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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Jessica Simpson wants smaller boobs
Jessica Simpson is planning to take breast reduction surgery, a U.S. entertainment magazine reported.Jessica Simpson (Bloomberg)According to the magazine, the U.S. TV star and singer does not want her double D breasts, reportedly telling her friends that they make her look bigger than she really is.
Sept. 4, 2011
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Buddhist nun teaches how to live better on temple food
Nun Seonjae’s popular cooking class has over 2,000 on waiting listAbout 40 middle-aged women and a few men were all eyes and ears as Buddhist nun Seonjae related to them how she refused to cook at Hotel Shilla when treated like a regular cook. “Temple food is not some random cheap food. I told them
Sept. 2, 2011
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Highlights
Theater“Mahoroba”: Young theater company “DreamPlay” is bringing Japanese playwright Horai Ryuta’ s theatrical account on women of different ages and their shared experiences. The play begins as Midori, a single working woman who lives alone in Tokyo while refusing to get married, visits her family
Sept. 2, 2011
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Sumi Jo“Libera”Universal MusicMarking the 25th anniversary of her international debut, soprano Sumi Jo has released “Libera,” an album which encompasses musical genres from opera arias to musical numbers. In an interview, Jo said the title, meaning “free” in Italian, represents her 25 years of free
Sept. 2, 2011
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Gana Art Center donates artifacts
Lee Ho-jae, head of Gana Art Center, one of the most prominent art galleries in South Korea, donated 128 Korean artifacts to Seoul Arts Center last week. The donated items ― 74 rubbed copies of epigraphs from the ancient and medieval times and 54 calligraphy works done with Chinese black ink from th
Sept. 1, 2011
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Sumi Jo voices her Bohemian spirit in 25th anniversary CD
Since coloratura soprano Sumi Jo made her international operatic debut as Gilda in Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in Italy in 1986, the 25 years of world tours and musical explorations have made her musical life “free.”Such a free-spirited and gypsy-like image is the core concept of Jo’s latest album “Libera,”
Sept. 1, 2011
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Gwangju searches for new definition of design
Co-director Ai of China unable to attend biennale; Korean director selects Chinese artist’s work for 10 most important exhibitsGWANGJU ― A day may be too short to enjoy everything the 4th Gwangju Design Biennale has to offer. The nation’s biggest design biennale kicked off its 52-day run on Thursday
Sept. 1, 2011
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Sistar tops first Billboard K-pop chart
Girl group Sistar’s song “So Cool” topped the first Billboard K-pop Hot 100 Chart, which opened last week, Billboard said.The U.S. weekly magazine, particularly famous for music charts, launched the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 Chart on Aug. 25, ranking digital sales of the country’s top songs and mobile
Aug. 31, 2011
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Pop diva to star in musical ‘Cats’
Insooni to play the famous cat Grizabella along with Park Hae-mi and Hong Ji-minKorea’s diva Insooni is certainly a multitasker. And an amazing one.On top of singing the theme song for the IAAF World Championships in Daegu and appearing on MBC TV’s “I Am a Singer,” (better known as “Nagasu”) the 54-
Aug. 31, 2011
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SM Town Live Tour goes to N.Y.
K-pop groups will fly to New York to hold the SM Town Live World Tour at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 23, after holding a series of concerts in Seoul, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo.Joint concerts by K-pop groups affiliated with the entertainment agency have played a significant role in creating a ne
Aug. 31, 2011
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Korean exhibition hall opens in Uzbekistan...’s national museum
An exhibition hall dedicated to Korea’s historic and cultural relics has opened in the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan, the National Folk Museum of Korea announced Tuesday.The hall will be managed by the Uzbekistan Museum in Tashkent, while all the exhibits will be provided by the Korean insti
Aug. 30, 2011
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Shinhan Bank to help restore Namdaemun
Shinhan Bank will support the on-going restoration project of Namdaemun, the historic gate in Seoul which was severely damaged by arson fire in 2008, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced Tuesday.The bank and the cultural administration signed a contract Tuesday morning, confirming the bank
Aug. 30, 2011
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Lawmakers, business and art figures push for Mecenat bill
Lawmakers, business leaders and art figures urged a quick passage of the Mecenat bill first proposed three years ago at a press conference held on Tuesday at Press Center in central Seoul. Rep. Cho Yoon-sun and Lee Seong-heon of the ruling Grand National Party; Park Young-ju, head of the Korea
Aug. 30, 2011
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Rocker Yi Sung-yol ‘runs to stand still’
Singer-songwriter holds month-long concert to celebrate his third albumWhile idol-centered K-pop has been heavily covered by the media, the Korean indie scene has received relatively little attention. This is the eighth installment of a series of interviews shedding light on the scene. ― Ed.Singer-s
Aug. 30, 2011
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K-pop concert coming to PyeongChang
The Korea Tourism Organization said it will hold a K-pop concert on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Alpensia Sky Jumping Special Stage in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, to promote tourism there. Super Junior (SM Entertainment)The city has been attracting growing attention from international travelers
Aug. 30, 2011
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Girls’ Generation member injured in car accident
S.M. Entertainment said Sooyoung, a member of the girl group Girls’ Generation, was injured in a car accident on Sunday morning and will not be able to participate in the upcoming SM Town Live Concerst in Tokyo.The singer was heading to Cheonan for a volunteer work for the visually impared when the
Aug. 29, 2011
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Taiwanese orchestra to play world folk music
Taiwanese orchestra, the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, will hold a Korea tour in September to introduce a wide range of world folk music to the Korean audience. The ESO, led by conductor and music director Gernot Schumalfuss, is to hold a concert on Sept. 4 at the Seoul Arts Center’s Concert Hall an
Aug. 29, 2011
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Perry wins top award, but Beyonce baby tops show
Beyonce and Jay-Z’s offspring doesn’t even have a name yet, but it was the indisputable breakout star of Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, upstaging everyone, even Katy Perry’s win for video of the year.Perry, who had the most nominations coming into the show with 10, came away with three moonman tro
Aug. 29, 2011
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Rhino horn thieves fooled by replicas in U.K. heist
LONDON (AP) ― Fake rhino horns, anyone? That’s all thieves who broke into a British museum have to show after a misguided robbery early Saturday.The thieves were seeking valuable rhino horns that can be sold in illicit markets for their purported aphrodisiac and medicinal use, but they left with wor
Aug. 28, 2011
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Two different worlds divided by a thin layer of paper
Japanese artist Takashi Kuribayashi explores bordersThe surreal experience could best be explained as a moment experiencing a bugs’ eye view. Everything was mystically white at beyond museum in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. Stepping in under the large, thin and uneven sheet of Japanese traditional
Aug. 28, 2011