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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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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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K.Will to play Quasimodo in musical
Singer K.Will, whose real name is Kim Hyung-soo, will play the hunchback Quasimodo in an upcoming Korean rendition of the musical “Notre-Dame de Paris,” his label Starship Entertainment said Tuesday. “Notre-Dame de Paris” will premiere here in June at Blue Square Samsung Electronics Hall in Hannam-dong, Seoul. “I’m very honored to be cast as Quasimodo. I will try my best to showcase a good performance,” said Kim, who is making his musical theater debut with the upcoming production. K.Will (St
March 22, 2016
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CNBLUE sings brighter notes
Boy band CNBLUE will release a new EP on April 4, its label FNC Entertainment announced Tuesday. The four-member group, which consists of Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jong-hyun, Kang Min-hyuk and Lee Jung-shin, will launch “Blueming,” a combination of the words “CNBLUE” and “blooming,” to symbolize the group’s budding music style. CNBLUE (FNC Entertainment) The album will feature sweet and bright songs to match the spring season, a change from CNBLUE’s past hits about farewells and heartbreaks, such as
March 22, 2016
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Spotify says it‘s reached 30 million subscribers
NEW YORK (AFP) - Leading streaming service Spotify said Monday that it had reached 30 million paying subscribers as the company suggested it would keep expanding to more countries. The milestone was announced by Spotify's chief executive Daniel Ek as he commented positively about President Barack Obama’s historic visit to longtime US adversary Cuba. “We have 30 million Spotify subscribers, but none of them are in Cuba ... yet. So cool to see Cuba opening up!” the 33-year-old Swedish entrepreneur
March 22, 2016
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Emin launches show in Hong Kong as Art Basel comes to town
HONG KONG (AFP) - The pain of intimacy, raw physicality, love, sadness, loneliness: British artist Tracey Emin's trademark themes run through her new Hong Kong show “I Cried Because I Love You” -- her first in greater China. A mix of painting, embroidery and neon, the exhibition comes at a time when, despite the economic downturn in China, collectors in the region are becoming increasingly knowledgeable and focused on who they want to buy -- and Emin is on their shopping list. Her new show coinc
March 22, 2016
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Ballet season to kick off this month with ‘Swan Lake,’ ‘La Bayadere’
With spring officially upon us, theater lovers will soon be able to regale themselves in a new season of dance as the nation’s two top ballet companies are gearing up to kick off their 2016 openers. With drastically different season repertories this year, the Korean National Ballet and Universal Ballet are not slated to have any clashing productions for the season, other than their annual holiday production of “The Nutcracker.” Universal and KNB will launch their season openers this month with
March 21, 2016
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Jay Park releases digital single
Jay Park, Korean-American rapper and founder of independent hip-hop label AOMG, released digital R&B single “The Truth Is” along with a music video at midnight Sunday. In his new R&B ballad, Park talks about his complex and volatile post-breakup feelings frankly from a third-person perspective in his song. The song was jointly produced with producer team Groovy Room. A screen capture of Jay Park in a trailer video for his new digital single, “The Truth Is.” (AOMG) “The song features various com
March 21, 2016
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EXO, fans quake Olympic arena in Seoul concert
South Korean boy band EXO, the darlings of S.M. Entertainment, rocked the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in its Seoul encore concert on Sunday, with an ear-popping mass chorus by its fans. EXO's nine heartthrobs shot up the temperature of the early spring stage for "EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luXion [dot]," an encore concert held in the gymnastics arena at Olympic Park in southeastern Seoul. The concert was an encore to the exclusive show that the band staged in Seoul in March 2015 -- herein comes the "dot
March 21, 2016
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Street art greats on show in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AFP) - From Keith Haring and Basquiat to Banksy and Invader, Sotheby's new exhibition of street art legends in Hong Kong, launched Friday, taps into a growing appetite among young Asian collectors. Although auction houses have taken a knock as the China economy slows, the demand for street art in Asia has grown, with Hong Kong hosting an increasing number of exhibitions, sales and events. Last year a mosaic of 1970s American cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey by French artist Invader
March 20, 2016
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Florence toasts Guggenheim eye for 20th century masterpieces
FLORENCE, Italy (AFP) - From Kandinsky to Pollock, the extraordinary impact collectors Peggy and Solomon Guggenheim had on 20th century art is celebrated by an exhibition of over 100 masterpieces that opened in Florence on Saturday. Subtitled “The Art of the Guggenheim Collections,” the exhibition, which will run in the Tuscan city's Palazzo Strozzi until July 24, explores how bohemian socialite Peggy, her uncle Solomon and the celebrated New York museum he established influenced European and Am
March 20, 2016
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MMCA to be part of ‘Asian Avant-Garde’ project
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea will take part in a long-term art research project that seeks to define and study Asian avant-garde art trends in conjunction with major art institutions in Tokyo, Singapore and London. The MMCA will participate in the “Asian Avant-Garde” project as part of its goal to expand its global presence with the Tate Modern, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and National Gallery of Singapore. Bartomeu Mari, director of the MMCA, announces
March 20, 2016
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G-Dragon features on ‘Harlem Shake’ producer’s new album
Rapper G-Dragon of K-pop boy band Big Bang has collaborated with Baauer, best known for his 2013 hit song “Harlem Shake,” on a song on the American producer’s debut LP “Aa” released Friday. “Temple,” the ninth track on the album, features G-Dragon rapping in both Korean and English to a hypnotic trap melody, alongside British rapper M.I.A. Screenshot of music video for “Temple,” produced by Baauer and featuring G-Dragon and M.I.A (YouTube) This is the second time the two artists have collaborate
March 20, 2016
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Adele to headline Glastonbury music festival
LONDON (AFP) - Adele will headline this year's Glastonbury music festival on June 25, the bestselling British singer and organizers said Friday. “She will headline Saturday night at this year’s Glastonbury Festival!” read a message on the festival's official Twitter account. The singer announced the news to fans live on stage in London as part of her first world tour in four years which she began this month. Adele has broken several records with her third and latest album, featuring the ballad “
March 20, 2016
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Korean agency, Chinese singers lock horns in first pleading
A South Korean entertainment management agency struck back at its Chinese K-pop hip-hop duo Tasty over a contract nullification suit Friday, claiming the artists' arguments are groundless.The first pleading between Woollim Entertainment, the defendant and subsidiary of S.M. C&C, and the two Chinese rappers, the plaintiffs, took place on Thursday. S.M. C&C is a listed music label of S.M. Entertainment, the country's second-largest talent agency by market capital.The trial opened about six months
March 18, 2016
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[Herald interview] Pianist Aviram Reichert, witness of sea change in Seoul’s classical scene
Following a landmark win at Seoul’s inaugural international piano competition two decades ago, Israeli-native and longtime Seoul National University music professor Aviram Reichert continues to leave his mark in the local classical music scene. “I moved to Korea in 2009 to assume the position as a professor at Seoul National University, but what first brought me here, it all started in 1996,” Reichert told The Korea Herald on Thursday. “That was the year they had Seoul’s first international pia
March 17, 2016
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Madonna angers Australian fans with 2-hour concert delay
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Madonna has angered fans by starting a concert in the Australian city of Brisbane more than two hours late and finishing the show early Thursday morning after the last train had left the venue. The pop star had been due to start at 9 p.m. local time but did not take the stage at the Brisbane Entertainment Center until 11:22 p.m. Hundreds of angry fans had left the venue by then and demanded refunds at the ticket office after a public announcement that the "Rebel Hear
March 17, 2016
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Sam Kim debuts two years after ‘K-pop Star’
Korean-American musician Sam Kim will release the first part of his debut album “My Name is SAM” on March 28, the singer’s agency Antenna Music announced Wednesday. Kim was the runner-up in the third season of the SBS music competition program “K-pop Star.” In 2014, Kim signed with Antenna Music, which is run by Yoo Hee-yeol, one of the judges of the television program. Kim, a self-taught singer and songwriter, will present his debut album, which is written entirely by himself. Singer-songwri
March 17, 2016
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Super Junior's Ryeowook to join military in June
Ryeowook of K-pop boy band Super Junior will be enlisted in the Army for his mandatory military service in June, a South Korean talent agency said on Thursday. The singer, 29, will join the South Korean army on June 14, according to his star label S.M. Entertainment. He will join basic military camp for the first five weeks and then be dispatched to a regional military base for his 21-month service. The South Korean heartthrob did not disclose the hour or venue for his military entrance, hoping
March 17, 2016
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13 arrested in Verona art heist, paintings still missing
MILAN (AP) -- Wiretapped phone calls and video surveillance were key to the arrest of 13 suspects in Italy and Moldova for the brazen armed robbery of 17 paintings, including works by Tintoretto, Rubens and Mantegna, from Verona's main art museum in November, authorities said Wednesday. One of the suspects was identified as the guard on duty when three armed robbers entered the Castelvecchio Museum at closing time, just before the alarm system was activated. Eight of the suspects, including
March 17, 2016
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Hidden treasures of ancient Rome to get first showing
ROME (AFP) - Hidden for decades, one of the world's greatest collections of ancient Roman statues and sculptures is reputedly so dazzling that a prominent archaeologist once disguised himself as a garbage man to grab a sneak glimpse. Now a selection of the priceless works held by the Torlonia family, one of Rome’s oldest dynasties, is finally to go on public view following an agreement this week between the Italian Ministry of Culture and the family foundation. Under the deal, between 60 and 90
March 17, 2016
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Dubai fair showcases success in art in 10th year
DUBAI (AFP) - Dubai on Wednesday opened its 10th annual art fair, an event that showcases the emirate‘s position as the region’s leader in an industry now helping it to rake in millions of dollars. Billed as the leading contemporary show of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa, Art Dubai this year brings together 94 galleries from 40 countries featuring the works of 500 artists. “We've been aware for some time for the role that the art fair plays in the local scene, and the way to which
March 17, 2016