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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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Indie bands, Artists Union fight back against ‘unfair’ contracts
Public backlash continues against big-time media entertainment and production companies in Korea after a number of local indie artists recently went public about their working conditions. The controversy first ignited when some of the artists who helped make the soundtrack to the popular TV drama “Cheese in the Trap” took to social media to vent their anger at not being paid for their work. The outrage has spiraled throughout the local artist community, prompting the Artists Social Union -- a l
March 16, 2016
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Mariah Carey to turn life into reality series
NEW YORK (AFP) - Mariah Carey announced Tuesday that she would star in a reality television series about her upcoming tour and marriage. The pop diva known for her soaring five-octave range said that the E! entertainment network would follow her for an eight-part series entitled “Mariah's World.” “Mariah is one of the most captivating pop superstars of our time and one of the rare artists whose first name alone is instantly recognized around the globe,” Jeff Olde, the network’s executive vice pr
March 16, 2016
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[Herald interview] A violinist’s relentless pursuit of joint South -North Korea orchestra
Even after eight years of dedicated struggle and failed attempts to hold a unified South and North Korean orchestra performance, violinist and human rights activist Won Hyung-joon has not lost hope. Inspired by the work of Daniel Barenboim, who in 1999 founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra composed of Israeli and Palestinian musicians, Won established the Lindenbaum Music Company in 2009, combining his musical and humanitarian efforts to forge a historic orchestra alliance between the two ho
March 15, 2016
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[Hallyu power] How paths crossed for Love X Stereo
As with most indie bands, things were never planned to a T for electro-rock duo Love X Stereo. Asked about the meaning behind the band’s name in an interview last week, the two members looked at each other and laughed. “Bands hate being asked that question,” member Toby Hwang said before adding that it had been a mixture of happenstance and compulsion. “I’m a big fan of The Cardigans,” said Hwang, seated on a rickety chair in the duo’s basement studio in northern Seoul. Electro-rock band Love X
March 15, 2016
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Busan artist receives Sony photography prize
Busan-based photographer and graphic designer Lee Chang-hun has won the first prize of the Korea National Award, which is part of the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards. Kim Tae-hoon and Kim Seok-jin won the second and third prizes respectively, in the Korean category of the world’s biggest photography competition. “Wonderland” by Lee Chang-hun (World Photography Organization) The National Awards competition rewards the best single image taken by a local photographer. It is held in 60 countries
March 15, 2016
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In Whitney exhibit, Poitras explores the art of surveillance
NEW YORK (AP) -- Here's a question you’ve likely never asked yourself: Can covert surveillance be beautiful? But you might be asking it as you stroll through "Astro Noise," journalist and filmmaker Laura Poitras' exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art, in which images stemming from mass government surveillance are, in a number of cases, physically striking. Take, for example, the patterns of bright greens, blues and oranges adorning the wall as one enters the exhibit. Seen from afar, they
March 15, 2016
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EXID's Hani to return to work after three-week break
Hani, a member of K-pop girl group EXID, will resume public activities after taking a three-week break for health reasons, her agency said Tuesday.Hani will attend the group's "meet and greet" session for Chinese fans in Shanghai on Friday, her first public appearance in three weeks, Banana Culture said.She took the short leave to focus on receiving treatment for enteritis and due to fatigue.During the band's first fan event overseas since its debut in February 2012, the members will perform the
March 15, 2016
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Lee Hi returns -- more pensive, still passionate
It’s been four years since high school student Lee Hi made judges’ jaws drop on audition show “K-Pop Star” with her precocious rendition of Jazmine Sullivan’s “Bust Your Windows” -- a song about smashing an unfaithful lover’s car. It’s been three years since she debuted as a solo singer with retro-soul album “1,2,3,4.” Now 21 years old, the still-young starlet has returned after a long hiatus with new album “Seoulite,” released March 9. The lead track “Breathe” is a soft, piano-based ballad; Lee
March 15, 2016
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Radiohead announces global shows amid album build-up
NEW YORK (AFP) - Radiohead announced Monday concerts in six cities around the world as speculation builds for the experimental rockers' much-anticipated but unannounced ninth album. The band said it would play from May 20 to Oct. 4 at major arenas in Amsterdam, Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City, with two shows in each city except London, where Radiohead will play three. The British rockers were already announced as headliners for eight festivals including Primavera Sound in Ba
March 15, 2016
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Yoga class, craft beer brewing, lunch with artists
Tango dance, yoga and craft beer brewing -- activities you may never imagine would be taking place at museums -- are happening in traditional art museums. In an effort to broaden their audience base, museums are coming up with programs to make themselves more accessible to the general public. In addition to the traditional docent-guided tours and artist talks, museums now offer a chance for visitors to have a hands-on experience not only with art, but also with other diverse cultural fields. D
March 14, 2016
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Exhibition shows Korean journey toward universal suffrage
With the nation's 20th general election less than a month away, a retrospective exhibition is taking place that will guide visitors through the tumultuous history of South Korean democracy.The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History opened a special exhibition titled "Elections Foster Democracy" on Monday, with 300 relevant historical materials, including decades-old election posters and ballot boxes.Since the first general election took place on May 10, 1948, to establish an independent
March 14, 2016
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Korea to offer K-pop classes at 20 overseas Korean cultural centers
South Korea will run a program for teaching K-pop songs and dance moves to foreigners interested in Korean culture at its overseas cultural centers, the government said Monday.The "K-pop academy" is scheduled to open gradually at 20 Korean cultural centers in 18 countries across the world by August, starting with the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai on Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said in a release.The countries that will have the academies include China, Thailand, Indi
March 14, 2016
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[Herald interview] Opera director Umberto Fanni to attempt first world opera production
Italian pianist-turned-artistic director Umberto Fanni has his eyes set on premiering the world’s first global opera production. Once a touted concert pianist, Fanni is currently director general of the Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman, where he is working on his latest large-scale international project, looking to bridge the gap between global opera performances. During his first visit to Korea, Fanni is consulting with the head of the Korea National Opera about the state-run opera’s partici
March 14, 2016
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Surprise Kendrick Lamar album debuts at No. 1
NEW YORK (AFP) - A surprise new album by Kendrick Lamar opened Sunday at No. 1 on the U.S. chart in the latest triumph for the critically acclaimed rapper. The album -- the fourth by the 28-year-old, entitled “untitled unmastered.” -- sold 178,000 copies or the equivalent in streaming in the United States in the week through Thursday, Nielsen Music said. Lamar released “untitled unmastered.” without previous notice on March 4 in the wake of the Grammys, where he was the music industry gala's big
March 14, 2016
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Five Bacon paintings reported stolen in Madrid
MADRID (AFP) - Five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon worth an estimated 30 million euros ($33.5 million) have been stolen from the Madrid home of their owner, El Pais reported Sunday. Sources close to the investigation said the theft appeared to have been a highly professional operation that took place while the owner was away, with the perpetrators disabling the alarm system. The thieves, who left no trace of their handiwork, had tracked the owner's movements to ensure he did not retu
March 14, 2016
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Graffiti artwork of drowned Aylan highlights refugees’ plight
A huge graffiti image of toddler Aylan Kurdi -- pictures of whose dead body stirred global sympathy for migrants fleeing war and poverty -- confronts motorists, pedestrians and river traveler in Frankfurt.Thousands of weekday commuters using the Main river footpath and road bridge will see the 120-square-metre image of the three-year-old Syrian boy who drowned in September along with his mother and brother as they tried to reach Europe. The artwork on a peninsula about a 15-minute walk from the
March 13, 2016
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Travis, Disclosure to perform at Jisan
Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival has announced eight additional artist teams who will be performing at the event set for July. The second lineup, posted on the festival’s official website Friday morning, includes English electronic music duo Disclosure, Scottish pop rock band Travis and U.K.-based electronic recording artist Squarepusher. Five local teams -- rock bands Guckkasten, Hyukoh, the Monotones and the Solutions and indie folk duo Kim Sawol X Kim Haewon -- will also be performing.
March 11, 2016
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Bassist to head Newport Jazz Festival
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- Jazz impresario George Wein took another step to secure the future of his 62-year-old Newport Jazz Festival on Thursday, as the nonprofit foundation that runs it named Grammy-winning bassist Christian McBride as artistic director. Wein, who is 90, also told the Associated Press that he planned to donate the bulk of his estate, around $10 million, to the foundation upon his death so that the jazz festival and its sister Newport Folk Festival can continue for years
March 11, 2016
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[Album review] Nada Surf’s ‘You Know Who You Are’ refines power pop
Nada Surf “You Know Who You Are” (Barsuk Records) Expanded to a full-time quartet, New York’s Nada Surf continues to refine its glorious power pop on “You Know Who You Are.” There’s a tinge of melancholy across much of the album, albeit with an optimistic if guarded outlook. The glass may be half full, but it’s a thimble, not a tankard -- “One day, I’ll love somebody else, one day, I’ll be good to myself,” Matthew Caws sings on “Believe You’re Mine.” The bandleader co-wrote two songs with form
March 11, 2016
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[Album review] Violent Femmes sound like old selves on new album
Violent Femmes “We Can Do Anything” (Pias America)The Violent Femmes often sound like their old selves on “We Can Do Anything,” their ninth studio album and first since 2000. Singer-guitarist Gordon Gano and acoustic bass guitarist Brian Ritchie got back together in 2013 for a Coachella performance of their first album on the 30th anniversary of its release and later toured with Barenaked Ladies. All that came after a long feud fueled by Gano‘s decision to allow the use of “Blister In the Sun”
March 11, 2016