NEW YORK (AP) _ It's tough to keep a pregnancy a secret when you're in the public eye, and for a while, Beyonce thought the jig was up.``The whole time I definitely was thinking, `Everyone knows, everyone can see,''' said the singer before the screening of her new concert DVD Sunday in New York.It b

Nov. 21, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Taylor Swift was crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards for a second time.``This is so crazy!'' the country superstar said after beat such contenders as Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry to capture all three awards that she was nominated for at Sunday's ceremony, in

Nov. 21, 2011

David LaChapelle shows celebrity, campaigning chapters of his photographic career at solo exhibition at Seoul Arts CenterLady Gaga, Madonna, Britney Spears, Hilary Clinton, Elizabeth Taylor, David Beckham, Paris Hilton, Muhammad Ali ... The list of celebrities who have posed for David LaChapelle could go on. Limiting his success as a photographer to just the celebrities on the list, however, would be underestimating him. LaChapelle’s works displayed at several galleries in 1984 New York caught t

Nov. 20, 2011

K-pop groups KARA and TVXQ have been nominated for the top prize of the 53rd Japan Record Awards, while 2NE1 has been nominated for Best New Artist, the awards committee announced on Saturday.A major music awards show held annually in Japan, the Japan Record Awards is organized and hosted by the Japan Composer’s Association.  Ten acts have been nominated for the top award this year, including Nishino Kana, Mizumori Kaori, Hikawa Kiyoshi, and AKB48. KARA has been nominated for “Go Go Summer!” wh

Nov. 20, 2011

Exhibitions“The Masters”: Opera Gallery Seoul is showcasing 40 masterpieces by some of the greatest artists of recent times. The exhibition includes works by Claude Monet, Fernand Leger, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Auguste Rodin, Georges Braque, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Yves Klein, Keith Haring and Tom Wasselman. This is the first time that a high-profile exhibition is being held by the chain in Seoul while most of the Opera Gallery branches hold such big-name e

Nov. 18, 2011

  She was beautiful and talented, but unfortunate. Choi Seung-hee, born in South Korea in 1911, was a leading dancer who introduced modern dance to the nation at a time when modern society was starting to develop. She performed overseas in the late 1930s and was lauded as one of the best dancers in Asia along with India’s Uday Shankar.Despite her talent and pioneering achievements, Choi did not receive much of the spotlight here because she defected to North Korea in 1946 with her husband An Mak

Nov. 17, 2011

An exhibition of 40 masterpieces by some of the greatest artists of recent times kicks off on Thursday at Opera Gallery Seoul in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. “The Masters” includes works by Claude Monet, Fernand Leger, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Auguste Rodin, Georges Braque, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Yves Klein, Keith Haring and Tom Wasselman. Opera Gallery is a leading gallery chain which first opened in Singapore in 1994. It has 11 branches all over the wo

Nov. 16, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― The sound of insistent drumming bounces off the sides of nearby office towers announcing the location of the Occupy Wall Street home base long before its inhabitants are otherwise seen or heard.Turn a corner in Zuccotti Park and you’re likely to run into a drum circle or find someone strumming a guitar. Maybe it’s an amateur trying to keep spirits up, or it could be the real deal ― recording artists such as David Crosby and Graham Nash.Music and musicians are woven into the fabri

Nov. 15, 2011

Korean artist holds first solo show at Gallery Hyundai after monumental Guggenheim retrospective in New YorkOnly ten canvases are displayed on the first and second floors of Gallery Hyundai in Sagan-dong, central Seoul, creating a tranquil and somewhat vacant atmosphere. As if adding to the mood, each canvas features only a single square-shaped dot in the signature form of artist Lee Ufan. He made it a point, said the South Korean artist, to put as little as possible in the gallery to maximize t

Nov. 14, 2011

Busker Busker, the three-member indie band runners-up of Mnet’s reality talent show “Superstar K3,” announced they will withdraw from the music scene indefinitely.The group lost the top prize to Ulala Session, the vocal-oriented quartet led by Im Yoon-taek who has stage four stomach cancer, in the finale of the show broadcast live last Friday.The indie trio had been scheduled to participate in a press interview on Monday along with three other top contestants ― Ulala Session, Twogaewol, and Chri

Nov. 14, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― New York City’s oldest museum has shed its vault-like exterior for a luminous facade that invites the public to peer in, explore its vast treasures and experience them like never before through loads of new and fun interactive features.The New-York Historical Society threw open its doors on Friday following a $65 million, three-year renovation.The venerable institution for the first time also has established a children’s history museum within the building and a restaurant that wi

Nov. 13, 2011

Classical Music“Kumho Art Hall Chamber Music Concert”: Kumho Art Hall-representing ensembles -- the Chamber Music Society of Kumho Art Hall (CMS) and Kumho Asiana Soloists -- will peform on Dec. 8 and Dec. 29, respectively. The CMS, led by artistic director and pianist Kim Dae-jin, is to stage Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 and invite renowned American clarinetist Jon Manasse to collaborate on Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115. The CMS has been offering “Brahms Essentials” c

Nov. 11, 2011

Rossy PP’s first studio album outRossy PP“Alohaoe”(Sony Music Entertainment Korea)After releasing her first single in 2006, singer-songwriter Rossy PP gained the reputation of a new genre pioneer with her unusually dreamy sounds. She has released her first studio album “Alohaoe,” writing, composing and producing all of the 10 tracks in the album herself. The title track “A Dialogue with a Cat” is narrated by a feline who asks a woman what it means to live in the human world. She answers that lif

Nov. 11, 2011

Dubu jeongol is a hotpot of tofu, beef, and vegetables in broth. Dubu-jeongol is rich in protein and soft in texture. Jeongol (hotpot) is a communal dish that fits in ideally with Korean dining culture in which several people around the table enjoy food from a large pot in the center. Ingredients ● 250g tofu, ¼ tsp salt, 2 tbsp starch, 2 tbsp vegetable oil ● 150g beef (top round or sirloin) for broth : 300g beef (brisket), 6 cups water ● For fragrant seasoning: 20g green onion, 10g garlic● For s

Nov. 11, 2011