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TVXQ, T-ara top Oricon weekly charts

Album cover of TVXQ’s “Tone.”(S.M. Entertainment)K-pop group TVXQ and girl group T-ara topped Japan’s Oricon Weekly Charts for the week of Sept. 28.TVXQ’s “Tone” sold more than 205,000 copies in the first week of its release to top the albums chart, while T-ara’s “Bo Peep Bo Peep” sold more than 50,

Oct. 4, 2011

[Herald Review] SPAF opener features horrors of urban life

Posters for SPAF 2011. (SPAF)The 11th Seoul Performing Arts Festival opens with powerful German show “Megalopolis”Poverty-stricken streets are filled with raw groans of drunken prostitutes and homeless beggars, desperate young people struggle to find work, severely home-sick immigrants scream in pa

Oct. 3, 2011

[Herald Review] SPAF opener features horrors of urban life

L.A.’s latest art project is 340 tons and rock solid

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― King Sisyphus, it turns out, had little on the folks at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to push a giant rock up a hill for eternity. In modern-day LA, the city’s largest museum has spent months ― and $5 million to $10 mil

Oct. 3, 2011

L.A.’s latest art project is 340 tons and rock solid

27 pianists from 13 countries compete in Louisiana

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (AP) -- A chance to perform in St. Petersburg, Russia and at Carnegie Hall is bringing 27 pianists from 13 countries to compete in Alexandria.The Louisiana International Piano Competition is also a chance for central Louisiana residents to meet and hear musicians from around th

Oct. 3, 2011

Domingo strikes back after scathing review

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- In Washington, the operatic drama is taking place offstage.Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has slammed a Washington Post music critic who said he had “sabotaged” a recent performance of “Tosca” with his conducting, calling her comments “unconscionable” and unleashing a war of words

Oct. 3, 2011

Cover Dance Festival brings together K-pop stars and fans

A total of 16 teams participated in the final round of the 2011 K-pop Cover Dance Festival on Monday at the Gyeongju Gymnasium in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. The winning team had the honor of joining K-pop stars on stage at the Korean Wave Dream Concert, which was held on the same day. Popu

Oct. 3, 2011

Cover Dance Festival brings together K-pop stars and fans

Woman held for $100 million Paris art haul

PARIS (AFP) ― Three people are being held in connection with the theft of paintings worth at least 100 million dollars from a Paris gallery last year, but the works are still missing, a legal official said Saturday.The three, a woman suspected of taking part in the theft and two people suspected of

Oct. 2, 2011

Possibilities of pottery in Gyeonggi cities

International CeraMIX Biennale offers hands-on programs in Icheon, Yeoju and GwangjuAmong many biennales that come every autumn, it has been a while since Gyeonggi International CeraMIX Biennale established itself as a popular destination for families. It successfully kicked off last month in Icheon

Oct. 2, 2011

Possibilities of pottery in Gyeonggi cities

Sumi Jo to visit Pyongyang in May

Coloratura soprano shares her belief in power of music to help those in needThe concert schedule of Grammy-winning South Korean soprano Sumi Jo is extremely tight. Successfully finishing the “Hyundai Capital Invitational Sumi Jo Park Concert” at an outdoor stage in Olympic Park in Seoul last Saturda

Sept. 30, 2011

Highlight

Exhibitions“My Way”: Plateau, Samsung Museum of Art, presents a mid-career retrospective of the leading French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. The artist’s unique artistic spectrum -- from the early works of the 1980s to the latest monumental installations contemplating the philosophy of existence -- i

Sept. 30, 2011

Eye like

Pink Floyd digitally remasteredPink Floyd“Rediscovery Edition”(Warner Music) All of legendary progressive rock band Pink Floyd’s 14 studio albums have been digitally remastered under the title “Rediscovery Edition” released Sept. 26. It is the first time that all of their albums have been remas

Sept. 30, 2011

Sumi Jo to visit Pyongyang in May

[Herald Interview] Coloratura soprano shares her belief in power of music to help those in needThe concert schedule of Grammy-winning South Korean soprano Sumi Jo is extremely tight. Successfully finishing the “Hyundai Capital Invitational Sumi Jo Park Concert” at an outdoor stage in Olympic Park in

Sept. 30, 2011

Music producer’s take on Olympics: Grunts, thumps

LONDON (AP) ― To music producer Mark Ronson, the Olympics resound with thwacks and grunts, screeches and thumps.The three-time Grammy winner described Thursday how he has been working with Olympic hopefuls from five countries to create a soundtrack for the London 2012 Games ― an anthem that fuses so

Sept. 30, 2011

Music producer’s take on Olympics: Grunts, thumps

Mythical creatures reimagined

“Medusa Tamed” by Sohn Jung-hee. (Gallery Sejul)A crouching Medusa has its index finger to its lips as if to keep someone quiet. It is titled “Medusa Tamed.” Another figure, “Hermaphrodite,” is hiding its body under rags.Such curious characters inspired by myth populate Sohn Jung-hee’s solo exhibition “Adjustments,” which opens Friday at Gallery Sejul in Pyeongchang-dong, central Seoul.Exhibits also include figures of Zeus, Cupid and Satyr reinterpreted through Sohn’s unique imagination. She see

Sept. 29, 2011

Art channel to preview at old Seoul Station

Souvenirs from Earth, a 24-hour media art cable TV channel, to launch in Korea in 2012Imagine enjoying the latest art from the hottest media artists around the world 24/7 simply by turning on the TV. Such an easy way of relishing contemporary art is possible through Souvenirs from Earth, a cable TV

Sept. 29, 2011

Art channel to preview at old Seoul Station

Tony Bennett, 85, tops U.S. album chart for first time

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Tony Bennett made music history Wednesday when he topped the Billboard album chart for the first time in his 60-year career ― and became the oldest living act ever to do so.Bennett, 85, a 15-time Grammy winner who plays London and Copenhagen next week, reached the summit with “Du

Sept. 29, 2011

Elton John starts 3-year Las Vegas run at Caesars

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Elton John is returning to Las Vegas for a three-year headlining gig at Caesars Palace.The five-time Grammy winner was set to perform Wednesday night for the first of 16 shows scheduled through October, the first performances of a new show titled “The Million Dollar Piano.”The remai

Sept. 29, 2011

Bob Dylan paintings under fire

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Bob Dylan faced uncomfortable questions Wednesday over several paintings in a New York exhibition by the prolific singer-songwriter that appear to have been copied directly from other artists’ photographs.The paintings are part of a show at the Gagosian Gallery titled “The Asia Seri

Sept. 29, 2011

Roving art show brings Picasso to Cuban masses

PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba (AP) ― A traveling exhibition of art donated by a U.S. philanthropist is giving Cubans outside the capital a rare chance to see works from masters such as Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol that would normally hang in world-class galleries instead of sleepy provincial cities.Selection

Sept. 29, 2011

Roving art show brings Picasso to Cuban masses

World to twirl about in Seoul

Over 50 dances from 17 countries to showcase in 14th Seoul International Dance FestivalA global dance festival kicks off in Seoul on Thursday, with perfect timing as the cool autumn breeze has urbanites looking for something fun to do indoors. Organized by Seoul Section of the International Dance Co

Sept. 28, 2011