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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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'Mozart 225' contains all of his music in 200-CD box set
What measures 11 inches square and 7 inches high, weighs 21 1/2 pounds and takes 10 days and nights to play?Answer: A new box set jam-packed with 200 CDs that contains every note composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in his short 35 years of life. Just in time for the 225th anniversary of the composer's death on Dec. 5, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon have combined forces to issue this compilation, mind-boggling in its thoroughness and admirable in its scholarly depth. There are other “Complete Moza
Nov. 8, 2016
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Disputed Caravaggio discovered in France on display in Milan
MILAN (AP) - The director of the Brera Art Gallery in Milan is courting controversy by including in a new show a painting whose attribution to Caravaggio is disputed. Critics charge the decision to display “Judith Beheading Holofernes,” discovered two years ago in an attic in southern France, legitimizes its attribution to Caravaggio and would drive up the work‘s price were it to be put on the market. A prominent art historian has quit the Brera’s scientific committee over the decision. But gall
Nov. 8, 2016
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Page from Tintin moon adventure may raise $1m at auction
PARIS (AFP) - A page of original comic strip drawings from one of the best Tintin adventures, “Explorers on the Moon,” is expected to sell for up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer later this month.The page, entitled “We walk on the moon,” has the boy reporter, his dog Snowy and blundering sidekick Captain Haddock making their first moon walk from their red and white rocket.With the 1954 book regarded as one of the artist Herge‘s very best, the Paris auction house Artcurial said it coul
Nov. 8, 2016
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Bieber tops MTV Europe awards, as Beyonce snubbed
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) - Pop superstar Justin Bieber beat out Lady Gaga at the MTV Europe Music awards Sunday, snapping up the lion’s share as megastar Beyonce was left empty-handed.In the high-energy show in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, the chart-topping Canadian singer’s legendary army of fans dubbed “Beliebers” helped him slay Gaga’s “monsters” to see him win three awards, including for Biggest Fans.Bieber also managed to beat off competition from Adele’s “Hello” to win Best Song for hi
Nov. 7, 2016
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Sistar's Hyolyn set to drop new album
Hyolyn of girl group Sistar will release a new album at midnight, her management agency said Monday, marking the artist’s solo return after a three-year hiatus.The mini album, titled “It's Me,” will be unveiled at 12 a.m. Tuesday, featuring six songs, including the title track “Paradise,” “Love Like This” and “One Step,” according to Starship Entertainment.Well-known musicians, including American composer Melanie Joy Fontana and European composers Erik Lidbom and Andreas Oberg, took part in its
Nov. 7, 2016
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Hockney, de Kooning highlight NY contemporary art auction
NEW YORK (AP) -- Works by Gerhard Richter, Willem de Kooning and David Hockney will highlight Sotheby's contemporary art auction later this month. The Nov. 17 auction also will feature paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. Sotheby’s expects a large-scale landscape by Hockney titled "Woldgate Woods, 24, 25 and 26 October, 2006" to set a new auction record for the British artist. It believes the painting will bring between $9 million and $12 million.The current Hockney auction record
Nov. 7, 2016
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Seeking strong female role, Fleming turns to life of O'Keeffe
NEW YORK (AFP) - Tired of an opera repertoire in which women are so often portrayed as young and vulnerable, Renee Fleming is premiering an original piece on Georgia O'Keeffe, the painter whose life was momentous and multidimensional.Fleming, often considered the greatest US soprano of her generation, has increasingly branched out from the traditional canon as she strives to challenge herself and ensure the contemporary relevance of opera.“Letters from Georgia,” a song cycle by rising composer K
Nov. 7, 2016
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Electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey dies at 87
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French composer and pioneer of electronic pop music who was best known for co-writing “Baroque Hoedown” used as the music for the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disney theme parks, has died at age 87. Perrey died in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday “from a very quick and violent lung cancer,” his daughter, Patricia Leroy, said. Electronic music composer Dana Countryman, in a tribute to his frequent collaborator posted on Facebook, noted tha
Nov. 6, 2016
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MMCA denies allegations of ‘Beautiful Woman’ forgery
The state-run National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art rejected forgery allegations against the late Korean artist Chun Kyung-ja’s renowned painting “Beautiful Woman” on Nov. 4. After visiting the museum to gather information about other collections by Chun in September, the Paris-based Lumiere Technology reported to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seoul last week that “Beautiful Woman” was not a genuine work by Chun. The French company came to that conclusion after inspecting some 1,60
Nov. 6, 2016
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Neil Young relents on streaming
Folk rock icon Neil Young has relented and returned his music to leading streaming sites, a year after declaring that the fast-growing format was grating to his ears.The vast catalog of the prolific 70-year-old rocker including his latest, the hard-charging environmental album “Earth,” was available as of Friday on leading streaming site Spotify and rivals such as Apple Music.Young had previously streamed his music only on Tidal, the upstart service led by rap mogul Jay Z that boasts of higher-q
Nov. 6, 2016
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France's only erotic museum shuts down
France’s only erotic museum is closing its doors, its owners said Thursday, after passions flagged in the “city of love” for its titillating though surprisingly tasteful collection of artefacts.Just down the street from the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret in Pigalle, the closure hastens the shift of Paris’ naughtiest neighborhood toward respectability.Owners Jo Khalifa and Alain Plumey, a former porn star, who founded the museum nearly 18 years ago, said the double whammy of falling tourist numbers
Nov. 6, 2016
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K-pop agencies deny alleged political ties to Choi Soon-sil scandal
Multiple K-pop management agencies are facing fast-spreading rumors about their alleged links to powerful political figures, including the recently arrested presidential confidante Choi Soon-sil. In response, many are denying these rumors. The influence-peddling scandal stemmed from a four-decade friendship between President Park Geun-hye and Choi. It is spilling over to the Korean entertainment industry. One example involves a celebrity football club, named Hoeori, which has been accused as ser
Nov. 6, 2016
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g.o.d to go on nationwide tour next January
The members of veteran K-pop group g.o.d will be gathering again to tour the country next January and February.The group will kick off the tour from Jan. 6-8 at Seoul’s Jamsil Arena and subsequently perform in Incheon, Daegu, Ilsan, Gwangju, Busan and other cities, concert planner SJ Entertainment announced Friday. K-pop band g.o.d (Sidus HQ)“Fans can look forward to the five members dressed up in elegant tuxedos,” the agency said. It added that g.o.d will be performing some of its biggest hit s
Nov. 4, 2016
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YG, Psy deny ties to Choi Soon-sil
YG Entertainment on Thursday refuted rumors that the company and its singer Psy are connected to Choi Soon-sil, who is under investigation for meddling in various areas of President Park Geun-hye’s administration.“We are releasing this official statement due to rumors that have been generated relating to ‘Choi Soon-sil Gate’ and certain media outlets that are reporting the rumors as if they were true,” YG said in a statement. Singer Psy (YouTube)The agency added, “Psy is not acquainted at all w
Nov. 4, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Black Pink still finding its color
Returning with another EP just three months after its debut, YG Entertainment’s newest girl group Black Pink hopes to differentiate itself from other female K-pop performers through its dance skills. “We practiced on our performances a lot during our time off,” Jennie, 20, told reporters at a press interview Wednesday in Samcheong-dong, Seoul.The four-member group’s second album, “Square Two,” was released Tuesday with two new tracks, “Playing with Fire” and “Stay.” The album comes after the gro
Nov. 3, 2016
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Astro, Snuper to return this month
More K-pop stars are returning with new releases this month.Coming out with a new release next week is rookie boy band Astro, which debuted in February with the single “Hide & Seek.” In the run-up to the group’s return, the six-member act had released teaser images for the upcoming album “Autumn Story” and its title track “Confession” on social media Thursday. The five-track album will be available online from midnight on Nov. 9.Meanwhile, another boy band Snuper is gearing up for the release o
Nov. 3, 2016
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IU to hold solo concert next month
Singer-songwriter IU is set to return to the stage next month. Known for her girl-next-door image, the musician will be holding a solo year-end concert at Olympic Park’s SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Bangi-dong, Seoul from Dec. 3-4.“The upcoming concert is an opportunity to look back on the past 24 years of IU’s life,” according to the artist’s agency Fave Entertainment on Thursday. “She will also be performing never-before-heard tracks.” Although she has held concerts abroad in China, Taiwa
Nov. 3, 2016
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Actor Park Bo-gum to embark on Asia tour
Park Bo-gum, the star of TV series “Love in the Moonlight,” will soon travel across Asia to meet with fans, his management agency said Thursday.Park, who played the charming Crown Prince Lee Yeong, will kick off his tour in Malaysia and then travel to Hong Kong, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and China, Blossom Entertainment said. The tour will wrap up with a fan meeting in South Korea before the end of the year.Details of his visits to each country will be announced through Bloss
Nov. 3, 2016
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Nobel laureate Bob Dylan’s artwork in major London show
LONDON (AP) -- The timing couldn’t be better for Saturday’s opening of “The Beaten Path,” a major exhibit of Bob Dylan’s artworks at the Halcyon Gallery on London’s pricey New Bond Street.Worldwide interest in the veteran American troubadour has soared after his surprising choice as this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in literature and the show is one of the most extensive displays ever mounted of his drawings, watercolors, acrylics and ironworks.The 75-year-old singer has said he will accept
Nov. 3, 2016
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Black Pink blooms after years of sweat and tears
South Korean hip-hop girl group Black Pink said on Wednesday its success was fast but difficult. In the eyes of the public, the four-member act has stood at the center of attention as "the first girl group of YG Entertainment in seven years," a prestige that rookie groups of humble size cannot be granted. Launched in July, the band started out big, with its debut EP "Square One" topping the music shows of terrestrial television broadcasters, which is considered one of the key barometers f
Nov. 2, 2016