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Driver in fatal crash was speeding from hotel: police
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Korea to provide W25tr support for debt-laden small business owners in H2
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Support for borderline intelligent people introduced
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Son Heung-min's father questioned in child abuse investigation
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Hyundai Motor completes EV ecosystem in Indonesia
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Korea to weigh in on food delivery fees
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[Community Discovery] From fashion mecca to robotics hub: Gangnam-gu's new ambition
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Basketball star's messy dispute with ex-girlfriend continues
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Taxi crashes into hospital in central Seoul, injuring 2
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LG acquires Dutch smarthome specialist to enhance connectivity
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Latin American art sells for nearly $23m at Christie's auction
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Christie’s on Wednesday wrapped up one of its biggest auctions of Latin American art at $22.7 million, with seven Cuban painters drawing record prices as interest in the region's artists climbs.In a two-day sale, Christie’s auctioned nearly 300 lots of five major private collections. Although the total came in below the expected $30 million, it was still one of the auction house's largest takes for Latin American art. “There were strong results for the collection of Cuban works
Nov. 24, 2016
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K-pop groups soar on Billboard World Albums Chart
K-pop stars are finishing off the year with strong rankings on global music charts. Boy band BTS and rookie girl group Black Pink have ranked among the top 10 on Billboard’s World Albums Chart for the most recent week, dated Dec. 3, with their latest releases. Since releasing their second full-length album, “Wings,” last month, BTS has garnered wide international attention with the album’s lead track “Blood Sweat & Tears.”Four-member group Black Pink -- the winner of the Best New Artist Award at
Nov. 23, 2016
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Kanye West is hospitalized in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kanye West has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after abruptly canceling the last 21 dates of his national tour.E! News, which is part of the E! network that airs the Kardashian family reality show and its spinoffs, reported that West was hospitalized Monday afternoon after his personal doctor called 911. A rep for the E! network said Tuesday that E! cameras were not filming when the 911 call was made and that they are not filming at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where W
Nov. 23, 2016
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Artday to hold November auction
Herald Artday, a subsidiary of Herald Corp., is holding an online auction from Nov. 25 to 29, presenting major works of art by contemporary Korean and international artists. The art auction will feature numerous artworks of renowned artists including Lee Wal-jong’s “The Middle of Jeju Life.” The collection also includes Korea’s pioneering abstract artist Ryu Kyung-chai’s paintings, Lim Jik-soon’s European-inspired “Sunrise” and other works by contemporary artists, including Eva Armisen, Takashi
Nov. 23, 2016
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[Herald Review] Artist Yoo Young-kuk’s paintings brought to life online
A man of solitude and routine, the late artist Yoo Young-kuk devoted more than seven hours to his art every day. Even at the age of 60, he continued to focus on honing the basic techniques of painting.Celebrating Yoo’s centennial, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung has partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to showcase his paintings in cyberspace as well as the physical museum.Born in 1916 in North Gyeongsang Province and educated in Tokyo, Yoo is best known for
Nov. 22, 2016
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YG artists not attending 2016 MAMA
YG Entertainment artists will not be attending the annual Mnet Asian Music Awards next week in Hong Kong.“Since the online vote (for MAMA nominees) is currently open until Dec. 1, there is no way to know the outcome at this moment,” the management agency told local media. “However, even if (YG artists) are among the selected, it will be difficult for them to prepare for performances slated for next weekend.” The company also revealed that its musicians will be focusing on upcoming year-end conce
Nov. 22, 2016
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Decline of the pop-star audition program
During its early years, singing audition program “Superstar K” gave birth to a host of pop stars such as Seo In-gook and Park Bo-ram, and the folk rock band Busker Busker, whose songs still top music charts annually. Now about to wrap up its eighth season, however, the show seems to be flailing amid a sea of music variety shows boasting fresh new formats. Its most recent episode, which aired Thursday on tvN and Mnet, grabbed a meager viewership of 1.5 percent, according to Nielsen Korea. Chief p
Nov. 22, 2016
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Kanye scraps US tour after rant about Jay Z, Beyonce
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Rap superstar Kanye West has pulled the plug on his North American tour, organizers said Monday, two days after a rambling onstage tirade against fellow artists Jay Z and Beyonce.The “Saint Pablo Tour” was set to run through Dec. 31, but all 21 remaining shows are canceled and ticket-holders have been contacted about refunds, a spokeswoman for promoter Live Nation told AFP. West, who is married to reality-TV queen Kim Kardashian, has not made any personal statement on the ca
Nov. 22, 2016
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Classical music, delivered to the home
Classical music has begun seeping into the household recently. New platforms are connecting classical performers and listeners directly, allowing consumers to customize the music they listen to. Mini-concerts are now being held inside homes, returning classical music to its salon origins. Last week, string trio Armonia Ensemble performed at a child’s birthday party at a kids’ bookstore in southwestern Seoul. Surrounded by toys and coloring books, the trio broke away from the conventional classic
Nov. 21, 2016
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Seventeen to return next month
Seventeen (Official Facebook)K-pop boy band Seventeen is gearing up for its return to the spotlight. The group released a teaser image, featuring lead vocalist S.Coups holding a glass bottle containing a model ship at the beach, on its official social media channels on Monday morning. The 13-member act, which is divided into hip-hop, vocal and choreography units, is currently getting ready to unveil a new album next month, according to the boy band’s management agency Pledis Entertainment. Af
Nov. 21, 2016
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Zico to release new single
Block B’s Zico (Seven Seasons)K-pop boy band Block B’s Zico revealed one of the two artists collaborating with him on his upcoming single which comes out next week. The singer, producer and rapper released an image, featuring his and hip-hop artist Crush’s names, via his official social media channels on Monday morning. “Zico has prepared a special year-end gift for his fans,” said the rapper’s management agency Seven Seasons on Monday. The company also revealed that Zico would reveal another a
Nov. 21, 2016
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Tintin drawing sells for record 1.55 mn euros in Paris
PARIS (AFP) - An original drawing from the popular Tintin adventure “Explorers on the Moon” sold for a record 1.55 million euros ($1.64 million) at a Paris auction on Saturday, auction house Artcurial announced.The 50-by-35-centimeter drawing in Chinese ink by the Belgian cartoonist known as Herge shows the boy reporter, his dog Snowy and crusty sailor Captain Haddock wearing spacesuits and walking on the Moon while looking at Earth.It had been expected to sell for between 700,000 and 900,000 eu
Nov. 21, 2016
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Bruno Mars opens AMAs; Drake, Twenty One Pilots win awards
Bruno Mars kicked off the 2016 American Music Awards with some serious uptown funk: He sang his groovy hit, "24K Magic," backed by his band who matched his slick, upbeat dance moves.The song is Mars' latest smash single after the success of last year’s "Uptown Funk." He, like many of the artists on Sunday, was promoting a new album at the AMAs at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.Mars released his new project on Friday, while others are also promoting new albums, including Lady Gaga, the Weeknd,
Nov. 21, 2016
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David LaChapelle on beauty and intuition
To pave a way for himself, US photographer David LaChapelle left his home in Connecticut at the age of 15 to pursue photography in New York, where he spent most of his youth in the darkroom. “I just wanted to take pictures,” he said at a press conference at the Ara Modern Art Museum in Insa-dong, Seoul, last week. “I did anything related to photography to survive.”A couple of years later, he was discovered by the late pop artist Andy Warhol, who offered him a job at Interview Magazine. LaChapell
Nov. 20, 2016
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2016 Melon Music Awards celebrates top K-pop artists
The annual Melon Music Awards on Sunday recognized some of the biggest Korean artists and groups for their contribution to K-pop this year. Among the top winners at the ceremony were the boy band EXO for the best artist of the year, Bangtan Boys, or BTS, for the best album of the year, and girl group Twice for the best song of the year with its single “Cheer Up.” Unsurprising to many fans and those in the industry, YG entertainment’s latest girl group Black Pink took home the Best New Artist Awa
Nov. 20, 2016
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Sechs Kies to hold year-end concerts in Daegu and Busan
First-generation K-pop boy band Sechs Kies confirmed that its year-end concerts will take place in Daegu and Busan.After holding its first group concert in 16 years in September, the group will be extending its tour “2016 Sechs Kies Concert Yellow Note” next month, the members explained on Naver’s broadcasting app V Live on Saturday.“When the concert came to an end, we all felt that we truly wanted to do it again,” said member Jang Su-won. The five-member act recently unveiled its new hit single
Nov. 20, 2016
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Hip-hop draws growing academic interest
BOSTON (AP) -- The forgotten music of Boston’s early hip-hop and rap scene is being revived by two unlikely heroes: a local college and the public library.Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Boston have been working with the Boston Public Library to compile an online archive of demo tapes by the city’s top hip-hop and rap artists of the 1980s. Opening to the public Saturday, the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive was created in part to reclaim the city’s role in the genres’ history.“It’s b
Nov. 20, 2016
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Tenor Jonas Kaufmann delays return to stage again
MADRID (AFP) -- The highly-anticipated return to stage of star German tenor Jonas Kaufmann this month has been delayed again for health reasons, Madrid’s opera house announced Friday.“The tenor Jonas Kaufmann has been forced to cancel the recital planned for Tuesday, Nov. 22, for health reasons,” the Teatro Real said in a statement.Just a day ago, the opera house had detailed what the 47-year-old was due to sing -- pieces by Robert Schumann, Henri Duparc, Franz Liszt and Richard Strauss.Kaufmann
Nov. 20, 2016
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Fans camp at Madrid venue weeks before Bieber's concert
MADRID (AFP) -- When you’re a die-hard Justin Bieber fan, having a ticket for the concert just isn’t enough.For days, weeks and in some cases more than a month, hundreds of Spanish Beliebers -- fans of the Canadian pop star -- have been camping outside the Madrid venue where he will perform on Nov. 23.Their aim: to get as close as possible to their idol when the gates finally open.“It’s tough at night with the cold, but I’m gradually getting used to it,” said Andrea Gil, 20, who came all the way
Nov. 20, 2016
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Retro party back on with Bruno Mars return
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Bruno Mars hasn’t had much time to bask in success. After a short breather, he is back with a new album -- and his spirit is as sunny as ever. “24K Magic,” which was released Friday, is from start to finish a party album, which brings crowds to their feet from the first beat and, even on ballads, keeps its upbeat vibe.The 31-year-old Hawaii-born singer has become one of the decade’s most successful artists with an unapologetically retro sensibility, producing pop tracks that ha
Nov. 20, 2016