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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Herald Interview] ‘Time to Be Strong’ follows retired K-pop idols’ self-discovery
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Samsung chief returns from Europe after meeting with Pope, business leaders
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Publishing start-ups flock to world’s biggest book fair
BERLIN (AFP) ― A rush of publishing start-ups and ever new ways to lure readers in an industry with Amazon breathing down its neck will be a central theme at the world’s biggest book fair, opening in Germany on Wednesday.Faced with competition from the online giant, publishers face an “imperative to be big,” organizers of the Frankfurt Book Fair say, pointing to this year’s merger to create Penguin Random House.But the flipside is that start-ups are springing up as continental Europe now follows
BooksOct. 7, 2013
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Italian film director commits suicide
ROME (AFP) ― Italian film director Carlo Lizzani committed suicide on Saturday by jumping from a third-floor window in Rome at the age of 91, the police said.The death comes nearly three years after another well-known director, Mario Monicelli, died the same way, jumping from a hospital window in Rome.Lizzani, who was head of the Venice film festival for three years, began his career just after World War II in 1948 with a documentary about Italian Communist Party leader Palmiro Togliatti.He also
PeopleOct. 7, 2013
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KARA could be reduced to trio
Despite the recent release of the group’s fourth studio album “Full Bloom,” KARA fans received surprising news in the past week when rumors began to surface that member Nicole would be leaving the group. On Sunday, representatives of KARA’s agency DSPmedia finally announced that the rumors were indeed true and that Nicole had expressed her intention not to renew her contract with the agency. It added that she would officially end her activities as a member at the beginning of next year. The agen
Oct. 7, 2013
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Miley Cyrus rules ‘SNL’ as host and musical guest
NEW YORK (AP) ― Miley Cyrus cautioned viewers she wouldn’t be twerking on “Saturday Night Live.”But she commanded the stage on this week’s edition of the NBC sketch comedy show, serving as both host and musical guest.And she did some shimmying as an over-sexed Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in a parody video about the government shutdown.Cyrus seized attention and criticism in August for her sexually charged MTV Video Music Awards performance, which featured the singer in scanty garb while exhib
TelevisionOct. 7, 2013
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Director sees drama migrating from the big screen to TV
BUSAN (AFP) ― Six-time Oscar-nominated Irish director Jim Sheridan said Sunday that Hollywood’s fixation with making money from the international box office had moved drama off the big screen and onto television.“We’re in a transition period worldwide,” he told a press conference on the sidelines of the 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the largest in Asia.“I think Hollywood is making movies for China and India and Brazil and Russia. So they don’t want dialogue movies. They don’t wa
FilmOct. 7, 2013
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Herald Design Week to offer insight about design-driven innovations
The Herald Design Week, the Korea’s largest and most active forum for design, kicks off a five-day run in Seoul that brings together the world’s top designers and innovators to listen to their views. The biggest celebration of design in Korea is held by Herald Corp., the publisher of The Korea Herald and Herald Business, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Last year’s forum, held at Coex in Samseong-dong in southern Seoul, attracted more than 2,000 audiences featuring some of the wo
Arts & DesignOct. 6, 2013
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Festivals to celebrate Hangeul’s promulgation
As Hangeul-nal, or Hangeul Promulgation Day, which falls on Wednesday, became a national holiday after 22 years out of the public eye, the nation will go abuzz celebrating the 567th anniversary of the promulgation of the Korean alphabetical system that is still written and used in everyday lives, representing the Korean spirit. Hangeulmunhwa KeunjanchiThe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is hosting the Hangeulmunhwa Keunjanchi, a festival highlighting Hangeul and its culture, at the Gwang
CultureOct. 6, 2013
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Ambitious Yellow Lounge project has a little more to do
Classical music forayed into one of Seoul’s trendiest nightspots Thursday, as the Yellow Lounge project invited The Philharmonics ensemble and DJ Pascal Dior to present their interpretations of classical music at Club Octagon in southern Seoul. The Philharmonics, consisting of members of the Berlin and Vienna philharmonic orchestras, played refined, but reworked scores. Under the bluish and pink lighting with flamboyant LED displays as the backdrop, the ensemble gave a modern and somewhat Jewish
PerformanceOct. 6, 2013
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Drunken Tiger returns with message of hope
This is the ninth in a series on producers, MCs, DJs and artists working in the Korean underground hip-hop scene. ― Ed.Tiger JK, Yoon Mi-rae and Bizzy have seen it all. From their beginnings in the hip-hop industry when Tiger JK would perform for free tapas, up to now, with the release of a new album, Drunken Tiger’s ninth, they have seen both ups and downs.All three got into hip-hop in different ways. For Yoon Mi-rae, or Tasha, it was her dad who first influenced her. She said he was in the U.S
PerformanceOct. 6, 2013
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The Killers prove you don’t need to be a soldier to have soul
Chants of “I got soul, but I’m not a soldier,” filled the Olympic Hall on Saturday night with thousands of rock fans singing along in unison with the chorus line of The Killers’ hit single, “All These Things that I’ve Done.”In the band’s first ever performance in Korea, the Las Vegas natives Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. rocked Seoul during their live concert over the weekend. Although getting off to a bit of a late start, keeping the audience waiting anxio
PerformanceOct. 6, 2013
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Oakwood named leading serviced apartment brand
Oakwood Premier Coex Center received the title of South Korea’s leading serviced apartment brand at the ceremony for the annual World Travel Awards held in Dubai on Oct. 1. The World Travel Awards plays a major role in recognizing excellent services within the industry’s various sectors worldwide. Oakwood Premier Coex Center, located in Samseong-dong in southern Seoul, is one of the most prominent serviced apartment providers in Korea. The service aims to combine the luxury of a 5-star hotel wit
PeopleOct. 6, 2013
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“No new member after Nicole leaves KARA”: agency
The agency of the five-member girl group KARA said Sunday it had no plans to replace Nicole with a new member after its recent announcement that only three members have decided to renew their contracts with the firm. “Nicole will leave the team after her contract expires in January, but the remaining members will continue to perform home and abroad without introducing new scouts,” said DSP media. Three members -- Park Gyu-ri, Goo Hara and Han Seung-yeon -- will be staying another two years with
Oct. 6, 2013
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Two-time defending champ Vettel takes pole at F1 Korean Grand Prix
YEONGAM -- Two-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel took the pole at the Formula One Korean Grand Prix here on Saturday.The Red Bull star posted the fastest lap of 1 minute and 37.202 seconds in the qualifying race on the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul.Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished 0.218 second behind the German.The final race of the only F1 stop in South Korea is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Sunday.It is the third-consecutive and the sixth-
Life&CultureOct. 5, 2013
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Korean movies attract more than 100 mln people for 2nd straight year
Korean movies attracted more than 100 million people to box offices for the second straight year in 2013, official data showed Saturday.According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which monitors ticket sales in the country, audience numbers hit the vaunted mark as of Friday this year. It said the numbers translate into an average Korean seeing at least two locally made movies this year. South Korea has a population of 50 million.It added that the figure is significant because the 100 million m
FilmOct. 5, 2013
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Exhibitions“Take Your Shirt Off”: PKM Gallery holds a solo exhibition of young artist Jeong Young-do, who expresses the cultural and moral differences he felt while going back and forth between the U.S. and Korea during his studies at Rhode Island School of Design and Temple University Tyler School of Art. In his paintings and illustrations, abstract figures subtly, but explicitly show the emotions he felt, such as confusion, pain and a sense of loss. The artist currently works in Seoul. The exh
CultureOct. 4, 2013
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Traditional medicine meets modern skin care
Korean traditional medicine has found popular application in the beauty industry in Korea.The expansion of Korean medicine into modern lifestyle is seen through a diverse range of beauty products ― from skin care products, shampoo and body products to acne treatments. While it remains to be seen if the trend will continue in Korea, where consumer trends change rapidly, some of the ancient medical tips are regaining influence. Leading the revival of the ancient medical and beauty tips are cosmeti
CultureOct. 4, 2013
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Eyelike: Find healing with ‘The Cure’
Find healing with ‘The Cure’Drunken Tiger, Yoon Mi-rae, Bizzy“The Cure” (Universal Music) “The Cure” is the first album churned out by FeelGhood Music, a label founded by Drunken Tiger, including fellow hip-hop artists Yoon Mi-rae and Bizzy. Unlike the recent “dissing” mood in the current hip-hop scene, the trio have compiled an album filled with hope for a better future. The album starts with “Beautiful Life,” a hip-hop and pop hybrid about realizing that life is beautiful despite any pain and
PerformanceOct. 4, 2013
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‘Gravity’ has the weight of an epic space opera
Technically dazzling and emotionally gripping, “Gravity” is a space-age science fiction thriller grounded in something pretty close to reality.A space shuttle / space junk accident picture, Alfonso Cuaron’s movie gives us Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, space-walkers whose ship is wrecked, forcing them to face the ultimate human fear.No one wants to die alone. There is no place lonelier than the cold, silent and airless vacuum of space.Filmed in a stunning “How’d they DO that?” 3-D, we meet c
FilmOct. 4, 2013
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Box Office: Rush, Runner Runner, The Face Reader
RushOpens Oct. 9Action. Drama. Directed by Ron Howard. Based on a true story, race-car drivers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austrian Niki Lauda are young and talented, and both are looking to win it big. After a Formula Three race in 1970 at the Crystal Palace circuit in England, where both their cars spin out-of-control but Hunt ultimately wins the race, the two begin to view each other as rivals. A rivalry that first began on the track grows into off-track drama, and the pair experiences
FilmOct. 4, 2013
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Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison has big plans for little Lanai
LANAI, Hawaii ― From the wheel of the big four-wheel-drive Suburban, our guide nods at a small roadside sign pointing to a beach called Lapaiki. “That’s one of those dotted-line roads on the map,” he says. “If you go down there you might as well be driving up and down flights of stairs.”In other words, roads can get rough on Lanai.As it is, navigating the deeply grooved road we’re on, leading through ironwood-crowded Kanepuu Preserve to a rocky landmark known as the Garden of the Gods, is a bit
TravelOct. 4, 2013