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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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Astro to hold first Asia showcase in Thailand
Rookie K-pop band Astro will hold its first Asia showcase in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 29, according to the group’s management agency Fantagio on Wednesday. This will be an opportunity for Astro to showcase its music and get to know international fans, the company said. Taking place at the Muang Thai GMM Live House, Central World, the performance will also feature an opening act by award-winning illusionist Kim Hyun-joon. Within six months of its debut, Astro has already garnered wide global
Aug. 3, 2016
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I.O.I’s first subunit to release new single
Returning as a seven-member subunit, K-pop girl group I.O.I revealed a teaser image for its upcoming single on the group’s official social media channels on Tuesday morning. The photo features seven of the 11 members -- Kim Do-yeon, Kim So-hye, Kim Chung-ha, Lim Na-young, Jeon So-mi, Zhou Jieqiong, and Choi Yoo-jung -- against a metallic background sporting platinum blonde wigs in identical all-white attire. This new look is in contrast with the bright and cheerful image the group had for its d
Aug. 2, 2016
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Miryang pays tribute to Shakespeare
MIRYANG, South Gyeongsang Province -- One of the country’s biggest theater arts festivals, the annual Miryang Summer Performing Arts Festival is continuing its daily staging of domestic and foreign plays under the theme “Theater: Putting Down its Roots in the Region” through Aug. 7.Now in its 16th year, the annual festival appears to have planted its roots firmly in the small city of Miryang, tucked away in the middle of South Gyeongsang Province.This year’s edition, slated to present 53 live t
Aug. 2, 2016
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3 die at hospitals after attending California rave
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One man and two women died after attending a weekend rave in California headlined by Ice Cube, Major Lazer and dozens of other hip-hop and electronic dance music performers, officials said Monday.The three people were among nine hospitalized during last weekend’s Hard Summer Music Festival in Fontana, San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said.More than 146,000 people attended the Saturday to Sunday outdoor event, according to organizers.The victims were ide
Aug. 2, 2016
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VIXX returns with new album
K-pop group VIXX is returning with a new album, “Hades,” on Aug. 12. After unveiling the first teaser image for the mini album Monday, the group’s management agency Jellyfish Entertainment released another promotional photo of the band via the company’s official social media channels Tuesday. Referring to the god of the underworld in Greek mythology, “Hades” is the second part of VIXX’s yearlong trilogy project titled “Conception.” The first album of the three-part series, “Zelos,” was released
Aug. 2, 2016
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HyunA says she has more growing to do
Despite having spent significant time in the spotlight, singer-songwriter HyunA says she still has a long way to go. “I often get asked where I see myself in 10 years,” said HyunA during an interview at the office of her management agency Cube Entertainment in Seoul last Friday. “I just want to focus on becoming a better person and artiste than I was the previous day.”HyunA, a former member of defunct K-pop group 4Minute, returned as a solo artist with her first album “A’wesome” launched on Mon
Aug. 2, 2016
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Japan exhibition mourns fading sex culture
TOKYO (AFP) - A sex exhibition smack in the middle in one of Tokyo’s hippest areas is shining a nostalgic light on Japanese erotica -- a culture the curator believes is dying out.Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s “Erotopia Japan” deals with Japanese sexuality and fantasies. The gallery in the heart of Shibuya’s trendy fashion district is plastered from floor to ceiling with eye-boggling prints, with one wall dedicated to love hotel beds.“This kind of Showa period (1926-1989) culture is being wiped out, as Japan
Aug. 1, 2016
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Harlem burgeons as an art gallery district
NEW YORK (AP) -- The opening of the Clara Francis Gallery on Wednesday in a renovated Harlem storefront was an exciting moment for Haile King Rubie. It was the first solo show for the 26-year-old painter, whose expressive works are all the more remarkable because he was born with Down syndrome.It also was another small step in the development of Harlem as an art gallery district.The neighborhood is still a long way from replacing Chelsea or Brooklyn as the epicenter of the city’s art scene, but
Aug. 1, 2016
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German singer, K-pop fanatic Jamie-Lee visits Korea
German singer and self-proclaimed K-pop enthusiast Jamie-Lee Kriewitz -- better known simply as Jamie-Lee -- has made her first visit to Korea.The winner of the popular German talent show “The Voice of Germany,” the 18-year-old singer will be traveling throughout Korea until Aug. 3, according to the Korea Tourism Organization’s Frankfurt Office. In order to experience the Korean pop culture and music scene firsthand, she plans to visit Dongdaemun Market, Gyeongbokgung Palace, N Seoul Tower on Mo
Aug. 1, 2016
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2PM’s Jun. K to release first solo album
Jun. K, the main vocalist for six-member K-pop group 2PM, will be releasing his first solo album “Mr. No Love,” according to his management agency JYP Entertainment.The full track list for the upcoming mini album was unveiled on the company’s official social media channels on Monday. Jun. K is an experienced songwriter who has produced hit songs like “Go Crazy” and “My House” for 2PM. He has already established himself as a solo artist in Japan, but “Mr. No Love” will be his first solo album rel
Aug. 1, 2016
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Seoul museums offer wealth of children’s programs in August
With the summer vacation season just starting, museums in Seoul are gearing up to attract young visitors and their parents to a variety of programs. The National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea will offer overnight programs and museum tours that guide children through dimmed exhibition halls like in the film “Night at the Museum.” During the overnight program “One Night and Two Days,” the NMK will take elementary school children between 10 and 13 t
July 31, 2016
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[Album Review] Lil Durk’s new album may dominate summer
Lil Durk“Lil Durk 2X”(Def Jam) Maybe the most telling thing about Lil Durk's new album "Lil Durk 2X" (Def Jam) is that it wasn't supposed to be an album in the first place. It was supposed to be a free mixtape for fans. But one listen to "Lil Durk 2X" and it's clear that these songs are too well-crafted not to get the full push of an album release. After all the buzz that his love song "My Beyonce" with Dej Loaf received from his previous mixtape "300 Days 300 Nights," his label smartly saw the
July 29, 2016
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[Album Review] Candi Staton blends gospel and dance on new album
Candi Staton“It’s Time to Be Free” (Beracah Records) Candi Staton blends gospel themes and messages of redemption and caution with dance music, funk and soul on “It’s Time to Be Free,” revisiting earlier hits and perhaps creating new ones. Staton, whose career since the early 1950s has ranged from gospel to R&B to disco and back, takes a spiritual approach on the songs, near all her own, with the mostly upbeat arrangements buffering any excesses. Based on the first couple of tracks – “Shout Out
July 29, 2016
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[Album Review] MSTRKRFT return after seven years
MSTRKRFT“Operator”(Last Gang) The Canadian duo MSTRKRFT is no stranger to the poppier side of dance music. After all, Jesse F. Keeler and Al-P remixed Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and Kylie Minogue's "Wow," as well as collaborating with John Legend on "Heartbreaker" for their last album. However, on "Operator" (Last Gang), their first album in seven years, MSTRKRFT balance their melodic side with songs that are far more aggressive and challenging. The result is a bit of a seesaw, especially e
July 29, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar
Dance “Giselle: A Death-defying Love Story”: Universal Ballet will kick off a local tour with “Giselle” at the Chungmu Arts Hall from Aug. 12-14. “Giselle,” choreographed by Jean Coralli and Marius Petipa, is a romantic ballet in two acts that premiered at Universal Arts Center -- previously Little Angels Art Hall -- in 1985. The ballet depicts the tragic love story of peasant girl Giselle trying to save her lover from a group of supernatural women despite his betrayal. The performance will begi
July 29, 2016
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Unreleased songs part of companion album to Springsteen book
NEW YORK (AP) -- Songs Bruce Springsteen recorded in the 1960s and early ’70s will be released in September.Five previously unreleased tracks from the Boss will be released on Sept. 23 on a companion album to the icon’s autobiography, “Born to Run,” which will be released Sept. 27. The compilation album “Chapter and Verse” will include the unreleased songs “Baby I” and “You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover,” recorded in 1966 and 1967 when Springsteen was a teenager in the band the Castiles. The
July 29, 2016
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HyunA returns to spotlight as solo artist
HyunA, a former member of the disbanded K-pop group 4Minute, is getting ready to unleash new releases.After marking her debut as a solo artist at the Viral Fest Asia 2016 in Bali, Indonesia earlier this month, the 24-year-old singer is scheduled to perform the track “How Is It?” from her upcoming mini album “A’wesome” on KBS2’s “Music Bank” on Aug. 5, according to her management agency Cube Entertainment on Thursday. “Starting with ‘Music Bank,’ HyunA will continue to make more broadcast appear
July 29, 2016
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Kim Soo-ja explores body, mind with clay
A huge wooden table fills an entire exhibition hall at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, overwhelming visitors with its scale. A museum employee hands visitors a lump of clay and asks them to make a ball with it on the elliptical wooden table that has a diameter of 19 meters. “I don’t think I have made anything out of a lump of clay for many years. It used to be a familiar material when we were young,” said artist Kim Soo-ja at the press preview for her solo exhibition a
July 28, 2016
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EXID to perform at Chinese digital game expo
K-pop group EXID will perform at the 2016 China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference -- also known as ChinaJoy -- on Thursday and Friday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. This is the first time the event organizers have invited a Korean girl group to the global conference. Held every year in Shanghai since 2004, ChinaJoy is a multiday expo that brings together companies from the digital gaming industry. This year’s event is expected to attract over 300,000 participants and att
July 28, 2016
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Ordinary spots shed light on counterterror in new London show
LONDON (AFP) -- A haunting picture of a forest and photographs of Guantanamo Bay -- eerie locations where extraordinary rendition took place lift the veil in art form on government methods to counter terror.“Extraordinary rendition involved very ordinary places,” said artist Edmund Clark, pointing at the forest picture, which is part of the new exhibition “War of Terror” that opens in London on Thursday.The exhibition’s loose sequence starts with the theme of extraordinary rendition, followed by
July 28, 2016