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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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Lady Gaga’s Seoul concert banned for teenagers
American pop singer Lady Gaga's upcoming Seoul concert has been restricted to over-18s by the Korea Media Rating Board, as the Gender Ministry considers one of her songs to be performed at the show as “inappropriate” for minors.The rating board's decision came after a series of complaints filed by conservative NGOs and Christian groups, who demanded Hyundai Card to cancel the show on grounds that Lady Gaga promotes “inappropriate behavior” for youngsters, including homosexuality and mocking of r
March 30, 2012
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Another finalist booted from ‘American Idol’
In this March 1, 2012 image released by Fox, the remaining 13 contestants from the singing competition series, "American Idol," are shown in Los Angeles. (AP)It wasn’t a laughing matter for Heejun Han on “American Idol.’’The goofy 22-year-old nonprofit organizer from New York who found his way back
March 30, 2012
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Under-18s banned from Lady Gaga concert in Seoul
Lady Gaga (Bloomberg)American pop singer Lady Gaga’s upcoming Seoul concert has been restricted to over-18s by the Korea Media Rating Board, as the Gender Ministry considers one of her songs to be performed at the show as “inappropriate” for minors.The rating board's decision came after a series of
March 30, 2012
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Three young Korean pianists to compete at NY piano competition
Three young Korean musicians will participate in a piano competition in New York. Ahn Jee-hae, Hong Sa-hun and Chang Hye-won will compete at the sixth New York International Piano Competition, which will be held from June 18-22 in Manhattan.Ahn, who started piano studies at age 3, was the youngest pianist to perform in the Fourth Chopin International Competition in Moscow in 2004. She is a recipient of a Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award.Hong began playing the piano at age 4 and graduated Mag
March 29, 2012
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Korea seeks UNESCO designation for Saemaul documents, Admiral Yi’s diaries
Korea plans to apply for UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” designation for a vast amount of documents related to the “New Community (Saemaul) Movement,” the political initiative launched by the late President Park Chung-hee to modernize Korea’s rural economy, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration.The state institution, which has been working on the application since last year, is submitting the application to UNESCO on Friday, Yi Kyung-hoon, director of the international division of the
March 29, 2012
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Improved Ditto Fest moves beyond classical music
Violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill debuts as conductor performing water symphony ‘Liquid Interface’ by Mason BatesJune’s Ditto Festival, led by all-male chamber ensemble Ditto, will attempt to break barriers between classical and contemporary music.The slogan of the 2012 Ditto Festival will be “Nuovo Ditto,” to reflect the ensemble’s aim to creating new musical performances that go beyond the classical genre.The festival’s artistic director and renowned violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill will make his
March 29, 2012
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Greek police recover ancient statue from goat pen
ATHENS, Greece (AP) ― Greek police recovered an ancient statue that was illegally excavated and hidden in a goat pen near Athens, and arrested the goat herder and another man who were allegedly trying to sell the work for 500,000 euro ($667,000).The marble statue of a young woman dates to about B.C. 520 and belongs to the kore type, a police statement said Wednesday. Police photos showed the 1.2-meter work to be largely intact, lacking the left forearm and plinth.Although dozens of examples of t
March 29, 2012
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Boy bands are back and doing big business
Many are products of industry masterminds looking to capitalize on juvenilesLOS ANGELES ― Hundreds of glow sticks luminesced over the sold-out crowd at Gibson Amphitheatre on a recent Friday night. Prepubescent girls snapped cellphone pictures and out-screamed one another as younger kids were hoisted onto parents’ shoulders for better views.The cheers morphed into hysteria as Big Time Rush emerged.The scene onstage is familiar: five seemingly interchangeable young guys linked by one band name an
March 29, 2012
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Cate Blanchett takes first steps on Paris stage
PARIS (AFP) ― Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett takes her first steps on the Paris stage on Thursday, playing a lonesome woman in the lead role of the surreal 1970s play “Big and Small.”Written by German playwright Botho Strauss in West Berlin before the fall of the Wall, and adapted in English by Martin Crimp, the work tells the story of Lotte, who falls apart when her husband deserts her during a holiday in Morocco.Directed by Australia’s Benedict Andrews, this version of the pla
March 29, 2012
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Aerosmith promises new album in 3 months
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Aerosmith has reunited with longtime producer Jack Douglas and the band says it will release a new album in three months.Steven Tyler said Aerosmith was finishing two final songs for the album, its first since 2004’s “Honkin’ on Bobo.’’ Joined Wednesday by Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer at a Los Angeles mall, Tyler revealed three track titles: “Legendary Child,’’ “Beautiful’’ and “Out Go the Lights.’’ Earlier in the week, the band announced that its 18-stop “Global Wa
March 29, 2012
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Winehouse family to get her $4.66 million fortune
Records show Amy Winehouse left an estate worth 2.94 million pounds ($4.66 million)) after her death last year.The 27-year-old soul diva was found dead in bed on July 23 at her London home.Probate documents showed Wednesday that she left behind assets totaling more than 4.25 million pounds ($6.7 million), with 2.94 million pounds ($4.66 million) remaining after debts and taxes.Since Winehouse did not leave a will, the money will go to her parents. The documents list father Mitch Winehouse as adm
March 29, 2012
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James Cameron pilots plans for 3-D film about ocean dive
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― James Cameron will star in his next big-screen adventure, a chronicle of the expedition on which he has made record-setting ocean dives.Cameron said he plans a TV special for National Geographic and a 3-D theatrical release on the Deepsea Challenger missions, which included his 11-kilometer descent to the ocean’s deepest point in the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific. It was the deepest solo dive ever.The film could be ready late this year or early next year, Cameron said
March 29, 2012
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Rihanna avoids questions about Ashton Kutcher
Recording artist Rihanna arrives for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008.(Bloomberg)Rihanna isn't being drawn into questions about her relationship with Ashton Kutcher.At a press conference for her debut movie ``Battleship,'
March 29, 2012
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Park Jin-young opens N.Y. restaurant
Korean music mogul Park Jin-young has become an owner of a Korean barbecue restaurant in New York, featuring a special grill that he invented. Park, CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major K-pop record label and management company in Korea, held a press meeting in New York on Monday announcing the news. The newly opened restaurant, Kristalbelli, is located in Manhattan near Korea town, and is decorated like a high-end bar or a lounge. He said he thought of opening his own restaurant as he
March 28, 2012
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Korean stars participate in charity auction
Social Welfare Society will open an online charity auction from March 29 through April 10.Korean stars including actor Lee Byung-hun, actor and singer Lee Seung-gi, 2PM’s Nichkhun and Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany have donated their personal items for the charity event.Lee Byung-hun donated his caps for the auction while Lee Sueng-gi donated his sneakers that he wore on a television show. Tiffany’s purse, Nichkhun’s woolen hat will be on auction, too. Other items include Korean actress Kim Hye-so
March 28, 2012
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Photo albums related to Nazi art theft unveiled
DALLAS (AP) ― Among the items U.S. soldiers seized from Adolf Hitler’s Bavarian Alps hideaway in the closing days of World War II were albums meticulously documenting an often forgotten Nazi crime ― the massive pillaging of artwork and other cultural items as German troops marched through Europe.Two of those albums ― one filled with photographs of works of art, the other with snapshots of furniture ― were donated Tuesday to the U.S. National Archives, which now has custody of 43 albums in a set
March 28, 2012
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French ‘Snow White’ ballet aims to cast spell in U.S.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ―French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj is hoping to cast a spell on US audiences with his ballet “Snow White,” an adaptation of what he calls the “thriller” fairytale by the Brothers Grimm.The edgy dance master created the 2008 work ― which opens in California this week before moving to the East Coast ― as a tribute to the great 19th-century romantic ballets like Swan Lake, Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. The production’s visual impact is enhanced by costumes from French design
March 28, 2012
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Exhibition dedicated to humble folk song
Historical documents, music records show cultural legacy of popular folk songWidely known and sung, “Arirang” is very often considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea. Yet many aren’t aware that King Gojong, the last king of Joseon, and his wife, Queen Myeongseong, enjoyed listening to the song late at night, that it was made into Korea’s first opera, and that it even inspired American jazz musician Oscar Pettiford to write a piece of his own.Starting April 4, the National Folk Museum of
March 28, 2012
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Big Bang and 2NE1 release albums in Japan
Pop groups Big Bang and 2NE1 released their new albums in Japan on Wednesday. Big Bang’s latest album, “Alive,” includes “Feeling,” a collaborative effort among Big Bang’s G-Dragon, Top and world-famous German artist Boys Noize,“ that has been selected as the opening theme song for Japanese TV animation series ”Transformers:Prime.“ 2NE1’s first regular album in Japan, ”Collection,“ features 12 songs including a reinterpretation of Madonna’s ”Like a Virgin“ and a remix of Japanese electronic art
March 28, 2012
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New Superstar K to look for hidden talent, create another touching story
Pop star Psy replaces Yoon Jong-shin on TV audition program Mnet’s “Superstar K4” will differentiate itself from the increasing number of audition programs here by discovering genuine musical talent and delivering touching stories from millions of applicants who dream of becoming a star, according one of the show’s judges. “The goal of the program is not only to introduce new talent to Korean audiences but also to convey the dreams and hopes of the contestants who want to become star artists thr
March 28, 2012