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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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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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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Artist Kelley found dead in L.A. home
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Mike Kelley, the daring and influential contemporary installation artist who counted the band Sonic Youth and artist Paul McCarthy among his collaborators, has died, police said Wednesday. He was 57.Kelley’s body was found at his home Tuesday night and it appeared he had committed suicide, South Pasadena Police Sgt. Robert Bartl said, without providing further information on the death. An autopsy was pending.The artist’s death brings a tragic end to a career empowered by both
Feb. 2, 2012
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Kim wants National Museum a multi-space for inspiration
Former art history professor hopes to foster imagination of artists, visitorsMany thought it was an unexpected decision last year when the government appointed scholar Kim Young-na ― an art history professor at Seoul National University at the time ― as the new director of the National Museum of Korea to assume office last February. Most of it had to do with her inadequate experience in traditional Korean art and history. For one, she obtained her Ph.D. in art history from Ohio State University
Feb. 2, 2012
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‘I’m a Singer’ season 1 ends in controversy
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, producer and distributer of hit TV program “I’m a Singer” announced on Wednesday that it would end the first season of the show next week. “We will run the last episode of ‘I’m a Singer’ season one on Feb. 12. We’ll introduce a reformatted show after taking a break,” MBC said in a statement. It didn’t elaborate on when the second season will start or who will take charge. The broadcaster is expected to replace the current producers and staff of the program.MBC is
Feb. 2, 2012
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Lisa Marie Presley wants to make better Elvis film
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) ― Over the years, Lisa Marie Presley has become dissatisfied with movies chronicling her father’s life, so she just might make her own film about the rock ‘n’ roll icon.The daughter of Elvis Presley said she has been in talks about a movie, though she didn’t offer a timetable.“There’s not been anything done properly with him yet, you know, that has satisfied me in terms of capturing everything,’’ she told The Associated Press. “It will happen, though.’’Presley, who rarely
Feb. 2, 2012
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Girls’ Generation captivates U.S. talk shows
K-pop girl group debuts on major American TV networks with “The Boys”Amidst overseas and domestic press interest in the mainstream appeal of K-pop in the U.S., nine-member girl group Girls’ Generation made their American TV network debut on CBS’ “The Late Show with David Letterman” on Jan. 31 (Feb.
Feb. 2, 2012
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‘Mona Lisa’ copy done hand in hand with da Vinci
A “Mona Lisa” copy owned by Spain’s Prado Museum was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci’s apprentices alongside the master himself as he did the original, museum officials said Wednesday. “Mona Lisa” painted by Leonardo da Vinci (left) and a authenticated contemporary copy of
Feb. 2, 2012
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Warhol exhibit to tour Asia over 3 years
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― A large retrospective exhibition of Andy Warhol’s artwork will tour five Asian cities over the next three years.The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh says the exhibit will be the pop art icon’s largest ever in Asia. It will include more than 300 paintings, photographs, screen prints, drawings and sculptures. The exhibit, “Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal,” will open in Singapore in March. It will head to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing in 2013 and Tokyo in 2014.The tour marks the
Feb. 1, 2012
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Bjork makes foray into music education
NEW YORK ― Americans may know Bjork Gumunsdottir best for that strange swan dress she wore at the 2000 Oscars. But now, after selling millions of recordings and videos ― not to mention being named best actress at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for “Dancer in the Dark” ― at the age of 45, the Icelandic musician is turning into a teacher.In February, she is presenting 10 New York performances ― sold out already ― of “Biophilia,” her interactive iPad app musical science project. It’s interactive bec
Feb. 1, 2012
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Matching fans to music tops agenda for record industry
CANNES, France (AFP) ― After a decade-long battle against file-sharing, music and technology giants are now pushing users to share to their hearts’ content, with online music recommendations a key issue at the MIDEM trade fair that wrapped up Tuesday.Record industry executives were in a buoyant mood for the four-day Riviera event, boosted by figures suggesting music lovers are slowly turning their backs on piracy and that legal digital music is finally taking off.Last year saw a jump in the reac
Feb. 1, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Choi Min-sik returns as layered villain
‘Nameless Gangster’ star says every character is complex, especially the bad guysIt’s quite fascinating to meet Choi Min-sik in person. For those who have never met this prolific actor off-screen, it’d be hard to imagine him as someone so down to earth and “normal.” On top of everything else, his face is that of the gruesome serial killer in “I Saw the Devil,” and the child murderer in “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.”In real life, however, Choi is a fan of popular girl group Girls’ Generation, lov
Feb. 1, 2012
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Tried-and-true K-pop stars return with albums, shows
Big name K-pop artists are returning to their fans with new albums this year, breaking their silence on the stages. Boy band Big Bang is expected to release a full album this month and hold “2012 Big Bang Concert ― Big Show” on March 2 at the Olympic Park Gymnasium in Seoul. The group will also resume activity in Japan as well, according to reports. Its agency YG Entertainment hasn’t released the group’s full schedule yet. But it has already unveiled the list of six songs from the anticipated al
Feb. 1, 2012
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Seven Korean films invited to 2012 Berlinale
Seven Korean films have been invited to this year’s Berlinale, scheduled for Feb. 9-19.Among the seven, director Kang Ju-gyu’s 28 billion won war blockbuster “My Way” and Jeon Kyu-hwan’s drama “Varanasi” have been invited to the festival’s non-competition “Panorama” section.Starring local heartthrob Jang Dong-gun and Japanese star Joe Odagiri, “My Way” was one of the most anticipated films of last year. However, it had a lackluster performance at the box office, attracting 2.14 million viewers,
Feb. 1, 2012
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Chinese epic vies for gold at Berlin film fest
BERLIN (AFP) ― A sweeping Chinese epic, “White Deer Plain,” will round out the list of 18 films vying for gold at the 62nd Berlin film festival, organizers said Tuesday.Festival chief Dieter Kosslick told reporters the movie by 2007 Berlin Golden Bear winner Wang Quan’ an would go up against competitors from the United States, Europe, Africa and the rest of Asia during the February 9-19 event.“White Deer Plain” (Bai lu yuan), which will have its world premiere at the Berlinale, as the event is k
Feb. 1, 2012
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Se7en tops iTune’s R&B chart in U.S., 2nd in Canada
Korean singer Se7en has surprised the country’s music scene on Wednesday as his new mini-album topped Apple’s iTunes online music charts.According to iTunes Chart operated by U.S. IT giant Apple, Se7en’s album was ranked at the top of its R&B/Soul chart in the United States and second place in the same category in Canada.“Se7en has not even made a comeback show yet, but his new album is drawing attention from in and out of the country,” his agency YG Entertainment said.His new album features the
Feb. 1, 2012
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Re-crafting a violin masterpiece
ST. PAUL, Minnesota ― Stradivarius violins are so prized that their name is synonymous with perfection. Three Minnesota men say they have come close to re-creating that ideal using a mix of modern technology and old-school artistry.Dr. Steve Sirr, a radiologist from Minnetonka, Minnesota, teamed with two St. Paul violinmakers, John Waddle and Steve Rossow, to make replicas of a 308-year-old violin known as the Betts Strad, owned by the Library of Congress. Sirr, who works at FirstLight Health Sy
Jan. 31, 2012
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A choreographer’s happy homecoming at City Ballet
NEW YORK (AP) ― At the end of the all-Christopher Wheeldon evening at New York City Ballet this weekend, the choreographer came out alone for a curtain call. The crowd stood and cheered. It would have been a rare moment for any choreographer, let alone one who isn’t yet 40.Wheeldon looks even younger than his 38 years, and may always seem like a wunderkind. But he’s already created more than 40 ballets and is steadily burnishing a reputation as one of the world’s very top choreographers.The occa
Jan. 31, 2012
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Williams, first black opera diva, dies at 92
CHICAGO (AFP) ― Camilla Williams, the first black woman to perform with a major US opera company who became both a cultural ambassador and civil rights activist, has died at the age of 92, officials said Monday.“I can confirm that she died at home of complications from cancer,” Alan Barker, a spokesman for Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music where Williams taught for 20 years, told AFP.Born in a small town in the segregated southern state of Virginia, Williams began her singing career at
Jan. 31, 2012
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Asian stars in Cannes to woo Western record market
CANNES, France (AFP) ― Asian stars flew into the French Riviera resort of Cannes at the weekend for the global music industry’s annual MIDEM pow-wow, in a state-backed bid to woo Western markets.Chinese authorities have sent one of the country’s biggest rising stars, Ruhan, to MIDEM to promote her debut album, “Time to Grow”, which features tracks sung in both Chinese and English.It is the first time that Beijing has brought an artist to the MIDEM fair.Taiwan also came to town with one of Asia’s
Jan. 31, 2012
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Fans honor Seo Taiji with Brazilian rainforest
Ardent fans of legendary K-pop musician Seo Taiji are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the singer’s debut by naming a forest after him.Seo Taiji Mania, Seo’s fan club, announced on Tuesday that they are creating “Seotaiji Forest” in Brazil’s Guapi Assu rainforest. They signed an MOU last year with World Land Trust, a British environmental organization which conducts tree-planting projects, about the forest creation and conservation. “The documentary ‘Tears of the Amazon’ came as a great shock
Jan. 31, 2012
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‘American Idol’ alum heading to Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) ― A former “American Idol” contestant is heading to Broadway with a character who, it’s safe to say, is truly two-faced.Constantine Maroulis will play the title dual role in a revival of the musical “Jekyll & Hyde” that’s slated to come to New York in spring 2013 after a 25-week national tour that starts in San Diego on Oct. 2, Nederlander Presentations Inc. announced Sunday. Maroulis, who was a finalist on the fourth season of “American Idol,” had a three-year run in Broadway’s “R
Jan. 30, 2012