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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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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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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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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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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
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Razzies pick Will Smith, his son as worst actors
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Will and Jaden Smith have something they can bond over. They were both awarded Razzies for their performances in “After Earth.” Jaden was selected as worst actor for his starring role in the sci-fi flop about a father and son stranded on an untamed earth, while the elder Smith was chosen as worst supporting actor at Saturday’s Golden Raspberry Awards, which lampoons Hollywood’s awards season on the eve of the Oscars. The duo was also selected as the worst screen combo by onlin
March 3, 2014
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New girl group 1PS releases debut album
Four-member girl group 1PS, made up of leader Ye-na, Ji-eun, Sae-ha and Yoon-seo, has joined this year’s lineup of K-pop rookies with the ladies’ debut single album “The First Score” on Monday. The album includes the pop-ballad main track “Because I am a Woman” as well the single “Anticipating.” 1PS took to the stage last week on “M! Countdown” and performed the group’s lead track live for the first time. Despite the influx of girl groups pursuing the sexy and risque concept, 1PS ― an abbreviati
March 3, 2014
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Girls’ Generation’s ‘Mr. Mr.’ racks up 4.3 million views
Girls’ Generation made a much-anticipated return to the music scene last month with the new EP “Mr. Mr.,” topping major music charts in South Korea.The nine girls are reaffirming their global popularity with the release of the new music video for “Mr. Mr.,” which has received more than 4.3 million views and comments on YouTube as of Monday, just days after the video was released on Feb. 28. In the video, the girls portray glamorous nurses dressed in pink, as they play doctor in a colorful operat
March 3, 2014
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2NE1 releases videos for ‘Come Back Home,’ ‘Happy’
Top K-pop girl group 2NE1 released music videos for their popular title tracks “Come Back Home” and “Happy” on its official YouTube channel and YG’s blog on Monday, receiving thousands of hits, likes and comments within minutes.The music video for “Come Back Home” is set in an undefined future, where people escape to a world of virtual reality. Once “plugged in,” they experience psychedelic effects as euphoric colors and odd images warp into an endless cosmos. The four girls eventually set fire
March 3, 2014
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'12 Years a Slave': violent, raw historical drama
Harrowing historical drama "12 Years a Slave" was crowned best picture Oscar on Sunday, while 3D space thriller "Gravity" was the top prize winner at the 86th Academy Awards with seven.True-life AIDS activist drama "Dallas Buyers Club" won three Oscars including best actor for Matthew McConaughey, while Australia's Cate Blanchett won best actress for Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine."But 1970s crime caper "American Hustle" and Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" went home empty-handed from th
March 3, 2014
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Complete list of Oscar winners
Here is the complete list of winners at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday: Best picture: "12 Years a Slave" Best actor: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club" Best actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" Best supporting actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" Best supporting actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave" Best director: Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity" Best original screenplay: Spike Jonze, "Her" Best adapted screenplay: John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave" Best foreign lan
March 3, 2014
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Korean National Ballet opens season with ‘La Bayadere’
The Korean National Ballet, which welcomed new artistic director famed ballerina Kang Sue-jin in February, is opening its 2014 season with Marius Petipa’s “La Bayadere.” It is the first ballet Kang is staging since her appointment earlier this year.The ballet company premiered Petipa’s 1877 piece last year, showcasing its own, slightly altered version specially created for the troupe by Russian choreographer Yury Grigorovich. The first run of the ballet, featuring the tragic love story of a Hind
March 2, 2014
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‘12 Years a Slave’ rolls at Spirit Awards
SANTA MONICA, California (AP) ― “12 Years a Slave” rolled at the Spirit Awards, winning five awards including best feature at the annual independent film celebration. On the eve of the Academy Awards, the slavery tale won awards for director Steve McQueen, actress Lupita Nyong’o, screenwriter John Ridley and cinematographer Sean Bobbitt. In a more laid-back, beachside ceremony in Santa Monica, just west of Los Angeles, “12 Years a Slave” was applauded as the clear favorite of the indie circuit.
March 2, 2014
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[Band Uprising] The undone story of 3rd Line Butterfly
As the Korean music market is beginning to receive more international recognition, the local band scene is looking to rise up and represent the next generation of Korean music. This is the first installment of a series of interviews with Korean rock, acoustic and alternative bands. ― Ed.There is nothing garish about the members of 3rd Line Butterfly. No frantic gallivanting across the stage, no smashing guitars, no outlandish stage outfits; just their music coupled with a very mystical voice. Na
March 2, 2014
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Box Office: Elegant Lies, To the Wonder, The Monuments Men
Elegant Lies (Korea), Opening March 13Drama. Directed by Lee Han. Hyeon-sook (Kim Hee-ae) is a single mother who is raising two teenage daughters while working at a big grocery store. One day, her youngest child Cheon-ji (Kim Hyang-gi) suddenly commits suicide without even leaving a note. Struggling with guilt and anger, and not knowing why Cheon-ji chose to kill herself, Hyeon-sook and her eldest daughter Man-ji (Ko Ah-sung) wonder whether there was something they missed or something they could
Feb. 28, 2014
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Eyelike: Girls’ Generation returns with ‘Mr. Mr.’
Girls’ Generation returns with ‘Mr. Mr.’Girls’ Generation “Mr. Mr.” (KT Music)Iconic K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation made a much-anticipated return to the music scene on Monday with their fourth EP “Mr. Mr.” Given the group’s popularity and news that renowned producers and songwriters The Underdogs and Lindy Robbins participated in the production of the six-track album, many had high hopes for the return of the nine girls.Unfortunately, though it definitely has a few strong tracks, the group
Feb. 28, 2014
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Son of God: Still a great story, even when tepidly told
Blame Mel Gibson for it if you like, but no Jesus movie these days is worth its salt without an utterly unflinching treatment of his torture and crucifixion. And “Son of God” has stretches where the agony we watch this poor man endure is avert-your-eyes awful. If history ever produced a more excruciating form of punishment, it probably included lions at dinner time.But “Son of God,” a big-screen version of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s History Channel TV series “The Bible,” has a redemptive opt
Feb. 28, 2014
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Hollywood primed for Oscars night
HOLLYWOOD (AFP) ― Hollywood is ready for its close-up Sunday as stars gather for the most fiercely contested Oscars show in decades, but organizers hope the weather doesn’t rain on their glamorous red carpet parade.Forecasters predict Los Angeles could have its biggest storm for two years from Friday and potentially through the weekend, when the movie industry’s finest come together for the climax of the annual awards season.Three movies ― harrowing historical drama “12 Years a Slave,” 3-D space
Feb. 28, 2014
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Rachael Yamagata, Emi Meyer to stage concert in Hongdae
Rachael Yamagata(left), Emi MeyerNew York-based singer-songwriters Rachael Yamagata and Emi Meyer will perform together in Seoul in March.Yamagata and Meyer will give their collaborative performance on March 12 at the YES24 Move Hall in Hongdae, northwest Seoul. Concert organizer Southern Star Entertainment said the concert would allow them to perform in a more intimate atmosphere than usual. Pop-jazz artist Emi Meyer ― who is half-American and half-Japanese ― is a highly acclaimed artist in the
Feb. 28, 2014
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TVXQ sweeps 5 Japan Gold Disk Awards
Coming off the release of the group’s seventh studio album and 10th anniversary celebrations, K-pop duo TVXQ dominated this year’s Japan Gold Disk Awards with five wins, including best Asian artist, album of the year, best three albums, most downloaded song and best music video. The annual awards ceremony is headed by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and recognizes the artists of the year based on their record sales in Japan.TVXQ is not the only K-pop group crowned this year. The duo’
Feb. 28, 2014
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Veteran anchor named to head Arirang TV
Former news anchor and reporter Chung Sung-keun, 59, has been named CEO of Arirang TV, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday. Chung will take over the chief post at the nation’s biggest English-language TV network from Sohn Ji-ae, a former CNN reporter. His three-year term starts March 1. He has served as a reporter, an anchor and an editor at the nation’s two largest radio and television networks, KBS and SBS. Arirang TV operates three channels ― Arirang World, Arirang Korea a
Feb. 28, 2014
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Gum Nanse hopes to be remembered as public conductor
Classical musicians often yearn to conduct a big-name orchestra to become a maestro. But that was not goal of renowned Korean conductor Gum Nanse.“My philosophy is to become a conductor for the public rather than one who conducted a great orchestra or conducted it in a great concert hall,” Gum said in a recent interview with The Herald Business, the sister paper of The Korea Herald. Gum, 67, is currently the CEO and artistic director of Euro-Asian Corp., which owns the Eurasian Philharmonic Orch
Feb. 28, 2014
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TVXQ wins big at Japanese music awards
South Korean pop duo TVXQ has scooped up five awards at the Japan Gold Disk Award 2014, including best Asian artist, the duo's management agency said Friday.Four other awards they won are Pop Album of The Year, Best 3 Albums, Song of the Year by Download and Best Music Videos, S.M. Entertainment said in a release.Girls' Generation, a K-pop group also management by the company, had two of its albums -- the second and third full-length albums -- on the Best 3 Albums list.Founded in 1987, the Japan
Feb. 28, 2014
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Ham So-won announces breakup with Chinese property mogul
Actress Ham So-won has recently ended her four-year relationship with her Chinese boyfriend, real estate mogul Zhang Wei, Korean media reported Friday.“We decided to go separate ways to focus on our careers. We naturally grew apart as both of us have been extremely busy,” Ham told the Sports Chosun. “Zhang offered top-notch apartments in Beijing and land in Shanxi worth tens of billions won as farewell presents, but Ham turned down the offer,” a source close to the two was quoted as saying. The
Feb. 28, 2014
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U.S. DJ hopes to bring more rappers to Korea
This may have been DJ Phalse ID’s first time in Korea, but he assured it wouldn’t be his last. The 25-year-old performed at Club Circle in Songtan, Gyeonggi Province, and Lucidream in Itaewon over the weekend and said he already had plans to return next month.“We’re already working on it,” he said.Growing up in Washington, D.C., DJ Phalse ID played multiple instruments, would make mixtapes for friends for $5 each in middle school, and in high school helped out his aunt at the radio station where
Feb. 28, 2014