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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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[Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition
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BLACKPINK's Rose stays at No. 3 on British Official Singles chart with 'APT.'
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Over 80,000 malicious calls made to Seoul call center since 2020
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Gyeongju blends old with new
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Big K.R.I.T. misses mark with debut albumBig K.R.I.T. “Live from the Underground” (Cinematic Music Group/Def Jam)Big K.R.I.T. is an up-and-coming rapper from Mississippi. He’s built up anticipation for his debut with his soulful social commentary and slick Southern rhymes on several mixtapes, including “Return of 4Eva.”Unfortunately, Big K.R.I.T. -- whose initials stand for King Remembered In Time -- falls short on his first album, “Live from the Underground.” The rapper produced all 16 tracks,
June 8, 2012
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Boohwal revisits glory days with 13th album
Classic rock ballads and a bout of nostalgia color ‘Purple Wave’As South Korean rock band Boohwal crowned their 28th year with their 13th full length album at the band’s showcase in Seoul, Thursday, leader Kim Tae-won put the historic moment into perspective. “Living during a time when the old is discarded for the new, I am not so sure if we should celebrate or mourn the fact that we are one of the few to remain,” said the 47-year old musician-entertainer. Kim has seen his band through tumultuou
June 8, 2012
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Arirang gets festival treatment
Big-name stars participate in upcoming celebration of folksongThough considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea, it’s hard to see “Arirang” being performed by today’s popular contemporary musicians. Korea’s Culture Ministry, however, is throwing a special event this month ― offering a rare opportunity for Seoulites to experience a one of a kind Arirang-themed concert performed by some of the big-name stars in Korea’s entertainment scene. Titled the “2012 Arirang Festival,” the three-day
June 7, 2012
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Japan pop fans go crazy for democracy
TOKYO (AFP) ― The election debate that raged across Japan for weeks has been settled, campaigners are packing up their things and TV pundits are moving on to different topics ― all-girl group AKB48 has a new president.Pictures of teary-eyed 23-year-old Yuko Oshima dominated Thursday’s newspapers after her victory in a popular ballot for the top spot in one of the world’s highest grossing acts.Anyone was allowed to vote in the election ― as long as they bought a copy of AKB48’s most recent single
June 7, 2012
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U.S. firm to create ‘virtual’ Presley
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― An Oscar-winning U.S. firm is to create a “virtual” Elvis Presley to bring the King of Rock and Roll back to life for today’s music audiences, it announced Wednesday.Digital Domain Media Group, which helped late rapper Tupak Shakur rise from the grave in an eye-popping music festival performance recently, has signed a deal to resurrect the swivel-hipped music icon.“This is a new and exciting way to bring the magic and music of Elvis Presley to life,” said Jack Soden, head of
June 7, 2012
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Jason Mraz in Korea with new songs, new sound and new band
U.S. singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is planning to perform new songs and a new sound with his new band for his “special Korean fans” at his upcoming concerts in Korea this weekend. He has chosen Korea to kick off his world tour this year.“I always tell people that for some reason, audiences in Korea are the most insane, they go absolutely bananas. I don’t know what that is. I hope to find it out on this trip,” Mraz said at a press conference held at a caf on Namsan in Seoul.“We brought new songs,
June 7, 2012
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Theatre-train brings Shoah story to central Europe
PRAGUE (AFP) ― In a tribute to Holocaust victims, a Czech theatre troupe is roaming the rails of central Europe this summer aboard a train converted into a stage for a play about Jews sent to Nazi death camps.“I thought about this idea for a long time ― to stage a play on a train, a symbol of Jewish transports during World War II,” said Pavel Chalupa, director of the Nine Gates festival of Jewish culture and mastermind of the project.“The Nazi regime transported Jews to Auschwitz and other conce
June 6, 2012
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John Mayer criticizes Taylor Swift for ‘Dear John’
NEW YORK (AP) ― Taylor Swift has never revealed her target in the scathing song “Dear John,” but John Mayer is pretty sure it was about him ― and he doesn’t think that’s cool.In a new Rolling Stone interview, Mayer called “Dear John” cheap songwriting and said it made him feel terrible ― and he didn’t deserve it.Swift’s song from the multiplatinum “Speak Now” album dresses down a former boyfriend. Swift has never confirmed that the pair dated and when asked pointedly refused to say that song was
June 6, 2012
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“Nanta” director throws foreigner-friendly “Wedding”
Song Seung-hwan unveils his new non-verbal musicalUnlike the popular K-pop and TV drama industry, Korea’s performing arts scene hasn’t been so foreigner-friendly in the past decade. Even today, it’s hard to come across a show that provides English subtitles in Seoul’s prominent theater district Daehangno.Many foreign visitors, however, will be delighted to learn about the latest project by popular musical producer Song Seung-hwan, whose 1997 show “Nanta” was a global hit. The show is titled “Wed
June 6, 2012
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South Korean dancing teams perform in Cuba
HAVANA (Yonhap News) ― South Korean dancers took their moves to South America the past weekend, performing in Cuba Friday and Sunday as part of the “Korean Dances Express in Cuba and South America” program, which will also take them to Colombia and Ecuador.The Jeon Eun-ja Dance Company, Second Nature Dance Company, Dance Company Medius, Project Company House of Blue and Moves Collector’s Dance Company shared a variety of Korean dance styles, ranging from traditional and modern Korean to hip-hop,
June 5, 2012
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From Hiroshima to Hawaii, artist Teraoka looks to Asia
SYDNEY (AFP) ― Japanese-born artist Masami Teraoka remembers the bombing of Hiroshima as the day when he saw two suns rising ― one in the east as usual, the other an orb burning eerily in the west.“Two suns, that’s for sure. That’s my memory,” he explained from a Sydney gallery where his confrontational images of geishas ripping condom packets open with their teeth and naked women frolicking with priests are being exhibited.“I’m not looking at the mushroom cloud at all, but from a distance it l
June 5, 2012
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Korean artifacts in the U.S. come home for show
National Museum exhibition’s 86 items are mostly from Joseon period, many of them gifts by the royal courtIn 19th century Joseon, a number of foreign envoys enjoyed the privilege of receiving gifts from the royal court. Most of them received some exquisite celadon pieces from Korea’s Goryeo Kingdom ― known for their distinctive bluish-green color ― as gifts from the Joseon royals. One of the fortunate foreigners who enjoyed such a privilege was Horace G. Underwood (1851-1921), the founder of Jos
June 5, 2012
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Springsteen tops poll on who should write new U.S. anthem
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Twenty-two percent of Americans think veteran rocker Bruce Springsteen should compose a new U.S. national anthem to replace “The Star-Spangled Banner,” suggests an online poll released Monday.That’s more than the 19 percent who think country legend Dolly Parton is up to the task, or the 18 percent who favor soulman Stevie Wonder, according to the poll for the CBS current affairs show “60 Minutes” and Vanity Fair magazine.Eleven percent named venerable singer-songwriter Bob Dyl
June 5, 2012
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Stars rock the palace for Britain’s jubilee concert
LONDON (AFP) ― Paul McCartney rounded off a fireworks-filled concert outside Buckingham Palace on Monday, where hundreds of thousands of people partied to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee.The Beatles star closed the show in style with a blazing rendition of “Live And Let Die” and a mass singalong of “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” as revellers turned the heart of London into a sea of Union Jack flags.Prince Charles then gave a touching tribute to his “mummy” and led the giant crowd in sending
June 5, 2012
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Foray into world music
Korean artists offer diverse musical genres such as Brazilian bossa nova, Irish folk and Jamaican reggaeBreaking the cultural barrier and giving up on potential fame, some indie bands and soloists here are bringing diverse musical genres from different parts of the world to Korea where K-pop culture predominates. For singer songwriter Na Hee-kyung, one of the Korean artists pursing world music, Brazilian bossa nova was something that made her heart beat. “I first learned about the word ‘world mu
June 4, 2012
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Madonna wows fans in first ever Gulf concert
ABU DHABI (AFP) ― U.S. pop icon Madonna hit the stage running at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island stadium on Sunday in her first ever concert in the Gulf, days after launching a world tour in Israel.An estimated 25,000 fans cheered and screamed as the Material Girl finally appeared on stage more than two hours late, wearing a skin-tight black outfit from her “Girl Gone Wild” singleSunday’s concert was the first of two Abu Dhabi performances. The second, announced after tickets for Sunday’ event sold out i
June 4, 2012
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[Herald Review] Seoul finally gets “Wicked”
Australian production receives standing ovation for the first Seoul show Some 1,700 people, many dressed in “witch-like” green and black, packed Seoul’s major musical theater venue on Thursday night. The huge crowd was in attendance of the opening night of “Wicked” in Seoul, one of the most highly anticipated musicals this year. The show is another ambitious project by musical production house Seol & Company, who has brought other foreign masterpieces to Korea, including “The Phantom of the Oper
June 3, 2012
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Tintin comic book cover fetches record price at auction
A rare 1932 cover illustration of "Tintin in America" by Herge, the artist who dreamed up the boy reporter, on Saturday fetched a record 1.3 million euros ($1.6 million) at an auction in Paris."The work has been sold at 1,338,509.20 euros, costs included, by a person who wishes to remain anonymous," a spokesman for the auctioneers, Artcurial, told AFP.The previous owner, another Tintin collector,
June 3, 2012
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Season for music
Summer kicks off with multitude of music festivals around the countryNothing says summer in Korea like a music festival, and there is certainly no shortage of music events to attend. From rock, to indie, to electronic there is something for everyone ― no matter where you are located in the country.Kicking off this year’s run of festivals is the Rainbow Island Music and Camping festival on Nami Island from June 9-10. Headlining are American singer-songwriters Jason Mraz and Christina Perri.Other
June 1, 2012
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Theater“La Cage aux Folles”: Award-winning musical star Jung Sung-hwa (“Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “Hero: the Musical”) is returning as a gay man in the first Korean run of the 1983 Broadway musical “La Cage aux Folles.” The six-time Tony Award-winning musical pivots around the story of gay couple Georges, who owns a nightclub called “La Cage aux Folles,” and Albin, the star drag queen of his partner’s club. Its plot develops as Jean-Michel, Georges’ son from an affair with a woman some 20 years
June 1, 2012
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