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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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Michael Jackson’s former staff calls him a ‘messed up, depraved junkie’
A former staff member of legendary pop singer Michael Jackson said in a U.K. magazine on Sunday that the late singer “was not a pop hero, but a messed up, depraved junkie, who was manipulative, twisted and demonic.” Adrian McManus, who previously worked for the late Jackson as a personal maid in the 1990s, told the U.K’s Sunday Mirror that he “actually died” twice before from drug overdoses in 1993. “My heart sank as I thought he was dead. I called his name for several minutes. I feared that he
April 30, 2013
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Korean contemporary artists hold exhibition in Hungary
Works of Korean contemporary artists are on exhibit in Hungary as part of a cultural promotion exhibition by the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea and the Korean Cultural Center in Hungary. The exhibition, which runs from Tuesday to June 28 at the Korean Cultural Center in Budapest, introduces nine Korean artists who were chosen to show aspects of Korean society to the Hungarian audience. According to the museum, the exhibition aims to show the artists’ different perspectives on modern
April 29, 2013
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Psy to perform at Capital FM’s ‘Summertime Ball 2013’
International superstar Psy will be appearing live at Capital FM’s “Summertime Ball 2013” at Wembley Stadium in London on June 9. “Summertime Ball” is a festival held each June hosted by British commercial radio company Global Radio.Following promotion work in the U.S., Psy will head to the U.K. to promote his new single “Gentleman” and perform at the concert. The lineup for the concert includes Taylor Swift, Robbie Williams, The Wanted and Rizzle Kicks. Justin Timberlake is also appearing as a
April 29, 2013
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Van Goghs back home in renewed Amsterdam museum
AMSTERDAM (AFP) ― Masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh, including his world-famous “Sunflowers” and “The Potato Eaters,” have been returned to the Amsterdam museum that bears the Dutch artist’s name ahead of its reopening next week.The paintings were transferred on Friday to the Van Gogh Museum from another of the Dutch capital’s famous museums, the Hermitage, where they had been on display for the last seven months during the renovations.“From today, Sunflowers, The Bedroom, Irises, Cornfield with
April 28, 2013
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‘Slant Rhymes’ move walls of contemporary art
No matter how experimental artworks have become, the exhibition wall that functions as a backdrop of the artworks has remained the same. The wall is just part of an empty room waiting to be filled. Kim Hyun-jin, an independent curator for Kukje Gallery’s group exhibition of young artists, however, said if the exhibition hall were to house experimental and creative artworks of young artists, the space should be altered to meet the style of the exhibition. “The title of the exhibition, ‘The Song o
April 28, 2013
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Old standards greet fans on Jazz Festival’s second day
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― At 101 years old, New Orleans jazz trumpeter Lionel Ferbos opened one of 12 stages on the second day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Billy Joel brought the crowds.Couples danced and some sang along to old jazz standards such as “Back Home In Indiana” and “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love” on Saturday.Ferbos is believed to be the oldest actively working musician in the city. He performs regularly at the Palm Court Jazz Club in the French Quarter.“He epitomizes
April 28, 2013
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Rolling Stones to play small L.A. club ahead of tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Before they kick off their “50 and Counting’’ tour, the Rolling Stones are playing a warm-up date in a small club in Los Angeles.The band is due to play the Echoplex on Saturday night before a crowd that will be minuscule compared to the thousands who are set to see them perform May 3 at the Staples Center.Tickets were being sold for $20 each ― a fraction of what tickets to the tour will cost.The Rolling Stones performed a few dates together in London, Brooklyn, New York, and
April 28, 2013
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4 girls who play ‘Matilda’ snubbed by Tonys
NEW YORK (AP) ― The members of the Tony Award nominations committee better look out: They’ve snubbed four girls who play a tough little telekinetic heroine on Broadway.Administrators for the awards met Friday for the fourth and final time to determine the eligibility of certain shows and ruled that the quartet of actresses who rotate as the lead in “Matilda’’ are not eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical category.The group did rule that the four ― Sophia Gennusa
April 28, 2013
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G-Dragon injured ankle at concert
G-Dragon from Korean popular boy band Big Bang injured his right ankle in the middle of his solo concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan on Saturday.He was carried on his dancer’s back after finishing all of his songs live.He left comments through his SNS account to his worrying fans after the performance: “I’m very sorry. The performance should have been more perfect. I will recover soon and thank you for coming today.”As part of his world tour, “One of a Kind,” launched in March, G-Dragon will
April 28, 2013
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Classical music“Wanderer Trio”: French piano trio ensemble Wanderer Trio is holding a recital at the Goyang Aramnuri Haydn Hall in Gyeonggi Province on May 10 at 8 p.m. The trio will feature Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D Major “Ghost,” Schubert’s Notturno in E Flat Major Op. 148 and Saint-Saens’ Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 92. The ensemble shot to fame when it won the International ARD Competition in 1988 and has performed at internationally renowned concert halls around the world. Tickets ar
April 26, 2013
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Eyelike: Milk Carton Kids in harmony
Milk Carton Kids in harmonyMilk Carton Kids“The Ash and Clay”(ANTI)The singer-guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan form the duo Milk Carton Kids - a name that conjures up a brash and rowdy hardcore band. Instead, these two dulcet-voiced Californians hail from quite a different quadrant of the musical galaxy. On their third album, ``The Ash & Clay,‘’ they play a music that is reminiscent of The Everly Brothers‘ close vocal harmonies, supported by some fine guitar picking that recalls some
April 26, 2013
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Lyn and ISU in romantic relationship: report
Vocalist Lyn and Lee Soo from rock band M.C the MAX are said to have been in a romantic relationship since 2012.The 33-year-olds’ reportedly got closer when Lee Soo signed a contract with Lyn’s agency, Music&New, in October 2012.Sources said the singers have shared a passion for music for a long time but only became a couple last year. Some from music industry said they had known about the chemistry with some witnessing the two on dates.The couple’s agency said that it would release an official
April 26, 2013
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Nude masterpieces go face to face in Venice
VENICE (AFP) ― Two naked seductresses separated by three centuries of history went face to face for the first time in Venice on Wednesday in an exhibition devoted to French painter Edouard Manet with his “Olympia” alongside Titian’s “Venus of Urbino.”Manet completed his painting of a prostitute being waited on by a black maid in 1863 ― a controversial masterpiece which caused a stir at the time but was largely inspired by old master Titian’s own ground-breaking work from 1538.“Olympia” usually h
April 25, 2013
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Transcending borders in art
Labeling art or artists with a national identity doesn’t hold much significance when geographical and national borders are being blurred in the international art world. Chinese artists had been long associated with satire and social critique, as Japanese artists had with manga. But many international artists are now receiving attention for their creative artistic practice, rather than for their country or styles associated with it. Ryan Lee Gallery, a new contemporary art gallery in New York, in
April 25, 2013
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CNBLUE’s Japanese single No. 2 on Oricon
Idol band CNBLUE’s fifth Japanese single “Blind Love” ranked second place on the Oricon Daily Charts on Wednesday, the day of their EP release. Over 35,000 copies were sold that day. The EP includes three songs, “With your eyes” and “Greedy Man,” along with the title song “Blind Love” composed by Lee Jong-hyun, the group’s lead guitarist. The album also includes a music video with special clips. Meanwhile, CNBLUE has been on their 2013 BLUE MOON World Tour since April 6. Starting in Taiwan, the
April 25, 2013
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Yumi releases first single in two years
Singer Yumi released “Teary Story” Tuesday as part of the original soundtrack for TvN drama “Nine.” It is her first song in two years. “This was a very hard earned chance to break away from being an unknown singer. I did not want to miss this opportunity. I put all my heart into this song,” she told local media. Yumi debuted in 2002 and although two of her songs, “Love is Always Thirsty” and “Star,” were huge hits through a popular TV commercial and a movie, much of the public was unaware of the
April 25, 2013
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Akdong Musician’s ‘I Love You’ nabs No. 1 on music charts
This season’s “K Pop Star 2” winners, Akdong Musician, released their new single “I Love You” online Wednesday, which shot up to first place on eight major music charts within two hours, pushing Psy’s “Gentleman” and Cho Yong-pil’s “Hello” down the list. Without any showcase or promotion, the brother-sister duo managed to put their name ahead of the two megastars. The song, part of the original soundtrack for SBS’ romantic comedy drama “All About My Romance,” was recorded just before their depar
April 25, 2013
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Psy heads off on U.S. promotional tour
Rapper Psy left for the U.S. on a three-month promotional tour of “Gentleman” on Thursday morning.Speaking to reporters at Incheon International Airport, Psy said, “While my iTunes rankings currently are going down, the YouTube hits continue to climb.“I hope to see my iTunes ranking go up during this promotional tour, which includes TV appearances and press interviews.”On Thursday, “Gentleman” hit fifth place on Billboard’s main chart, climbing up from the No. 12 spot last week.Meanwhile, his lo
April 25, 2013
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Will.i.am admits stealing song
Music star Will.i.am acknowledged that he accidentally stole music from Arty & Mat Zo for his new track.Billboard biz on Tuesday reported that he copied Arty & Mat Zo’s “Rebound” while producing his fifth track, “Let’s Go,” on his new, fourth album, “#willpower.”While he has continuously insisted that Arty & Mat Zo previously agreed on this matter, Arty said through his Twitter account that “they never cleared rights through Anjunabeats, who only owns the rights for ‘Rebound.’”As for his “accide
April 25, 2013
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‘PSY fashion’ becomes sensation
With his new song “Gentleman” gaining popularity, South Korean rapper PSY’s fashion has attracted the international spotlight. Global fans have been paying attention to what he wears in the “Gentleman” music video, which has garnered more than 220 million views on YouTube as of April 25. He pursued a retro style in the video, just like in his previous success “Gangnam Style,” by wearing colorful, broad shoulder blazers and baggy pants that allow him to highlight his new dance move -- shaking his
April 25, 2013