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Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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NewJeans' members' parents complained to Hybe, email shows
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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[Herald Interview] Carbon breakthrough in Korea: Making diamonds at atmospheric pressure
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Chris Brown and Rihanna collaborate on 2 song remixes
NEW YORK (AP) ― Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together, musically speaking.Two songs featuring the singers hit the internet on Monday. Brown sings on the remix of Rihanna’s sexually charged song “Birthday Cake,’’ and she’s on the remix of his upbeat tune “Turn Up the Music.’’Brown tweeted a link to the new version of “Turn Up the Music’’ on Monday, and Rihanna later retweeted it. She also tweeted about the remix for “Birthday Cake.’’Brown attacked his then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy A
Feb. 21, 2012
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YouTube enlists big names for shows
For producers, the new channels seen as chance to create shows free from major studios’ meddlingCULVER CITY, California (AP) ― YouTube is enlisting Hollywood’s help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.The online video giant is aiming to create 25 hours of programming per day with the help of some of the top names in traditional TV. The Google-owned site is spreading its wealth among producers, directors, and other filmmakers, using a $100 million pot o
Feb. 21, 2012
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Kim starts shooting 18th film
Kim Ki-duk, one of the best known South Korean auteurs overseas, started shooting his 18th film this month, according to production house NEW.The film, entitled “Pieta,” will star actor Lee Jeong-jin and actress Jo Min-soo. According to NEW, Kim thought of the initial plot of the film as he wanted to delve into the theme of evil, and whether or not “human beings have evilness as one of their innate qualities.”The upcoming film tells the story of a heartless man whose job is to threaten debtors t
Feb. 20, 2012
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Duchamp’s influence still powerful
Opera Gallery Seoul offers artworks by contemporary artists influenced by Marcel DuchampHad it not been for Marcel Duchamp, the “anti-artist” who stirred up the 20th century art world with an upside-down urinal, the contemporary art scene would never have become what it is. Opera Gallery Seoul in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, gathered artwork by 19 acclaimed artists after Duchamp’s time who were obviously influenced by the sensational French artist in more than one way. The exhibition, titled
Feb. 20, 2012
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Fandom emerges in classical music scene
Classical musicians enjoy rock star status among groupiesWhen pianist Lim Dong-hyek finished his two-hour-long recital on Feb. 18 at Seoul Arts Center, a venue exclusively for classical music suddenly turned into a pop concert scene with the audience screaming for an encore. The hall with 2,500 seats was completely packed ― mostly with females ― and they didn’t stop shouting, urging the artist to play another piece, and then another.At the end, Lim presented three encores, mostly romantic Chopin
Feb. 20, 2012
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Swizz Beatz paints K-pop‘s rosy future in world market
Swizz Beatz, a renowned American rapper-producer, said on Monday K-pop is leading a trend for new music and that he wants to play a leading role in introducing Asia to the West through Korean music.“What I found in Korean pop music is a new expression. The world is open for new things and I think right now K-pop in Korea is leading in that area. I’d like to be the one to introduce that to the West,” the musician said during a news conference in Seoul. The musician, also husband of the famous U.S
Feb. 20, 2012
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Swizz Beatz paints K-pop's rosy future in world market
Swizz Beatz, a renowned American rapper-producer, said on Monday K-pop is leading a trend for new music and that he wants to play a leading role in introducing Asia to the West through Korean music. (Yonhap News)"What I found in Korean pop music is a new expression. The world is open for new things
Feb. 20, 2012
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SEALs take starring role in new film
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The secretive Navy SEALs are coming out of the shadows for a new Hollywood film, with elite commandos cast in starring roles in a radical departure for America’s special forces.In “Act of Valor,” the select troops who call themselves “the quiet professionals” take a turn as leading men on the big screen, reciting lines from a script as they race to prevent terrorists from carrying out an attack on the United States.Filming began in 2007, before the Navy’s Sea, Air and Land Tea
Feb. 20, 2012
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Oscar voters less diverse than cinema audiences
LOS ANGELES ― When the names of winners are revealed on Oscar night, months of suspense give way to tears, smiles and speeches. Yet when the curtain falls, one question remains: Who cast the votes?About 37 million people tuned in to the Academy Awards last year, and a great deal rides on the show’s outcome. Winning a golden statuette can vault an actor to stardom, add millions to a movie’s box office and boost a studio’s prestige. Yet the roster of all 5,765 voting members of the Academy of Moti
Feb. 20, 2012
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British Council hopes to boost U.K. education’s profile
University of Edinburgh to commemorate late President Yun Bo-seon in autumnThis is the third of the series introducing cultural centers of different countries in Seoul ― Ed.For anyone interested in studying abroad ― especially in the U.K. ― the British Council office in central Seoul is the place to be next month. The British cultural institution will be holding a special event where representatives from six or seven of the U.K.’s world-class universities will share information on what each scho
Feb. 19, 2012
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Great orchestras to mesmerize Seoul
Month of February packed with performances by renowned orchestrasStar conductors leading world-class orchestras are flocking to Seoul, offering a chance to appreciate their powerful symphonic sounds.The list of prestigious orchestras coming to Korea this year includes the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. And they all are to perform in this month.February’s flock of foreign orchestras has happened as part of several Asia tours that
Feb. 19, 2012
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Digital film switch daunts historic movie houses
BUFFALO, New York (AP) ― The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf’s Buick is 35MM MAN, a nod to his work in the booth at the 1925 Palace Theatre, with its velvet-draped stage and chandeliered mezzanine.When he drove recently to a multiplex to watch as its film projectors were swapped out for new digital ones, the sight of old 35 mm workhorses “stacked up like wounded soldiers’’ had him wondering how long his title ― or job ― would be around.The questions are even bigger for hist
Feb. 19, 2012
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Cirque du Soleil plans Oscar piece
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Aerialists, acrobats and contortionists from Cirque du Soleil are among the guests at this year’s Academy Awards.The three-minute performance at the Oscars on Feb. 26 will be among the international troupe’s biggest yet, said Cirque du Soleil special events director Yasmine Khalil, featuring more than 50 artists. Most Cirque shows employ 75 to 80 artists over two hours, she said.Cirque du Soleil has a Hollywood-themed show now at the Kodak Theatre, where the Oscars will be pre
Feb. 19, 2012
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Berlin fest crowns Italian prison docu-drama
Runner-up prize awarded to film about killings of Roma in HungaryBERLIN (AFP) ― The 62nd Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to Italy’s veteran directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for their gripping prison docu-drama “Caesar Must Die.”The picture shows real-life murderers and mafiosi from a high-security jail in Rome staging Shakespeare’s tragedy “Julius Caesar,” with their own personal dramas giving resonance to the play’s themes of betrayal and vengea
Feb. 19, 2012
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Costner tells of Houston race factor over ‘Bodyguard’
U.S. actor Kevin Costner on Saturday said his “Bodyguard” co-star Whitney Houston was almost overlooked for the role because of her color and lack of acting experience.Costner told the singer’s funeral service that while he thought Houston was perfect for the part of pop star Rachel Marron, the movi
Feb. 19, 2012
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Art underground
Artist residency program in Sindang Jungang Market offers unusual art sceneFor anyone who has been to Jungang market near Sindang Station in Seoul, it would be hard to imagine that more than 30 artists have their working studios underground. And that some practically live there.The area is known for its merciless traffic and its overcrowded and colorful market. Stepping through the main gate of the market, you are overwhelmed by the aroma of pickled fish and mung bean pancakes, while endless foo
Feb. 17, 2012
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Calendar
Exhibitions“BEING: Debbie Han 1985-2011”: Sungkok Art Museum is holding a large-scale exhibition looking back on Korean-American artist Debbie Han’s art world. It showcases about 60 of Han’s paintings, sculptures and installations through which she pondered identity issues and artistic values. The exhibition runs through March 18 at Sungkok Art Museum in Jongro-gu, central Seoul. Tickets range from 3,000 won to 4,000 won. For more information, call (02) 737-7650 or visit www.sungkokmuseum.com. “
Feb. 17, 2012
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Box Office
Helpless (Hwa-cha) (Korea)Opening March 8Thriller. Directed by Byeon Young-joo. Just one month ahead of their wedding, engaged couple Moon-ho (Lee Seon-gyun) and Sun-young (Kim Min-hee) head off to the countryside to visit Moon-ho’s parents. When Moon-ho returns to their car after getting coffee at a highway service area, Sun-young is nowhere to be found. Her phone is off. After not hearing from her for more than a week, a distraught Moon-ho asks his detective cousin Jong-geun for help. After Jo
Feb. 17, 2012
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Eye Like
Ynot delivers passion, energyYnot“Ynot Live Album” Mirrorball musicFunky Korean rock band Ynot released a new live double album on Tuesday containing 23 songs. The album, recorded at an October concert without any sound correction or modification, acts in stark contrast to the industry trend of heavy production and computer programming. In an effort to deliver its energy and passion, this warts-and-all recording leaves in the the audience’s screaming unfiltered ― and the occasional mistake. The
Feb. 17, 2012
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Ralph Fiennes does the Bard modern, military
Ralph Fiennes’ “Coriolanus” is not your typical toga-and-sandals Shakespeare. It’s camouflage-and-combat boots Shakespeare, it’s gritty, it’s graffitied. Although the actor and first-time director is faithful to the Bard’s text, setting his tale of usurpation and political upheaval in the city-state of Rome, it looks more like Bosnia, or Beirut.Slabs of grim modernist architecture, the rubble and debris of poverty and conflict, TV monitors reporting news of rioting and war ― Fiennes’ “Coriolanus
Feb. 17, 2012