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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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First edition of Hwang Sok-yong's new essay sold out
Veteran South Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong's new essay is off to a good start, its publisher said Monday.Five-thousand copies of the first edition of the essay, roughly translated as "Hwang Sok-yong's Rice Thief" went out of stock, Gyoyu Books said.Released on March 2, the book is already on its third edition and firmly remains on the bestseller lists at the country's major bookstores.The novelist said he would donate all of the royalties from the first batch of book sales to relief organizati
BooksMarch 14, 2016
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Drama 'Signal' concludes with double-digit viewership
The popular crime drama "Signal" has ended with a double-digit viewership, defying the long-held notion that romantic comedies and family dramas are the only genres that can command such popularity in Korea.The finale of the 16-part series was open-ended on Saturday, with criminal profiler Park Hae-young (Lee Je-hoon) and detective Cha Su-hyeon (Kim Hye-soo) learning that officer Lee Jae-han (Cho Jin-woong), who has been missing for 15 years, may actually be alive at a hideout in a nursing facil
TelevisionMarch 14, 2016
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Hidden Korean attractions beckon tourists from home and abroad
Chin Eun-sun, a 27-year-old Korean lecturer at a local college, is like no other Seoulite when it comes to craving a break from the daily grind and taking a few days off to travel.While a rising number of South Koreans, from typical office workers to travel enthusiasts, go abroad to escape from hectic urban life in Asia's fourth-largest economy, Chin, however, says she prefers spending time in quiet provincial areas to standing in long lines at Incheon International Airport."The merit of traveli
TravelMarch 14, 2016
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Hwang Chi-yeol potentially a final winner in Chinese ‘I am A Singer’
Korean singer Hwang Chi-yeol, who is competing on the Chinese popular singing survival show “I am A Singer,” is ranking high on the program and his chances of becoming the final winner is rising. Singer Hwnag Chi-yeol (Hunan TV)In the latest ninth episode that aired on Friday, Hwang sang “You are Only in a Place Slightly Higher,” which was originally sung by Korean singer Shin Seung-hoon.” He showed off his explosive ability and expressive emotions. After the performance, he ranked fourth amon
TelevisionMarch 13, 2016
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G-Dragon, Park Bo-gum, Girls’ Generation and Song Joong-ki picked as style icons
Style Icon Asia, or SIA, officially announced its list of top ten Style Icon celebrities on Saturday. The list includes Big Bang’s leader G-Dragon, Girls’ Generation, actors Park Bo-gum, Song Seung-heon, Song Joong-ki, Yoo Ah-in, Lee Jung-jae, actresses Lee Honey and Ha Ji-won, as well as Chinese singer-actor Li Yi Feng. Style Icon Asia (CJ E&M)The stars were chosen through a survey by sponsoring company CJ E&M via SIA’s official website and Chinese internet service portal Tencent from Jan. 29 t
TelevisionMarch 13, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Angolan artiste Coreon Du talks Seoul Drama Awards win
To the locals of Angola, Coreon Du needs no introduction. The 31-year-old artiste is widely talked about in Africa -- he is a singer, musician, TV producer and fashion designer.Last year, he was named by Forbes Magazine as one of 15 Young Africans Rebranding Africa. His critically-acclaimed 2010 debut album “The Coreon Experiment,” fused the sounds of his Angolan culture with Kilapanga -- a type of traditional folk music --and global influences such as pop, semba and jazz. His telenovelas “Winde
TelevisionMarch 13, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' commands six-figure tag in Japan
Sensational South Korean television series "Descendants of the Sun" has been exported to Japan with a big price tag, industry sources said Sunday, reviving a foray into the market that the country had trouble reaching lately.The sources said the KBS 2TV drama has been sold at $100,000 per episode. It airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the sixth episode of the 16-part series will be on air this Wednesday."Descendants of the Sun" is the first South Korean drama to command six figures per episod
TelevisionMarch 13, 2016
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1,000-year-old Indian statues seized from NYC auction house
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Indian statues that are more than 1,000 years old were seized Friday from Christie’s auction house after investigators discovered they had been smuggled out of the country, eventually landing in New York.The antiquities were to be part of an auction next week called “The Lahiri Collection: Indian and Himalayan Art, Ancient and Modern.”Both are made from sandstone. One statue called “Stele of Rishabhanata” depicts a cross-legged teacher flanked by standing attendants. It is va
CultureMarch 13, 2016
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Graffiti artwork of drowned Aylan highlights refugees’ plight
A huge graffiti image of toddler Aylan Kurdi -- pictures of whose dead body stirred global sympathy for migrants fleeing war and poverty -- confronts motorists, pedestrians and river traveler in Frankfurt.Thousands of weekday commuters using the Main river footpath and road bridge will see the 120-square-metre image of the three-year-old Syrian boy who drowned in September along with his mother and brother as they tried to reach Europe. The artwork on a peninsula about a 15-minute walk from the
PerformanceMarch 13, 2016
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U.S. TV networks embrace ‘binge-watching,’ taking cue from Netflix
U.S. networks are changing the way they develop and release new shows, and even commercials, as they seek to adapt to new TV viewing habits and profit from the “binge-watching” made popular by video streaming services like Netflix.The changes could help offset declining audiences and the trend known as “cord cutting,” as a growing number of Americans opt to go without traditional cable or satellite television service and rely instead on Internet streaming video.Viacom Inc’s TV Land network is de
TelevisionMarch 13, 2016
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Louvre and Rijksmuseum to share Rembrandts bought from Rothschild
A pair of Rembrandt portraits owned privately for more than 130 years went on public display in Paris on Thursday, bought under shared ownership by the French capital’s Louvre museum and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.The portraits date back to 1634 and depict Amsterdam trader Marten Soolmans and his wife Oopjen Coppit. They were painted by the Dutch master for the couple’s wedding and are considered a defining example of his work.Bought by Baron Gustave de Rothschild in 1877 and kept in France ev
CultureMarch 13, 2016
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Film on 'comfort women' surpasses 3 mln viewers
"Spirits' Homecoming," a South Korean film depicting the lives of women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II, surpassed 3 million viewers on the weekend, data showed Sunday.The film drew 120,432 viewers Saturday, its 18th day since the release, to reach a little over 3.03 million, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).Directed by Cho Jung-lae, the movie follows women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during the war.Historians estimate that
FilmMarch 13, 2016
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Travis, Disclosure to perform at Jisan
Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival has announced eight additional artist teams who will be performing at the event set for July. The second lineup, posted on the festival’s official website Friday morning, includes English electronic music duo Disclosure, Scottish pop rock band Travis and U.K.-based electronic recording artist Squarepusher. Five local teams -- rock bands Guckkasten, Hyukoh, the Monotones and the Solutions and indie folk duo Kim Sawol X Kim Haewon -- will also be performing.
PerformanceMarch 11, 2016
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Bassist to head Newport Jazz Festival
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- Jazz impresario George Wein took another step to secure the future of his 62-year-old Newport Jazz Festival on Thursday, as the nonprofit foundation that runs it named Grammy-winning bassist Christian McBride as artistic director. Wein, who is 90, also told the Associated Press that he planned to donate the bulk of his estate, around $10 million, to the foundation upon his death so that the jazz festival and its sister Newport Folk Festival can continue for years
PerformanceMarch 11, 2016
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Kwon Sang-woo to lead Chinese drama
Korean actor Kwon Sang-woo will play the main character on Chinese TV drama “Returning Love,” the actor’s agency SU Company announced Friday. Actor Kwon Sang-woo (SU Company) The drama series will depict the story of a man who suffers from amnesia following an earthquake. The man, played by Kwon, struggles in his relationships with two women -- his wife and a woman who took care of him as he suffered from amnesia -- while gradually regaining his memory. Kwon will leave for Beijing this month to
TelevisionMarch 11, 2016
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Ku Hye-sun, Ahn Jae-hyun latest celeb couple
Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun, 32, and actor and model Ahn Jae-hyun, 29, are the latest celebrity couple in the news. The former costars in “Blood” started dating soon after the 20-episode KBS TV drama ended in April 2015, according to Ahn’s agency HB Entertainment. Ahn and Ku played the roles of a vampire surgeon and a niece to the chairman who owns the hospital, respectively, in the drama series. Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun (YG Entertainment) and model and actor Ahn Jae-hyun (
TelevisionMarch 11, 2016
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[Home cooking] Galbi Taco
Korean-style tacos were made famous by a food truck in Los Angeles several years ago. Since then, food trucks selling Korean tacos have become a nation-wide trend in America. The idea is to place Korean barbecue meat on a Mexican corn tortilla topped with a mix of Korean and Mexican flavors. Here, I turned the traditionally marinated galbi (short ribs) into my version of a popular Korean-Mexican fusion dish. I paired the meat with a refreshing salsa made with kimchi, Korean pear and other crunch
FoodMarch 11, 2016
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[The palate] Catalan flavors reinterpreted in historic Seochon
In Seochon, a quaint neighborhood west of the Gyeongbokgung Palace, there has always been a focus on old world charm and the area’s past as an artists’ enclave. Today, Seochon is an unassumingly stylish neighborhood sprinkled with galleries and cafes in a quiet ambience quite different to that found on the other side of the palace in the tourist-laden Samcheong-dong and Bukchon. Still budding as a destination neighborhood, Seochon offers a colorful mix of modern sensibility and old hanok build
FoodMarch 11, 2016
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[Around the hotels] Round up of hotel events and news
Romantic dining at Sheraton Seoul D Cube City The Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel is offering a romantic dining experience for couples in celebration of “White Day” on March 14 when men give gifts and sweets to their love interests. The hotel’s Lobby Lounge Bar on the 41st floor will be presenting the “White Day Romantic Set” from March 12-14 at 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. for the occasion. The set will include a special menu of scallop, mussel, abalone, clam, king crab, roasted salmon, chop steak wi
TravelMarch 11, 2016
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[Travel bits] Round up of travel news from around the world
Seogwipo Yuchae Flower International Walking Festival Seogwipo Yuchae (Canola) Flower International Walking Festival will take place at Jungmun Resort on Jejudo Island on March 19-20, at the northern park of the International Convention Center Jeju and the surrounding areas of the Seogwipo region. During the festival, participants will be able to enjoy the picturesque springtime views of Korea’s southernmost island by walking along the Seogwipo coastline and through seas of yellow canola flower
TravelMarch 11, 2016