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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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Now you can visit the Rolling Stones’ 1962 apartment
When Mick Jagger was coming up with ideas for an exhibition highlighting The Rolling Stones’ five-decade long career, he wanted to re-create the mood of the band in its early years.So, he had a team re-create the first London apartment he and his band mates shared in 1962, complete with dirty dishes, beer bottles and blues records placed throughout the flat.“That was the weirdest thing really. ... The building is still there -- it’s not a building that’s been knocked down or anything, it’s right
Nov. 15, 2016
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2AM’s Im Seul-ong to hold first solo concert
Singer Im Seul-ong of K-pop boy band 2AM will hold his first solo concert next month. “This concert is an opportunity for fans to experience Im’s various releases from the past eight years,” said the artist’s management agency sidusHQ on Monday. Special guests are also scheduled to join Im on stage, the company added. The 29-year-old made his debut as a 2AM member with the hit single “This Song” in 2008. Originally signed under JYP Entertainment, the four-member act has been on a break since Im
Nov. 14, 2016
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Kim Gun-mo returns to the stage
Singer-songwriter Kim Gun-mo is gearing up for his much anticipated return to the music scene. The 48-year-old artist, who debuted in 1992, will be releasing a new mini album “50” on Saturday, according to the record label Music & New last week. This is Kim’s first album in five years, following the release of his 13th studio album “Autobiography” in 2011.The upcoming six-track EP will feature collaborations with other artists, including UJi of K-pop girl group BESTie and Jo Hyun-ah of rhythm-a
Nov. 14, 2016
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Italian, US artists to create works for Louvre Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Abu Dhabi's Louvre museum said Sunday it was commissioning artists Giuseppe Penone and Jenny Holzer to create artworks to be displayed at its grand opening next year.Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and built at a cost of half a billion euros, the Louvre Abu Dhabi will feature 9,200 square meters of gallery space.“Giuseppe Penone and Jenny Holzer have worked closely with the Louvre Abu Dhabi team to develop sculptures and installations reflecting t
Nov. 14, 2016
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Munch, Monet, de Kooning to star in New York fall auctions
NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York's fall auction season kicks off this week with a sparkling array of masterpieces expected to draw bidders from around the world at Christie’s and Sotheby’s.From Edvard Munch’s Expressionist “Girls on the Bridge” to Willem De Kooning’s abstract “Untitled XXV,” the two major auction houses have put together an impressive collection of paintings and sculptures from some of the 20th century’s greatest names for the prestigious sales running Monday to Thursday.There will be
Nov. 14, 2016
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David Bowie art collection worth over $41mn at auction
LONDON (AFP) -- A London auction of music legend David Bowie‘s art collection has ended with sales totaling almost 33 million pounds ($41.5 million), after exhibits of the works drew record crowds, Sotheby’s said Saturday.Every item in the collection, which included over 130 works of modern and contemporary British art, was sold in a series of sales as buyers’ enthusiasm for the late musician’s collection exceeded expectations.Exhibitions of the works in London attracted some 51,470 visitors, th
Nov. 13, 2016
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Sting reopens Paris Bataclan amid tears, cheers and controversy
PARIS (AFP) -- Rock star Sting on Saturday reopened the Bataclan, the Paris concert hall where jihadists massacred 90 people, with a hugely symbolic and emotional show to mark the first anniversary of France’s bloodiest terror attack.But in a sensational turn of events, the US group Eagles of Death Metal who were on stage when the bloodshed started on November 13, 2015, were turned away from the door.“They came, I threw them out -- there are things you can’t forgive,” Bataclan co-director Jules
Nov. 13, 2016
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Korean musicians pen protest song
Veteran musicians Lee Seung-hwan, Lee Hyori and Jeon In-kwon joined hands to come up with a new single whose title loosely translates to “Tossed Out on the Streets.” Written by composer Lee Kyu-ho, the song seeks to console a nation engrossed by the political scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longtime associate Choi Soon-sil, a civilian accused of meddling in state affairs. “The song aims to assuage the citizens, who have been left out in the cold, wintry streets,” announced Lee
Nov. 11, 2016
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Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dead at 82
Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and sexuality in songs like "Hallelujah," "Suzanne" and "Bird on a Wire," has died at age 82, his son said Thursday."My father passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles," Adam Cohen said in a statement. "He was writing up until his last moments with his unique brand of humor."Cohen, also renowned as a poet, novelist and aspiring Zen monk, blended folk music with a darker, sexual edge that wo
Nov. 11, 2016
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[Album Review] STRFKR’s relaxed flow fits 4th album’s dance grooves
STRFKR“Being No One, Going Nowhere” (Polyvinyl/ADA)Frontman Josh Hodges takes command in STRFKR’s fourth album, shaping the dance grooves into a relaxed, joyous flow. Written during a stint in the California desert outpost of Joshua Tree, Hodges’ “small and slow” feelings of solitude imbue his songwriting with a coat of easygoing exuberance.The sounds across “Being No One, Going Nowhere” stay within the realm of recognizable electro pop, their graceful trot belying some of the heaviness of the l
Nov. 11, 2016
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[Album Review] Love helps Jim James survive in ‘Eternally Even’
Jim James“Eternally Even” (ATO/Capitol) My Morning Jacket’s Jim James takes a melancholy turn on “Eternally Even,” a dreamy if somber overview of some of life’s pressures and challenges.The focus of James’ attention is clear from the opening track “Hide in Plain Sight,” companionship and camaraderie acting as small-scale but effective balms to the meanness in this world.Considering there are five drummers, including the legendary Jim Keltner, credited on “Same Old Lie,” the song is a model of re
Nov. 11, 2016
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[Album Review] Susan Boyle has music formula down in new album
Susan Boyle“A Wonderful World”(Syco/Columbia)How to properly harness the skill of Susan Boyle is something of a pop riddle. What’s the best way to deploy the soaring voice that comes out of this shy, British, middle-aged woman? Jazz? Broadway show tunes? Christmas songs?Producer Steve Anderson thinks he’s cracked it: Give Boyle an old pop tune, surround her with an orchestra and let her start quietly before the musicians crank up and she ends up belting behind a gale of music.His approach seemed
Nov. 11, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar
Classical MusicA scene from Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth” (Sejong Center)“Macbeth Opera”: The Sejong Center is gearing up to host its latest opera production, Verdi’s operatic rendition of the Shakespeare classic “Macbeth.” Verdi’s rendition of the Shakespearean tragedy is often hailed as the best of the composer’s earliest works, expressing the cruelties and ambitions of humans through a powerful score. The production will star baritones Yang June-mo and Kim Tae-hyun as Macbeth; and sopranos Oh Mi
Nov. 11, 2016
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Kevin Oh to release debut single
Singer-songwriter Kevin Oh is getting ready for his debut. The 26-year-old won Mnet’s music competition show “Superstar K” last year and will unveil his first single next week, according to his entertainment agency CJ E&M on Thursday. Produced in collaboration with hip-hop artist Primary, the upcoming track “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” is expected to boast Oh’s soft ballads which allowed him to rise to the top in “Superstar K.” Primary has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Korean h
Nov. 10, 2016
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Se7en to release Japanese album
Se7en has had a busy year. After returning with his first Korean EP “I am Se7en” in over four years in October, the singer is set to release a new Japanese album next month. During a fan meeting held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Japan on Wednesday, Se7en announced his plans for the upcoming studio album “Danger Man,” according to the artist’s management agency Eleven 9 Entertainment on Thursday. “The new album will include everything from rhythm-and-blues to dance to punk music,” he told his
Nov. 10, 2016
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Elton John's photo trove displays beauty in black and white
LONDON (AP) -- He's one of the most colorful figures in rock ‘n’ roll, but when it comes to photography, Elton John embraces black and white.Scores of vintage images from the musician's collection are on display in “The Radical Eye,” an exhibition opening this week at London’s Tate Modern. The show displays more than 190 photos that usually line the walls of John's 18,000 square foot (1,670 square meter) Atlanta apartment, one of his several homes.If stark black and white seems too plain a palet
Nov. 10, 2016
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Attic Caravaggio to go on display in Italy
MILAN (AFP) -- A painting discovered in a French attic that was controversially deemed to be a Caravaggio will go on display at a top Milan museum from Thursday alongside authenticated works by the Renaissance master.“We do not want to take part in the debate over the authenticity of the painting, we just want to allow it to be compared to contemporaneous works by Caravaggio,” said a spokesman for Milan’s Brera museum of painting, where the work will be on display until Feb. 5.The 400-year-old t
Nov. 10, 2016
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‘Lazarus’: David Bowie’s musical legacy opens in London
LONDON (AFP) -- David Bowie’s musical “Lazarus” has arrived in London, with an opening line evoking the spirit of the late British star: “Look up here, I’m in heaven.”The play’s run in the British capital brings Bowie’s legacy back to his home city nearly a year after he died on Jan. 10 following a 10-month battle with cancer.Bowie, who grew up in London’s Brixton neighborhood, made his last public appearance at the show’s gala night in New York on Dec. 7 last year.The somber musical is inspired
Nov. 10, 2016
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Austria busts gang selling fake Picassos
VIENNA (AFP) - Austrian police said Monday that they have busted a gang allegedly trying to sell off forgeries of famous artists such as Pablo Picasso for millions of euros.The six men were arrested in a hotel room near Vienna airport as they tried to pass off five Picasso paintings for 50 million euros ($55 million), police said.The buyer was in fact a police officer in disguise. Police commandos arrested the five Austrians and one Slovenian “in case they were armed,” a statement said.Subsequen
Nov. 8, 2016
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MAMAMOO denies dating abuse controversy over new song
Girl group MAMAMOO said on Monday that the controversial elevator kiss scene in the music video of its new song “Decalcomanie” was intended to show another variation of the video concept and not dating abuse. The music video of “Decalcomanie,” the lead song of the band's fourth and latest EP “Memory,” played more into the seductress theme, at the expense of the group’s trademark lampoon of male-dominant social biases, best shown in “Um Oh Ah Yeh” and “1cm Taller than You.”The bone of contention,
Nov. 8, 2016