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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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This year, summer movies not only about men
From its earliest days, Hollywood has been a boy’s club.And summer traditionally is the season of boy movies ― big, loud, rude and not terribly smart.So what are we to make of the summer of 2011 when so many titles suggest, well, an estrogen-centric approach?It’s not as if bad boys and manly men will be AWOL from the megaplex over the next four months ― not with “Thor” and “Green Lantern” and “Cap
May 1, 2011
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E Ji-ah drops suit, Seo Tai-ji speaks up
The lawsuit between Seo Tai-ji and actress E Ji-ah ended as E withdrew the suit on Saturday. E’s law firm, Barun, announced on Saturday that she has decided not to go ahead with the lawsuit because of the psychological pain the actress and her families and friends had to go through after her private life went public. She had initiated a suit in January requesting 5 billion won in a property settle
May 1, 2011
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K-Pop Europe concert sell out
All tickets for an upcoming concert by top Korean pop groups in Paris sold out in just 15 minutes. The concert organized by SM Entertainment will feature top groups such as Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee and f(x).The first K-POP concert in Europe will be held at Le Zenith de Paris on June 10. All tickets were sold out within 15 minutes of advance sale through Livenation, Fnac and other Eu
May 1, 2011
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Star Korean actress drops alimony lawsuit against ex-singer husband
South Korean actress Lee Ji-ah dropped an alimony lawsuit against singer Seo Tai-ji on Saturday, days after news of the lawsuit shocked the public who had been kept in the dark about the couple's marriage.Lee's attorney said the rising television actress has withdrawn the lawsuit as revelations of her marriage and divorce were causing "extreme mental distress" to her and those close to her.News of
May 1, 2011
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Taiji speaks up about divorce for first time
Famous singer Seo Tai-ji spoke up about his divorce with actress E Ji-ah for the first time on Saturday, claiming that the two went their separate ways in June 2000.In a press release, Seo said that the two silently signed a marriage registration in October 1997 after Seo left for the U.S., putting a stop to his singing career in Korea a year earlier.The couple initially met through a friend in 19
April 30, 2011
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Events Calendar
Exhibitions“Paulo Robersi: Photographs”: A retrospective exhibition on Italian photographer Paulo Robersi is underway at 10 CORSO COMO. Robersi is referred to as currently one of the three best fashion photographers in the world along with Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh. The exhibition runs through May 8 at 10 CORSO COMO SEOUL in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. Admission is free. Minors are not
April 29, 2011
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Box Office
Mao’s last dancer (Australia)Opening April 28Drama. Directed by Bruce Beresford. A drama based on an autobiography by Li Cunxin. Eleven-year-old Li (Chi Cao) from a poor Chinese village is taken to Beijing by Madame Mao’s cultural delegate to study ballet. A few years later, Li is invited to perform with the Houston Ballet by its director. As the first Asian to be invited, Li soon becomes a star o
April 29, 2011
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Reese Witherspoon occasionally welcomes disorder in her life
LOS ANGELES ― As far as tightly wound actresses go, Reese Witherspoon tops the list. She insists upon a strict sense of order in her life. Her production company is called Type A, a moniker her latest costar, Robert Pattinson, says fits her strong sense of self perfectly. And even when she appears to be having a spontaneous moment, lamenting that her well-orchestrated career built around an avoida
April 29, 2011
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Universal soups up ‘Fast and Furious’
LOS ANGELES ― Hoping to transform one of its few successful film series into a top-tier global franchise, Universal Pictures has refueled “Fast and Furious” with an international backdrop, a bigger production budget and a new genre.Audiences will witness the results of that strategy Friday when “Fast Five” debuts as the first of Hollywood’s summer season releases. The movie abandons the world of i
April 29, 2011
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JYJ sues Japanese agency over cancellation of concert
JYJ has filed a lawsuit in Japan against their management company AVEX Entertainment for interfering with their attempt to hold a charity concert.JYJ, a boyband formed by former TVXQ members Kim Jae-joong, Kim Jun-su, and Park Yoo-chun after they filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment for unjust contract, had planned a charity concert to aid earthquake-affected areas in Japan. However, the conce
April 29, 2011
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Seoul Art College to hold concert
The Seoul Art College presents the “Grand Concert” with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Ansan Performing Art Company Choir at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Seoul Arts Center.Since its establishment in 2003, the arts school has staged its spring concert annually. This year, more than 30 professors from the college are involved in the concert. The lineup includes pianist Chang Hae-won, who is also the
April 28, 2011
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Get on your dancing shoes
Open spaces host city dance events to celebrate World Dance DayThis is the official occasion for dancing all night long. International Dance Council, International Theater Institute and UNESCO designated April 29 as International Dance Day in 1982 in honor of Jean-Georges Noverre, the founder of Ballet d’Action, or narrative ballet. April 29 was his birthday. Following the goal of the day ― to inc
April 28, 2011
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Robots ready to jam with old-fashioned humans
LOS ANGELES ― Ajay Kapur and Michael Darling have glimpsed the future. And it looks a little like “The Jetsons” meets “Spinal Tap.”In the not-too-distant future, they say, stadium concerts as we know them will be passe. In their place, humans will jam onstage with hipster robots that will perform previously unheard sounds during mind-blowing multimedia shows that are three-dimensional, interactive
April 28, 2011
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Actress Koo speaks up: ‘It is their life’
Koo Hye-sun (The Korea Herald)Actress Koo Hye-sun broke her silence Thursday following fast-spreading talk of her romantic relationship with legendary musician Seo Tai-ji. She declined to confirm the rumor, just saying that she wishes Seo and his former wife, actress E Ji-ah, would smoothly settle their legal dispute that followed their divorce in 2009.“I have been just watching quietly and prayin
April 28, 2011
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‘TIME 100’ Rain, “Sting knows me!”
(Rain)Rain posted a photo on his Twitter account of himself and English musician Sting. The Korean star attended a formal "TIME 100" party in New York. He published a message on Twitter this morning: “This man knows me even had a meal with me…. Here is Sting, the best, whom I liked the most when I was young. I’m speechless…… OMG!”In the attached picture, Rain is wearing a suit and posing with sing
April 28, 2011
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Food firms hope art is to diners’ tastes
Top pizza, liquor and snack houses turn to art marketingYour eyes might be dazzled before your mouth starts to water the next time you go to a pizza place.The seven-story Mr. Pizza building which opened in Bangbae-dong, southern Seoul, last week is part art gallery, packed with eye-catching artworks. Mr. Pizza, which currently tops the local pizza market, renovated the building into a kind of art
April 27, 2011
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Jang Nara ends six-year TV hiatus
Singer-actress puts work in China on hold for romantic comedyMaking a comeback after a six year-hiatus can faze even the best of actresses, which might be why pixie-cute Jang Nara is making her return to the South Korean small screen on familiar territory ― the romantic comedy. Having cemented her reputation in the rom-com genre with series like SBS’ “Bright Girl’s Success,” the upcoming KBS drama
April 27, 2011
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Jude Law in Austria for ‘360’ film
VIENNA (AP) ― Hollywood actor Jude Law is among the stars of “360” ― a new movie partly set in the Austrian capital in which the British heartthrob plays a man whose marriage has hit a lull.The film is directed by Fernando Meirelles and inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s play “Reigen,” or “La Ronde.”While storyline specifics are being kept under wraps, screenwriter Peter Morgan told reporters Tuesday
April 27, 2011
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Rumor on Seo-Koo relationship surprises online users, again
Actress Koo Hye-sunFormer band member Yang denies their alleged relationshipThe Seo Tai-ji rumor mill continued Wednesday afternoon as claims he had a relationship with TV actress Koo Hye-sun spread through online communities in South Korea.According to rumors circulating among stock investors, musician Seo is currently dating actress Koo and has plans to marry her soon. Seo’s current love life is
April 27, 2011
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Japan mourns death of ex-pop star
TOKYO (AFP) ― Hundreds of middle-aged Japanese flocked to a cemetery in Tokyo on Monday to bid farewell to a popular actress amid national mourning for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.Yoshiko Tanaka died at 55 last Thursday after a long battle with breast cancer, ending her showbusiness career which began with an all-girl pop group, named the Candies, who took Japan’s younger genera
April 26, 2011