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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Making Korean hip-hop a culture
This is the eighth in a series on producers, MCs, DJs and artists working in the Korean underground hip-hop scene. ― Ed.For rapper P-Type, a first-generation hip-hop artist in Korea, hip-hop is more than just a music genre: It’s a culture and attitude. And he hopes for the day when hip-hop becomes more than a trend here.“My dream is to make hip-hop grow its roots and become a culture in Korea so that future hip-hop artists can start a little bit easier than before,” P-Type said in an interview w
Sept. 29, 2013
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Wonder headlines New York concert highlighting poverty
NEW YORK (AP) ― U2 frontman Bono gave a funky, rousing introduction to Stevie Wonder, who headlined the Global Citizen Festival on New York’s Central Park on Saturday. It was the second annual concert to help end poverty around the world.Wonder performed a number of his hits, wowing the audience of thousands who danced and sang along to “Superstition” and “Isn’t She Lovely.”“This is a global celebration,” Wonder yelled to the crowd. “We will end extreme world poverty in our lifetime.”Wonder has
Sept. 29, 2013
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Eyelike: Busker Busker’s 2nd album doesn’t disappoint
Busker Busker’s follow-up repeats winning formulaBusker Busker “Busker Busker 2nd Album”CJ E&MBusker Busker’s 2nd album sounds a lot like their first album, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The band’s signature acoustic sound mixed with Jang Beom-jun’s smooth voice is a breath of fresh air compared to the many repetitious, electronic beat-ridden songs currently in the charts. The album starts with a sentimental classical instrumental track, “Autumn Night,” which demonstrates the obvious t
Sept. 27, 2013
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Male nudes take center stage in Paris
PARIS (AFP) ― The male nude took center stage in Paris on Tuesday as a controversial exhibition celebrating the masculine form went on show at the celebrated Musee d’Orsay.Juxtaposing traditional painting and sculptures with contemporary homoerotic photography, a museum better known for its impressionist masterpieces has brought together more than 200 pieces in a collection designed to stimulate and amuse in equal measure.“It is an exhibition that doesn’t take itself too seriously,” Guy Cogeval,
Sept. 26, 2013
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James Levine shines in return to Met opera
NEW YORK (AP) ― It wasn’t opening night, it wasn’t a new production, it wasn’t even a gala ― but it was nonetheless a momentous event in the history of the Metropolitan Opera: Conductor James Levine returned to the house he has called home for more than 40 years.Before the orchestra had even played a note, the Met’s music director ― rolling his motorized wheelchair onto a specially constructed podium ― was greeted by a 71-second standing ovation from the crowd that filled the 3,800-seat theater
Sept. 26, 2013
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Yoel Levi hopes to patch up, enhance KBS Symphony Orchestra
After being left vacant for nearly a year, the post of music director for the KBS Symphony Orchestra has been taken up by maestro Yoel Levi. Born in Romania but raised in Israel, Levi, with his rich international experience including the U.S. and Europe, is said to be the perfect fit for the orchestra, which aims at becoming the best in Asia. Levi has performed with the orchestra five times as a guest conductor in the past 16 years. And he will be leading the “Masterpiece Series III” concert on
Sept. 25, 2013
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City museum opens northern Seoul branch
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has opened a new museum in the northern part of the city, an area long considered to have been excluded from the capital’s main cultural events. The northern Seoul branch of the Seoul Museum of Art opened to the public on Tuesday with the goal of bringing cultural benefits to residents.“The new museum will focus on showing the public that it has its basis in the local community,” said Kim Hong-hee, director of the Seoul Museum of Art. The SeMA has two other bran
Sept. 25, 2013
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Christie’s hopes for more openness in China ahead of first auction
SHANGHAI (AFP) ― International auction house Christie’s on Tuesday expressed hopes for greater openness in China’s growing art markets before its first auction on the country’s mainland.“We’re happy to operate here without the freedom to sell cultural relics, and when that changes we’ll change with it,” Christie’s International chief executive Steven Murphy told a press conference.He was referring to current rules barring foreign auction firms from selling cultural relics dated earlier than 1949
Sept. 25, 2013
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Upcoming K-pop releases to usher in fall season
October is set to be a star-studded month with a long list of K-pop acts who have announced their return to the scene with the release of new albums or EPs. Some of next month’s highly anticipated releases include K-pop idols IU, T-ara, Nine Muses and Kim Jae-joong of JYJ. However, the list doesn’t end there: Other scheduled K-pop releases include new beats from groups such as Block B, Boys Republic, Monday Kids and others. Superstar rapper Psy previously stated that his upcoming studio album wa
Sept. 25, 2013
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Busker Busker’s latest sweeps charts
Busker Busker released its long-anticipated second studio album Wednesday, nabbing the top spot on numerous music charts in a matter of hours. The three-member band features Jang Beom-jun on vocals and guitar, Kim Hyung-tae on bass, and Brad Moore on drums. Soon after the album’s release, all of its nine tracks were ranked No.1-No.9 on most major online music services including Naver, Bugs, Melon, and Mnet. Title track “Love, At First” took the top spot on all of the charts. While Busker Busker’
Sept. 25, 2013
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MU:CON Seoul gears up for second global music conference
Music executives from around the world will soon flock to Seoul to attend the second annual three-day MU:CON global music conference and showcase from Oct. 10-12. The MU:CON conference has invited a number of key international and local figures in the music industry who will come together to discuss topics such as creative global cooperation and communication in the Asian music market as well as having the opportunities to attend showcases that highlight various Korean music acts. “MU:CON is abo
Sept. 24, 2013
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U.S. honors Ray Charles with limited-edition stamp
ATLANTA (AP) ― The U.S. Postal Service is planning to add soul singer Ray Charles to its “Music Icons Forever” stamp series.Postal officials say the agency is releasing a stamp featuring the Albany, Georgia, native on Monday along with one of the artist’s previously unreleased songs.Charles was a singer and songwriter who pioneered the soul and rhythm and blues genres. He died in 2004.Events are being planned in Atlanta and Los Angeles to celebrate Charles’ inclusion in the series.R&B singer Ash
Sept. 24, 2013
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Flowers of blood in Qureshi’s Rome exhibition
ROME (AFP) ― Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi brought his award-winning exhibition on beauty and violence to Rome Monday, unveiling the blood-themed creations which saw him appointed Deutsche Bank’s 2013 “Artist of the Year.”The 41-year-old, who was given the honor of creating an installation on the rooftop of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this year, has brought 35 works to Rome’s Macro museum for an exhibition which runs until Nov. 17.A rising star of South Asia’s “neo-miniaturist” group
Sept. 24, 2013
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Trove of U.S. folk music unearthed in library archive
DETROIT (AP) ― Detroit is famous for its music, from the Motown hits of the 1960s to the cutting-edge punk of Iggy Pop to the rap of Eminem. Little known, though, is that Michigan was also fertile ground for folk music, brought to the region by immigrants in the early 20th century and played in the logging camps, mines and factory towns where they worked. Legendary folklorist Alan Lomax discovered the music in 1938 when he visited the Midwest on his famous 10-year cross-country trek to document
Sept. 24, 2013
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Yellow Lounge to marry classical music with club scene
Classical music doesn’t always have to be enjoyed in a sedate concert hall. On Oct. 3, Oct. 31 and Nov. 12, Seoul nightclub Octagon will be filled with the sounds of string and wind instruments delivering classical tunes under flamboyant lighting, along with drinks, cheer and laughter. The 2013 Yellow Lounge Seoul, aimed at bringing more people to classical music by visiting the trendiest venues, will present The Philharmonics, composed of members of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Sept. 23, 2013
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Busker Busker to usher in fall with new album
The trio of Busker Busker has squashed last year’s rumors of a possible breakup by announcing that they will be releasing the group’s much anticipated second studio album on Wednesday. The upcoming studio album will once again feature tracks written and composed by the bandmates themselves, according to representatives of Chungchun Music. The Korean alternative band with members Jang Beom-jun on vocals and guitar, Kim Hyung-tae on bass and Brad Moore on the drums first gained fame as participan
Sept. 23, 2013
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Men of ‘Parsifal’
Korean opera fans will be able to immerse themselves in the world of Richard Wagner on Oct. 1, 3 and 5 when the German composer’s four-and-a-half-hour opera “Parsifal” will be staged at Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater. “Parsifal” is regarded as the end of the dry spell for Wagnerian operas here, which have been absent from the stage since the 1970s. Since Wagner’s creations have been considered long, difficult and abstract by the majority of music fans, only arias or excerpts have been presented
Sept. 22, 2013
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French-Canadian troupe to open SIDance 2013
A performance by a French-Canadian troupe will open the 16th Seoul International Dance Festival (SIDance), the nation’s largest annual dance bash, which kicks off Oct. 7.One of the most reputable genre showcases here, the event is presented by the local section of the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO. A total of 51 dance companies from 16 countries will present 51 works including some collaborations.For the festival’s opening performance, French-Canadian company Cas Public will present “Va
Sept. 22, 2013
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Bono joins world leaders at Global Citizen Festival
U2 front man Bono and a long list of world leaders will attend next week’s Global Citizen Festival to help fight poverty. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, leaders from several countries and U.S. lawmakers will join Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys and John Mayer at the free concert Sept. 28 in New York’s Central Park. The concert coincides with the U.N. General Assembly, and fans earn free tickets for helping spread the word or volunteering to help end world poverty.Bono wi
Sept. 22, 2013
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Insane Deegie back for more
This is the seventh in a series on producers, MCs, DJs and artists working in the Korean underground hip-hop scene. ― Ed.When some people hear the name Insane Deegie, they think of the grandfather of the Korean diss battle: the young, angry first-generation hip-hop artist who filled his songs with curse words and was not afraid to go after anyone, even former President Lee Myung-bak. They might not think of the smooth sounds of jazz hip-hop, which is the concept Deegie has been using for his per
Sept. 22, 2013