A newly discovered Mozart piano piece composed when the child prodigy was 11 years old was presented and performed for the first time here Friday in his former family home. Simply titled "Allegro Molto," the piece was found recently in a notebook in the attic of a private home in Austria's Tyrol province. Just a few minutes long, the piece is believed to have been composed in 1767 or 1768, but ...

It’s been 20 years since Seo Taiji & Boys released their first album “Nan Arayo.” Seo’s fans, just teenagers in 1992, continue to be loyal to the singer who seldom appears in public. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Seo’s debut album, his fans came up with the idea of naming a Brazilian forest after the singer and launching an online database (www.seotaiji-archive.com) of every document and ...

“His music was sensational, it blew my mind. I offered to work together as a group and later we brought in Lee Juno who was then one of the top dancers in Korea,” Yang said. Seo’s music also moved Lee Juno. “I decided to join the new group as a background dancer, despite my reputation, because his music moved my heart,” he said. Seo’s divorce suit involving actress E Ji-ah stunned the public l...

Exhibitions “Memories of the Heart”: Canon Korea is hosting the solo exhibition of photographer Cho Seong-joon to celebrate the publication of his first photo essay book. Titled “Memories of the Heart,” the book as well as the exhibition showcases the photographer’s signature black and white photos of various spots in Korea. Canadian investment bank Scotia Waterous selected Cho as the photograph...

Titanic 3D (U.S.) Opening April 5 Drama. Directed by James Cameron. James Cameron’s 1997 legendary disaster film “Titanic” is returning to the silver screen in 3-D. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, the movie is a fictionalized cinematic account of the Titanic, a passenger ship that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage in 1912. The Titanic disaster, which took pla...

Kolleen Park’s favorite musical songs Various artists “Kolleen’s Musical Choice” (Universal Music) Kolleen Park, a popular music director and TV celebrity, shares her favorite musical numbers with her fans on a new CD. A musical compilation album titled “Kolleen’s Musical Choice,” it contains 29 songs from 19 hit musicals from all around the world. The list of songs includes “Dancing Queen” ...

Jason Segel may be the writer-star of hit movies like “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “The Muppets.” But he still sounds as sweet as awkward teen Nick Andopolis, the character on the TV series “Freaks and Geeks” who so memorably sang the Styx ballad “Lady” to his high-school crush. “I think it’s really neat that I’m an actor, all that stuff,” says Segel by phone, talking about his approach to hi...

Jang Keun-suk’s meteoric rise to stardom has been swift and marked by a string of rom-com’s that could pigeonhole him as a singing-acting double threat ideal for lighthearted fare. After gaining a huge overseas fandom as an arrogant boy band leader in SBS’ “He’s Beautiful!” in 2009, the 24-year-old went on to sing and romance his way through “Marry Me, Mary!” and “You’re My Pet.” But Jang is de...

Former comedian and TV show host Kang Ho-dong will start a special project in South Sudan to help vulnerable children in the African country. According to ChildFund Korea, which is in charge of Kang’s Sudan project, the former comedian has been supporting a Korean child through the organization since 2005. Kang is said to have decided to start the project in Africa, as he recently became interes...

Women’s film fest to feature120 films from 30 countries The Seoul-based women’s film festival is back, with its line-up ever so conscious of the world’s turbulent modern history. From the breast cancer campaign to contemporary racism to women’s sexuality, this year’s IWFFIS (International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul) is filled with diverse themes and socially conscious issues that have been ...