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Yoon, Fiala seek wider range of cooperation beyond nuclear energy
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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S. Korea, Czech Republic to increase direct flights
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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S. Korea to inject $37m in joint R&D projects with Czech Republic
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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Banksy mural destroyed by building work
LONDON (AFP) -- A 1 million-pound ($1.3 million) mural by British street artist Banksy which mocked government surveillance has been destroyed during building works on the house on which it appeared in 2014, the local council said Monday.The piece, titled “Spy Booth,” depicted three men in trench coats using listening devices to tap into conversations at an actual public telephone box in Cheltenham, southwest England.It was located just five kilometers from the UK government listening post GCHQ,
Aug. 23, 2016
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Homme returns to spotlight
Rhythm and blues duo Homme is gearing up for a comeback with the new digital single “Dilemma,” according to the group’s management agency Big Hit Entertainment on Tuesday. Initially debuting as a project group with the hit single “I was Able to Eat Well” in 2010, the duo consists of 2AM member Lee Chang-min and Lee Hyun, a former member of the defunct group 8Eight. Homme’s upcoming track is a soft ballad intended to provide solace to those suffering from a heartbreak, said Big Hit Entertainmen
Aug. 23, 2016
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Every second counts in new ‘Superstar K’
In the new season of Mnet’s audition program “Superstar K,” contestants will be given 20 seconds to sing. If the judges want to hear more, they can press a button which extends the allotted time by 10 seconds. Ultimately, contestants who are awarded enough time to complete one song in its entirety will be given a chance to move on to the next round.“We wanted to bring big changes this season,” said Kim Ki-woong, director of productions at Mnet, during a press conference for “Superstar K 2016” he
Aug. 23, 2016
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MMCA Gwacheon anniversary show riddled with confusion
A video entitled “Shoes/243.0 MHz” shows shoes floating on the sea off Hokkaido, Japan -- shoes that belonged to passengers of Korean Air 007, which was struck down by a Soviet fighter jet in August 1983. It is among some 300 works that the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea has culled from its extensive collection to celebrate the Gwacheon Museum’s 30th anniversary. The somber scene in the video offers a fresh vantage point from which to look at the tragedy of the Cold War. I
Aug. 22, 2016
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Korean-German play ‘Walls - Iphigenia in Exile’ comes to Asia Culture Center
Inspired by 18th century German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s take on ancient playwright Euripides’ “Iphigenia in Tauris,” “Walls - Iphigenia in Exile” will be performed at the Asia Culture Center in Gwangju from Oct. 14-16. A modern interpretation of an ancient Greek tragedy, the 120-minute play is a co-production by a team of four Korean directors, Choi Zin-A, Lee Kyung-sung, Yi Kon and Yang Jung-ung, and Tilmann Kohler, a German director. Each director will present a contemporary take o
Aug. 22, 2016
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FNC Entertainment unveils first boy dance group
Talent management agency FNC Entertainment announced its first male dance group Sensational First 9, or SF9, on its official social media channels on Monday at midnight. The nine members are Young-bin, In-seong, Jae-yoon, Da-won, Ro-woon, Zu-ho, Tae-yang, Hwi-young and Cha-ni. They all made their first public appearance earlier this year as the Neoz dance team on Mnet’s survival reality show “d.o.b : Dance or Band,” which features participants competing for a chance to join FNC Entertainment.
Aug. 22, 2016
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K-pop girl groups primed to dominate global charts
From light and poppy lyrics about young love to hard beats inspired by electronic dance music, the latest releases from K-pop girl groups are lighting up the charts at home and abroad. Earlier this month, Korean entertainment megahouse YG Entertainment finally lifted the veil on its first girl group in seven years, Black Pink.The four-member act’s worldwide hit tracks “Whisper” and “Boombayah” from their first single album “Square One” dominated major local music charts, and the the accompanying
Aug. 21, 2016
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Big Bang goes all out for 10th anniversary concert
Appearing amid smoke and blue neon lights, Big Bang kicked off a steamy summer Saturday night with its 10th anniversary concert “0 To 10” in Seoul.The 65,000-seat Seoul World Cup Stadium was filled to the brim with a sea of blazing neon yellow sticks -- the Big Bang fan club’s signature color. The crowd erupted in cheers when the boy band appeared on stage at 7:30 p.m. and opened with “My Heaven.” The five members -- G-Dragon, Taeyang, T.O.P, Seungri and Daesung -- climbed onto mobile miniature
Aug. 21, 2016
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Chung, SPO perform as one in spirited concert
Conductor Chung Myung-whun and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra opened Seoul’s newest classical music venue last Friday with a rousing concert.Part of the Lotte Group’s CSR efforts, the Lotte Concert Hall is the first new classical venue to open in Seoul since the state-run Seoul Arts Center opened 28 years ago. The opening concert program consisted of Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 Op. 72a; “Le Chant des Enfants des Etoiles (The Song of the Children of the Stars),” a new piece composed by S
Aug. 21, 2016
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LA art exhibition look at dying through words, photos
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four years ago photographer Andrew George approached the medical director of a Los Angeles hospital with an unusual request: He wanted to meet and take photographs of people about to die. There was nothing macabre about the request, George says. He simply wanted to learn of and reflect the wisdom these people had gained in the hope that others could discover how to lead better, more fulfilling lives. “I wanted to make a project about the universal challenge that we all have to
Aug. 21, 2016
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Frank Ocean debuts ‘Blonde,’ his 1st album in 4 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The wait for Frank Ocean's latest album is finally over. The singer’s 17-track album “Blonde” was released on Saturday on Apple Music, one day after the R&B singer released a 45-minute “visual album” on the streaming service.“Blonde” is Ocean's second studio album and is his follow-up to his successful 2012 debut album “Channel Orange.” That album featured the hit song “Thinkin’ Bout You: and earned him two Grammy Awards, including best urban contemporary album.To celebrate t
Aug. 21, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar
Theater"Kinky Boots": The mega hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots is making is way back to Seoul once again. Based on the book by Tony-winner Harvey Fierstein and with music and lyrics by Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winner Cyndi Lauper, the musical tells the true story Charlie Price who goes to oddly extreme lengths to save his father’s shoe factory. The local production will star Lee Ji-hoon, Kim Ho-young, Jung Seong-hwa and Kang Jong-seok. “Kinky Boots” will be staged from Sept. 02 to Nov. 13 at the B
Aug. 19, 2016
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[Eye] ‘Cultural Guerrilla’ Lee Yoon-taek talks evolution from poet to theater master
MIRYANG, South Gyeongsang Province -- A rebel in his own right, Lee Yoon-taek is truly one of the country’s few remaining renaissance men -- he is a veteran South Korean playwright, theater director, poet, dramatist and producer. Born in Busan in 1952, Lee has been a pioneering figure in the local theater arts movement. For the past 20 years, he has created 16 plays and adapted 15 works. Widely dubbed by the media as the “Cultural Guerrilla,” Lee has the undisputed reputation of having been a k
Aug. 19, 2016
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FIAP’s congress to gather world’s leading photographers
The biennial congress of the International Federation of Photographic Art will be held in Korea from Aug. 22-28. The UNESCO-registered body of professional photographers, known as FIAP, an acronym of its French name, will bring together some 400 photographers from 87 member countries to network and showcase major photographs selected from each member country. “The 33th FIAP Congress unites photographers around the world to one place to celebrate photography. I hope the event highlights the impor
Aug. 18, 2016
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UK critics fall for ‘Groundhog Day’ musical, over and over
“Groundhog Day” is back, this time on stage. Is it deja vu, or something new? A musical based on the much-loved 1993 movie about a jaded weatherman forced to live the same day over and over has opened at London’s Old Vic Theatre at the start of what producers hope will be a journey to BroadwayBritain’s theater critics were largely enthusiastic Wednesday, the day after the show’s gala premiere, praising its zany fun and dynamic theatricality, and hailing star Andy Karl as a worthy successor to th
Aug. 18, 2016
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Britney Spears to perform new song at MTV Video Music Awards
Britney Spears, who has been behind some of the racier moments of the MTV Video Music Awards, will return for the latest edition on August 28 with a new song.The former teen idol will present the live debut of her steamy track “Make Me ...” alongside rapper G-Eazy, the network said.Spears on Tuesday announced the upcoming performance in a video on social media with references to her past VMA performances as a python slithered through her dressing room.She was alluding to one of her past appearan
Aug. 18, 2016
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McCartney working on new album, signs with Capitol
Paul McCartney is back in the studio working on a new album, his new label Capitol Records said Wednesday as it announced a worldwide recording deal with the Beatles legend.The 74-year-old McCartney called the new contract, which encompasses his entire post-Beatles catalog, “genuinely exciting.”The record label said the music icon, who is still one of the biggest concert draws in the world, was “currently working on a new studio album,” without offering further details.“Paul McCartney’s associat
Aug. 18, 2016
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Gugudan to hold first fan meeting
Rookie K-pop girl group Gugudan is scheduled to hold its first fan meeting later this week, just two months after its official debut, according to the group’s management agency Jellyfish Entertainment on Thursday. Jellyfish Entertainment’s first girl group debuted in June with the mini album “Act. 1 The Little Mermaid,” which gained favorable reviews on music charts and broadcast programs. At the event, there will be opportunities to interact with the nine members of Gugudan and to celebrate t
Aug. 18, 2016
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Roy Kim to hold promotional tour in Malaysia
Singer-songwriter Roy Kim will be holding promotional activities and performances in Malaysia this month, according to his entertainment company CJ E&M on Thursday. The 23-year-old artist will start off his tour with a showcase at the Paradigm Mall in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 26, and perform at Dare Dare Come 2.0 Go! -- a festival hosted by MY FM radio station -- as the event’s first-ever Korean musician on Aug. 27. He is also scheduled to appear in television and radio programs. Since the release
Aug. 18, 2016
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Cosmic Girls dropped from space in new music video
As befits the girl group’s name, the members of Cosmic Girls are featured dancing on an extraterrestrial planet and being dropped from space onto earth in the music video for “Secret,” the title track of the group’s second EP. The Korean-Chinese girl group, created by Korea’s Starship Entertainment and China’s Yuehua Entertainment, held a showcase for the release of its new album Wednesday in Seoul. The group performed onstage “MoMoMo,” the title track of its 2016 debut EP “Would You Like,” “Sec
Aug. 17, 2016