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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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Royal history revived through art
Deoksugung Project breathes new life into desolate royal bedchamber, garden and buildingsThe turbulent royal history of late Joseon period seemed to have faded in memories of visitors to Deoksugung. But this fall, the royal history is revived by Korean contemporary artists, who shed light on both happy and unfortunate days of the palace. Through the Deoksugung Project, organized by the National Museum of Modern Art, Korea and Deoksugung Office of the Cultural Heritage Administration, 12 artists
PerformanceSept. 18, 2012
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Korean films to be screened in New York art museum
A Korean film festival will open in New York this week to offer insight into contemporary Korean cinema to movie goers in the city, the event’s local sponsors said Tuesday.Twelve select films ranging from works by Korean film pioneer, late director Shin Sang-ok to the latest film by the world-acclaimed director Hong Sang-soo will be screened for the film festival at the Modern Art Museum (MoMA) on Sept. 19-30, Hyundai Card, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said in a release.Co-hosted by MoMA
FilmSept. 18, 2012
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‘Gangnam Style’ tops 200 million YouTube views
South Korean pop sensation Park Jae-Sang posted another landmark Tuesday, when the video of his global-hit “Gangnam Style” notched 200 million views on YouTube, days after topping the US iTunes chart.“Got 200 million views!!! Thx everybody!!!” Park, better known by his stage name “Psy,” wrote on his Twitter account @psy_oppa.The video, featuring Psy performing his signature “horse riding dance,” went viral shortly after being posted on the video-sharing site in mid-July, turning the chubby, 34-y
PerformanceSept. 18, 2012
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Arirang TV now shown in more than 100 million households
Arirang TV’s viewership has expanded to 103 million households from 188 countries, it reported last week. The government’s aim of promoting Korea through an international broadcaster proved successful with Arirang TV’s total number of viewers up to 330 million. Arirang TV reaches 37 million households in Europe, 32 million households in the Americas, and 19 million households in Asia. Arirang TV is accessible to 14 million households in the Middle East and Africa, according to the company.Countr
TelevisionSept. 18, 2012
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Keane expects ‘lots of energy’ again from Korean audience
For Keane, an English alternative rock band, the explosive energy from the Korean audience was something that forced them to come back. “The audience was amazing! I don’t know how they survived the heat, but they were singing along and giving us lots of energy, so I hope it will be the same,” said Richard Hughes, drummer of Keane, in an email interview with The Korea Herald. The four-member band holds its first solo concert on Sept. 24 at Handball Stadium at Olympic Park in Seoul. The band visi
PerformanceSept. 18, 2012
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Filipino exchange student takes film on poverty to Pyongyang
With a tuft of bushy blond bangs, his slight frame and beaming smile held up designer jeans and a trendy school bag. But Nash Ang’s boyishness belied a cinematic penchant for revealing the grueling poverty in the Philippines.In his hour-long documentary, “Live To Dive” (Lusong), Ang explores how Totoy, 11, and Pirot, 10, eke out a living for their families by diving for scraps of garbage like discarded plastic bottles and bits of metal in the severely polluted waters beside the ramshackle area o
FilmSept. 18, 2012
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U.K. woman jailed for making false rape claim
A 20-year-old British woman was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for falsely claiming that she had been raped by three men, according to local news reports.Rosie Dodd pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and was sent to prison by Nottingham Crown Court after she lied to police that three men had raped her at her house in June 2011.The men, aged 21, 23, and 25, were charged with rape, and spent nearly 50 hours behind bars before being released on bail. They claimed that their
PeopleSept. 18, 2012
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Usher, Shakira to judge 'The Voice'
Shakira and Usher are to replace Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green as mentors for Season 4 of the U.S. competition series "The Voice," NBC announced.Current "Voice" coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will stay with the show when it returns for its fourth outing next spring.Aguilera and Green, who are leaving the series to fulfill other professional commitments, are expected to return the follo
TelevisionSept. 18, 2012
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Woman, 102, dotes on 82-year-old car
A 102-year-old woman who brought her 1930 Packard 740 Roadster to an Ohio car show said she still changes her own oil and spark plugs.Margaret Dunning of Plymouth, Mich., said at the 18th annual Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles at Glenmoor Country Club in Canton the car was in rough shape when she bought it in 1949 but it has since been restored with four upholstery jobs and 22 coats of hand-rubbed lacquer, the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal reported Monday.Dunning said she still often
CultureSept. 18, 2012
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Psy's 'Gangnam Style' tops 200 million YouTube views
South Korean rapper-singer Psy topped 200 million views on YouTube with the music video of his hit single "Gangnam Style" on Tuesday.After the video recorded 206.4 million views as of 9 a.m., Psy left an English message on his Twitter account, saying, "Got 200 million views!!! Thx everybody!!!""Gangnam Style" quickly became a global sensation after the music video was released on YouTube on July 1
PerformanceSept. 18, 2012
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Hallyu can help spread Korean: minister
Korean dramas, K-pop and K-films have helped the country successfully promote the Korean language in foreign lands and the global demand to learn the language is growing, Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik said on Monday.“I think the Korean language is the most important cultural product and our K-pop stars, Korean films and dramas have contributed in increasing the global demand for learning the language. Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style,’ (with Korean lyrics) for instance, directly introduced not only his f
CultureSept. 17, 2012
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Domingo in Verdi rarity ‘I Due Foscari’
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― At an age when most singers are long retired, Placido Domingo keeps taking on new challenges.The 71-year-old celebrated next year’s 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth by having his Los Angeles Opera present the first production by a major U.S. company in 40 years of “I Due Foscari,’’ an 1844 work that hints of the brilliance of later compositions such as “Rigoletto,’’ “Il Trovatore’’ and “La Traviata.’’In a season-opening performance at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday ni
PerformanceSept. 17, 2012
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Westwood takes up climate cause at London Fashion Week
LONDON (AFP) ― British designer Vivienne Westwood called for a “climate revolution” as she presented a relatively tame but nonetheless punk-edged spring-summmer collection on day three of London Fashion Week.In the grandiose setting of Britain’s Foreign Office the flamboyant redhead took to the catwalk on Sunday as a climate change campaigner, sporting a moustache and a black circle painted round her eye.Wearing a sequined hat and wrapped in a banner proclaiming “climate revolution,” the 71-year
Arts & DesignSept. 17, 2012
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‘Design is not an add on, but key component in business’
Brand designer Bruce Duckworth talks about roles of design in business and in peoples’ livesWhere there is an abundant choice of products, what differentiates one from the others is design. More companies are recognizing the importance of design and making it a key business strategy. “Successful business in the future will see design as a key component at the heart of business success, not as an add on,” said Bruce Duckworth, creative director of the world’s leading advertising agency Turner Duc
Arts & DesignSept. 17, 2012
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Keira Knightley: ‘I had no life’ besides acting
NEW YORK (AP) ― Keira Knightley seems to be in a good place personally and professionally. She’s engaged to marry musician James Righton and stars in the film adaptation of “Anna Karenina’’ alongside Jude Law.The 27-year-old tells Vogue magazine’s October issue, there was a time when she wasn’t in such a good place.She recalls a time when the fame from such roles as “Bend it like Beckham’’ and the “Pirates of the Caribbean’’ franchise was too intense. She says she “literally had no life outside
FilmSept. 17, 2012
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#MBC to make sequel to popular TV drama ‘Daejanggeum’
South Korea‘s second-largest TV network MBC said Monday it will make a sequel to its hit epic series “Daejanggeum,” which triggered the latest boom in the popularity of Korean culture in China and other Asian countries.“We will make Daejanggeum 2 next year,” the network said in a statement, adding that its president recently visited China for talks with his counterpart in China’s Hunan TV on cooperation over the new drama series.Hunan TV, which aired the Korean TV drama series also known as “Jew
TelevisionSept. 17, 2012
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Neeson returns with ‘Taken 2’
Irish actor says he likes ‘Oldboy’ and ‘The Chaser’ during his visit to KoreaActor Liam Neeson, famous for his role as the vengeful father in Luc Besson’s 2008 high-grossing film “Taken,” said the thriller has made him an “action figure” in Hollywood, during his first visit to Seoul on Monday. The Irish actor arrived in Korea on Saturday to promote the 2008 movie’s sequel, “Taken 2.”“I seem to be have been re-envisioned as an action figure ever since the first ‘Taken’ came out,” the actor told r
FilmSept. 17, 2012
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Artist Koo Dong-hee awarded Hermes Foundation Art Award
Artist Koo Dong-hee has been chosen the winner of the 13th Hermes Foundation Art Award. The art award, launched in 2000 in Korea, aims to contribute to the development of Korean art by supporting Korean artists. Koo was selected among three finalists including Jackson Hong and Lee Mi-kyung, whose works are also on exhibit at Hermes Atelier inside the Maison Hermes Dosan Park in Seoul. The Hermes Foundation presented Kim with an award of 20 million won ($18,000) and a plaque last Thursday. Koo wo
PerformanceSept. 17, 2012
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Kim named to head history foundation
The government has appointed Kim Hak-joon, chairman of the Association for Preservation and Research of Dokdo, to lead the state-run Northeastern Asian History Foundation, officials said Monday.Kim, 69, will replace Chung Jae-jeong whose three-year term ended Sunday.Kim, a former journalist and political science professor, was picked to helm the foundation as he has ample experience in historical research concerning Korea’s easternmost islets and the country’s overall history, a Seoul official t
PeopleSept. 17, 2012
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"Gangnam Style" goes viral: A to Z
‘Gangnam Style’ offers social commentarySouth Korean rapper PSY's ``Gangnam Style'' video has more than 200 million YouTube views and counting, and it's easy to see why. No Korean language skills are needed to enjoy the chubby, massively entertaining performer's crazy horse-riding dance, the song's addictive chorus and the video's exquisitely odd series of misadventures. Beneath the antic, funny
PerformanceSept. 17, 2012