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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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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Beast returns as five-member group with new album
After a yearlong hiatus, boy band Beast has returned as a five-member group with its third full studio album “Highlight” released on Monday. This marks the group’s return to the spotlight after one of its members Jang Hyun-seung left the band in April to pursue a solo career. Within one day of the album’s release, its lead track “Ribbon” topped eight domestic music charts, including MelOn, Mnet, Bugs, Olleh Music, Naver Music, Soribada, Genie and Monkey3. The rhythm and blues tune “Ribbon” is a
July 5, 2016
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Georgia O’Keeffe gets big London show
LONDON (AP) -- Georgia O’Keeffe has come to London, like a bracing American desert wind rippling the River Thames.An exhibition of more than 100 works opening this week at Tate Modern is the American art icon’s biggest-ever show outside the United States.Curators hope it will surprise visitors who know the artist mainly for her giant flowers and sun-bleached animal skulls. The exhibition also offers O’Keeffe the pioneering abstract artist, O’Keeffe the surrealist and O’Keeffe who painted New Yor
July 5, 2016
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International art market to draw thousands to New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) -- From the plains of Africa to war-torn countries in the Middle East, nearly 200 artists from around the world will be showing off their traditional crafts during the world’s largest folk art market. The International Folk Art Market, now in its 13th year, will feature wares from every corner of the globe, whether fine embroidery or handwoven baskets. Artists from more than 60 countries will help kick off the festivities that run Friday evening through Sunday on Santa
July 5, 2016
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Show highlights ‘unknown’ young talents
The new group exhibition of young artists at Kukje Gallery asks a question that the youth of today can easily relate to -- to what extent do we need to try to be successful and famous? “There is desperation in today’s young generation to be successful and well-known. But, at the same time, they often see and fear that some fast-earned fame may be ephemeral,” said Kim Sung-won, an art professor and critic who curated the exhibition, at the press preview of the exhibition last week. “This exhibiti
July 4, 2016
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Indie record shop owners oppose large Itaewon music store
An association of indie record shop owners and their supporters protested in Hannam-dong on Sunday, accusing a new large music store of price dumping, monopolizing music tastes and hurting the livelihood of small businesses.The target of the protest was Vinyl & Plastic, a massive two-story establishment which opened on June 10. The store has over 4,000 vinyl records and 8,000 CDs on sale, and turntables on which customers can listen to music. It is run by Hyundai Card, a credit card company that
July 4, 2016
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Busker Busker singer joins lineup for Someday Festival
Someday Festival 2016 revealed Jang Beom-june, lead singer of Korean indie band Busker Busker, as the last in the second round of the festival’s lineup Saturday. The organizers announced all but one musician from the festival’s second-round lineup on June 27, creating buzz as to who the final artist might be. The third-round lineup will be released shortly via Someday Festival 2016’s official social media accounts, and fans can expect to see Korea’s top singer-songwriters on the upcoming list,
July 4, 2016
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Se7en to release new single, music video Thursday
Korean singer Se7en will release a new rhythm and blues tune titled “I’m Good” on Thursday, announced his management agency Eleven9 Entertainment on Monday.To gear up for his return after a 3-year hiatus, Eleven9 Entertainment released teaser images via Se7en’s official social media accounts Monday morning. Written and composed by Se7en, “I’m Good” is the musician‘s first release in Korea since his 2013 hit “Thank U.” Through the new single, the artist hopes to relay a message of deep appreciat
July 4, 2016
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Christo's popular floating orange walkway closes
ROME (AFP) - Artist Christo’s orange floating walkway on a northern Italian lake closed Sunday after attracting over 1.2 million visitors, twice as many as expected.The 3-kilometer undulating path made of 200,000 floating cubes has proved a major hit with the public since it opened on Lake Iseo in June.Covered in bright orange fabric, the pier stands in stark contrast to the dark water as it links the small islands of Monte Isola and San Paolo to the shore. “People come from everywhere to walk t
July 4, 2016
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Rembrandt's 'Kim and Kanye' back home after 400 years
AMSTERDAM (AFP) - Almost four centuries after Dutch master Rembrandt painted a young married couple, their two portraits are back home in the Netherlands thanks to a unique joint 160 million euro ($178 million) purchase with France.Dating from 1634, the portraits show wealthy Dutchman Marten Soolmans, 21, and his new wife Oopjen Coppit, 23, both wearing black with white lace as they mark a year of marriage.“It’s the first time that they are in public hands, and can be seen” by millions of people
July 4, 2016
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New musical ‘Peste’ to feature music of Seo Tai-ji
The cast of the upcoming musical “Peste” pose at a press conference held at the Di Nozze Convention center in Seoul on Thursday. (Yonhap) A musical based on the tragic tale of French author Albert Camus’ “The Plague” combined with the sounds of legendary K-pop icon Seo Tai-ji, new local musical “Peste” is gearing up to hit the stage later this month. To this day, Seo is widely considered an unparalleled iconic musician for his controversial and politically defiant lyrics that pushed the envelop
July 3, 2016
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[Album Review] ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ revels in darkness
DJ Shadow“The Mountain Will Fall”Mass Appeal RecordsDJ Shadow set a new standard for the art of sample-based composition with his auspicious 1996 debut album, “Endtroducing.” It was an album that turned snippets of obscure recordings into aural journeys, as if Shadow were orchestrating a perfectly sequenced dream, creating order out of randomness.That everything Shadow, aka Josh Davis, has created since will be measured against his 20-year-old masterpiece is a daunting prospect, but he continues
July 1, 2016
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Big Bang’s 10th anniversary exhibition opens in August
In line with Big Bang’s 10th anniversary since its debut, the K-pop group will be holding the event “BIG BANG The Exhibition A to Z.”Scheduled to open in August, the exhibition will showcase the boy band’s 10-year career from its members’ perspectives. It will include photos, videos, costumes, music and other elements, to illustrate the past, present and future of Big Bang, said the group’s management agency YG Entertainment in a press release. A documentary-style film about the group was also
July 1, 2016
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[Album Review] Deerhoof simply giddy
Deerhood“The Magic”(Polyvinyl)There are moments on “The Magic” (Polyvinyl) when Deerhoof sounds simply giddy.“Cappuccino! Macchiato! Affogato! Cortado!” bassist Satomi Matsuzaki enthusiastically sings in “Kafe Mania!” over burbling synthesizers and roaring guitars. She’s seriously giving props to coffee drinks -- well, as seriously as you can do such a thing.It sums up the anything-goes vibe of Deerhoof’s 14th album, seemingly a response to the more refined songs of the San Francisco quartet’s r
July 1, 2016
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[Album Review] Avett Brothers get real
The Avett Brothers“True Sadness”(Republic)For their ninth album, Seth and Scott Avett -- better known as The Avett Brothers -- basically decided to get real.In a letter to fans announcing the arrival of “True Sadness” (Republic), Seth Avett writes about removing the lens that would “present themselves in the most favorable light possible” and crafting an album “as multidimensional as its makers.”They succeeded. The Avett Brothers’ gorgeous harmonies remain intact, but they are deployed in a far
July 1, 2016
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Park Yoo-chun questioned on sex assault charges
Police questioned Park Yoo-chun of K-pop group JYJ for eight hours on Thursday evening regarding a series of assault complaints that have been filed against him in the past three weeks. “I’m sorry to have upset many people. I will comply diligently with police inquiries,” Park told reporters before going in for questioning at Gangnam Police Station on Thursday at around 6:30 p.m.Police said they questioned Park on whether coercion was involved in his sexual relations with the four complainants i
July 1, 2016
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Lee U-fan claims alleged counterfeits are authentic
Artist Lee U-fan reiterated Thursday that all 13 paintings that the National Forensic Service identified as counterfeits were authentic and revealed that a police officer tried to get him to say that some of the paintings were fakes.“All 13 paintings are undoubtedly mine,” said Lee at the press conference Thursday in Seoul. “They are created with my own flow, rhythm and colors,” he added. Much to the surprise of many, he claimed that one of the police officers present with him during the examin
June 30, 2016
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Leeteuk, Suho, Kassy cheer on Olympians
“My Hero,” the 21st song to be introduced on S.M. Entertainment’s digital music channel Station, is set to be released at midnight on Thursday, the agency announced. The intention of the song is to cheer on the Korean national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. To support the competitors, K-pop singers, producers, a pianist and former members of the national team participated in the effort.“My Hero” was written and composed by Korea’s top songwriter and producer Cho Yeong-su, wi
June 30, 2016
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GFriend releases teaser photos for new album
Gearing up for the release of its first full studio album, six-member K-pop group GFriend released teaser photos to excite fans Wednesday night.This will be the group’s first full album since its debut in January 2015. The images released via GFriend’s official Twitter and Instagram pages show the members smiling in colorful outfits, portraying a different concept from their signature schoolgirl look in an effort to embody the two underlying themes of the new “LOL” album: “Laughing out Loud” and
June 30, 2016
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BigBang to highlight 10th anniversary with grand concert
Korean boy band BigBang will hold a special concert to celebrate its 10th anniversary in August, the group's agency said on Wednesday. The five-member hit K-pop group will stage "BigBang10 the Concert - 0.TO.10" at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Aug. 20, according to YG Entertainment. (YG Entertainment)The concert will revolve around the musical chronicle of BigBang, from its debut in 2006 to present. "The concert will be a special opportunity to enjoy BigBang's greatest hits, early to recent, o
June 29, 2016
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Chun sketches pulled from auction over forgery suspicion
Seoul Auction has withdrawn a book of sketches by Korean artist Chun Kyung-ja that was due to be auctioned Wednesday. The book of 16 drawings by Chun, bidding for which was set to start at 400 million won ($343,000), was removed from the list of artworks Tuesday, just one day before the auction, amid suspicion the sketches may be counterfeit. “An art expert raised suspicion that the sketches might have been forged at a private gathering and it has been spread in the Korean art world. We already
June 29, 2016