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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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She’s Baek: K-Pop Star looking to future after debut
Ever since she could crawl, Baek Ah-yeon has had a strong connection to music. Her parents told her that she was already singing and memorizing the lyrics to Kim Soo-hee’s 1980s hit “Southbound Train” at 3 years old. “It was then that my parents thought that I had a talent for singing,” said the rookie soloist.In pursuit of her musical dreams, she started playing the piano at age 6, began taking vocal lessons when she was in junior high and later joined the church choir. However, Baek wanted mor
Dec. 6, 2012
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DISTRICT provides all-in-one night out
Following is part of a series on Seoul’s hottest bars and clubs. ― Ed. Itaewon is one of the most unique and ethnically diverse areas in Seoul. The area’s free and exotic night scene is incomparable with any other district in Seoul. Among the most frequently visited clubs in Itaewon is the multi-entertainment facility DISTRICT.DISTRICT is located in the most crowded part of Itaewon, on the strip behind the Hamilton Hotel, which has lines of clubs and bars, much like Hong Kong’s famous club dist
Dec. 5, 2012
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U.S. photo exhibition offers insight into Korean photography, history
The Korea Society presents photographs taken by Korean realist photographers during the turbulent modern days of Korea for the first time in the U.S. The exhibition titled “Traces of Life: Seen Through Korean Eyes, 1945-1992,” depicts the details of people’s everyday lives during the critical period of transition in modern Korean history, offering fresh insight into Korean history and culture, as well as its photography. It features 54 original black-and-white photographs taken by prominent Kore
Dec. 5, 2012
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New York art museum to display video games
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Are video games a form of art? New York’s Museum of Modern Art thinks so, and starting in March several games will become an integral part of the museum’s collection.The museum, known by the acronym MoMA, has purchased 14 video games, and expects to soon increase its collection to 40, according to Paola Antonelli, senior curator with the museum’s Department of Architecture and Design.This will be “a new category of artworks in MoMA’s collection that will grow in the future,” the
Dec. 5, 2012
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Rock’s oldies still golden in N.Y. concerts
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Rock’s wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple’s big stages.The rush of golden oldies from the 1960s and ’70s heyday of rock ’n’ roll began with Neil Young and Crazy Horse, along with Patti Smith, in the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday ― the same venue that hosts the Stones this Saturday.Neil Young has just released two new albums, “Americana” i
Dec. 5, 2012
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Cha Ji-yeon returns as ‘Aida’
One of the most anticipated musicals this month was finally unveiled on Sunday, starring “Seopyeonje” and “Singing the Legend” singer Cha Ji-yeon as the new face for the hapless Nubian princess taken into slavery in Egypt.The show is the third local run of Elton John and Tim Rice’s legendary musical “Aida.” It had a very successful first run in Seoul back in 2005, lifting then-pop star Ok Ju-hyun, who played the princess, to stardom in the local musical scene. The show had a successful re-run in
Dec. 5, 2012
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Sculptor Ahn Chul-hyun’s work showcased at Art Miami
Korean artist Ahn Chul-hyun showcases his sculptural works at the international fine art event, Art Miami, this week. The Baltimore-based Korean sculptor will present his unique sculptures at the art week until Dec. 9. Ahn has received growing recognition in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East and has participated in a group exhibition, “Aha! Moment,” at the Seoul Arts Center in Korea. He held a solo exhibition at C. Grimaldis Gallery in Baltimore last year. Ahn is known for sculptures that exp
Dec. 4, 2012
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Korean media artist Jin Si-yon makes one-of-a-kind media art
For Korean media artist Jin Si-yon, light has been an important medium that connects technology and humanity. By incorporating various technologies using LED lights and motion sensors, he elevates video images on flat screens to three-dimensional forms and moving sculptures. The exhibition at Jean Gallery in Seoul presents a comprehensive selection of Jin’s works using lights, mainly LEDs. In “Flow,” Jin creates a new media art form that incorporates dance, music and technology. By attaching ton
Dec. 3, 2012
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Five unusual dates on Thursdays
A young man and a woman become close, have a child, choose not to get married, and remain friends for many years. The ex-lovers are now in their 50s; they have been through almost everything together except marriage.Acting veterans Jo Jae-hyun and Bae Jong-ok, who have mostly worked in TV and films, are co-starring in the theater adaptation of “Thursday Romance” this winter. The play is a local adaptation of French writer Marie Cardinal’s 1994 novel “Les Jeudis de Charles et Lula (Thursdays of C
Dec. 3, 2012
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Psy to perform at Christmas show in Washington
Psy, along with legendary R&B icon Diana Ross, pop singer Demi Lovato, Megan Hilty from the TV series “Smash,” Chris Mann from “The Voice” and “American Idol” winner Scotty McCreery are all gearing up to spread some holiday cheer in the U.S. capital by performing in front of the Obamas at the 31st “Christmas in Washington 2012” winter special. The annual holiday performance is traditionally attended by the president and the first lady, and joined by many other prominent figures in Washington, D.
Dec. 3, 2012
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Louvre masterworks to light up ex-mining town
LENS, France (AFP) ― The Louvre will shine the light of high culture on a depressed former mining town this week, as the Paris museum opens a gleaming new satellite among the slag heaps of northern Lens.President Francois Hollande will cut the ribbon Tuesday on the Japanese-designed new museum, set to host masterpieces by Delacroix and Raphael for its first year of existence.And Leonardo Da Vinci’s newly restored “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne” will leave its Paris home for the first time
Dec. 2, 2012
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Karl Lagerfeld photo exhibition arrives in Seoul
After much anticipation, Chanel’s black jacket photo exhibition has arrived in Seoul.The exhibition, which began on Saturday, displays photographs of celebrities and various personalities wearing the Chanel jacket. The snaps were taken by Karl Lagerfeld, who has been the head designer and creative director for the fashion house for 29 years. Since its debut in Tokyo in April, the exhibition has toured New York, Taipei, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Sydney, Paris and Berlin. The photographs are fro
Dec. 2, 2012
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Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen get Billboard honors
NEW YORK (AP) ― Billboard named Katy Perry its woman of the year, but the pop star thought her year was 2011.“I felt like my year was last year ... I thought my moment had passed,’’ Perry said in an interview with Jon Stewart at Billboard’s Women in Music event Friday in New York City.Perry released “Teenage Dream’’ in 2010, and the double platinum album sparked five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that spilled over to 2011. She tied the record Michael Jackson set with “Thriller’’ for
Dec. 2, 2012
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Patricia Kaas pays tribute to French singing icon
Patricia Kaas, an internationally known French pop and jazz fusion singer who has sold more than 16 million records worldwide, is in Korea to perform her tribute to legendary French singer Edith Piaf. “Kaas Chante Piaf,” meaning “Kaas Sings Piaf,” is the title of her new worldwide tour focusing on some of Piaf’s most iconic titles. The show was created in commemoration of Piaf’s contribution to the history of French popular music. “Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Piaf’s death, so I wish
Dec. 2, 2012
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Lohan arrested over NY fight, charged over LA crash
U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested for assault in New York Thursday, and also charged over a car crash in California, in a double legal blow which could in theory land her back to jail.The perennially troubled 26-year-old, who is struggling to get her life back on the rails and remains on probation for a 2011 jewelry theft, was arrested in the early hours after a fight at a New York nightclub, police said."She was charged with assault" and ordered to appear at a later date, a New York Polic
Dec. 1, 2012
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Keys matures as ‘Girl on Fire’ ignitesAlicia Keys``Girl on Fire‘’(RCA Records)Alicia Keys doesn‘t do half-measures. Her fifth studio album, ``Girl on Fire,’‘ comes on hard and fast, seemingly stripped but rich in sound, triumphant to the point of a cinematic epic scope. It’s her first release since marrying producer-rapper Swizz Beatz and the birth of their son, Egypt.Keys‘ name pops up buoyantly on all writing and producing credits of this 13-track record, a perfect mirroring of its title. But
Nov. 30, 2012
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JYJ and S.M. Entertainment end three-year legal spat
Wednesday saw a historic showbiz moment as the legal battles between idol group JYJ and S.M. Entertainment came to an end. Industry insiders are watching whether the settlement will have much influence on entertainment companies often accused of abusing their power. On that day, both parties withdrew all lawsuits and came to a mutual understanding, filing written agreements not to interfere with each other’s future activities.“We judged that we no longer need to provide management service to the
Nov. 30, 2012
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Lunafly wants listeners to feel over the moon
Standing apart from the K-pop music scene is a group of young guys who can not only sing, but play their instruments and compose their own music. They are the acoustic-pop trio Lunafly, comprised of Sam Carter, leader, guitarist and singer; Shin Tae-ho, who goes by the stage name Teo, on vocals, percussion and piano; and singer and guitarist Han Seung-yoon, who goes by the stage name Yoon. “When people look at the moon, they receive a lot of different emotions,” Teo says, explaining the meaning
Nov. 29, 2012
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JYJ ends legal dispute with S.M., formally separates from TVXQ
South Korean pop group JYJ ended more than three years of legal dispute with its former management agency, S.M. Entertainment, bringing to an end an "unjust" contract between them, court officials said Wednesday, marking its members' official departure from their original group.The members of JYJ -- Kim Jae-joong, Park Yu-chun and Kim Jun-su -- and S.M. Entertainment, one of the country's top entertainment agencies, agreed under court mediation that their contracts ceased as of July 31, 2009, th
Nov. 28, 2012
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Yo-seob of Beast makes debut solo album
Yang Yo-seob, musical actor and main vocalist of K-pop group Beast, has released his first solo EP album, titled “The First Collage,” on Monday.The album, which includes five tracks, was partly produced by rapper, composer and fellow Beast member Yong Jun-hyung, who co-wrote, produced and is featured in one of the tracks, “Caffeine.” “You’re bad to me, so bad to me, oh girl, you’re like caffeine,” is the main chorus line to the title track, which is an upbeat ballad comparing the trials of love
Nov. 28, 2012