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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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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Psy to visit Harvard, Moscow
Korean pop sensation Psy will lecture at Harvard and dance at a Russian music festival in the near future, aiming to keep the “Gangnam Style” fever going. The singer, who released his single “Gentleman” in April and is now holding a worldwide promotion to reprise his “Gangnam Style” success, will give a speech at the Korea Institute of Harvard University on Thursday, about his music and life, the school said last Friday. Psy, a Boston University dropout, has reportedly made his appearance a sold
May 5, 2013
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Eyelike: James Blake shines in electronic glory
James Blake shines in electronic gloryJames Blake``Overgrown‘’(Universal Republic)If you weren‘t convinced of his talent by James Blake’s debut album, his sophomore release, ``Overgrown,‘’ will do the trick.The London-born singer-songwriter-producer returns with an album that shines a light on his 2011 self-titled dubstep debut, which earned him a Mercury Prize nomination. ``Overgrown‘’ is a collection of songs that will break ground in electro soul, and Blake does so impressively in a 40-minute
May 3, 2013
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Cho Yong-pil reclaims his crown
“The King of Music” Cho Yong-pil won first place in a television music program for the first time in 23 years. Although he did not make a personal appearance on Wednesday’s live broadcast show, Cho’s title song “Hello” was ranked first in MBC’s “Show Champion.” Cho had last won first place in a TV music program in 1990, on MBC’s “Show Network” for his hit song “Reunion in Memory.” After winning a number of awards with his single “Dream,” the legendary singer retired from the public eye and rarel
May 3, 2013
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Psy shows off ‘arrogant dance’ on ‘Today Show’
Psy is back in action promoting his latest single “Gentleman” in the U.S., making his way back to the NBC morning program “The Today Show,” where he performed live at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Friday morning. During the interview with the morning show hosts, Psy talked about the key choreography points while teaching them the new hip-swaying and pelvic-thrusting “arrogant dance” moves that go with his new single. The Korean rap star later took the stage to perform live and show off b
May 3, 2013
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SHINee’s new album tops Billboard world chart
South Korean boy band SHINee ranked No.1 on Billboard’s world music chart.SM Entertainment said on Friday that SHINee’s third full album "Chapter 2 Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me,” released online on April 26, topped the World Albums chart on Billboard, reflecting its worldwide popularity.The album also ranked first the same day in Hanteo Information System where overall sales of physical albums released in the country are recorded.With its unique sound and zombie-like dance moves, t
May 3, 2013
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Rated-R theater ‘Caligula_Remix’ to open Uijeongbu festival
The infamously R-rated theater play, “Caligula_Remix,” with the famous line “I am God! Worship and blame me!” will open the 12th Uijeongbu International Music Theater Festival on May 4 as its Asian premier. “Caligula_Remix,” an adaptation of Albert Camu’s “Caligula,” tells the real-life story of Roman emperor Caligula’s suffering over the death of his sister and lover Drusilla as well as conflict between the tyrant and his rebel forces. Although there is no nudity involved, explicit verbal descr
May 2, 2013
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MODAFE 2013 to feature ‘dance and life’
The 2013 International Modern Dance Festival, one of the oldest modern-dance festivals in Korea, unveiled its lineup for the upcoming edition scheduled for later this month.Under the theme “Dance and Life,” a total of 18 works, both from home and abroad, are to be featured during this year’s festival. Among them, five are from overseas, including the festival’s highly anticipated opener “Babel.”A work by renowned Belgian choreographers Damien Jelet and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, “Babel” is based on t
May 2, 2013
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Lee Hyo-ri unveils video teaser for new song ‘Miss Korea’
After a three-year hiatus, K-pop diva Lee Hyo-ri is making her long-awaited comeback with a self-composed title song. On Thursday, she released a 33-second teaser for her title song, “Miss Korea,” prior to her upcoming album release. In the retro style-teaser the chanteuse repeats “Because I’m a Miss Korea,” while dressed in figure-hugging costumes. Lee’s management agency B2M Entertainment announced on the same day that the full version of “Miss Korea” would be released next Monday before the f
May 2, 2013
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Lee Hyori to be the next “Miss Korea” in new video
Singer Lee Hyori released a teaser of her new music video “Miss Korea” through her agency, B2M Entertainment’s official YouTube channel and music websites in South Korea on Thursday. The 34-year-old singer appears in the video as a winner of North Chungcheong Province’s beauty pageant with glamorous makeup and outfits reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980. The use of black-and-white in the video adds to the retro feel. Lee flaunts a seductive and playful image in the 33-second teaser, eliciting resp
May 2, 2013
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Ambitious Mariinsky supremo launches new Petersburg theater
ST. PETERSBURG (AFP) ―The hugely ambitious and well-connected director of Saint Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre will on Thursday oversee the opening of a controversial new ballet and opera house, one of the biggest cultural projects in post-Soviet Russian history.The new “Mariinsky-2” theater will open with a gala on Thursday night conducted by director Valery Gergiev with great performers from across the world and expected to be attended by President Vladimir Putin.The new theater lies just behi
May 1, 2013
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Expats to sing Bach’s Mass in B Minor
The Camarata Music Company Chorale and Orchestra, a group of mainly expats living in Seoul, will hold a concert featuring J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor on May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Chungdong First Methodist Church. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, a compilation of 24 small pieces arranged in five acts, is called “one of the pinnacles of human achievement” by novelist Douglas Adams and “the greatest work of music of all ages and of all peoples” by critic and publisher Hans-Georg Ngeli. It was one of the German
May 1, 2013
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Chinese dancer emerges as Korea’s best-known filial daughter
Ballerina Fang Meng-ying arrived in Seoul from China at the age of 17, all by herself, not knowing many people in the foreign city. Leaving the Beijing Capital International Airport, she avoided looking into her parents’ eyes, knowing she’d burst into tears if she did.“I think that’s one of the reasons why I can really relate to Shim Chung, especially when she agonizes as she decides to leave her blind father,” said Fang in an interview with The Korea Herald on Tuesday. The 23-year-old is ahead
May 1, 2013
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9Muses to release new album this month
The nine members of the up-and-coming K-pop girl group 9Muses have announced plans to release their newest EP “Wild” on May 9. The group released a teaser image showing off part of a bare female chest and the phrase “OH!9 Project” with the “!9” graphic circled in red, possibly hinting that the ladies’ upcoming album may receive a 19-and-over rating. The girl group officially made its debut in August 2010 with the release of its first single album “Let’s Have a Party” and the lead track “No Playb
May 1, 2013
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Secret greets fans with a ‘YooHoo’ in new album
The four members of the K-pop girl group Secret have returned to their fans after four months with the group’s third EP titled “Letter from Secret,” which was released Tuesday. The bubbly, upbeat four-track album includes the lead track “YooHoo” and other singles “Daddy Long Legs,” “Only U” and “B.O.Y. (Because of You).” Upon its release, the new album’s track “YooHoo” took the top spot on many local music real-time charts including Mnet, Bugs, Olleh, Soribada and others. The single was composed
May 1, 2013
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Michael Jackson seemed at end of long illness: paramedic
The first paramedic on scene at Michael Jackson's home the day he died said Tuesday the singer looked emaciated and like someone at the end of a chronic illness.On the second day of a trial pitting Jackson's mother against tour promoter AEG Live, paramedic Richard Senneff -- the first witness to be called -- said doctor Conrad Murray was "frantic, pale and sweating.""The patient was in pajamas. He looked very pale, very, very underweight," he said, recounting how he was called to the self-styled
May 1, 2013
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Mao no-show as Andy Warhol exhibition opens in China
SHANGHAI (AFP) ― Shanghai’s contemporary art museum on Sunday opened a show featuring the works of American pop artist Andy Warhol, but without his iconic portraits of former Chinese leader Chairman Mao.The Pittsburgh-based Andy Warhol Museum, which supplied more than 300 pieces for the show, said months in advance that paintings of Mao Zedong would not be shown in keeping with the wishes of the Chinese hosts.“We worked with curators at both institutions in Shanghai and Beijing and there was a l
April 30, 2013
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N.Y., Israel museums jointly buy Hebrew manuscript
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem have jointly acquired a 15th-century illuminated Hebrew manuscript, they announced Monday.The Mishneh Torah is a rare manuscript with text by the Middle Ages Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides. It is a synthesis of Jewish law and the second of a two-volume manuscript featuring six large illustrations plus 32 smaller images and marginal decorations. The first volume is housed in the Vatican.The two inst
April 30, 2013
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Korean professors perform for International Jazz Day
Three Korean music professors performed for International Jazz Day, an annual event organized by UNESCO to celebrate “the virtues of jazz as a force for peace, unity and an educational tool.” UNESCO proclaimed April 30 as International Jazz Day at its general conference in 2011. Kwangshin University professors Chae Hee-ho (drum), Jeon Ji-yeon (piano) and Choi Se-yul (contrabass), who specialize in applied music, performed for the event at Gwangju Culture and Art Center in Gwangju on April 22. Th
April 30, 2013
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Korean media artists to feature at Edinburgh festival
Art aficionados will be able to see major works by media art pioneer Nam June Paik and experience how media art interacts with public space and performing arts at the annual festival of performing arts in Edinburgh this summer. Korean artists who will show different dimensions of media art at the Edinburgh International Festival, scheduled from Aug. 9-Sept. 1, include the late renowned Korean media artist Nam June Paik, media artist Kim Hyung-su, who is known for his media installations in publi
April 30, 2013
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Jang Kiha and the Faces profit from ‘Blank Check Project’
Last month indie band Jang Kiha and the Faces released their new single, “It Was Good While it Lasted,” in collaboration with Hyundai Card Music’s inaugural “Blank Check Project.” The music project allows the listeners to purchase the digital single at the price of their choosing, including downloading the track for free should one wish to do so. On March 29, the band released its latest single on the Hyundai Card Music website and now one month later, the results show that listeners paid an ave
April 30, 2013