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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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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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Seoul sees further jump in cost of dining out
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Spider-Man actor injures leg; Broadway show halted
NEW YORK (AP) ― An actor in the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” was injured during a performance, the latest blow to a show that cost $75 million and has endured plenty of offstage drama.A spokesman for Broadway’s most expensive show says the actor was injured during the Thursday night performance, which was immediately stopped. The actor, Daniel Curry, had a serious leg injury.Fire officials said they responded to treat a man whose leg got caught in equipment backstage.Curry wa
Aug. 18, 2013
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Records return
It was only a few decades ago that buying records seemed like little effort for the listening pleasures it promised. But over time, LPs started collecting dust and filling up empty boxes in the back of garages. Today, with the advent of the Internet, MP3 players and smartphones, music lovers can play songs in the palm of their hand with the touch of a button. The music industry releases singles online before CDs ever hit the shelves of music stores. However, the unpredictable nature of trends di
Aug. 16, 2013
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Korea’s only LP manufacturer seeks niche
The LP Factory stands alone as South Korea’s only manufacturer of LP records. Its founder and CEO, Jason (Gil-yong) Lee is a music industry expert and devoted LP fan who started the factory on a whim. Today, the factory churns out more than 4,000 records a year to export overseas. The factory is a mid-sized warehouse in an industrial park in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. Large machinery imported from Germany and France stands inside, along with boxes of cardboard, plastic and PVC lining along the fl
Aug. 16, 2013
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Eye like: MBLAQ average on ‘Love Beat’
MBLAQ average on ‘Love Beat’MBLAQ“Love Beat”(CJ E&M)MBLAQ has released its fifth album, “Love Beat,” with a whole new concept that drifts away from its usual bad boy flair. The group has gone for the charming, boy-next-door concept with tracks that may appeal to tween fans, but overall the album lacks a depth, meaning more mature listeners are likely to be disappointed. “No Love” has a classic boy band sound with a bright piano melody led by a steady beat and a layered chorus. “I Don’t Know” is
Aug. 16, 2013
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Timberlake to perform at MTV Video Music Awards
NEW YORK (AP) ― Justin Timberlake is set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards later this month.He will also receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award at the Aug. 25 awards show, the network said Thursday. Timberlake is tied with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for the most nominations, with six each.Timberlake’s nominations include video of the year, best male video and pop video for “Mirrors.” His comeback album, “The 20/20 Experience,” is the year’s best-selling album. He’ll release “The 20
Aug. 16, 2013
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Seoul Philharmonic to perform Mahler, Mendelssohn
Violinist Leonidas Kavakos will join the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra led by Chung Myung-whun on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30 at Seoul Arts Center, bringing his highly acclaimed interpretation of Mendelssohn to Korean classical music lovers.This is the second time Kavakos is appearing with the SPO; he performed the Brahms Violin Concerto with the orchestra in 2007.Kavakos, lauded as the star of the new generation of virtuosos, will be performing Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 on both even
Aug. 15, 2013
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British art on show ― everywhere
LONDON (AFP) ― There’s a screaming head by Francis Bacon at the bus stop, and a landscape by John Constable in a shopping center ― just some of the art forming part of a novel exhibition in Britain.In what organisers say is the world’s largest exibition of art, 57 British masterpieces have been reproduced across 22,000 posters on buses, taxis and advertising billboards everywhere from car parks to the London Underground.The works included in the “Art Everywhere” project, which runs until Aug. 25
Aug. 15, 2013
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A tale of Korean independence fighter’s family
The story of a Korean family who dedicated their life to independence movement of Korea is being retold at the Seoul Museum of History to mark Korea’s independence from Japan 68 years ago. The exhibition “A Story of the Dongnong Family: 27 years with the Korean Provisional Government” retraces their footprints of life in exile in China after Korea was colonized by Japan in 1910. The 27-year quest to achieve independence is narrated by documents, photographs and belongings of the family and other
Aug. 14, 2013
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Attacked Bolshoi ballet chief watches London tour
MOSCOW (AFP) ― The artistic director of Russia’s Bolshoi ballet company, who was victim of a horrific acid attack in January, has for the first time left his clinic in Germany to watch the troupe on tour in London, Russian state television said Tuesday.Sergei Filin, who suffered severe facial burns and an almost complete loss of eyesight in the January attack, left his clinic in the German city of Aachen to watch a performance by the Bolshoi on its tour at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
Aug. 14, 2013
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Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke to perform at MTV awards
NEW YORK (AP) ― Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards this month.MTV also announced a new award Tuesday called best song of the summer. Both Cyrus and Thicke are nominees. Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” and Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” will compete with Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” Selena Gomez’s “Come & Get It,” One Direction’s “Best Song Ever” and “I Need Your Love” by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding.Cyrus and Thicke are now tied with Bruno Mars as the second most nominated
Aug. 14, 2013
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Then & Now: A look back at the changing tides of K-pop
From traditional Korean folk music and the sounds of pansori, to the heavily Western influence of Korea’s old rock ’n’ roll scene, all the way to the current trends of choreograph-heavy K-pop idol groups, the nation’s music industry has had a number seismic shifts. After the trend of popular music shifted from folk to rock to pop, the modern era of music gave birth to the continually growing, internationally recognized genre that is now referred as K-pop, or Korean pop music. Within the first ha
Aug. 13, 2013
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War seen through a lens
Rare original prints by the late Robert Capa are on exhibit in Seoul for the first time to mark the centennial of the photographer’s birth and the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War. Hailed as the world’s greatest war photographer, Capa captured moments that became iconic war images and inspire many photojournalists and filmmakers like Steven Spielberg to this day. The exhibition features 160 photographs selected from the 937 photographs of the Capa collectio
Aug. 12, 2013
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World’s first pop-art satellite headed to space
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― If aliens ever target Earth, Jon Gibson and Amanda White are counting on them having an appreciation for pop art and a sense of humor.The duo created an elaborate, Andy Warhol-like design that has been etched into a satellite’s panel, transforming the spacecraft into a replica of an oversized electrical charging device.“If someone is going to invade our planet, presumably they’re going to come in some sort of electronic, electricity-powered ship,” Gibson notes whimsically. “Ma
Aug. 12, 2013
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Rare ABBA recording sells for nearly 5,000 euros
A rare ABBA recording was sold Sunday for nearly 5,000 euros, in an online auction of a vast collection of the Swedish pop group's memorabilia.Thomas Nordin, a collector of all things related to the group famous for hits including "Dancing Queen", "Fernando" and "Mamma Mia", had put up some 25,000 items for sale. A limited edition maxi single produced in 1981 by the group for their manager Stig Anderson's 50th birthday was sold for 42,000 kronor (4,800 euros, $6,400), almost twice the list price
Aug. 12, 2013
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Kings of Leon go ‘young and fun’ for new album ‘Mechanical Bull’
Rock group Kings of Leon are getting less serious with age, as the band prepares to bring “young and fun” new music on Friday to their fans across the world in a quirky collaboration with comedian Fred Armisen.Kings of Leon, formed by Followill brothers Caleb, Nathan, Jared and cousin Matthew, are marking a decade in the music industry since their debut album “Youth & Young Manhood” was released in 2003.After a hiatus in 2012, Kings of Leon are back on the road to support their upcoming sixth st
Aug. 11, 2013
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The best is yet to come
This is the first in a series on producers, MCs, DJs and artists working in the Korean underground hip-hop scene. ― Ed.Before producer Artisan Beats was first exposed to Korean underground hip-hop in 1997, he said the scene was effectively nonexistent.He had just graduated from high school in Singapore and moved back to Korea for university. He was first exposed to hip-hop in the late ’80s, but by the ’90s, what he calls the “golden age of hip-hop,” he was a hip-hop head and had begun writing hi
Aug. 11, 2013
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Eyelike: Expect the unexpected in ‘Pink Tape’
Expect the unexpected in ‘Pink Tape’f(x)“Pink Tape”(KT Music)Filled with catchy, weird-in-a-good-way tracks, “Pink Tape” stands out from the usual mainstream pop affair.Title track “Rum Pum Pum Pum” compares a first love to the first time a wisdom tooth comes in, pushing other teeth aside and leaving a hole when removed. The track features a bass line with a muted guitar riff, resulting in a one-of-a-kind song.“Shadow” is also a standout track about a girl stalking a person and calling it a “dat
Aug. 9, 2013
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Keen interest in rare ABBA memorabilia at Swedish auction
STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― An online auction of ABBA memorabilia to be held this weekend, including two rare recordings, has attracted keen interest from fans, a Swedish auction house said Thursday.Some 25,000 items from the legendary Swedish pop group being sold by a collector are expected to fetch some 830,000 kronor (95,000 euros, $123,000).“Interest in the auction has been huge since we announced it in late June,” Stockholms Auktionsverk curator Beata af Donner said.But the viewing of objects has not
Aug. 9, 2013
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Sinawe returns after 7 years with album, DMZ show
Heavy-metal rock band Sinawe, nationally recognized as being the very first metal band in Korea, has made its return to the big stage. Last week the iconic rock band released “Mirrorview,” its first album in more than seven years.Members Shin Dae-cheol, Kim Jung-wook and Yoon Gee-hyun had previously commented that the concept of their latest album was “bibimbap.” The veteran rockers who are known for the hard-core rock tunes have tried to incorporate a variety of different styles into their newe
Aug. 9, 2013
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Radical theater in Belarus performs under pressure
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ― Two emotions course through spectators at the Belarus Free Theater ― excitement at watching avant-garde drama and fear that police will haul them away.The theater, in a cramped and run-down house, is a rare crucible of dissent and experimentation in the country known as Europe’s last dictatorship, taking on topics such as political oppression and homosexuality.Abroad, performing in such renowned settings as the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland, the troupe has earned ra
Aug. 8, 2013