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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Black Keys headline Lollapalooza 2012
CHICAGO ― The 2012 Lollapalooza lineup announced Wednesday reaffirms that the culture of DJs and electronic artists is catching up with rock as a live attraction on the lucrative summer festival circuit.Two of the rock headliners for the Aug. 3-5 festival in Chicago’s Grant Park ― the Red Hot Chili Peppers and a reunited Black Sabbath ― have a retro feel. Also playing closing slots on the main stages will be the Black Keys and Jack White, two acts that update classic, guitar-based blues and rock
April 12, 2012
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‘Simpsons’ creator: Real Springfield is in Oregon
SPRINGFIELD, Oregon (AP) ― One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Oregon, as the inspiration for the animated hometown of Homer and his dysfunctional family.Groening told Smithsonian magazine, published online Tuesday, that he was inspired by the television show “Father Knows Best,” which took place in a place called Springfield. Springfield, Oregon, is 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Groening’s
April 11, 2012
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Photo project aims to capture the world in a day
LONDON (AP) ― Robyn is turning photographer, for a day.The Swedish pop singer is joining an anti-apartheid icon, a former Irish president and thousands of people around the world in an attempt to capture a day in the life of the planet.The project ― aday.org ― is inspired by the “Family of Man,’’ a 1955 exhibition of international photography that became a multi-million-selling book.Since then, digital technology and the Internet have made millions of people published photographers, and the proj
April 11, 2012
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Great Mountain Music Festival to feature dance music
Annual music festival in Gangwon to explore inseparable relationship between music and danceGreat Mountain Music Festival & School, a classical music event held in the summer, will focus on the intertwined relationship between music and dance this year, festival organizers said on Wednesday.Under the slogan “Dancing Through the Centuries,” the festival will feature a wide range of dance music or music composed to accompany dancing from the 17th to 20th century, offering the audience a rare chanc
April 11, 2012
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Eva Longoria talks politics, producing
NEW YORK (AP) ― “Desperate Housewives’’ star Eva Longoria is leaving Wisteria Lane for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.The 37-year-old actress was named a national co-chair for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in February, and she’s bidding farewell to her sassy, model-turned-housewife character Gabrielle Solis on the ABC drama’s May 13 finale.But making the leap from the domestic affairs of the “Housewives’’ to a national political campaign hasn’t been an easy transition.“People go, ‘Who
April 11, 2012
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Girl group Afterschool adds new member
Korean girl group Afterschool introduced Tuesday its newest member, Ga-eun.The 17-year-old will make her official debut on the group’s upcoming album, which will be released June 21.Ga-eun has the Afterschool “vibe” with a baby-face and a model-like figure, Afterschool’s management agency Pledis said. The company pointed out that Ga-eun demonstrated the most powerful vocal and dancing abilities among the candidates who vied to become the ninth member of the group. “Ga-eun went to junior high in
April 11, 2012
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Korea‘s international awards show highlights best in TV dramas
Park Eun-mi has been watching TV almost all day for months. As a television programmer, she is among those responsible for sifting through scores of submissions to create a list of candidates for the Seoul International Drama Awards.Now in its seventh year, the awards ceremony recognizing the best in television dramas will be held in August in South Korea, a country increasingly known worldwide for producing top-notch programming.“It is our way of giving back,” said Min Young-dong, last year’s p
April 11, 2012
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Dublin artist opens shredded 1.4 billion euro house to public
DUBLIN (AFP) ― An artist is welcoming tourists to his Dublin home ― made from 1.4 billion euros ($1.8 billion) of shredded bank notes ― to stimulate debate about Ireland’s ailing economy, he told AFP on Monday.Frank Buckley built the three-roomed apartment-cum-gallery over three months, from bricks made of mulched, decommissioned notes provided by Ireland’s Central Bank.With the help of some donated timber and a door and a window given by a friend, the total cost to the struggling artist was jus
April 10, 2012
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Korean contemporary art introduced in Mideast
Standard Chartered Korea sponsors ‘Korean Eye’ that showcases Korean artwork in Abu DhabiA group of Korean contemporary artists and their works are being introduced in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, through an exhibition titled “Korean Eye: Energy and Matter.”The exhibition, sponsored by Standard Chartered, a leading global financial group, presents 19 works by 14 established and emerging contemporary Korean artists including Kang Hyung-koo, Shin Mee-kyoung and Bahk Seon-ghi
April 10, 2012
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10 Korean films invited to Far East Film Festival
Ten Korean films have been invited to Italy’s Far East Film Festival, according to the event’s official website. The upcoming event, which is slated to be held in Udine from April 20-28, is considered the biggest European festival featuring popular East Asian cinema. The invited films include director Chung Ji-young’s courtroom drama “Unbowed,” Koo Ja-hong’s band-drama “Dangerously Excited,” Kang Hyung-chul’s retro flick “Sunny” and Ahn Sang-hoon’s serial-killer thriller “Blind.”Director Hwang D
April 10, 2012
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버스커 장범준, “여자”에게서 곡 영감받아요!
버스커 버스커 (김명섭/코리아헤럴드)버스커 장범준, “여자”에게서 곡 영감받아요!인기 밴드 버스커버스커의 장범준(22)이 곡을 쓸 때 영감을 “여자”에게서 받는다고 최근 코리아헤럴드와의 인터뷰에서 말했다.사랑의 설렘과 아픔, 이별등을 담은 첫 앨범 수록곡 모두 작사, 작곡을 한 그에게 곡을 쓸 때 어디서 영감을 얻냐고 묻자 “여자한테서요” 라며 주저없이 말했다.연애를 많이 해봤냐는 질문에는 “헤어짐에 대한 노래를 하려면 헤어져봐야 하니까요. 보편적으로 사랑에 대해 노래할 만큼만은 해봤죠” 라고 답했다.또한 다음 앨범 구상에 대해서는 “아직 셋의 스타일이 다르기 때문에 우리 셋이 완성 되가는 그림을 좀 보고 싶다. 다음 앨범에 어떤 색깔을 넣을지는 아직 생각 중 이다”라고 밝혔다.롤모델로 삼는 뮤지션이 있냐
April 10, 2012
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Busker Busker sweeping music scene but ‘still learning’
Audition show band dominates K-pop charts with debut albumBusker Busker, who rose to fame through Mnet’s “Superstar K3,” became the talk of the town when the band swept the K-pop charts after the release of their debut album late last month. As of April 7, eight songs from their album “Busker Busker” ranked among the top 10 on Olleh Music’s weekly chart, easily beating out popular local stars. The album also ranked top on Billboard’s K-pop Hot 100 album chart on the same day, setting an example
April 10, 2012
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Pacific atoll goes gaga for pop diva
The tiny Pacific atoll of Niue is attempting to lure U.S. pop superstar Lady Gaga to its shores by pledging every single person from the island will attend if she performs there.Singer Lady Gaga (MCT)The island, about 2,500 kilometers northeast of New Zealand, has about 1,600 inhabitants and Niue Tourism spokesman Mike Hogan said they were all keen to see a concert by the chart-topping diva."It's
April 10, 2012
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Hong tackles Decker’s stark, modern ‘Traviata’
NEW YORK (AP) ― Last season Willy Decker’s radical restaging of Verdi’s “La Traviata’’ took the Metropolitan Opera by storm, with soprano Marina Poplavskaya giving a vocally flawed but dramatically riveting performance as the doomed courtesan Violetta.This season seemed to promise more of the same with the title role taken over by Natalie Dessay, who is noted for her acting ability and has struggled with vocal problems in recent years.But Dessay canceled Friday night’s opening because of a cold,
April 9, 2012
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Grigorovich, National Ballet reunite for ‘Spartacus’
Russia’s legendary choreographer calls KNB professional, its members enthusiasticHe is back in Seoul to showcase one of his most famous productions, the heroic tale of a Roman slave who sparked a rebellion during the Third Servile War (73-71 B.C.)Russia’s legendary ballet choreographer Yury Grigorovich is to present his 1968 work “Spartacus” with Korea National Ballet this week. “The piece requires high level of techniques and energy from the dancers,” said the choreographer during a press meeti
April 9, 2012
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Mike Wallace, ‘60 Minutes’ star interviewer, dies
NEW YORK (AP) ― CBS newsman Mike Wallace, the dogged, merciless reporter and interviewer who took on politicians, celebrities and other public figures in a 60-year career highlighted by the on-air confrontations that helped make “60 Minutes’’ the most successful primetime television news program ever, has died. He was 93.Wallace died Saturday night, CBS spokesman Kevin Tedesco said. On CBS’ “Face the Nation,’’ host Bob Schieffer said Wallace died at a care facility in New Canaan, Connecticut, wh
April 9, 2012
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Actor-singer Ryu in divorce proceedings
Korean entertainer and race car driver Ryu Si-won is reported to be in divorce proceedings. Local dailies reported Monday that Ryu’s wife had filed for divorce on March 22, seeking to end the couple’s 18-month marriage. The reasons for the split have not been disclosed. On Monday, Ryu canceled the annual pre-race event for his team, EXR Team 106, scheduled for April 17. R’s Company, Ryu’s entertainment firm, explained that the cancellation was due to personal matters. R’s Company said through a
April 9, 2012
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Three in a row: ‘Hunger Games’ leads box office
Movie sensation “The Hunger Games” survived fresh competition from the “Titanic” and the gross-out “American Pie” gang to notch its third domestic box office win over the weekend.“Hunger Games” took in $33.5 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday through Sunday and lifted its domestic sales through three weekends to $302.8 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.The Easter weekend receipts for “Hunger Games” topped “American Reunion,” a sequel to one of film’s bigges
April 9, 2012
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Actor-singer Ryu in divorce proceedings
Korean entertainer Ryu Si-won (The Korea Herald)Korean entertainer and race car driver Ryu Si-won was reported on Monday to have filed for divorce. Local dailies reported Monday that Ryu’s wife had filed for divorce on March 22, seeking to end the couple’s 18-month marriage. The reasons for the split have not been disclosed. On Monday, Ryu canceled the annual pre-race event for his team, EXR Team
April 9, 2012
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Fest to show films on international green issues
About 130 local and foreign films featuring various environmental issues will be screened during the ninth Green Film Festival in Seoul (GFFIS) to be held at the CGV Yogsan in Seoul from May 9-15, organizers said Monday.The festival will give audiences the opportunity to learn more about environmental issues of the world, and a number of films about the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) are included in this year’s festival. It marks the 20th anniversary of the firs
April 9, 2012