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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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Christo exhibition falls victim to own success
MILAN (AFP) -- Artist Christo’s floating walkway on a northern Italian lake has been closed at night because of wear-and-tear inflicted by the 270,000 visitors who have flocked to see it in less than five days.The 3-kilometer walkway of 200,000 floating cubes covered in orange fabric has proved a major hit with the public since it opened on Lake Iseo on Saturday.But plans to keep “The Floating Piers” open day and night until July 3 have had to be shelved as it is being worn out faster than expec
June 23, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Korean conductor Park June-sung wins big at Aram Khachaturian
Germany-based Korean conductor Park June-sung is celebrating his multiple wins at this year’s 12th Aram Khachaturian International Competition, including a joint first place crown for conducting and three additional special prizes. Along with sharing his first place win with Miran Vaupotic of Croatia, Park was also awarded the Orchestra Award, Best Interpretation of Aram Khachaturian and the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra Special Prizes during the international competition, which was held in Y
June 22, 2016
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Artday to hold June auction
Herald Artday, a subsidiary of Herald Corp., is holding an online auction from June 24-28, presenting major artworks of modern and contemporary Korean artists. The art auction features some 190 artworks of renowned Korean artists, including Young-woo, Kim Jong-hak, Ha Dong-cheol, Oh Chi-gyun, Ahn Chang-hong and Moon Hyeong-tae. Highlights of the auction include an abstract painting made in the early 1970s by the late Kwon Young-woo, who recently emerged as a Dansaekhwa artist, and the snow lands
June 22, 2016
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Rolling Stones bringing 'Exhibitionism' to NYC
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Rolling Stones are bringing an exhibit of more than 500 recording and artifacts from the band’s archive to New York City in November. “Exhibitionism” was launched in London in April. November will mark the exhibit’s North American debut at the Industria Superstudio in the West Village, it was announced Tuesday. An image of Mick Jagger forms the backdrop of a re-created music studio as part of “Exhibitionism,” the interactive multimedia exhibition of the Rolling Stones’ ca
June 22, 2016
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Mamamoo to hold first solo concert
K-pop quartet Mamamoo is set to hold its first solo concerts from Aug. 13-14, two years after its debut, announced the group’s agency Rainbow Bridge World. Titled “2016 Mamamoo Concert-moosical,” the concerts will take place at the Olympic Park Olympic Hall in Seoul. The venue is expected to accommodate more than 3,000 concertgoers. Poster for K-pop quartet Mamamoo’s first solo concert “2016 Mamamoo Concert-moosical” (Rainbow Bridge World) The quartet debuted in June 2014 with “Mr. Ambiguous,” a
June 22, 2016
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Wonder Girls gear up for comeback
K-pop girl group Wonder Girls are set to release a new album “Why So Lonely” at midnight on July 4, announced the group’s agency JYP Entertainment. At midnight on Tuesday, the group unveiled the release plan for the upcoming album via the official website wondergirls.jype.com. Wonder Girls’ release plan for their upcoming album (JYP Entertainment) It marks the first lead song written and composed by the band and not singer-songwriter and CEO of the agency Park Jin-young. All the Wonder Girls ha
June 22, 2016
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How France fell for Chirac's indigenous art museum
PARIS (AFP) - It opened late and millions over budget amid sneering that it was an “ill-judged disaster” that bordered on being racist.And the man who drove the project -- former president Jacques Chirac -- was widely written off by detractors as lowbrow, more interested in beer and sumo wrestling than the intellect.But a decade on, the Musee du quai Branly, the Paris museum dedicated to the indigenous art and cultures of Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas, is being hailed as a massive popul
June 22, 2016
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Jury gets peek at making of Led Zeppelin's epic 'Stairway'
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rock 'n' roll history played out Tuesday in a Los Angeles courtroom as original recordings of Led Zeppelin working through the song that became the epic “Stairway to Heaven” were played for jurors and the songwriters discussed failures and successes in the making of the hit.Jimmy Page testified about his ambitions to write a song that would accelerate and build to a crescendo and how he shared the introduction with keyboardist and bassist John Paul Jones to get an ally in his
June 22, 2016
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Park Yoo-chun's lawyer calls on police to reveal charges made by alleged rape victims
An attorney for Park Yoo-chun, the embattled member of boy band JYJ, called on the police Wednesday to make known the details of the charges raised against the singer-actor who has been accused or raping several women.The lawyer said the police should provide information made by the three alleged victims who claimed they were raped by Park.Getting information about the charges raised can better help an attorney to prepare for a case in which it is important to prove innocence.While the police us
June 22, 2016
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Why is Korean art market vulnerable to forgery?
Artist Lee U-fan will finally have a look at the paintings that the National Forensic Service confirmed as counterfeits of his works next Monday. “We can’t conclude whether the paintings are forged or not since we haven’t seen them,” said Lee’s attorney Choi Soon-yong in a phone call with The Korea Herald. Choi said Lee will then decide on when and how he will press charges against the art forgers -- there are suspected to be several art forgers -- and gallerists, who are accused of distributin
June 21, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Soprano Kim Eun-kyung discusses homage to childhood
Once again tackling nonclassical operatic repertoires, Baekseok Arts University professor and soprano Kim Eun-kyung has returned to the music scene with “Beautiful Season,” a homage to the sounds of her childhood. The album, which was released on June 9, comes more than four years after her first studio album “The Letters,” which featured operatic renditions of Korean song-poems. Veering away from the stereotypical opera album that features modern interpretations of classical scores by maste
June 21, 2016
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Weibo celebrates Jung Yong-hwa’s birthday
Jung Yong-hwa of rock band CNBLUE received an exceptional birthday present from Chinese social network service Weibo, the artist’s agency FNC Entertainment announced Tuesday. Weibo has been holding a monthlong event to celebrate Jung’s June 22 birthday, starting with “My Student Jung Yong-hwa” on June 6. During the event period, Weibo users have been teaching Chinese language and culture to Jung. On June 12, Weibo also launched a Jung Yong-hwa online birthday sticker designed by the singer, with
June 21, 2016
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Led Zeppelin lawyers ask judge to toss 'Stairway' case
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Led Zeppelin’s lawyers asked a judge on Monday to throw out a case accusing the band’s songwriters of ripping off a riff for “Stairway to Heaven.”The estate of Randy Wolfe, founder of the band Spirit, failed to prove it owned the copyright to his 1968 song “Taurus” or that it was substantially similar to “Stairway,” attorney Peter Anderson said.“Plaintiff rested and failed to carry his burden of proof on multiple issues,” Anderson wrote in a motion to dismiss.U.S. District Ju
June 21, 2016
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Sistar's 'I Like That' dominates music charts
K-pop quartet Sistar is dominating domestic music charts with new song “I Like That.” By Tuesday morning, “I Like That,” the lead track from the group’s fourth EP “Mol-a-ae,” had topped eight major local charts -- MelOn, Mnet, Olleh Music, Naver Music, Bugs, Genie, Soribada and Monkey 3 -- within nine hours of its release. K-pop quartet Sistar (Starship Entertainment) The new song, the second collaboration between the quartet and producing team Black-eyed Pilseung, depicts the story of a woman
June 21, 2016
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Hungary orchestra leaves opera to watch Euro 2016 game on TV
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- A Budapest orchestra did not let their opera performance get in the way of watching Hungary's Euro 2016 game, dashing backstage mid-show to watch a crucial game on TV.With Hungary losing 1-0 against Iceland in a Group F tie, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra musicians downed instruments between Acts of Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried” opera to catch the closing stages.“When the Second Act of the opera was over, the orchestra pit emptied in record time,” Marcell Nemeth, spokesman f
June 21, 2016
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French writer Houellebecq lays himself bare in art show
PARIS (AFP) -- In one of the most eagerly awaited Paris art shows of the year, the ageing enfant terrible of French letters, Michel Houellebecq, does not disappoint.From a room full of erotic photographs of the women in his life, to a heartrending homage to his best ever friend -- his dog Clement – France’s most controversial novelist gives his wryly cynical, “reactionary” but oddly poetic world view full rein.There is even a bar reminiscent of the wife swapping clubs of his novel “Atomised” whe
June 21, 2016
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[Herald Review] K.Will makes musical debut as 'ugliest man in Paris'
“Ballad King” Kim Hyung-soo, better known by his stage name K.Will, has returned to the spotlight, except this time, he is not showing much of the charming baby face that fans adore – the K-pop idol has transformed into a hideously deformed hunchback for his musical debut. In tackling the challenging role of Quasimodo in the Korean rendition of the beloved French musical, “Notre Dame de Paris,” K.Will is looking to be yet another K-pop idol-turned-musical actor trying to prove he has got the vo
June 20, 2016
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Verbal Jint confesses to drunk driving
Rapper Kim Jin-tae, better known by his stage name Verbal Jint, confessed to drunk driving on his official Instagram on Sunday.On the Instagram, Kim revealed the details of the incident, expressing deep regret.“Four days ago, I got caught driving under the influence in my neighborhood with a blood alcohol level of 0.067 percent, for which my license is expected to be suspended for 100 days,” wrote Kim, adding “It’s all my fault, and I apologize for my reckless actions.” Kim had uploaded this pos
June 20, 2016
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BTS electrifies Chinese fans
K-pop boy band BTS attracted about 6,000 fans to their 2016 BTS Live “Young Forever on stage: epilogue” Asia Tour concert at the Macau Studio City Event Center on Saturday, the group’s agency Big Hit Entertainment said Monday. The group’s first concert in Macau garnered great attention from Chinese fans and media, added the agency. The 6,000 concert tickets sold out immediately after going on sale last month, and Chinese media outlets including TVB, Apple Daily and Next Magazine spotlighted the
June 20, 2016
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Pianist Cho Seong-jin honored to work with London Symphony
LONDON (Yonhap) -- Korea's award-winning pianist Cho Seong-jin said it was an honor to record an album with the London Symphony Orchestra, one of the world’s most celebrated orchestras.The 21-year-old prodigy recorded his first studio album at London's Abbey Road Studios on June 11-12 under an exclusive contract with the global record label Deutsche Grammophon.He performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the orchestra led by the Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda there. The album is schedule
June 20, 2016