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State-run body says 'cannot hire women' applicants
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Disgraced Korean-American singer wins suit over visa denial
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4.0 magnitude earthquake rattles Gyeongju, wakes Korea up
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As streaming services raise fees, some turn to illegal streaming sites
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BOK holds key rate steady, cuts 2024 growth outlook
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4.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Korea
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NK will never discuss 'sovereignty' with US, says Kim Yo-jong
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Remaining BTS members to begin military service next month
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NewJeans, Seventeen, BTS win top honors at 2023 MAMA Awards
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Man stabs girlfriend while on trial for dating violence
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Sohee likely to end contract with JYP Entertainment
Wonder Girls member Sohee reportedly is set to end her contract with her current agency JYP Entertainment. According to local media reports. Sohee held a secret meeting with another agency specializing in acting as the termination of her existing contract is just around the corner. “The contract with Sohee ends on Dec. 21 and we have decided to respect her decision to focus on her acting career after much discussion,” JYP Entertainment said in a press release.The contract with the other Wonder
Dec. 11, 2013
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Psy sweeps Billboard's six year-end charts
South Korean rapper Psy topped six categories of the U.S. Billboard magazine's year-end charts for 2013, his local management company said Wednesday.Psy, who rose to global stardom for "Gangnam Style" featuring his horse-riding dance in 2012, was chosen as the top "Dance/Electronic Streaming Song Artist," "Rap Streaming Song Artist" and "World Digital Song Artist" of 2013 in the year-end charts to be included in the December issue of the monthly music magazine, according to YG Entertainment.His
PerformanceDec. 11, 2013
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Suzy’s contract with JYP to expire in 2017
Suzy, a top-rated South Korean star, is expected to maintain an exclusive contract with JYP Entertainment through March of 2017, according to the agency’s public disclosure filings for investors. Suzy, a member of K-pop girl group Miss A, is one of the most lucrative talents discovered and nurtured by JYP Entertainment, which is listed on the KOSDAQ stock market. She is single-handedly dominating the television ad market by grabbing all the major modeling roles for big advertisers. Featuring Suz
Dec. 11, 2013
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CGV, Lotte refuse to show new ‘Hobbit’ film in fee dispute
The latest installment of “The Hobbit” topped the charts Wednesday, even though Korean audiences cannot watch the film at theaters in Seoul run by CGV and Lotte Cinema. CGV posted an apology on their official website on the problems with screening the film: “The distributor of the film Warner Bros demanded a raise in the profit-sharing ratio in theaters in Seoul and we have refused.” Lotte Cinema also refused, meaning the film was not shown at its theaters in the capital area. With CGV and Lotte
FilmDec. 11, 2013
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Skills over fun?
Double-clutch layups and breakaway slam dunks are not the usual repertoire of basketball shows on South Korean TV. But with Kim Hyuk, you’ve got another thing coming.The 32-year-old South Korean actor is wowing the viewers and even his teammates on the celebrity basketball team appearing in KBS’s “Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education” with his performance on the court. With Kim dominating the court, however, some are complaining that the KBS show has lost its initial concept of “average
TelevisionDec. 11, 2013
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‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ takes to stage
Expats looking for a bit of Christmas fun could consider a visit to “The Nightmare Before Christmas” location of Yuletown from this weekend, as a stage version of the film is set to take the stage.The film has been adapted for the stage by Susan Morgan, who directed Camarata Music Company’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” earlier this year and will also direct this musical.After her friend Nikolas Kite Thompson ― who will play Jack Skellington ― wheeled out his Danny Elfman impression during a
Expat LivingDec. 10, 2013
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Hollaback! rallies against harassment
Lisa Betham said she still finds it hard to shake off being groped on the street of Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, during the city’s mud festival one year. As she and a friend were walking back along the beach to the motel, a group of men headed toward them, shouting in Korean. Only when they had approached did Betham realize they were just distracting her so one of them could grab her crotch. “They walked off, laughing and clearly proud of what happened,” said Betham. “I did not seek hel
Expat LivingDec. 10, 2013
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Seminar to introduce new tech visa
Seoul Global Center will hold a seminar on the new technology-based business visa on Friday. The Ministry of Justice created the new visa in October, which is designed for entrepreneurs with technology-based business ideas.The seminar includes an introduction to the visa, its requirements and the application procedure, and a lecture on intellectual property and patent registration. The event will be delivered in English, Chinese and Korean and begins at 3 p.m. at the University Museum of Seoul N
Expat LivingDec. 10, 2013
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Camarata to perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’
Camarata Music Company will hold their annual performance of Georg Friedrich Handel’s “Messiah” in Seoul on Saturday.The CMC Chorale and orchestra will be joined for the choral masterpiece by four soloists: soprano Alida Mestert, counter tenor Jeong Min-ho, tenor Ha Man-taek and bass Choe Jong-woo.The music will start at 6:30 p.m. with a pre-concert performance by Yangcheon CTS Children’s Choir.The performance will be held at Chungdong First Methodist Church, opposite Seoul City Art Museum.Ticke
Expat LivingDec. 10, 2013
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Daegu troupe seeks 10-minute play submissions
Daegu Theater Troupe is accepting script submissions for next year’s 10 Minute Play Festival until Jan. 1.Entries can be new works or previously published and should be sent to daegutheatre@gmail.com. The selected scripts will be performed at the festival, on Feb. 22.Those wishing to get a look at the troupe’s work before then will be able to do so at its fund-raiser on Dec. 21. The evening, which features live performances and a raffle, will run from 7-10 p.m. at G’Day Cafe in Manchon-dong.Admi
Expat LivingDec. 10, 2013
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Lecture-performance on Asian Music
The Royal Asiatic Society’s Korea Branch will host a lecture-performance of Asian music at its final lecture of the year on Dec. 17.Jocelyn Clark, who will lead the event, graduated in gayageum performance from the National Classical Music Institute in Seoul in 1994. She has appeared as a soloist at the Jeonju Sanjo Festival, Opera Latenight Nrnberg, and the Global Ear Series in Dresden, and studied gayageum with some noted musicians, including Ji Seong-ja and Hwang Byeong-gi.She began studying
Expat LivingDec. 10, 2013
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Overcoming obstacles to expression
Iconic Spanish artist Javier Mariscal’s works are eye-catching ― the bright, bold colors and strokes are loud and lively, demanding attention. Unbeknownst to many, however, the artist suffers from dyslexia, a condition he has had since childhood that makes reading difficult among other things. “When you are a dyslexic child, you don’t understand why others read very well, while you understand nothing,” he said at a press conference for the opening of his exhibition “The Art Player” held in Hanga
PerformanceDec. 10, 2013
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Legal battle over Nazi-seized Pissarro masterpiece revived
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― A federal appeals court on Monday resurrected a Jewish family’s long legal battle to regain ownership of a $20 million masterpiece painting seized in Nazi Germany during World War II.In doing so, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also reinstated a California law allowing lawsuits over art ownership disputes dating back as far as 100 years. The decision reversed a lower court ruling that invalidated the law saying it infringed on the U.S. government’s exclusive authority
PerformanceDec. 10, 2013
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Turkey investigates wave of museum art thefts
ANKARA (AFP) ― Turkish police have launched an investigation after the theft of stolen paintings and artifacts worth an estimated $30 million, local media reported on Monday. Police are hunting for about 40 paintings stolen from a state museum in Ankara after recovering another 30 major artworks in a raid in Istanbul last week. Press reports said many of the artworks were believed to have been sold to art collectors, including a number of prominent figures.Officials at the culture ministry and t
PerformanceDec. 10, 2013
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What our dreams say about us
Filmmaker Zhang Lu’s dreams often have scenery of Beijing and Seoul all mixed together, making it hard for him to recognize where he actually is.The ethnic Korean-Chinese filmmaker, who was born and raised in China’s Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, has been working in Seoul since last year, after many years in Beijing. Zhang, who considers himself a “stranger” wherever he goes, pays special attention to the dreams of others in his latest film.Titled “The Scenery,” the film features 14 migr
FilmDec. 10, 2013
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France’s Depardieu to tread boards again
PARIS (AFP) ― Gerard Depardieu will return to the stage for the first time in a decade in “Love Letters,” a play favoured by busy stars with no time to learn their lines.Elizabeth Taylor, Mel Gibson, Kathleen Turner, Sigourney Weaver and Christopher Walken are among the big names who have previously taken on the roles of characters Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner.The play by American playwright A. R. Gurney explores the couple’s decades-long relationship through their letters to ea
PerformanceDec. 10, 2013
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MTV picks Miley Cyrus as artist of the year
NEW YORK (AP) ― Here’s something to wag a tongue at: MTV says Miley Cyrus is the best artist of the year.The former child star twerked her way to the top. Her eye-popping duet with Robin Thicke on the MTV Video Music Awards was one of the year’s most talked about cultural events.MTV said Monday the VMA duet on “We Can’t Stop” and “Blurred Lines” was the year’s most-watched video on its websites. Similarly, the MTV artist site devoted to Cyrus had more visits than any other artist’s.Besides “We C
PerformanceDec. 10, 2013
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Infinite brings ‘One Great Step’ to a close
After a promising debut in 2010 with the group’s first EP “First Invasion,” the seven members of K-pop group Infinite have finally completed the group’s first world tour, venturing to 14 countries and 21 cities for 31 live concert performances. Since launching the first leg of the concert tour in August with two shows in Seoul in front 15,000 fans, members Sung-gyu, Ho-ya, Dong-woo, L, Woo-hyun, Sung-yeol and Sung-jong have been performing all across Asia, Europe, the U.S. and even making a stop
PerformanceDec. 10, 2013
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CNBLUE to embark on South American tour
Idol band CNBLUE is set to embark on a Central and South American tour next month. The band will be the first K-pop artists to launch an extended tour in that part of the world. The tour will kick off on Jan. 26 in Mexico City’s Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico, and then move on to Parque del la Exposicion in Lima, Peru on Jan. 28, and Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile on Jan. 31. Movistar Arena has hosted performances of world famous artists such as the Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Jennifer Lopez and B
Dec. 10, 2013
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Yong Jun-hyung releases solo album teaser
K-pop group BEAST member Yong Jun-hyung released a teaser for his first solo EP “Flower” on his official social networking page on Monday. The teaser image, to be used as the album jacket, is a black-and-white photograph of Yong with vintage spectacles and a unique tasseled hat. The album includes a total of five songs and will be released online on Friday. Yong is the main rapper of six-member boy group BEAST, but has done much more than just rapping for his new album. The artist participated i
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