.The duo created an elaborate, Andy Warhol-like design that has been etched into a satellite’s panel, transforming the spacecraft into a replica of an oversized electrical charging device.“If someone is going to invade our planet, presumably they’re going to come in some sort of electronic, electricity-powered ship,” Gibson notes whimsically. “Ma
Aug. 12, 2013
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Rare ABBA recording sells for nearly 5,000 euros
A rare ABBA recording was sold Sunday for nearly 5,000 euros, in an online auction of a vast collection of the Swedish pop group's memorabilia.Thomas Nordin, a collector of all things related to the group famous for hits including "Dancing Queen", "Fernando" and "Mamma Mia", had put up some 25,000 items for sale. A limited edition maxi single produced in 1981 by the group for their manager Stig Anderson's 50th birthday was sold for 42,000 kronor (4,800 euros, $6,400), almost twice the list price
Aug. 12, 2013
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Kings of Leon go ‘young and fun’ for new album ‘Mechanical Bull’
Rock group Kings of Leon are getting less serious with age, as the band prepares to bring “young and fun” new music on Friday to their fans across the world in a quirky collaboration with comedian Fred Armisen.Kings of Leon, formed by Followill brothers Caleb, Nathan, Jared and cousin Matthew, are marking a decade in the music industry since their debut album “Youth & Young Manhood” was released in 2003.After a hiatus in 2012, Kings of Leon are back on the road to support their upcoming sixth st
Aug. 11, 2013
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The best is yet to come
This is the first in a series on producers, MCs, DJs and artists working in the Korean underground hip-hop scene. ― Ed.Before producer Artisan Beats was first exposed to Korean underground hip-hop in 1997, he said the scene was effectively nonexistent.He had just graduated from high school in Singapore and moved back to Korea for university. He was first exposed to hip-hop in the late ’80s, but by the ’90s, what he calls the “golden age of hip-hop,” he was a hip-hop head and had begun writing hi
Aug. 11, 2013
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Eyelike: Expect the unexpected in ‘Pink Tape’
Expect the unexpected in ‘Pink Tape’f(x)“Pink Tape”(KT Music)Filled with catchy, weird-in-a-good-way tracks, “Pink Tape” stands out from the usual mainstream pop affair.Title track “Rum Pum Pum Pum” compares a first love to the first time a wisdom tooth comes in, pushing other teeth aside and leaving a hole when removed. The track features a bass line with a muted guitar riff, resulting in a one-of-a-kind song.“Shadow” is also a standout track about a girl stalking a person and calling it a “dat
Aug. 9, 2013
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Keen interest in rare ABBA memorabilia at Swedish auction
STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― An online auction of ABBA memorabilia to be held this weekend, including two rare recordings, has attracted keen interest from fans, a Swedish auction house said Thursday.Some 25,000 items from the legendary Swedish pop group being sold by a collector are expected to fetch some 830,000 kronor (95,000 euros, $123,000).“Interest in the auction has been huge since we announced it in late June,” Stockholms Auktionsverk curator Beata af Donner said.But the viewing of objects has not
Aug. 9, 2013
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Sinawe returns after 7 years with album, DMZ show
Heavy-metal rock band Sinawe, nationally recognized as being the very first metal band in Korea, has made its return to the big stage. Last week the iconic rock band released “Mirrorview,” its first album in more than seven years.Members Shin Dae-cheol, Kim Jung-wook and Yoon Gee-hyun had previously commented that the concept of their latest album was “bibimbap.” The veteran rockers who are known for the hard-core rock tunes have tried to incorporate a variety of different styles into their newe
Aug. 9, 2013
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Radical theater in Belarus performs under pressure
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ― Two emotions course through spectators at the Belarus Free Theater ― excitement at watching avant-garde drama and fear that police will haul them away.The theater, in a cramped and run-down house, is a rare crucible of dissent and experimentation in the country known as Europe’s last dictatorship, taking on topics such as political oppression and homosexuality.Abroad, performing in such renowned settings as the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland, the troupe has earned ra
Aug. 8, 2013
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Countertenor Andreas Scholl set for three recitals in Sept.
Prominent German countertenor Andreas Scholl will have a recital on Sept. 23 at Seoul Arts Center’s Concert Hall, three years since his last performance in Korea.A specialist in Baroque music who performs worldwide, Scholl is known for having a singing voice equivalent to that of a female contralto or mezzo-soprano. Countertenors were first introduced to the stage in the 16th century when women were restricted from performing, resulting in men with higher vocal ranges playing the female roles.
Aug. 8, 2013
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Culture Ministry acts against music chart manipulation
A day after major record labels YG Entertainment, S.M. Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and Star Empire Entertainment filed a complaint with Seoul Supreme Prosecutors’ Office claiming local digital music charts were being illegally manipulated, the Culture Ministry announced related countermeasures on Thursday.According to the complainants, the number of cases where firms were paid to illegally manipulate music chart rankings has been on the rise. The manipulators boost song rankings by playing
Aug. 8, 2013
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S.M. Entertainment to open hallyu museum in L.A.
Entertainment agency S.M. Entertainment, home to Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, TVXQ, SHINee, f(x) and others, announced on Thursday that it would establish a museum-entertainment complex tentatively named SMTOWN Museum. In collaboration with S.M. Entertainment USA, the SMTOWN Museum, which will be located on Oxford Avenue in L.A.’s Koreatown, will feature an entertainment space, a Korean restaurant as well as other content related to K-pop stars including hologram displays. “Through the remod
Aug. 8, 2013
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Richie Havens tribute set at Woodstock 1969 site
BETHEL, New York (AP) ― The ashes of Richie Havens will be scattered across the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival on the anniversary of the final day of the concert he opened with a nearly three-hour performance.Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the music venue built on the Woodstock site in New York state, announced Tuesday that a musical tribute to the folk singer and guitarist will be held Aug. 18. That’s the 44th anniversary of the final day of the landmark three-day concert that drew more
Aug. 8, 2013