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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Harry Potter author Rowling writes crime novel under pseudonym
LONDON (AFP) ― J.K. Rowling, the British author of the best-selling Harry Potter books, was forced to reveal on Sunday that she had published a critically acclaimed crime novel under a pseudonym.The mother of three was unveiled by the Sunday Times newspaper as the writer of “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” a debut novel about a private detective who investigates a model’s suicide.It is purportedly by Robert Galbraith, described by the publisher as a former member of the Royal Military Police who has sinc
BooksJuly 15, 2013
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British choir to return to Korea for third concert
The world-renowned Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, is due to perform various classical choral pieces at Seongnam Arts Center on Aug. 8. Led by conductor Stephen Cleobury, the choir will be performing for the third time in Korea. The choir has a history of more than 500 years. After King Henry VI founded King’s College in 1441, he established and designated an official choir for daily mass at the university. Cleobury, the choir’s music director, has been conducting the choir since 1982. The
PerformanceJuly 15, 2013
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Did Springsteen kick a hole in the Berlin Wall?
BERLIN (AFP) ― Twenty-five years ago this week, U.S. rock legend Bruce Springsteen played to an estimated 300,000 East Germans thirsting for freedom, a spectacular event that some now argue may have helped topple the Berlin Wall.The anniversary of the July 19, 1988 show in communist East Berlin has prompted a new book, a documentary, talk shows and wide media coverage looking back at what was by all accounts a magical summer night.The Boss arrived in a country where millions were already yearnin
PerformanceJuly 15, 2013
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Korea and China aim for perfect harmony
The 110 members of KBS Symphony Orchestra and China National Symphony Orchestra will have a special joint concert this month in both countries. The first performance will be held in Beijing on July 20 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, which will be followed by the Seoul concert on July 26 at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall. The Seoul concert will raise the curtain with Chinese composer Li Huanzhi’s “Spring Festival Overture” under the baton of Li Xin Qiao, principal director of
PerformanceJuly 15, 2013
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Could rap lyrics shift after Wayne, Ross mishaps?
NEW YORK (AP) ― Since it began, rap has found ways to offend. Whether for political content, sexual imagery, misogyny, violence or coarse humor, rappers have found themselves having to defend their words on a regular basis, no matter how innocuous ― or extreme.Those defenses have typically been defiant. So it was a bit startling when both Lil Wayne and Rick Ross ― under intense fire over rhymes deemed offensive ― gave mea culpas for their words amid threats of boycotts and a loss of major endors
PerformanceJuly 15, 2013
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Hugh Jackman talks ‘The Wolverine’
Following his visit to Seoul last year to promote “Les Miserables,” Australian actor Hugh Jackman made his fourth visit to the city, this time with the sixth installment in the X-Men Film series, “The Wolverine.”The actor, who made his first visit to Seoul in 2006 and his second in 2009, was appointed a goodwill ambassador for Seoul in 2009. “Actually, Korea is the only place in the world I can go out for dinner and it is still on my Wolverine diet ― that’s Korean barbecue,” the actor, who said
FilmJuly 15, 2013
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U.S. homeland security secretary resigning
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced her resignation Friday to take over the University of California system, leaving behind a huge department still working to adjust to the merger of nearly two dozen agencies after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the U.S. The former Arizona governor came to President Barack Obama’s Cabinet with plans to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, and she is leaving in the midst of a heated battle in Congress ove
PeopleJuly 15, 2013
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Korea’s first legation in U.S. included in heritage trail
Korea’s first legation building in the United States has been designated part of a walking trail in Washington D.C.According to the South Korean Embassy in the United States, Cultural Tourism D.C., Logan Circle Heritage Trail Working Group and the Logan Circle Community Association officially unveiled D.C.’s newest walking trail, “A Fitting Tribute: Logan Circle Heritage Trail,” on Saturday.Korea’s first legation building in the U.S. is included in the 2.4-km trail. The unveiling ceremony showca
PeopleJuly 15, 2013
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Roy Kim apologizes for ‘careless remarks’ at concert
South Korean singer Roy Kim on Sunday apologized for remarks during a concert that fans claimed were disrespectful to Jang Bum-joon of band Busker Busker.“I apologize for acting carelessly and causing trouble... From now on, I will be more prudent with my words,” the 20-year-old singer said via Twitter. Kim claimed that he was also a fan of Jang, and that his words had “unintentionally” offended Jang’s fans.Kim held a concert at Yonsei University in Seoul on Saturday, during which he sang a wedd
PerformanceJuly 15, 2013
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‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ gets Korean premiere
Long before the emergence of El Zorro and Batman, there was Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy and at times silly Englishman who disguised himself as the elusive “Scarlet Pimpernel” to rescue French aristocrats from death in Revolutionary France.Hungarian-born British novelist Emma Orczy’s (1865-1947) 1905 novel “The Scarlet Pimpernel” is what created the “original hero with a secret identity,” that eventually inspired subsequent and famous literary hero characters such as Don Diego de la Vega, a nob
PerformanceJuly 14, 2013
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N. Korean pianist’s quest for musical freedom
If music is a universal language North Korean pianist Kim Cheol-woong found perhaps one of its best uses.On Saturday, Kim illustrated his spoken account of his journey in pursuit of musical freedom with a mix of compositions at a concert at Haechi Hall in Seoul, organized by the Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR), for which Kim is a cultural ambassador.Kim, who comes from an elite North Korean family, entered the stage exuding modesty and a warm sense of humor.In between pla
PerformanceJuly 14, 2013
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Johnny Depp’s interest in Wounded Knee causes a stir
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (AP) ― For months, questions have swirled about whether developers, activists or tribes would be willing to plunk down millions to buy a portion of the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark. Now there’s a new potential buyer in the mix: Johnny Depp.But is the star of “The Lone Ranger” really preparing to be the one who buys the property where hundreds of Native Americans were killed? Or is it just the latest rumor in the contentious debate over the landmark’s future?D
FilmJuly 14, 2013
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Guitarist Shin Joong-hyun to play at Hyundai ‘City Break’ festival
Korean rock legend Shin Joong-hyun will be joining the all-star line-up at this year’s Hyundai Card Super Concert 19 City Break festival in August. Going head-to-head with rival summer music festivals such as Ansan Valley and Incheon Pentaport Rock Festivals, the two-day City Break event will feature the 75-year-old guitarist alongside headliners Metallica, Muse, Iggy and The Stooges and Limp Bizkit. They will be joined by local acts including Jang Ki-ha and the Faces and Kwon Soon-kwan. Shin st
PerformanceJuly 14, 2013
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Bingsu evolution
Cafe Oven’s milk patbingsu derives its addictive interplay of textures and flavors from three basic components ― red beans, shaved ice and milk sauce ― three elements that seem deceptively easy to master. Fans of this traditional summer treat know better. When the red beans are good, when the shaved ice is perfect and when the ice’s sweet milk drizzle is spot-on then a bingsu, in its classic and simplest form, becomes transcendent.Perhaps that is why Korean shaved ices like Cafe Oven’s old schoo
FoodJuly 12, 2013
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Dance“Onegin”: Korea’s Universal Ballet Company is presenting John Cranko’s three-act ballet using Tchaikovsky’s music in an arrangement by Kurt-Heins Stolze. It is based on Alexander Pushkin’s 19th-century novel “Eugune Onegin,” which features the tragic love story of a young, but selfish and arrogant man. Two American Ballet Theater dancers ― Korean-born Seo Hee and Roberto Bolle ― have been invited to perform the leads. Meanwhile, the show on Saturday will be the troupe’s long time principal
PerformanceJuly 12, 2013
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Eyelike: Roy Kim’s 1st album showcases soothing vocals
Roy Kim’s 1st album showcases soothing vocals Roy Kim “Love Love Love”(CJ E&M)Roy Kim’s first album, “Love Love Love,” shows off his soft, calming vocals with a mix of gentle acoustic sounds and soft rock. The album includes a total of nine tracks, including “Spring Spring Spring,” which was released in the spring as a single. The title track “Love Love Love” is one of the more fast-paced songs on the album, starting with a simple guitar and voice melody that builds up to a five-instrument ensem
PerformanceJuly 12, 2013
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Box Office: RED 2, Mr. Go, Side Effects
RED 2Action. Comedy. Crime. Directed by Dean Parisot.Opening July 18While trying to enjoy a normal life, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is notified by his old friend Marvin Boggs (John Malkovich) that Interpol is hunting him. When Frank tries to clear his name, he gets reacquainted on a global mission to track down a missing nuclear device that was sneaked into Russia and reassembled. While Frank reunites his former team of elite operatives and is working on the mission,
FilmJuly 12, 2013
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SeaWorld gets a black eye in new documentary
Filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite was something of a “SeaWorld mom.” She’d taken her kids to the San Diego location of the popular theme park corporation, “planted us firmly in the Shamu splash zone. We all just ate it up.”Then she read of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau’s grisly death by orca in February 2010. She “just couldn’t come to terms with it. I could not understand how a highly intelligent, beloved mammal could make that decision. I was confounded. Was he playing? Did she drown
FilmJuly 12, 2013
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Car-free and budget-friendly summer vacation packages
This summer, the Korea Tourism Organization recommends various packages via travel agencies to enjoy a care-free ― and car-free ― summer vacation, without the hassle of driving. Hongik Travel Agency is offering a package for an overnight trip to Anmyeondo’s Kkotji beach and Asan, South Chungcheong Province, via train, with camping and rail bikes on the itinerary. The package is 165,000 won for adults and 159,000 for children. For more information, call (02) 717-1002. Web Tour Travel Agency is of
TravelJuly 12, 2013
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Foodies flock to annual Singapore Food Festival
The annual Singapore Food Festival held every summer is a foodie’s dream come true, providing the best Singaporean food and various fun-packed events and programs. The festival, which runs through all of July, features the sampling of 40 different dishes at the Singapore Food Festival Village, cooking workshops and activities, and exhibitions such as the Singapore Philatelic Museum. Festivities bring together typical Singaporean dishes such as laksa and chili crab, but also introduce other uniqu
TravelJuly 12, 2013