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Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
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[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
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In Beijing, S. Korean top diplomat aims to jumpstart ties with China
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Prosecutors summon pastor involved in Dior bag scandal
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Suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested
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NewJeans' members' parents complained to Hybe, email shows
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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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[Graphic News] Over 80% of people filing bankruptcy in Seoul in their 50s and older
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Sculptures replace holiday sunseekers on Busan beach
BUSAN ― Sculptures dot the empty beach of Songdo in Busan for the biennial Sea Art Festival, filling the deserted area left by beachgoers who crowded the popular beach on the southern coast just a month ago. Now, a walk along the beach has become a cultural experience with the presence of 34 sculptures by international artists from 11 countries such as Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Taiwan and India.“The Sea Art Festival is an art event taking place by the sea. It is a rare event that brings out
Sept. 15, 2013
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‘Contemporary dance liberates’
Choreographer Ahn Ae-soon started ballet lessons when she was in elementary school, but her first dance performance as a young child almost traumatized her.“I had worked so hard, really hard,” Ahn, who was recently appointed to head Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, told The Korea Herald. “But then when I was on stage, I forgot everything that I had prepared. I could not perform at all. I was mortified. So I stopped going to lessons the next day.”Korea’s dance scene is fortunate that Ah
Sept. 15, 2013
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Arts school works to give students a fighting chance
This is the sixth in a series on producers, MCs, DJs and artists working in the Korean underground hip-hop scene. ― Ed.Most entertainers, musicians and actors will agree that an academic degree is not always necessary for a career in entertainment. But nowadays, just like most of the working world, it’s harder to get jobs based on talent alone. Young job seekers need a set of skills and techniques along with talent.That is what Korea Conservatory, an arts school based in Apgujeong-dong, is hopin
Sept. 15, 2013
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New album of Beatles rarities set for release
LONDON (AFP) ― A box set of previously unreleased recordings and studio chat by The Beatles including early hits and cover versions is to be released later this year, their record company said Friday.The tracks from radio broadcasts at the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1963 and 1964 include 37 performances which have never been issued before now and 23 tracks of conversations featuring the Fab Four.The album, “On Air ― Live At The BBC Volume 2,” is a follow-up to a similar box set released
Sept. 15, 2013
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Can Rottini become Korea’s Il Divo?
Korea’s music market already has a wealth of “popera” singers, but Ensemble Rottini are aiming to take the genre to the next level.In the past several years, men with charms and sweet voices have been drawing not only classical music lovers but also pop fans seeking something different. Rottini, which released its first mini album “Vita Mia” on Sept. 10 is the latest product from Credia, an influential classical music artists’ agency, who joined the growing throng of hopefuls looking to become t
Sept. 15, 2013
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Eyelike: ‘Coup D’etat’ no revolution
‘Coup D’etat’ no revolutionG-Dragon “Coup D’etat”(KT Music)G-Dragon’s second studio album “Coup D’etat” is chock-full of colorful songs and features big-name artists, but are the songs really “revolutionary?”Title track “Coup D-etat,” is actually one of the weakest songs on the album. Featuring Diplo and Baauer, the same beat and melody plays throughout the whole song, making it repetitious and boring. “Niliria,” featuring Missy Elliot, has a unique sound consisting of an interesting mix of trad
Sept. 13, 2013
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Stevie Nicks, Lady Antebellum team on ‘Crossroads’
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) ― Lady Antebellum may be on hiatus, but fans are still getting a chance to see something new from the Nashville trio.Lady A will join Stevie Nicks on Friday night’s episode of “CMT Crossroads,” the show that matches country stars with partners from different musical genres.“Performing with Stevie Nicks is by far the coolest thing we have ever done in our career,” Lady A’s Charles Kelley said. “I mean, it really was. We are actually going to have a little viewing party a
Sept. 13, 2013
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Creativity in nature and life
The Korea Herald is publishing an interview series on some of the world’s most creative minds who have been invited to Korea to share their design philosophies and vision during the Herald Design Week 2013, Oct. 7-11. ― Ed. It is not always easy to create. It is even more difficult to be creative in that process. Maggie Macnab, who teaches design theory at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Institute of American Indian Arts, University of New Mexico and Santa Fe Community College, has been c
Sept. 12, 2013
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Going back to basics with landscapes
Artist Kong Sung-hun paints landscapes, which is considered a rather outdated genre by the contemporary art scene. He takes a traditional approach to painting: he takes pictures of images, draws the second images filtered through his inner self and paints on canvas. He prefers subjects surrounding him ― dogs in his front yard, artificial tree sculptures and love motels he sees on his way to his studio and the stormy sea. The traditional practice in painting, however, has been neglected amid incr
Sept. 12, 2013
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Bowie heads Britain’s Mercury Prize shortlist
LONDON (AFP) ― Rock icon David Bowie’s re-emergence into the limelight continued on Wednesday when he was named on the shortlist for the Mercury Prize, one of Britain’s most prestigious music awards.The winners of the award, for the best British or Irish album of any genre released in the year to July, will be announced at a ceremony in London on Oct. 30.Also on the list are former winner Arctic Monkeys, folk singers Jake Bugg and Laura Marling and Oxford art-rockers Foals.The victors, chosen by
Sept. 12, 2013
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Drunken Tiger ends long hiatus with ‘The Cure’
After a five-year hiatus Drunken Tiger is finally coming out with a new album on Friday, titled “The Cure.” The legendary hip-hop group began performing in the United States in 1990 and consists of artist Tiger JK, who usually has prominent underground hip-hop artists such as Bizzy and Paloalto joining him when performing. The upcoming album will feature Bizzy and Yoon Mi-rae, established female rapper and Tiger JK’s wife. This will be the first album produced by the label FeelGhood Music, which
Sept. 12, 2013
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Amy Winehouse celebrated in her London spiritual home
LONDON (AP) ― Amy Winehouse lived and died in north London’s Camden neighborhood ― and in the month that she would have turned 30, her presence is still being celebrated.The beehived diva’s spray-painted image adorns several Camden walls, and fans still flock to the area more than two years after her 2011 death from accidental alcohol poisoning at age 27.Winehouse got her start amid the pubs and clubs of Camden, so local businesses are holding a series of events this month to raise money for the
Sept. 12, 2013
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Jarasum fest to bring international jazz lineup
The 10th annual Jarasum International Jazz Festival will start its festivities on Oct. 3, featuring notable jazz musicians from around the world. The festival, held on Jaraseom Island in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province, launched in 2004 with 30 bands from 12 countries. More than 100,000 people attend the festival every year. In the past decade, it has invited more than 500 artists from more than 41 countries. This year’s lineup will include local jazz band the Jo Young Deok Trio ― winner of the
Sept. 12, 2013
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Artist Jung wins Hermes art award
Feminist media artist Jung Eun-young was awarded the 2013 Hermes Foundation Art Award for her five-year project that delves into the Korean masquerade actresses from a traditional Korean theater that was popular in the 1950s. Jung was selected among the three finalists, including Na Hyun, Noh Sun-tag, whose works are on exhibit at the Hermes Atelier on the third floor of the Maison Hermes Dosan Park in Seoul. “Jung’s new project is in line with the traditional Korean song and dance performance i
Sept. 11, 2013
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‘Parsifal’ to show the essence of Wagner opera
Korea National Opera’s staging of Wagner’s “Parsifal” at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House on Oct. 1, 3 and 5 will be a highlight for Wagnerians here celebrating the 200th anniversary of the German composer’s birth. It is the Korean premiere of the master’s last piece and perhaps the longest production in the history of the state opera company ― the show starts at 4 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. with an hour allotted for dinner between the acts. Internationally acclaimed Wagnerian bass singer Youn Kw
Sept. 10, 2013
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Long-lost painting by Van Gogh is identified
AMSTERDAM (AP) ― A painting that sat for six decades in a Norwegian industrialist’s attic after he was told it was a fake Van Gogh was pronounced the real thing Monday, making it the first full-size canvas by the tortured Dutch artist to be discovered since 1928.Experts at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam authenticated the 1888 landscape “Sunset at Montmajour” with the help of Vincent Van Gogh’s letters, chemical analysis of the pigments and X-rays of the canvas.Museum director Axel Rueger, at a
Sept. 10, 2013
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G-Dragon presents ‘Space 8’ art exhibition
In commemoration of the release of his second solo album “Coup d’Etat” and his first solo world tour, Big Bang leader G-Dragon is holding a weeklong art exhibition at the Cais Gallery in Seoul, from Sept. 10-17. Entitled “Space 8,” which opened exactly eight days after the release of “Coup d’Etat,” the exhibition represents what the artist believes is his lucky number, the number 8. Because G-Dragon was born on Aug. 8, 1988, he has always had a special attachment to the number. “There has been n
Sept. 10, 2013
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One Hip-Hop Festival cranks up heat at KINTEX
CJ E&M certainly wanted its tribute to hip-hop to be big. In addition to bringing in foreign acts Tyga and Nelly, One Hip-Hop Festival ran from 2 p.m. to nearly 5 a.m. at KINTEX in Ilsan, just outside of Seoul, on one of the biggest hip-hop stages in the country.The long hours made it possible for Korean hip-hop’s heavy hitters to take the stage. Everyone from rookies to top hip-hop agencies Hi-Lite Records, Illionaire, Brand New Music and Standart Music Group performed, with Jay Park even stopp
Sept. 10, 2013
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Bringing traditional crafts closer to modern life
The Korean Craft and Design Foundation is holding an annual crafts exhibition, aimed at reviving public interest in craftworks and promoting applicability of traditional Korean craftwork in modern lifestyles.The exhibition, which started on Monday at a gallery run by the state-funded institution in Insa-dong, showcases the aesthetics and practical use of Korean craftworks that still work in modern settings. “It’s really hard to tell where many of the craftworks we see at craft biennales belong.
Sept. 9, 2013
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Jeff Koons’ ‘Balloon Dog’ going to NYC auction
NEW YORK (AP) ― Jeff Koons’ whimsical “Balloon Dog (Orange)” is going to auction on Nov. 12 in New York City. The pre-sale estimate is $35 million to $55 million.The stainless steel sculpture is 3.6 meters tall. It looks like a long balloon twisted into the shape of a dog.It’s one of a series of five, each in a different metallic color.Christie’s says art collector Peter Brant is selling it to raise money for his Brant Foundation Art Study Center.Koons’ “Tulips” sold last year at Christie’s for
Sept. 9, 2013