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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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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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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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1 million and up ? how number of expats rises without changing
2010 marked the third year since 2007 when the number of foreigners in South Korea broke the 1 million mark -- a remarkable string of firsts announced by the Korean government.In 2007, the Ministry of Justice issued a press release announcing “the generation of 1 million foreigners.” The number included all foreign nationals in Korea, including tourists. A 2009 release on a study the ministry did
July 26, 2011
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The mission to put life into Korea’s wedding snaps
A wedding shot from Romin Lee Johnson’s portfolio. (Romin Lee Johnson)Romin Lee Johnson has seen Korea’s wedding photography industry, and he doesn’t like it one bit.He says wedding photos shouldn’t be about staged poses and costume changes for hours on end, all happening days away from the ceremony. Now Johnson, who came with his family in December and has been shooting professionally for six yea
July 26, 2011
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Gwangju expats take the podium
Foreign residents and visiting professors share insights on a range of issuesGot something to say? Gwangju International Center might be in touch.From journalism to jogging your memory, the GIC Talks is an eclectic series of lectures coming mostly from the foreign community. The talks started in 2003, and at the time there were less than 10 people coming. Things began to pick up when the organizer
July 26, 2011
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Spreading the gospel of love
One of Korea’s first Catholic missionaries dedicates life to people of Busan and peaceful reunificationBUSAN ― Hardship was something the young German knew well. Torn from his home near Munich and drafted into the German Army in World War II, he was launched into a violent life of combat. He was then captured and held as a prisoner of war in Yugoslavia for four years, the first two of which he des
July 24, 2011
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ATEK holds Busan pub crawl
The Association of Teachers of English in Korea is holding a pub crawl in the Gwangalli area of Busan on Saturday. The crawl starts at 7:15 p.m. at Beached Bar before moving on to Luna Bass, JK Bar and Club 3F.The event is free but requires registration in advance for a ticket. The tickets offer discounts at the bar and free entry to Club 3FFor more information visit the event’s Facebook page, “AT
July 19, 2011
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Troupes from Daegu, Daejeon in Seoul
The Daegu Theatre Troupe and Daejeon’s Dionysus Theater will perform in “It’s Not Easy Being Seen,” a show centered around the issue of colorblind casting. The show will be the Daegu troupe’s first in Seoul and will be performed twice this Saturday, at 6-9 p.m. at White Box Theater near Hyochang Park Station.Daegu Theater will perform “Lawing and Jawing” which originally appeared in the all-black
July 19, 2011
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Za-In Gallery hosts expat show in Busan
A group of expats in Busan is putting on an exhibition focusing on moving between countries starting Saturday.“Migration” will run until Aug. 14 at Za-In near Hwamyoung Station and features the work of six artists in painting, sculpture, photography and other media. The exhibition explores the ways in which migrants adapt to their new environment and culture.There will be an opening reception for
July 19, 2011
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Applications to run Global Gathering stalls
Busan Global Gathering is accepting applications to run a booth at this year’s event in October.The event is a huge public gathering of cultural groups, embassies and foreign community groups.Booths are free of charge and each measures 3 meters square, has two tables and a limited electricity supply. Applications are open until Aug. 14. The Global Gathering will take place at Naru Park in Haeundae
July 19, 2011
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InterNations holds Seoul get-together
Expat networking organization InterNations is holding a get-together in Gangnam on July 29.InterNations is an international online community of expats that aims to help build communities and allows members to find people with similar interests while away from home.The event starts at 7 p.m. at Mi Casa in Cheongdam-dong and costs 25,000 won including a buffet of authentic Spanish food. Those wishin
July 19, 2011
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Nanoomi helps Anglophone bloggers share the load
Korea’s English-language blogs have increasingly been a useful source of information for expats, providing information that is difficult to find elsewhere and a sense of community.But the vast majority of online content made by Koreans remains inaccessible to English speakers. That gave Nanoomi’s founding editor Cynthia Yoo the idea of setting up a network of bloggers in which Korea’s bloggers co
July 19, 2011
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Fest to have Hongdae teeming with performance art
Expats join 300 artists from 15 countries for Korea’s biggest experimental art festKorea’s biggest experimental arts festival hits Seoul this weekend, spreading its reach ever farther and featuring an impressive array of international and local talent. With 300 artists from 15 countries including Australia, France and Tibet, the award-winning Korea Performance Arts Festival, organized by Korea Per
July 19, 2011
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Seeking unity
President of Nigerian community works for closer ties in business, cultureGrowing up alongside his businessman older brother, “Stanley” Enoch Davis Obinna always recalls having an entrepreneurial spirit. As soon as he left school, where he studied business, he set up a textiles shop. Then in 2002 he learned of the big demand for Korean imports in his homeland, Nigeria, and set off to investigate f
July 17, 2011
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Learn to make traditional baby clothes
Yeoksam Global Village Center is putting on a class to show expats how to make traditional clothing for newborn babies.The clothing, called “baenet jeogori,” is one of many handicrafts made by women during the Joseon Dynasty. In the past, many items used in daily life in Korea were made using patchwork stitching methods. Nowadays, this kind of craftwork is mainly used for decorative purposes. To r
July 12, 2011
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Class teaches kids to grow greens
Itaewon Global Village Center is putting on a class for kids to teach them about growing their own greens.Young would-be gardeners will roll up their sleeves to test their green thumbs on seedlings and seeds. They will plant them in small boxes which they can take home and look after as the plants grow.The children will also be shown how to make salads and sandwiches, and these will be shared out
July 12, 2011
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Concert to raise funds for roller derby
Four bands will put on a promotional concert in Cheongju and Daejeon this weekend to raise funds for Republic of Korea Derby, a roller derby league.On Friday, Club MJ in Cheongju will host hip-hop MC Norbert Morvan, punk rockers ...Whatever That Means, garage band The March Kings and expat acoustic group Tiger Summer, followed by DJs playing ska, punk and new wave. Doors open at 10 p.m. and entran
July 12, 2011
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CMC looking for new singers for fall concert
The Camarata Music Company Chorale is looking for voices to add to its ranks ahead of its September concert in Seoul. The list of pieces to be performed ranges from jazz standards and classical pop music to video game tunes and world music.Rehearsals begin on July 24 and the concert is on Sept. 3. There will be six rehearsals before the concert, with one of them being a longer, more intensive rehe
July 12, 2011
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Super Sketch forms artists’ group
Super Sketch, an event run by Super Color Super blending art and music, is expanding.The event, which features bands playing under projectors of live drawing, shadow puppets and other artistic endeavors has formed its own spin-off group. The aim is for this new group of artists to produce its own stand-alone output, including music videos, films and magazines.Acting as an arm of Super Color Super,
July 12, 2011
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Theater lock-in has expats learning lines as they write
If you have a tendency for amateur dramatics but lack the time to put it to good use, an expat theater company might be for you.Probationary Theater Company is putting on its third Play in a Day theater lock-in on Aug. 6.Teams of two to five actors, a director and a writer will be locked in the theater and given 11 hours and a blank sheet of paper, with the mission of creating a play lasting 10-25
July 12, 2011
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Exhibition shows Seoulites aren’t always lonely
Expat photographer out to capture ‘decisive moments’ of life in a bustling metropolisA smartly suited man walks down a street near Seoul’s City Hall with a bunch of flowers hanging loose in his hands. Photographer David Kim named the black and white image “Paramour” ― meaning illicit lover ― as it seemed to tell a story. But Kim says we will never truly know what that story is. The former strategi
July 12, 2011
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Discovering Korea through film
American film critic helps expose domestic cinema to world stageIn the late ’90s, Korean cinema was booming along with the country’s economy. And not just domestically, but in the United States too. Whilst studying Slavic Linguistics at Indiana University, Massachusetts-native Darcy Paquet was introduced to two popular films at the time by his Korean friends there: “Sopyonje” and “Our Twisted Her
July 10, 2011