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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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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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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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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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KNB dancers to perform at Bolshoi theatre
Korea National Ballet’s top dancers, Kim Ji-young and Lee Dong-hoon, have been invited by the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia as guest principals, the troupe announced on Tuesday.The two will play the lead roles in legendary choreographer Yury Grigorovich’s 1968 piece “Spartacus,” along with members of Bolshoi Ballet. The Russian troupe is one of the most renowned classical ballet companies in the world. According to Korea National Ballet, it is the first time for two Korean dancers to
Nov. 8, 2012
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'Godfather of rock' unplugged
Before K-pop groups with their electro beats and synched dance moves, there was the generation of artists that helped pave the wave for the birth of modern music in Korea. One member of this generation overcame poverty, government suppression, harassment and torture to become one of the world’s most respected guitarists. At 74, legendary rock guitarist Shin Joong-hyun, who was instrumental in the psychedelic rock movement in Korea in the 60s and 70s, can still shred the guitar. After five deca
Nov. 8, 2012
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Rihanna a rock star on Victoria’s Secret catwalk
Rihanna has rocked the lingerie look at Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York, holding her own on the catwalk with some of the world’s top models.Wearing a sheer pink mini Wednesday night that gave glimpses of her bra, Rihanna sang “Fresh Out the Runway” at the end of a corset-and-garter parade, grabbing the audience’s biggest applause.The fashion show has become a pre-holiday tradition for Victoria’s Secret and CBS will turn it into a one-hour special to be aired on Dec. 4. It will also fe
Nov. 8, 2012
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K-pop Give Concert to help disabled
This year’s second K-pop Give Concert will once again gather together K-pop stars to host a charity concert event to help raise money for people with disabilities. The first Give Concert in July showcased some of the rising stars in the entertainment industry, Infinite and Brave Girls. To continue the success of the charitable donations received this summer, K-pop stars CNBLUE, Hello Venus and former V.O.S leader Park Ji-Hun will be performing in the second wave charity concert.The proceeds for
Nov. 7, 2012
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Van Gogh exhibition focuses on his time in Paris
Van Gogh’s paintings from his Paris years will be on exhibit in Seoul from Thursday. The exhibition, titled “Van Gogh in Paris: A Dialogue with Modernism,” features about 60 paintings on loan from the Van Gogh Museum of Amsterdam, including the late artist’s famous self-portraits and landscape paintings. It also displays historical research and data about the artist and his works, including x-radiographs of his paintings. “Van Gogh’s time in Paris from 1886-1888 was when his style developed dras
Nov. 7, 2012
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Sting ‘not nostalgic’ as world tour hits final stretch
PARIS (AFP) ― Sting may be celebrating 25 years in music, but the one-time “Police” frontman hates to look back, he told AFP on the final stretch of a year-long tour that wraps up in Asia in December.“I’m not a very nostalgic person. It’s just not in my nature,” the singer said in an email interview, before arriving in France this week for the latest leg in the “Back to Bass” tour, launched in 2011.Once the tour is over ― the last programmed date is in Jakarta on Dec. 15, final stop after half a
Nov. 7, 2012
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Violinist Lee’s concert celebrates 35 years of musical career
Violinist Lee Sung-ju, professor at the Korea National University of Arts school of music, will play Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos on Nov. 13 at the Seoul Arts Center IBK Chamber Hall. Celebrating the 35th anniversary of her debut at the New York Kaufman Center on April 26, 1977, the violinist will accompany Joy of Strings, a string ensemble she founded 15 years ago, to present the complicated, grand yet solemn world of Bach. The concertos, whose original title is “Six Concerts plusieurs instrume
Nov. 6, 2012
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20,000 excited fans welcome Psy to Paris
Psy continues to take the world by storm, beginning his European tour by arriving in Paris on a private jet and performing at a “Gangnam Style” flash mob that gathered 20,000 screaming fans on Monday. The flash mob, organized by a French Radio Music channel NJR, was held across from the Eiffel Tower. After his promotions in France, Psy will be heading off to the United Kingdom and Germany where he will give a speech at Oxford University and attend the MTV European Music Awards in Frankfurt, wher
Nov. 6, 2012
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Elton John tops 60-year British singles chart
LONDON (AFP) ― Elton John leads in the list of 123 songs that have sold a million copies in Britain, which was released on Monday by the Official Charts Company to mark 60 years of ranking the best-selling singles.The biggest-selling single is John’s double A-side “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” and “Candle In The Wind 1997” ― the latter being the version of the song he sang at the funeral of Diana, princess of Wales.It spent five weeks at number one in Britain in 1997 and shifted 4.9
Nov. 6, 2012
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Psy to receive cultural merit honor from government
Psy, the popular singer-rapper behind “Gangnam Style,” has been named to receive a state order of cultural merit this year, along with nine other winners, the cultural ministry said Tuesday.The 34-year-old singer whose original name is Park Jae-sang, rose to global fame after the music video of “Gangnam Style” featuring his horse-riding dance moves went viral on YouTube, attracting more than 600 million views.He topped the coveted British Official Singles Chart and ranked second on the U.S. Bill
Nov. 6, 2012
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Big Bang attracts 24,000 fans in L.A.
K-pop group Big Bang attracted 24,000 fans to their two concerts in Los Angeles’ Honda Center on Nov. 2 and 3, YG Entertainment said in a press release Monday. The concerts were part of the group’s world tour, “Alive Galaxy Tour 2012.”The five-member group has so far performed in Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia as part of its first world tour. All concerts have sold out and additional concerts were scheduled for Los Angeles and New Jersey, which were originally
Nov. 5, 2012
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Vienna Boys’ Choir welcomes Korean conductor
The Vienna Boys’ Choir welcomed a Korean conductor for the first time in history, according to news reports.Kim Bo-mi, who is currently a Ph.D. student at University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, has been newly appointed as a conductor for one of the four touring teams of the choir, named “Mozart.” The 36-year-old is the first East Asian musician to serve in the position, as well as the first woman.Prior to moving to Vienna, Kim studied music at Yonsei University in Seoul. She’s been stu
Nov. 5, 2012
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Music execs discuss making Psy’s star endure
The inaugural Mu:Con international music conference in Seoul on Friday drew many leading figures of the entertainment industry who shared their expertise on issues concerning the global music community. Among the participants was Ted Chung, the manager of the internationally famed Asian American hip-hop group the Far East Movement. He is also a senior partner of Stampede Records and president of Doggy Style Records, which is home of hip-hop artist Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Dogg. Chung
Nov. 4, 2012
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Making sense of waste
The faces and gestures of Dutch artist Folkert de Jong’s human body sculptures look relaxed and joyful, without that serious aura that often leads viewers of artwork to struggle to make sense of what they see. But behind the sculptures’ happy demeanors, de Jong has hidden some important meanings, represented in the materials used for his sculptures. De Jong is well-known for using industrial materials such as Styrofoam and polyurethane foam and imbuing them with social and political meaning. “Th
Nov. 4, 2012
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Pop music“Singing the Beatles”: A special two-concert event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles. Eleven artists from the Korean indie rock scene including the Moonshiners, Jang Jae-in, the Windy City, the Mentles, Kingston Rudieska, Yozoh and many more will hit the stage with their versions of more than 30 classic Beatles hits. The performance will be held at the Mapo Art Center on Nov. 2-3 at 8 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. Tickets range from 22,000 won to 33,000 won. For more i
Nov. 2, 2012
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Macy Gray tackles Wonder‘s ’Talking Book‘Macy Gray“Talking Book”(SLG)A mere seven months after the release of her “Covered” album, which included songs by Radiohead, My Chemical Romance and others, Macy Gray has taken on what some may consider an unthinkable task: revisiting one of Stevie Wonder’s most iconic records, 1972’s¡¡“Talking Book.” It’s a gutsy decision, and one that may raise a few eyebrows (as it should).But Gray mostly delivers the collection with a twist, making over hits such as “
Nov. 2, 2012
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Rockers Alt-J scoop Britain’s Mercury Prize
LONDON (AFP) ― Indie rock newcomers Alt-J won Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize on Thursday for their debut album, “An Awesome Wave.”The fourpiece, who formed in 2007 after meeting at Leeds University in northern England, looked stunned to be named winners at a star-studded ceremony in London, despite having been the bookmakers’ favourites.Accepting the 20,000 pounds ($32,300) award onstage, the band thanked their parents for “not making us get jobs” and said that apart from this, there were t
Nov. 2, 2012
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ULTRA dance fest to return in December
Ultra Music Festival KOREA, a dance music festival which attracted more than 60,000 party lovers last summer, will return to Korea on Dec. 8 with an all new lineup. After a mega success in Seoul, the ULTRA headquarters in Miami decided to return to Jamsil Indoor Stadium with top class DJs under the banner, “ROAD TO ULTRA KOREA.” “Korea’s ‘hallyu’ wave is sweeping across the globe and the capital city of Seoul is one of the cultural centers of Asia, which is why ULTRA headquarters decided to host
Nov. 2, 2012
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Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ 2nd most-viewed video on YouTube
The music video of “Gangnam Style” by South Korean rapper-singer Psy ranked second on YouTube’s all-time list of most-viewed videos, updated Thursday night (on Korean time) on the service’s Web site.The viral video beat out “On the Floor” by Jennifer Lopez, drawing 615 million hits as of 9 a.m. Friday, while Justin Bieber’s “Baby” remained at No. 1 with 794 million views.Experts expect “Gangnam Style” will top the list sooner or later as the number of views is rising quickly. Boosted by the popu
Nov. 2, 2012
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Vatican says may limit visitors to Sistine Chapel
VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― As the Sistine Chapel celebrates its 500th anniversary, the Vatican said Wednesday it may have to limit the huge numbers of visitors because pollution is damaging Michelangelo’s frescoes, one of the artistic wonders of the world.The scenes, including the moment in which God reaches out and gives life to Adam with the touch of his finger, are being damaged by the breath, sweat and heat of the 10,000 to 30,000 tourists who walk through the chapel every day.The Vatican had an a
Nov. 1, 2012