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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Sinead O’Connor cancels tour, says she is ‘unwell’
NEW YORK (AP) ― Sinead O’Connor says she is canceling her 2012 tour due to her bipolar disorder.The singer made the announcement Monday in a posting on her website. She wrote that she is “very unwell’’ and had been advised by her doctor to not hit the road after her “very serious breakdown between December and March.’’O’Connor was scheduled to perform May 12 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee.In December, O’Connor announced her split from therapist Barry Herridge after 16 days of marriage.The Iri
April 24, 2012
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French-Korean production to open Seoul dance festival
The 31st International Modern Dance Festival will be held in Seoul from May 19-31 under the theme of “Focus on Body’s Movement,” the festival’s organizer, the Contemporary Dance Association of Korea, said Tuesday.French choreographer Thomas Lebrun’s FranKorean Tale will open the festival at Arko Arts Theater in Daehangno, central Seoul, on May 19. Six South Korean dancers have been selected through auditions to join French dancers in the FranKorean Tale, directed by Lebrun, art director of Centr
April 24, 2012
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Lady Gaga new tour costumes unveiled
Four of the outfits Lady Gaga will wear for her upcoming concert in South Korea were unveiled Monday, including a leotard fashioned from guitars and a giant piano keyboard headpiece.The U.S. star will also show off the Giorgio Armani designed costumes in four other venues during her “Born This Way Ball” global tour kicking off in Seoul, said Shinsegae International, Armani’s South Korean business partner.The pop diva arrived in South Korea Friday, a week before her Seoul performance which kicks
April 23, 2012
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Art fairs to inspire your spring makeover
More than 370 artists and designers offer latest works at large-scale fairs in SeoulTwo art and design fairs are set to open in Seoul, offering inspiration for those planning to have a fresh spring look in their homes. Monthly art magazine Art & Criticism will open “A&C Art Fair Seoul 2012” on Friday at SETEC in Daechi-dong. Celebrating its fifth year, the fair introduces over 1,200 works by about 250 artists. Unlike other art fairs, which are usually gallery-oriented, this fair is strictly arti
April 22, 2012
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Bee Gees star Gibb wakes from coma: spokesman
LONDON (AFP) ― Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has woken from a coma and responded to members of his family, his spokesman said Saturday.Gibb, 62, contracted pneumonia and fell into the coma last week. He is suffering from colon and liver cancer.His spokesman Doug Wright said Gibb had been able to nod and communicate with family members who have been at his bedside at a hospital in west London.He did not give further details.The British star’s wife Dwina said this week that the singer’s brother, fell
April 22, 2012
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Lady Gaga visits Olympic Stadium, expresses her excitement
U.S. pop artist arrived in Seoul on Friday night, no details of her schedule unveiledPop star Lady Gaga made a surprise visit to Olympic Stadium in Seoul, the country’s biggest sports and entertainment venue, on Sunday, expressing her excitement to her fans via Twitter.“Imagine when it’s full. I love that it’s raining, so NEW YORK of you Korea!” she wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.Gaga posted two photos of her standing at the center of the venue for her upcoming concert holding an umbrella
April 22, 2012
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Exhibitions“Nine Dwarves”: Kukje Gallery presents a solo exhibition of Paul McCarthy, a U.S. multimedia artist who garnered critical attention for his stunningly diverse variety of materials and a radically experimental approach to art. This exhibition is comprised of nine sculptures and one aluminum sculpture, including pieces from the artist’s famous White Snow series which reveal his social satire and wry sense of humor. The exhibition runs through May 12 at Kukje Gallery in Sogyeok-dong, cen
April 20, 2012
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Mraz celebrates love on 4th albumJason Mraz ``Love is a Four Letter Word” (Atlantic)Jason Mraz is true to the title of his new album, singing about all kinds of love on ``Love is a Four Letter Word.”The 33-year-old singer-songwriter explores romantic notions, familial bonds and big, universal love on his fourth studio release. He also expands his folk-pop sensibilities to include reggae and jazz rhythms layered with horns and vocal harmonies.Mraz is at his best with his guitar and silky, lilting
April 20, 2012
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New York City Opera returns to City Center in 2013
NEW YORK (AP) ― New York City Opera will return to its roots at New York City Center in March after a 48-year absence, splitting the 2012-13 season between its former home and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.After fleeing Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts last summer because of the company’s deteriorated finances, City Opera used three venues this season, starting at BAM, moving on to the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College and ending up next month at El Museo del Barrio.“We have succ
April 19, 2012
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Italian masterpiece returns to Jewish man’s heirs
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) ― U.S. authorities ended a more than 70-year-old art drama Wednesday when they returned a 16th century masterpiece to the heirs of a Jewish man after they sought for years to reclaim the painting wrested away during World War II.A grandson of Federico Gentili di Giuseppe listened in via teleconference from London as American authorities signed the documents transferring over the Baroque painting titled “Christ Carrying the Cross Dragged by a Rogue.’’“You did right a wro
April 19, 2012
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Muti brings Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Russia
MOSCOW (AP) ― The Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of world-renowned conductor Riccardo Muti performed in Russia on Wednesday for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union.Muti and the U.S. ambassador described the visit as part of President Barack Obama’s efforts to improve relations with Russia.Chicago, the hometown of the U.S. president, “has become one of the symbols where all the people in the world look, hoping that the world ... can reach a future of peace and mutual
April 19, 2012
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Patti Kim’s life story told by Jo Young-nam
Veteran singers get together for a special project Veteran singer Patti Kim has never been so fond of the idea of publishing her biography, up until the idea of working with her famous colleague popped up.“I’ve been asked to publish a book about myself for the last 20 years, but the idea never really appealed to me,” said the 74-year-old diva during a press meeting in central Seoul Wednesday. “But when my staff members suggested the idea of working with Jo, I thought, well, that may actually wo
April 19, 2012
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Curtain rises on latest version of ‘Miso’
Chongdong Theater dreams of stage in Las VegasChongdong Theater launched on Wednesday the latest version of “Miso,” the theater’s Korean traditional musical with modern twists. The new version, “Miso 3,” follows the 2011 version “Miso 2: Silla, the Land of Gods” and the 2009 original “Miso: Love Songs from Chunhyang.” The musical started off in 1997 under the title, “Traditional Art Stage” and later changed its brand name to “Miso” in 2009. “Miso 3” is an adaption of the tale of Chunhyang. The K
April 19, 2012
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Italian museum burns artworks in protest of budget cut
CASORIA, Italy (AFP) ― An Italian museum on Tuesday began burning its collection of contemporary artworks in a singular protest against harsh budget cuts that have left many cultural institutions out of pocket.The Casoria Contemporary Art Museum near Naples held a bonfire in its grounds for the first torching of a painting by French artist Severine Bourguignon, who was in favour of the protest and followed it on Skype.Museum director Antonio Manfredi said: “Our 1,000 artworks are headed for dest
April 18, 2012
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Korea Opera Festival kicks off in May
The country’s five leading opera companies will hold a month-long festival in May at the Seoul Arts Center.Titled “Korea Opera Festival,” the state-funded Korea National Opera and four private opera companies ― New Seoul Opera Company, Grand Opera Company, Nuova Opera Company and Seoul Opera Company ― are participating in the annual event. The festival kicks off May 6 and ends June 8.In its third year, the five companies will stage not only popular opera repertoires from Europe but also homegrow
April 18, 2012
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Action with brush in hand
Actor Ha Jung-woo showcases ‘faces’ at fifth solo art exhibitionSouth Korean actor Ha Jung-woo can not only make faces, but also paint them. The versatile man loved for his impressive filmography, made up of mostly thrillers and action flicks like “The Chaser,” “Take-off,” “War against Crime” and also the latest mega-hit romantic comedy “Love Fiction,” is gaining reputation as a talented artist among art insiders. And his popularity as an artist was evidenced by the many who gathered Tuesday at
April 18, 2012
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Jason Mraz brings world tour to Busan
Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will bring his musical charms to Busan on June 8, said Hyundai Card, which organized the concert. The American artist will take the stage at BEXCO on Friday, June 8 at 8 p.m. Titled “Hyundai Card Culture Project 06 Jason Mraz in BUSAN,” the event will kick off Mraz’s first world tour since the release of his fourth regular album, “Love is a Four Letter Word,” on Tuesday. Mraz debuted in 2002 with his first album, “Waiting for My Rocket to Come
April 18, 2012
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Liz Mitchell to sing in support of N.K. refugees
Lead singer of Boney M. to protest Beijing’s forcible repatriation of North Korean defectors Just a year after the box office triumph of Korea’s retro flick “Sunny,” the legendary European disco band behind the movie’s title track made its second visit to Seoul ― this time for the serious cause of protecting the human rights of North Korean refugees. Liz Mitchell, one of the original members and lead singer of Boney M. ― the German-based vocal group that dominated the 1970s disco era ― is in Seo
April 17, 2012
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Jin to head Academy of Korean Studies
Former Finance Minister Jin Nyum has been appointed the new director of the Academy of Korean Studies, the state-run research and educational institute announced Monday.Jin, who served as the deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance from 2001 to 2002, worked as one of the senior advisers to Samjong KPMG — one of the country’s largest accounting firms — and a chair professor at Chonbuk National University, prior to being appointed as the new director of the AKS. A graduate of Seo
April 17, 2012
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Bach’s ‘messenger’
Violinist Chung Kyung-wha to hold recitals of J.S. Bach’s sonatas and partitasViolinist Chung Kyung-wha, one of the most beloved Korean musicians, returns to her loyal fans in a series of solo recitals of Bach’s sonatas and partitas in May and in June.Calling herself “Bach’s messenger,” the 65-year-old violinist said the upcoming recital has been her dream for a long time.“I feel like I’m dreaming because I dreamed of this moment for a long time. I feel really honored to perform Bach’s sonatas
April 17, 2012