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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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Joseon palaces come to life
In celebration of spring, palaces are opening their doors wide to those who want to know more about them and the stories they contain. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday that Korean traditional musical concerts will be held at Joseon-period palaces in Seoul through autumn. At the royal garden and Nakseonjae building in Changdeokggung Palace, stage actors Park Jeong-ja and Jeong Dong-hwan will perform short plays of love stories and other anecdotes from the Joseon era (1392-1
CultureApril 8, 2013
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Mishmash of dances comes to Gangdong
Seoul’s Gangdong Arts Center, one of the major venues for dance, is holding its annual festival featuring a total of 19 works of diverse genres ― including ballet, modern, and traditional Korean dance.The festival celebrates its second edition this year, featuring the works of more than 45 local dance companies. The participating troupes include the Universal Ballet Company, Kook Soo-ho’s Didim Dance Company and the Seoul Ballet Theatre.Three performances open this year’s edition. One of the thr
PerformanceApril 8, 2013
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Influence of calligraphy on contemporary art
What do some of the best-known modern abstract artists such as Willem de Kooning, Hans Hartung and Cy Twombly have in common? The contemporaries who left a significant impact on abstract art found their artistic motivation in Eastern calligraphy. Calligraphic expressions inspired American artist Twombly, whose works feature freely scribbled, calligraphic-style drawings; Hans Hartung works are largely defined with bold brushstrokes; and de Kooning works were an extension of lines. The paintings o
PerformanceApril 8, 2013
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Bryan and Lambert win big at ACMs
LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Everything went to script at the Academy of Country Music Awards until the end, when Luke Bryan pulled off an amazing upset and won entertainer of the year.Bryan immediately overshadowed top winner Miranda Lambert’s big night by beating out some of country music’s top performers, including Lambert and her husband Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean and two-time entertainer of the year Taylor Swift in an upset that few would have predicted because of his relatively recent move into the s
PerformanceApril 8, 2013
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Akdong Musician takes the crown on K-pop Star 2
The brother-sister duo Akdong Musician’s Lee Soo-hyun and Lee Chan-hyuk have battled their way to victory by beating out all the competition and winning the second season of the singing survival audition program “K-pop Star 2.” The final showdown of the competition came down to the wire with the duo battling out again the gifted 10-year-old performer Bang Ye-dam. The contestants’ final challenges were to perform a song that had previously been performed by the opposing contestant as well as a so
PerformanceApril 8, 2013
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Kim Jae-joong charms Nanjing
Kim Jae-joong from JYJ had a successful solo concert in Nanjing, China, on Saturday. Nanjing was the fifth stop in Kim’s Asia tour marking the release of his first solo album. He has already performed in Seoul, Bangkok, Shanghai and Hong Kong.At Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Kim performed “One Kiss” from his first solo album and some classic K-pop numbers including “For You” by Yim Jae-beom. Kim’s 4,000 fans sang the chorus during his performance of “I Will Protect You.”In addition to his solo
PerformanceApril 8, 2013
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G-Dragon fills Japanese stadium with 50,000 fans
G-Dragon from Big Bang continued his successful solo world tour “One of a Kind” on Saturday, attracting 50,000 fans to Fukuoka Dome in Japan. The concert kicked off with his latest single, “Michi Go,” followed by “Heartbreaker” and “One of a Kind.”Another member of Big Bang, Tae Yang, performed as a guest star presenting his solo piece “Break Down.” Tae Yang also featured G-Dragon during the performance of “Bad Boy” as an encore piece. “It was raining and the wind was blowing hard outside, yet h
PerformanceApril 8, 2013
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K-pop boy band B.A.P’s U.S. tour sells out
Tickets for the boy band B.A.P’s U.S. tour were sold out within the first hour of the 10,000 tickets going on sale, a TS Entertainment official announced Monday. B.A.P will kick off their first world tour “B.A.P Live on Earth Pacific Tour” on May 7 in Los Angeles followed by San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York. “The VIP tickets were sold out within five minutes and bidding price went up to four times higher than the original ticket price,” the announcement said. “Their fans have been ci
PerformanceApril 8, 2013
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Kim DJ’s car donated to memorial hall
Former Democratic United Party floor leader Rep. Park Jie-won will donate the limousine of former President Kim Dae-jung to a memorial hall to be built to honor his Nobel Peace Prize. The limousine was a 2008 model Equus 450, specially designed to take account of his chronic limp. The Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize memorial hall will be opened on Samhakdo Island in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, on June 15. “When I went to Mokpo last Friday, many citizens wanted to see Kim’s limousine,” Park said
PeopleApril 8, 2013
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Actress E. Ji Ah involved in car accident with police
Actress E. Ji Ah (Lee Ji-ah) escaped unhurt when her car hit a police car at around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning.The actress claimed that she had been drinking with friends and called a driver to take her home. On the way home, the driver got into an accident, hitting a police car with the actress’ Maserati sports car. No serious injuries were reported. “This was a small accident that was a result of the driver’s inexperience,” said a representative of Lee’s agency in news reports. “Nobody was hur
PeopleApril 8, 2013
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Ex-lawmaker to teach at Seoul National Univ.
Na Kyung-won, chairwoman of the organizing committee of the 2013 PyeongChang Special Olympics World Winter Games, will teach at Seoul National University.The Graduate School of Public Administration of Seoul National University said Monday that it will appoint the former lawmaker as a visiting professor for a year from next month. She will give special lectures in industrial-educational cooperation classes. The school appointed her to make use of her experience as a former lawmaker and chairwoma
PeopleApril 8, 2013
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Sudeok-sa Temple opens second global Zen forum
A Buddhist temple will host the International Zen conference for the second time to mark the 100-year pari-nirvana memorial of Zen Master Gyeongheo in Yesan, South Chungcheong Province. Located in the heart of Mt. Deoksungsan, Sudeoksa Temple will hold the three-day event titled “2013 The Pathless Path” starting from April 16-18, along with a trekking program and a music festival. Venerable Zen masters are invited for Dharma talks including Most Ven. Bang-jang Seoljung Daejeongsa, head of Deokso
CultureApril 8, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Mega publishers merge to fight e-books
What do George Orwell’s “1984” and E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” have in common? Starting later on in 2013, they’ll both be owned by the same company after a merger is completed between publishing heavyweights Penguin and Random House. The two have received unconditional approval from several regulatory commissions on competition in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with the latest coming from the European Union on Saturday. The merger does not “raise competition concerns, in par
CultureApril 7, 2013
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‘World’s greatest’ chef Ferran Adria seeks digital legacy
HONG KONG (AFP) ― From foie gras noodles and liquid olives to air baguettes and mimetic peanuts, much of what elBulli chef Ferran Adria and his team created across their nearly 2,000 dishes defies transcription.Two years after closing the beachside Spanish restaurant ― repeatedly lauded as the world’s best by those lucky enough to have dined there ― Adria says he is now focused on preserving its legacy for future generations.Widely regarded as the world’s best chef and credited with having chang
CultureApril 7, 2013
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Songdo Good Market to kick off on April 27
Songdo Good Market, an annual flea market aimed at spreading green and sharing culture in Korea, will be back on April 27 at the Songdo Canal Walk inside the Songdo International Business District in Incheon. Starting on that day, the 2013 market will continue to be held on the last Saturday of May, September and October from 1 p.m. through 6 p.m., said Gale International Korea, developer of the Songdo IBD. The organizer said about 300 sales booths will be installed along the main stream where p
CultureApril 7, 2013
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Artist recreates memories of buildings
Artist Chang Hwa-jin finds inspiration in modern buildings and the memories they hold.Watching the Japanese General Government Building being demolished in 1996, he began to pay attention to the historical modern buildings that were once center of key events in Korea’s tumultuous modern history.What remained in the memories of people came alive through Chang’s recreations of modern historical buildings in installations and paintings at his first solo exhibition held in nine years at Kumho Art Mu
PerformanceApril 7, 2013
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Late-night network shows still a white men’s club
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The role of female talk show hosts in late-night TV broadcast network history, all 50-plus years of it, can be summed up in two words: Joan Rivers. It takes just another two ―Arsenio Hall ― to do the same for minorities.There’s no indication that’s going to change in the latest round of musical chairs involving “Tonight’’ and “Late Night.’’ All the NBC, ABC and CBS showcase jobs at 11:30 p.m. Eastern and later appear likely to remain securely in white men’s hands.Jay Leno is h
FilmApril 7, 2013
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Socially-conscious plays dominate theater fest schedule
The annual Seoul Theater Festival unveiled its line-up for this year’s edition, featuring a number of works delving into socially-conscious subject matters including bullying, poverty, and the experiences of migrant women. First established in 1979, the performing arts bash celebrates its 34th anniversary this year. A total of eight works have been included in its official line-up this year, while 36 works have been featured in four different unofficial sections.Among the eight works in the offi
PerformanceApril 7, 2013
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Spanish film director Bigas Luna dies at 67
MADRID (AP) ― Spanish film director Josep Joan Bigas Luna, who discovered actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem and whose 1992 movie “Jamon, Jamon’’ launched their careers, has died in northeast Spain, aged 67.News agency Europa Press and Spanish state broadcaster RTVE, citing members of the director’s family, said Bigas Luna died early Saturday at his home in Riera de Gaia after a long battle with cancer.Bigas Luna was born in Barcelona on March 19, 1946, and became one of Spain’s most influen
FilmApril 7, 2013
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Singer to open school for multicultural children
Pop diva Insooni will open an alternative school for children from multicultural families in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province on Thursday. “Insooni and Good People,” a foundation represented by the 56-year-old singer, will hold an opening ceremony for the boarding school named “Hae Mil School,” meaning “clear sky after the rain” in Korean, according to Gangwon Provincial Office of Education on Sunday. “There are many multicultural children losing their way. I hope the school will play a role in settl
PerformanceApril 7, 2013