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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Time, profit pressures work against originality
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Arrest warrant issued for medical student for allegedly killing girlfriend after breakup
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S. Korea to let doctors with foreign licenses practice
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Nimble entrepreneurs help Korean Wave go global
Web startups see business opportunities by making digital tools to tackle language barriersAs the Internet has paved the way for instant, worldwide access to Korean pop songs and soap operas, nimble startups are capitalizing on the demand for the country’s top cultural exports by making digital tool
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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Israel lures Hollywood to film in the Holy Land
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel is tired of Hollywood filming Jesus’ crucifixion in Italy and the Crusader invasion of the Holy Land in Morocco.So Israeli officials are promising better tax breaks, terror attack insurance and handouts of up to $400,000 to lure international movie producers to the holy city
Aug. 29, 2011
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Seoul International Drama Awards rides Korean Wave
Hallyu fans from Peru, France and Romania participate in this year’s eventHallyu fan club members from Peru, France and Romania stole the spotlight at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2011 press conference in Seoul on Monday. Though the awards’ final judging head Korean director Im Kwon-ta
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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Winners of 2011 MTV Video Music Awards
Pop Music Video: Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends.”Britney Spears poses with the video vanguard award backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.(AP-Yonhap News)Rock video: Foo Fighters, “Walk.”Collaboration: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”Male
Aug. 29, 2011
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Beyonce pregnancy announcement overshadows VMAs
Beyonce upstaged every performer at Sunday night‘s MTV Video Music Awards before the show even began _ she announced she and hubby Jay-Z are expecting a baby.Nicki Minaj, left, and Beyonce arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP-Yonhap News)The soon-to-be-30
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
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Hong weaves charming maze in black-and-white
A has-been filmmaker who now teaches cinema in Daegu visits Seoul. He meets up with his long-time buddy, visits his old girlfriend, drinks and dines, gets talking with some people he’s just met, and falls for an attractive bar owner who strikingly resembles with his ex.Hong Sang-soo’s 12th film, “Th
Aug. 28, 2011
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Director Sofia Coppola weds in southern Italy
ROME (AP) ― Filmmaker Sofia Coppola went back to her roots for her wedding, marrying rocker Thomas Mars in the remote, southern Italian town where her great-grandfather was born.Coppola’s famous filmmaker father, Francis Ford Coppola, escorted the 40-year-old Sofia down the aisle Saturday to a waiti
Aug. 28, 2011
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Rare Joseon court music forms harmonies at dawn
‘Day Break at Changgyeong Palace’ presents unique cultural experienceIt is 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning, and Changgyeonggung, one of the five grand palaces of the Joseon Dynasty, is enveloped in haze and dewy air.In spite of the early hour, the gallery behind Myeongjeongjeon hall of the palace is co
Aug. 26, 2011
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Classical Music
“2011 Ensemble DITTO Encore Recital”: Male ensemble group Ditto will hold an encore recital tour to thank fans for coming to their annual summer festival. Violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill, violinist Stefan Pi Jackiw, pianist Jiyong and cellist Michael Nicolas will hold the concert on Sept. 4 at the S
Aug. 26, 2011
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Pop Music
“Why We Fail”: Singer-songwriter Lee Sung-yol will hold a month of concerts to mark the release of his third album “Why We Fail.” His latest album was released after a four year hiatus, and it is the first time that he has held a month of concerts, his agency said. The stage will be in the center so
Aug. 26, 2011
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Festivals
“Seoul Drum Festival”: An open festival will be held from Sept. 3 to Sept. 24 at the Seoul Square in central Seoul, for people to enjoy the beat of drums. Festival highlights include opening and closing ceremonies, performances by foreign performance teams, world percussion instrument performances,
Aug. 26, 2011
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Exhibitions
“Yiso Bahc ― Lines of Flight”: Artsonje Center holds a retrospective exhibition on Bahc Yiso’s drawings. Known as a conceptual and installation artist, Bahc ceaselessly recorded his ideas and views with notes and drawings. The exhibition provides an insight into the South Korean artist’s works by pr
Aug. 26, 2011
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Dance
“New Concept Performing Arts Festival”: Hanguk Performing Arts Center will be staging 12 performances through Oct. 2 at Arko Arts Theater and Daehangno Arts Theater in Hyehwa-dong, central Seoul. Under the slogan “Make the Difference,” the festival aims to showcase experimental and original dances s
Aug. 26, 2011
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Theater
“Wedding”: Based on playwright Lee Gang-baek’s 1974 play of the same title, its musical adaptation celebrates the re-opening of the Samilro Warehouse Theater in Myeong-dong in central Seoul, which closed in February due to financial problems. Known as the very first independent theater venue in Seou
Aug. 26, 2011
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(MOVIES) BOX OFFICE
Hindsight (Blue Salt) (Korea)Opening Sept. 1.Drama. Action. Directed by Lee Hyun-seung. Doo-heon (Song Kang-ho), once a legendary figure in Busan’s organized crime scene, now wants to live a quiet life while hoping to run a restaurant of his own. One day, he meets Sebin (Shin Se-kyung), a daring and
Aug. 26, 2011
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‘Virtue’ is good enough
Emmy the Great “Virtue” (Close Harbor)Emmy the Great’s sophomore album “Virtue” shows the continuing expansion of Emma-Lee Moss’ songwriting abilities. Her tender approach and frisky wordplay make her easy on the ears.Moss and her backing band begin with “Dinosaur Sex,” a song two minutes too long b
Aug. 26, 2011