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Seoul chastises predatory pricing claims over Czech nuclear export deal
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3 suspects apprehended for selling celebrity deepfake porn: police
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Xiaomi takes 2nd spot after Samsung in August smartphone sales
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[Herald Interview] Kim Woo-bin grew to appreciate ‘unseen’ heroes with ‘Officer Black Belt’
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Hybe acquires US PR agency
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Heavy rain, strong winds to lash Korea this weekend
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'Music Bank' team demands apology from Real Madrid for cancellation of Madrid concert
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Yoon, Fiala seek wider range of cooperation beyond nuclear energy
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Car crashes into restaurant; 1 dead, 5 injured
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[Exclusive] [Herald Interview] MBK incapable of running Korea Zinc’s Australia business: Aussie renewable energy CEO
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Eliane Elias “Light My Fire”Concord PicanteEliane Elias stands out from other Brazilian singers because she has not only a deep-rooted feel for the rhythms of her native land but also is fluent in the American jazz idiom after spending some 30 years in the United States. “Light My Fire” showcases her talents as a four-tool player -- singer, pianist, arranger and songwriter -- with a romantic colle
June 24, 2011
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Police confirm Daesung’s car killed motorcyclist
Police concluded Friday that the death of a motorcyclist was caused by a car driven by Big Bang member Daesung. They said Daesung would be booked without detention. The police made a briefing Friday morning based on the autopsy result of the motorist, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle driven by the 22-year-old singer, hit both a motorcyclist who was lying in the road and a taxi dri
June 24, 2011
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Guggenheim Museum introduces Lee U-fan
Installation view of Lee U-fan’s “Dialogue” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (Kukje Gallery/Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation)The first retrospective exhibition in the U.S. on South Korean artist Lee U-fan opened on Friday at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Titled “Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity,” the exhibition looks back on the artist’s career of almost half a century by presenting 9
June 23, 2011
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Korea seeks UNESCO listing for ‘Arirang’ to thwart China’s claim
Korea plans to apply for a UNESCO designation for the national folksong “Arirang,” in all its regional forms, in the hope of making it intangible world heritage by the end of this year, Culture Minister Choung Byoung-gug said Thursday.Choung’s comments came after China’s recent decision to list the song, as well as other cultural practices of ethnic Koreans living in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous
June 23, 2011
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Beat of ancient Korea lives on
Non-verbal performance Dulsori to stage three-day celebration in SeoulWild ancient revelry moves to the resounding beat of Korea’s past in “Dulsori,” roughly translated as “heartbeat of the land,” which since 1984 has brought the rhythm of Korean festivals to audiences in 50 countries. To mark this journey, which has taken the show’s performers to destinations as diverse as Belgium, Cambodia and P
June 23, 2011
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Van Gogh painting of brother found
AMSTERDAM (AP) ― The Van Gogh Museum said Tuesday its experts now believe one of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings previously thought to be a self-portrait actually depicts his brother, Theo.If true, it would be the only known painting of Theo, although Vincent made several sketches of his brother, who supported him financially and was his lifelong confidant and friend.“People have often thought it was
June 22, 2011
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Korea to nurture diversity in K-pop
The South Korean government said it will nurture diversity in Korean pop, which is heavily idol-group centered, as part of its strategy to boost the global competitiveness of Korean pop culture.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced a package of plans to promote Korea’s pop culture as a new growth industry overseas, along with the celebration of the re-opening of the Olympic Hall as
June 22, 2011
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2011 Ditto Festival to showcase French works
Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet to join ensemble Ditto in SeoulNow in its fifth season, the 2011 Ditto Festival’s theme will be French classical music including Debussy, Ravel and Faure. The audience will be able to enjoy a special duo recital by ensemble Ditto and another ensemble Parker Quartet, the festival’s artistic director said on Wednesday.All-male chamber ensemble Ditto, led by violis
June 22, 2011
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Broccoli, You Too toys with unconventionality
Indie band hopes to start working on third album after summer concertsWhile idol group-centered K-pop has been heavily covered by the media, the Korean indie music scene has received relatively little attention. Seeking diversity of Korean music, The Korea Herald is running a series of interview articles shedding light on the Korean indie music scene. This is the second installment of the series.
June 22, 2011
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Former art gallery put up for auction
The former Korean Fine Art Gallery building in Gahoe-dong, central Seoul, has been put up for auction. Seoul Auction announced on Tuesday that it would mediate the sale of the building designed by architect Kim Jung-up in 1967. The sale will be held through the “Real Estate Private Sale” special section of Seoul Auction’s 120th auction which will be held next week. It is the first time that an art
June 21, 2011
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Liszt comes to life at fingertips of Paik Kun-woo
Franz Liszt, a Hungarian gipsy, Catholic and true virtuoso open to improvisation, came to life at the fingertips of veteran pianist Paik Kun-woo in Seoul on Sunday evening. The 64-year-old’s program on Sunday was the first part of the “Paik Kun-woo, and Liszt” recital celebrating the 200th year of the composer’s birth, covering almost all of Liszt’s pieces in two concert programs at the Seoul Arts
June 20, 2011
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Summer fests to enthrall Gwangju, Daegu
‘Festival O! Gwangju’ and ‘Daegu International Musical Festival’ present local and international performancesGwangju Metropolitan City and Daegu Metropolitan City are each holding a festival showcasing performances ranging from percussion acts and dance to plays and musicals this summer. “Festival O! Gwangju,” hosted by Gwangju Metropolitan City and Gwangju Cultural Foundation, kicks off on June 2
June 20, 2011
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K-pop heat moves to London, Jakarta
It has been only 10 days since Korean pop stars attracted 14,000 European fans in two K-pop concerts in Paris. On Sunday, more than 800 European fans gathered in front of Abbey Road Studios in London to catch a glimpse of Korean boyband SHINee.The five-member group performed at Abbey Road Studios in a closed reception where local media and European music industry experts were invited, SM Entertain
June 20, 2011
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Susan Boyle musical to hit the stage
LONDON (AFP) – The meteoric rise to fame of Scottish singer Susan Boyle is to be brought to life in a new stage musical, producers announced on Friday. Actress Elaine C Smith -- best known for playing Mary in long-running Scottish sitcom "Rab C Nesbitt" -- will play Boyle, who was catapulted into the media spotlight in "Britain's Got Talent" in 2009. Boyle, 50, has since sold more than 14 million
June 20, 2011
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S. Korean boy band hits Abbey Road
LONDON, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band SHINee put on a showcase at a famed recording studio here Sunday ahead of the release of their first Japanese single this week.In the latest sign of the growing popularity of Korean pop music, or "K-pop," the five-man dance and R&B unit was greeted by hundreds of fans from Britain and other nations around the world at the Abbey Road Studios. The Be
June 20, 2011
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Ink on type blocks from 13th century, lab finds
Ink stains on movable metal print types, claimed to be the world’s oldest, have been scientifically shown to be from the Goryeo Kingdom of Korea (918 ― 1392), Hong Wan, a scholar from Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, said on Saturday.Hong, speaking at a forum organized by the Institute for Social Science Research of Kyungpook National University and Cheongju Early Printing Muse
June 19, 2011
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McCartney’s solo debut deserves second listen
NEW YORK (AP) ― It is hard to think of how Paul McCartney could have given his first solo album a bigger publicity hurdle to overcome, unless he had been arrested for some vile crime on the week of its release in April 1970.The newly ex-Beatle distributed a questionnaire that was treated by fans and the media as definitive word that the world’s most beloved rock band, true today as it was then, ha
June 19, 2011
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Classical Music“Madame Butterfly”: For the first time in 21 years, the Korea Opera Group will present “Madame Butterfly,” one of the three best-known Puccini operas, from June 24-26 at the Grand Theater of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, after it showcased the popular piece there in October 1990. Premiered at the Teatro alla Scala in 1904, the opera is a staple in the operatic repertoir
June 17, 2011
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Nino Machaidze“Romantic Arias”Sony MusicHollywood-style opera singer Nino Machaidze released her first solo album “Romantic Arias” on June 14, collecting famous opera repertoires by Manon, Gounod, Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini. Born in Georgia in 1983, Machaidze graduated from the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala in Milan. In the summer of 2008 when she was 25, she made a sensational debut by subs
June 17, 2011
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Revamped Olympic Hall to open doors on June 22
The Olympic Hall at the Olympic Park in eastern Seoul has been renovated as a K-pop concert hall to reopen on June 22, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said. The ministry and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation have been remodeling the hall for the past year to expand the size of the stage.The renovated concert hall will have an exhibition room to showcase the history of Korean pop fr
June 16, 2011