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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Lena Park to show on stage what TV couldn’t
Lena Park, also known as Park Jung-hyun, almost always shines more on the stage than on TV entertainment shows, as her strength in vocal and theatrical expressions is more obvious at concert venues.Plus, born and raised in Los Angeles, her mother tongue was English, which has made it quite challenging for her to appeal to a broad spectrum of the Korean audience in her early music career in Korea.T
May 8, 2011
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Events Calendar
Exhibitions“Paulo Robersi: Photographs”: A retrospective exhibition on Italian photographer Paulo Robersi is under way at 10 CORSO COMO. Robersi is referred to as currently one of the three best fashion photographers in the world along with Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh. The exhibition runs through May 8 at 10 CORSO COMO SEOUL in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. Admission is free. Minors are no
May 6, 2011
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Box Office
Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (U.K.)Opened May 5Animation, Adventure, Family. Directed by Greg Tiernan. On the Island of Sodor where Thomas lives, a new Search and Rescue Center is being built. Greedy Diesel, thinking he is better than the “steamies”, decides to take the Jobi logs to the rescue center himself and races down the tracks with the Jobi logs. Thomas sees that Diesel is going to
May 6, 2011
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‘Beaver’ director Jodie Foster’s loyalty to Mel Gibson intact
LOS ANGELES ― As she has crisscrossed the country tirelessly promoting her latest directorial effort, “The Beaver,” Jodie Foster has been keeping in touch via text with Mel Gibson. When the star of your film is also your close friend and Hollywood’s leading persona non grata, the messages can get a tad awkward.“Mel said, ‘I will be dragged through gravel for you,’” Foster said in Beverly Hills. “H
May 6, 2011
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Actor Hemsworth, almost outgrew his costume playing title character in ‘Thor’
KANSAS CITY ― Turning your body into that of a god is a weird process.Chris Hemsworth knows. Once he was tapped to play the title character in “Thor,” the Australian actor threw himself into a body-building regimen that would transform his solid but unspectacular physique into one worthy of a Marvel superhero.“I don’t naturally have the kind of weight Thor has,” Hemsworth said. “I ate tons of prot
May 6, 2011
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Int'l film festival in Jeonju closes with award winners
An annual international film festival in southern South Korea wrapped its nine-day run Friday after the announcement of additional award winners.The 12th Jeonju International Film Festival closed in this city about 240 kilometers south of Seoul with the screening of the South Korean film "Anyang, Paradise City." It won the grand prize in the Korean feature films competition.Directed by Park Chan-k
May 6, 2011
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‘Social shopping’ open for Choi Young-wook prints
Two prints by artist Choi Young-wook will be sold through “social shopping” for the first time in Korea, a mobile art application provider said Thursday.Culture media company artday, which runs the mobile application “artday” on both Android and Apple smartphones, said two versions of his internationally-popular print work “Karma” will be sold both on the application and the company’s website at w
May 5, 2011
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Dancer-turned-actor Kwok is summer star of Chinese movies
HONG KONG (AP) ― May is the month of Aaron Kwok in Chinese movies.The dancer-turned-singer-turned-actor stars in two of the month’s major releases ― Gu Changwei’s romance “Love for Life,” and Oxide Pang’s crime thriller “The Detective 2” ― and has earned rave reviews from both directors.The 45-year-old Hong Kong entertainer’s versatile performances in two closely timed releases are testimony to hi
May 5, 2011
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‘The Chorus’ singers on Korea tour
Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, or the Little Singers of Saint Marc, is set to start a tour hoping to give Korean audiences a flavor of the 2004 French hit film “The Chorus”. Founded in 1986, the choir recorded the entire soundtrack of “The Chorus,” nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 2005, with the song “Look to Your Path” earning a nomination for Best
May 4, 2011
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Jang tops Japan’s Oricon on debut week
Korean actor and singer Jang Geun-suk topped Japan’s Oricon chart in his debut week. His single “Let Me Cry” sold 119,000 copies within a week of its April 27 release. He became the first foreign singer in Japan to rank No. 1 in the major weekly pop chart upon debut.In 2005, Korea’s Ryu Si-won reached No. 2 within a week.Jang’s record was also the first for a male singer since Masahiko Kondo toppe
May 4, 2011
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How Paul Potts became international icon
Paul Potts (AP)The world famous opera tenor Paul Potts revealed his secret to outstanding auditions.The iconic singer, who touched fans with his beautiful voice and stories of challenge, made his official debut via “Britain’s Got Talent.” The program, where participants compete each other until the final, gave inspiration to several Korean programs such as “Superstar K.” Due to the frenzy of survi
May 4, 2011
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Maestro Chung to conduct chorus for PyeongChang bid
Maestro Chung Myung-whun will conduct a grand scale chorus assisted by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra as a part of efforts to promote PyeongChang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the event organizer announced on Tuesday.World Harmony Chorus, non-profit organization supporting PyeongChang’s bid campaign, announced that a chorus of unprecedented size, conducted by Chung, will perform at 7 p.m.
May 3, 2011
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Princely treasures of European monarchs on show in Seoul
An extended fan leaf thought to depict Madame de Montespan in the Trianon de Porcelaine, France, possibly created in 1674. (Victoria and Albert Museum/V&A Image)The luxurious treasures enjoyed by the ruling class in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries have been gathered at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-dong, central Seoul. Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the
May 3, 2011
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'Hurt Locker' team plans film on bin Laden hunt
The filmmakers behind the war-on-terror drama ``The Hurt Locker'' are moving forward with an action thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal have had the bin Laden project in the works, and now that the al-Qaeda leader has been killed, a person close to the filmmakers said Monday that the film is more relevant than ever.The as-yet-untitled fil
May 3, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Joyce Yang trusts her instincts
Korean 24-year-old pianist to hold debut recital at Lincoln Center in N.Y.NEW YORK ― When pianist Joyce Yang was asked last minute to replace a sick Lang Lang three months ago, she had to decide whether she could stay up for more than two days ― the time needed for a flight to Buffalo, a rehearsal and the concert.She said yes.“I knew how difficult it would be. And the scariest part was that I hadn
May 2, 2011
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Who needs words?
Korean original non-verbal performances expand stagesBuoyed by a favorable reception from foreign audiences, Korea’s original non-verbal performances are expanding their stages both here and abroad. “Nanta,” the best-known non-verbal performance “made” in Korea, kicked off its two-month-long Chinese tour last month. Visiting 16 cities, it is the longest touring show taken to China by a Korean perf
May 2, 2011
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Is overweight the new heavyweight?
Piggy Dolls and full-figured leading ladies bask in limelightFor years, thin girl groups have traipsed and wriggled across the stage, belting out catchy tunes while executing perfectly choreographed moves. There was the occasional breakthrough not-so-skinny act ― like the iconic Big Mama ― but those bands generally stayed away from the realm of dance music and brought on the soul. Then, in January
May 2, 2011
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French fans demand extension of sold-out Korean pop concert
Hundreds of French fans rallied in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday to demand an extension of a Korean pop concert after tickets for the event sold out in 15 minutes.Some 300 young people picketed while dancing to Korean pop tunes for over an hour, demanding that the concert scheduled for June 10 be extended by one day.Korean pop culture, known as "Hallyu," or the Korean Wave, has bee
May 2, 2011
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Hi Seoul Festival focuses on non-verbal shows
Annual city-wide festivities start Thursday at Yeouido Hangang Park and other public squaresSpring has finally arrived and the city of Seoul is transforming itself into a festival city. The Hi Seoul Festival sponsored by the city government starts Thursday, offering a packed program. The annual event, organized by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, is to take place from May 5-10 this year with
May 1, 2011
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This year, summer movies not only about men
From its earliest days, Hollywood has been a boy’s club.And summer traditionally is the season of boy movies ― big, loud, rude and not terribly smart.So what are we to make of the summer of 2011 when so many titles suggest, well, an estrogen-centric approach?It’s not as if bad boys and manly men will be AWOL from the megaplex over the next four months ― not with “Thor” and “Green Lantern” and “Cap
May 1, 2011