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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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German YouTube alive with sound of music after copyright deal
FRANKFURT (AFP) -- One of the world’s most restrictive countries on access to music videos opened up Tuesday as YouTube announced a deal with musicians’ body GEMA to pay when people stream music in Germany.YouTube users in the country had for years been confronted with a red sad-face emoticon and messages announcing “this video is not available in Germany” when trying to view videos ranging from the latest pop clips to films with GEMA-controlled background music.Now the blockages should largely
Nov. 2, 2016
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Sony Music, producer apologize over Nazi-like outfits
TOKYO (AFP) -- Sony Music and the producer behind a Japanese girl band that performed in military-style costumes resembling Nazi uniforms apologized Tuesday following a protest lodged by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.Teeny-boppers Keyakizaka46 had sparked anger with their black one-piece dresses and capes -- complete with peaked caps bearing a golden bird symbol resembling the Nazi eagle above a swastika -- donned at a Halloween concert in Yokohama on Oct. 22.The Jewish documentation, monitoring a
Nov. 2, 2016
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24th annual Daesan Literary Awards announces winners
The 24th annual Daesan Literary Awards has announced the winners of Korea’s most valuable annual literary prizes for this year. This year’s winners are Lee Jang-wook for his book of poetry titled “Because It’s Not Forever”; Kim Yi-jeong for her fictional work “The Life of Phantom”; Jung Hong-soo’s “Wavering Shades of Blue” for literary criticism; and Jung Min-jeong and Irma Zyanya Gil Yanez for their joint Spanish translation of Gu Byeong-mo’s “Wizard Bakery.” “The Daesan Literary Awards is give
Nov. 2, 2016
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Psy to hold year-end concert
Global K-pop sensation Psy has announced the dates and venue for his annual year-end concert. Titled “All Night Stand 2016 -- Psadrenaline,” the concert will take place at Gocheok Sky Dome in Gocheok-dong, Seoul, on Dec. 23 and 24 at 11:50 p.m.Now in its 13th year, Psy’s annual concert is known for its surprise guest appearances, flashy visuals and laser light shows. The K-pop star, who released his seventh studio album “Chiljip Psy-da” last year, will perform a new, never-before-heard single a
Nov. 1, 2016
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Black Pink returns with a bang
Black Pink has done it again. Back with its second EP “Square Two,” the rookie girl group topped both local and global music charts upon the mini album’s release Tuesday. “Playing with Fire,” one of two title tracks from the EP, dominated seven local music charts -- Olleh Music, Mnet, Bugs, Naver Music, Soribada, Monkey3 and Genie -- as of Tuesday morning. Ranked just below “Playing with Fire” is the other lead track “Stay,” which topped iTunes charts in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Thailand and
Nov. 1, 2016
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K-pop star maker predicts rise of EDM in 2017
It has been another big year for Korean hip-hop, with more talent entering the mainstream music scene this year. Hip-hop survival shows like “Show Me the Money” continued to be major boosters of the genre, even driving ordinary office workers to rent studios and try their hand at rapping. However, the trend could change next year, according to Brave Entertainment CEO and chief producer Kang Dong-cheol, who goes by the stage name Brave Brother. The 37-year-old star producer believes that electron
Nov. 1, 2016
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‘Lohengrin,’ ‘Macbeth’ operas to hit Seoul stages
Local opera lovers will get the chance to see two vastly different operas this November -- Richard Wagner’s rarely staged “Lohengrin” and Giuseppe Verdi’s musical interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies “Macbeth.” Following on the heels of “Tosca” earlier this month, the National Korea Opera is gearing up to present its second production of the season -- the mystically romantic tale of “Lohengrin,” which is being staged for the first time in Korea in four decades. In 2013, the
Oct. 31, 2016
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Twice’s new album continues to break records
After returning with one of the most anticipated albums of the season, Twice continues to set new records. The group’s latest mini album “TWICEcoaster: LANE 1,” which topped major local music charts after its release on Oct. 24, has so far sold some 165,000 copies, according to Gaon Music Chart on Monday. To date, it is this year’s fastest-selling album from a K-pop girl group within a week. Twice’s second EP “Page Two,” just recently reached the 165,000 sales mark, six months after its release.
Oct. 31, 2016
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Is Van Gogh's famous bed lurking in a Dutch attic?
THE HAGUE (AFP) -- A bed first made famous by Vincent van Gogh's 1888 painting “The Bedroom” may today still be lurking in a home or attic in a small Dutch town, an art historian said Sunday.Britain-based Van Gogh expert Martin Bailey said the bed on which Van Gogh slept while living in the scenic southern French city of Arles may have ended up in a home in Boxmeer in the Netherlands after World War II.Bailey based his belief on his discovery of a letter written in 1937 by Van Gogh’s cousin, Vin
Oct. 31, 2016
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Art star Basquiat showcased in Italy retrospective
MILAN (AFP) -- New York’s Eighties art scene is coming to Milan with a show dedicated to the late Haitian-American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose works now sell for phenomenal sums.From his child-like skull and crown paintings to his poetic and enigmatic anatomical depictions, the Museum of Culture in the north Italian city is holding a retrospective until February into the works of the art prodigy, who died from a drug overdose aged just 27.Born in 1960 in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and P
Oct. 31, 2016
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2NE1's CL launches her first North American tour in New York City
CL of South Korean girl group 2NE1 set out on her first-ever solo North America tour, her agency said on Sunday.The 25-year-old female rapper threw the first party of her "HELLO BI+CHES TOUR 2016" at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Saturday, US time, YG Entertainment said in a press release. (YG Entertainment)The K-pop artist will hold concerts in a total of nine cities in the US and Canada.The New York concert kicked off with an introductory video presentation of CL's personal history,
Oct. 31, 2016
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Jennifer Lopez set for NBC’s ‘Bye Bye Birdie Live!’ in 2017
NEW YORK (AP) -- Say hello to Jennifer Lopez in NBC‘s forthcoming “Bye Bye Birdie.”NBC says the actress-singer will headline its 2017 live holiday musical. She will play Rosie, the role originated on Broadway in 1960 by Chita Rivera.Tony Award-winning Harvey Fierstein will write the script.“Bye Bye Birdie Live!” airs a year from now as the next in NBC’s annual live-musical tradition. “Hairspray Live!,” starring newcomer Maddie Baillio, is set to air on Dec. 7. Jennifer Lopez performs at a Get Ou
Oct. 30, 2016
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Tongyeong Int’l Music Fest 2017 to celebrate Yun I-sang on composer’s centennial
Tickets sales for the annual Tongyeong International Music Festival 2017 have officially opened. Next year’s TIMF is of particular importance as it celebrates the centennial year of the birth of the late Tongyeong composer Yun I-sang. The event will be held from March 31 to April 9 under the theme, “From Asia to the World.” “A 100th anniversary is important. Maybe more important than any other anniversary,” said Florian Riem, CEO of Tongyeong International Music Festival Foundation, during a pre
Oct. 30, 2016
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B1A4 signs with Universal Music Japan
B1A4 is expanding its presence in Japan. The K-pop boy band recently signed to Universal Music Japan in an effort to increase its popularity in the country, according to the group’s local management agency WM Entertainment on Friday. “We decided to work with B1A4 for the group’s appeal, shown by each member’s limitless potential and their abilities as singers and producers,” said Universal Music Japan in a statement. “We will be actively overseeing and managing the group’s Japanese releases.”Ot
Oct. 28, 2016
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Rainbow breaks up after 7 years
Members of girl group Rainbow are heading in different directions, the group’s management agency DSP Entertainment announced Friday. “After a long discussion about their futures, Rainbow’s Kim Jae-kyung, Go Woo-ri, Kim Ji-sook, Noeul, Oh Seung-ah, Jung Yoon-hye and Jo Hyun-young unfortunately decided to go their separate ways,” the agency said in a statement. The group’s contract with company is scheduled to come to an end on Nov. 12. “We are sincerely grateful for all of the fans who have su
Oct. 28, 2016
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[Album Review] Lady Gaga’s powerful voice stars on uneven ‘Joanne’
Lady Gaga“Joanne”(Universal)Lady Gaga has spent the last few years proving her vocal chops -- the Grammy-winning album with Tony Bennett, the show-stopping “Sound of Music” tribute at last year’s Academy Awards, her performance of “Till it Happens to You” for her Oscar nomination this year -- and her strong voice is the star of the promising but uneven “Joanne.”Those performances may have hinted at what this album could be: a stylistic departure from her dance-pop past. “Joanne” is more like a r
Oct. 28, 2016
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[Album Review] Chrissie Hynde revives Pretenders on soulful ‘Alone’
The Pretenders“Alone” (BMG)Chrissie Hynde reverts to her Pretenders moniker on “Alone,” a soulful production helmed by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and starring her tough-as-nails vulnerability. Hynde’s wonderful voice, one of rock’s best, can weaken knees even by reading a phone book. While the album sports all kinds of modern-retro sounds, her vocals propel the fast ones and elevate the ballads with her usual empathy and authority.Opening with the declarative title track, which has a piano rif
Oct. 28, 2016
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[Album Review] Leonard Cohen old and wise on ‘You Want It Darker’
Leonard Cohen“You Want It Darker” (Columbia Records)Leonard Cohen’s late, late career resurgence reaches new heights on “You Want It Darker,” an elegant treatise with deep-felt layers of wisdom and a sense of finality. Produced mostly by son Adam, Cohen’s third studio album in five years puts his most effective musical forms through a filter of restraint. Nothing distracts from the 82-year-old’s haunting lyrics, and his vocals remain both otherworldly and down-to-earth.A physical, naked bass lin
Oct. 28, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar
Pop Music“2016 Shinwa Live -- Unchanging”: Shinhwa, a K-pop boy band that has been active since 1998, is holding a concert at the Korea International Exhibition & Convention Center in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, on Dec. 17 and 18 at 4 p.m. Prior to the show, Shinhwa will be releasing its 13th studio album “Unchanging” on Nov. 29. A track on the album titled “She Said” was released on Oct. 22. The six-member veteran boy band has a number of hits under its belt, including “This Love,” “Wild Eyes,” “
Oct. 28, 2016
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H.O.T’s Kangta to return with new album
Singer-songwriter Kangta is returning to the spotlight for the first time in nearly a decade.Best known as part of first-generation K-pop boy band H.O.T, Kangta will unveil a new album next month, according to the artist’s management agency S.M. Entertainment on Thursday. This is the singer’s first release since his fourth solo album “Eternity,” which was announced in 2008 before he embarked on his mandatory military service. Over the years, Kangta has appeared on various television programs i
Oct. 27, 2016