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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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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Brown Eyed Soul’s Naul holds art exhibit in Japan
Naul, a member of the popular R&B group Brown Eyed Soul, is stepping beyond his voice and showing off the full extent of his artistic abilities by holding a special exhibition of his paintings at the Gallery Kaze in Osaka, Japan.The two-person exhibition, for which Naul is joined by fellow Korean artist Noh Jun, will run until July 17. The R&B singer previously held a solo exhibition in Seoul in 2006, titled “drawing 05” with the theme of “Plant the Sweet Things.” The Osaka show includes portrai
July 4, 2013
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JYJ‘s Kim to prevail in musical scenes for the second half
“Scarlet Pimpernel,” “High School Musical,” “Elizabeth,” “Chicago,” and many more are set to raise their curtains on South Korea’s musical stages in the latter half of 2013.In a bid to forecast which musicals and actors would advance, The Herald Business, a sister paper of The Korea Herald, conducted a 10-day survey from June 21-30 about the upcoming musicals on 1,891 members of Interpark’s Play DB, a performance arts Web portal.Kim Jun-soo, a member of music group JYJ, dominated the charts.Out
July 4, 2013
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With money and fame, Takashi Murakami has it all
Takashi Murakami is famous for his Japanese anime-inspired artworks and celebrated characters, which appeal to not only an Asian audience, but to the international art scene as well: His works often sell for millions of dollars at auctions. His artworks represent an example of combining fine arts with commercialism as they are regularly featured in popular culture. His collaboration with the luxury brand Louis Vuitton produced the famous monogrammed bags. With Kanye West, he created an animated
July 3, 2013
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Seo Taiji and Boys chosen as K-pop icons
K-pop experts chose Seo Taiji and Boys as the top K-pop icons Tuesday. The selection was a part of cable channel Mnet’s project show called “Legend 100-Artist.” The show invites 50 music professors, critics and professional musicians every month and selects the most influential Korean musicians in certain category. July’s edition sought to decide on the leading K-pop icons. “Seo Taiji and Boys influenced Korean pop culture greatly enough to divide our past 100 years of history into the times bef
July 3, 2013
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Psy dominates K-pop chart on YouTube in first half
South Korean singer Psy topped the K-pop traffic rankings on YouTube in the first half of this year, snatching more than 400 million views. Psy’s “Gentleman” music video, unveiled on April 2, garnered 456 million hits as of July 2, helped by his previous blockbuster track, “Gangnam Style.” YouTube sensation Psy previously won the Top Streaming Song Video at a Billboard Music Awards ceremony.Trailing behind were top girl group Girls’ Generation, whose “I Got A Boy” and “Dancing Queen” continued t
July 3, 2013
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Korean musicals venture overseas
Hallyu has mostly revolved around K-pop, Korean dramas and Korean cinema, but its influence is expanding to the performing arts in Korea’s neighboring countries. Among many theater genres, the country’s local musicals are beginning to enjoy popularity in Japan and China ― becoming the latest hallyu trend in Asia. Last year, major Korean entertainment company CJ E&M announced that a total of eight Korean musicals would be performed in Tokyo’s affluent Roppongi district. Collaborating with promine
July 2, 2013
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Steinway, piano-maker for the stars, going private
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Steinway, which has built the pianos used by some of the world’s greatest classical musicians for more than 160 years, on Monday said it was being taken private in a $438 million deal with private equity group Kohlberg & Co.New York-based Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., which owns the iconic Steinway & Sons piano brand, said Kohlberg will offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of the company for $35 a share, a premium of 33 percent from the average closing price of the
July 2, 2013
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Art lovers can now visit New York’s Met every day
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Art lovers can now visit New York’s famed Metropolitan museum every day of the week after the management dropped a policy of being closed on Mondays.The Met, which welcomed a record-breaking 6.28 million visitors last year, had closed its doors on Mondays for more than 40 years.“Art is a 7-day-a-week passion, and we want the Met to be accessible whenever visitors have the urge to experience this great museum,” Met director Thomas Campbell said in a statement.The change announced
July 2, 2013
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Music Bank to run international K-pop chart this week
Music Bank, a weekly pop-ranking show on state-run broadcaster KBS, will dedicate this Friday’s edition to hallyu, or Korean pop culture fever. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of KBS World, the satellite broadcasting division of the broadcaster, “Music Bank World K-Chart!” will unveil who is the most popular K-pop star overseas. The short list includes Psy with “Gentleman,” SNSD’s “I Got a Boy,” SHINee’s “Dream Girl,” INFINITE’s “Man In Love” and 2PM’s “Come Back When You Hear This Song.”
July 2, 2013
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Tony An joins list of this year’s old-school comebacks
Former H.O.T. idol star Tony An is joining the list of veteran stars working their way back into today’s dynamic music scene. Representatives of An’s agency TN Entertainment announced that the star is releasing his newest EP “I’m Tony An” Wednesday. This is the first album he has released in more than two years since his previous EP “Top Star” in 2011. An’s new four-track album includes the electro-heavy lead track “Until Here…” and features the members of Big Bang and Se7en. “An is currently ab
July 2, 2013
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MBC to abolish its college music competition
South Korean broadcast network MBC said on Tuesday it will discontinue its time-honored college music competition, citing its declining viewer ratings. “College Musicians Festival” started in 1977 and has been deemed the representative program through which amateur musicians often made a high-profile debut thanks to the national broadcast network’s influence. MBC said the program’s popularity and the viewer ratings were relatively low compared to the high production cost. The network said that i
July 2, 2013
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Granddaughter puts Picasso muse nudes on display
CANNES, France (AFP) ― As a child, Pablo Picasso’s granddaughter Marina often found herself shut out of his sumptuous Cannes villa “La Californie.” Four decades after his death, the gates of the house she inherited, along with thousands of his art works, are always promptly opened to visitors.“Living in this house, unconsciously perhaps it’s a way of recapturing lost time in a place where we were once excluded,” says Marina, who for many years struggled to accept “an inheritance given without lo
July 1, 2013
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Mumfords close Glastonbury after Stones triumph
LONDON (AP) ― Mumford & Sons brought the Glastonbury Festival to a foot-stomping close Sunday, with many music fans still on a high from the Rolling Stones’ first-ever gig at Britain’s leading music extravaganza.The Mumfords’ performance was the Grammy-winning folk-rockers’ first since bassist Ted Dwane had surgery for a blood clot on his brain earlier this month.The banjo-wielding balladeers got a warm reception, especially when they launched into “I Will Wait,’’ one of their biggest hits, for
July 1, 2013
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Cirque du Soleil performer dies in Las Vegas fall
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― A performer with the world-famous Cirque du Soleil circus died after plunging from a high wire before a horrified crowd at a Las Vegas show, the organization confirmed on Sunday.Sarah Guyard, who media reports identified as a 31-year-old mother-of-two, fell to her death towards the end of the circus’ popular Ka production staged at the MGM Grand on Saturday.Witnesses quoted by U.S. media reports said Guyard fell from a height of around 50 feet as she was being hoisted up towa
July 1, 2013
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‘JYJ Membership Week’ attracts 17,000 participants
The four-day “JYJ Membership Week” wrapped up Sunday with about 17,000 fans of the trio gathering to share their affection for the boy band.“The event was intended to bring fans of JYJ closer to the singers and we have managed to pull it off,” Back Chang-ju, CEO of JYJ’s agency C-JeS Entertainment, said in a press release. The agency said about 4,000 fans from Japan flew in to see the trio.The event at SETEC in southern Seoul consisted of three sections highlighting the members’ artistic talents
July 1, 2013
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Hip-hop duo gets lucky with ‘Luckynumbers’
South Korea’s hip-hop duo, Dynamic Duo, released their seventh album “Luckynumbers,” on Monday, quickly topping online charts. “Luckynumbers” contains 13 hip-hop tracks whose styles range from Detroit to trap sounds.In the lead track “Baaam,” Gaeko and Choi Ja belt out about a man’s unstable mental state when he falls for an attractive woman. The song incorporates UV member Muzie’s play of a vocoder in sync with a strong jaunty beat. The new album mastered by Stuart Hawkes, who has previously wo
July 1, 2013
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As 10,000 watch, opera giants battle to draw
MUNICH, Germany (AP) ― It’s a question that has long prompted heated arguments among devoted opera fans: Who was the greater composer, Richard Wagner or Giuseppe Verdi? Both were born exactly 200 years ago, and so in this year of their bicentennials, the Bavarian State Opera decided to settle the question once and for all. Sort of.Even though the two men never met in real life, they came face to face on Friday night in the form of giant puppets wearing boxing gloves, cheered on by a crowd estima
June 30, 2013
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Jewelry emerges as independent art genre
Many consider jewelry as merely an accessory, but a recently opened exhibition shows that it can also be art. Conceptual and experimental designs look very little like the everyday accessories worn by people today, but they have been recognized as works of art since the mid-20th century in the international art world. “Ornament and Illusion: Spectrum of Contemporary Jewelry” is the first jewelry exhibition organized by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. “As art, jewelry i
June 30, 2013
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Stones play long-awaited Glastonbury festival gig
PILTON, England (AP) ― There’s a first time for everything, even if you’re the Rolling Stones.The rock rabble-rousers who formed half a century ago played Britain’s Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, their debut appearance at the country’s most prestigious rock music event.A majority of the 135,000 festival ticket-holders crammed into the fields in front of Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage for the gig, which opened with a rousing “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”As on recent tour dates, the Stones gave fans a fis
June 30, 2013
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Husband, wife duo bring the funk as Southway
The free-spirited musician Shaun Southway, a U.K. native and self-proclaimed “wandering, traveling troubadour,” first came to Korea on vacation visiting a friend in 2006. Enthralled upon his arrival, he immersed himself with the vibrant local music scene ― so much to the point where he decided that he had to return to the country.“I came here and the energy was just full on,” said Shaun. “I just got hooked. There’s so much going on here musically.”In 2008, while with some friends in a club in It
June 30, 2013