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BTS' V and Blackpink's Jennie break up: sources
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S. Korea eyes chip alliance with Netherlands
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Suneung without 'killer questions' still not easy, results show
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US defense policy bill calls for maintaining 28,500 US troops in Korea
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SK carries out complete reshuffle of top brass
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Teens' excessive smartphone use linked to mental health risk: study
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S. Korea, US, Japan to discuss regional security issues: White House
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Ruling party reform committee disbands early, says job half done
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S. Korea asks UAE to correct nat'l flag image mix-up on COP28 website
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Auditor says Moon govt distorted 2020 death of fisheries official
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iTunes great for Apple, but was it for music biz?
NEW YORK (AP) ― When Apple rolled out iTunes for the masses in the spring of 2003, the music industry was at a point of transition ― and chaos.Entering the new millennium, albums were enjoying blockbuster sales of several million units for its superstar artists, and profits were booming. Yet the thr
Oct. 9, 2011
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Jackson children make tribute concert a success
CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) ― Michael Jackson’s three children helped 40,000 fans honor the late pop legend Saturday as the “Michael Forever” show in Wales overcame a troubled build up to end on a high note.There had been doubts over whether the tribute show would go ahead after months of controve
Oct. 9, 2011
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Sotheby’s sales fetch $411m in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AFP) ―Sotheby’s said Friday it had sold more than $410 million in luxury goods, wine, art and antiques in its autumn sale in Hong Kong, with wealthy Chinese collectors driving much of the bidding. The October 1-6 autumn sale saw more than 3,000 lots sold for more than HK$3.2 billion (US$4
Oct. 9, 2011
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Exhibitions"Swedish Contemporary Craft Art": Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery in Suha-dong, central Seoul, presents Swedish contemporary crafts which have recently been drawing attention at world design fairs. It showcases craftworks by 17 Swedish artists including Per B. Sundberg, Ulla Fors
Oct. 7, 2011
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George Benson focuses on guitarGeorge Benson“Guitar Man” (Concord Jazz)“Guitar Man” is one of George Benson‘s jazziest and most intimate recordings in years. It returns the spotlight to his guitar virtuosity, which became somewhat overshadowed by his vocals after his 1976 multiplatinum crossover alb
Oct. 7, 2011
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Ming vase sells for record $22m in H.K.
A blue-and-white vase from ancient China’s Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Hong Kong. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)HONG KONG (AFP) ― A blue-and-white Ming vase fetched nearly $22 million in Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting a new record at auction for porcelain from the ancient Chinese dynasty.An unide
Oct. 6, 2011
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Paris Opera maestro to also head Vienna Symphony
VIENNA (AFP) ― Philippe Jordan, the youthful conductor of the Paris Opera, will also head the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from the 2014-2015 season, officials said on Wednesday.Jordan, a 36-year-old Swiss, will replace Italian Fabio Luisi at the helm of Vienna’s second-most prestigious ensemble, offic
Oct. 6, 2011
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Massive outdoor dance party to shake Han River
Fashion-savvy celebrities set to check out Global GatheringFor just one day this Saturday, dance clubs will bring their explosive electronic/techno music to a massive outdoor stage on Hangang Nanji Park where more than 20,000 youngsters are expected to gather to party and dance.Global Gatherin
Oct. 5, 2011
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U.K. songstress Adele bows out of U.S. tour
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Grammy award-winning soul diva Adele has been forced to cancel a planned U.S. tour for a second time due to a hemorrhage in her vocal chord, promoters for the British singer said Tuesday.The “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You” songstress had been set to launch almost a m
Oct. 5, 2011
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Stein collection at Paris’ Grand Palais
A member of the media looks at “Nu Bleu Souvenir de Biskra” a 1907 painting by Henri Matisse, on the eve of the opening of the exhibition, “Matisse, Cezanne, Picasso, L’aventure des Stein,” at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)PARIS (AP) ― The lady with the crazy hat is back, 106
Oct. 5, 2011
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Freddy Cole’s flawless show wraps up jazz fest on Jaraseom
He hates to be called “the brother of Nat King Cole” but his show on Monday showed once again that the Cole family knows how to play jazz.Freddy Cole’s raspy, elegant but articulate vocals instantly stopped the audience from wandering around in search of food and drinks at the outdoor stage during t
Oct. 4, 2011
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Maori art sees renaissance, hits Paris museum
PARIS (AFP) ― Maori art was once neglected within New Zealand and under-valued elsewhere, but as the community’s work went on display in central Paris this week, one tribal chief said the current outlook is much rosier.“Now, it’s extremely expensive to buy our art,” Matiu Rei, head of the Ngati Tao
Oct. 4, 2011
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BIG BANG nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards
Korean boy band BIG BANG has been nominated for the World Wide Act Asia Pacific award of the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), the group’s agency YG Entertainment announced on Monday.Established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular European music, the EMA this year newly cr
Oct. 4, 2011
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TVXQ, T-ara top Oricon weekly charts
Album cover of TVXQ’s “Tone.”(S.M. Entertainment)K-pop group TVXQ and girl group T-ara topped Japan’s Oricon Weekly Charts for the week of Sept. 28.TVXQ’s “Tone” sold more than 205,000 copies in the first week of its release to top the albums chart, while T-ara’s “Bo Peep Bo Peep” sold more than 50,
Oct. 4, 2011
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[Herald Review] SPAF opener features horrors of urban life
Posters for SPAF 2011. (SPAF)The 11th Seoul Performing Arts Festival opens with powerful German show “Megalopolis”Poverty-stricken streets are filled with raw groans of drunken prostitutes and homeless beggars, desperate young people struggle to find work, severely home-sick immigrants scream in pa
Oct. 3, 2011
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L.A.’s latest art project is 340 tons and rock solid
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― King Sisyphus, it turns out, had little on the folks at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to push a giant rock up a hill for eternity. In modern-day LA, the city’s largest museum has spent months ― and $5 million to $10 mil
Oct. 3, 2011
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27 pianists from 13 countries compete in Louisiana
ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (AP) -- A chance to perform in St. Petersburg, Russia and at Carnegie Hall is bringing 27 pianists from 13 countries to compete in Alexandria.The Louisiana International Piano Competition is also a chance for central Louisiana residents to meet and hear musicians from around th
Oct. 3, 2011
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Domingo strikes back after scathing review
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- In Washington, the operatic drama is taking place offstage.Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has slammed a Washington Post music critic who said he had “sabotaged” a recent performance of “Tosca” with his conducting, calling her comments “unconscionable” and unleashing a war of words
Oct. 3, 2011
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Cover Dance Festival brings together K-pop stars and fans
A total of 16 teams participated in the final round of the 2011 K-pop Cover Dance Festival on Monday at the Gyeongju Gymnasium in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. The winning team had the honor of joining K-pop stars on stage at the Korean Wave Dream Concert, which was held on the same day. Popu
Oct. 3, 2011
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Woman held for $100 million Paris art haul
PARIS (AFP) ― Three people are being held in connection with the theft of paintings worth at least 100 million dollars from a Paris gallery last year, but the works are still missing, a legal official said Saturday.The three, a woman suspected of taking part in the theft and two people suspected of
Oct. 2, 2011