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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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North Korea holds drills simulating nuclear counterattack against enemy
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Eric Clapton sells Richter painting for record $34.2m
LONDON (AFP) ― A painting by Gerhard Richter owned by British guitarist Eric Clapton has sold for 21.3 million pounds ($34.2 million), a record for the work of a living artist, auction house Sotheby’s said.An anonymous bidder bought the red, blue and yellow oil painting on canvas, “Abstraktes Bild (809-4),” in London on Friday for more than ten times the $3.4 million that Clapton paid for the painting plus two others in New York in 2001.The price beat pre-sale estimates and Richter’s previous re
Oct. 14, 2012
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Exhibition“Erwin Olaf”: Gallery Kong holds the first solo exhibition of Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf in Korea. The international award-winning photographer exploits his experience as a successful commercial photographer and creates his own distinctive style. Through his photos, Olaf explores social problems of the day such as isolation and hidden racial discrimination. He shows two most recent series “The Keyholes” and “Dawn and Dusk” that involve different mediums such as installation, photogr
Oct. 12, 2012
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DJ Havana Brown runs the nightHavana Brown“When the Lights Go Out”(Universal)Call up your friends for a night of drinking, dancing and raving with DJ Havana Brown’s debut album “When the Lights Go Out.”As a newcomer to the scene, this Australian DJ’s first studio album with five tracks is the kind of club playlist you’d hope for during a night out with your friends while letting your inhibitions run free. Brown’s first single, “We Run the Night,” featuring hip-hop hit-maker Pitbull, keeps your b
Oct. 12, 2012
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N.Y. college gets Adams photos
NEW ROCHELLE, New York (AP) ― A small New York college has been given a rare collection of 75 signed Ansel Adams photographs, selected as a set by the artist himself, the college announced Tuesday.Among the images is the famous “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico’’ as well as several well-known scenes of Yosemite National Park and photographs of artist Georgia O’Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz.The College of New Rochelle said that the gift, worth $2.5 million, is from Caryl Horwitz, former
Oct. 11, 2012
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Epic TV drama becomes ballet piece
Lee Won-kuk Ballet showcases Korean-War tale ‘Eyes of Dawn’While Korea’s traditional folktales such as “Chunhyang” and “Simcheong” have been made into ballet pieces by major local troupes here, no company has tried to create an original repertoire featuring the nation’s turbulent modern history.Former Korean National Ballet dancer Lee Won-kuk’s upcoming project “Eyes of Dawn” aims to do exactly that, telling the story of three young souls who live through the Japanese colonial period as well as
Oct. 11, 2012
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Rolling Stones release new song
PARIS (AFP) ― A new song by the Rolling Stones, one of two included in their forthcoming “Grrr!” greatest hits album, will be released on Thursday, the group’s Universal record label said.“Doom and Gloom”, recorded in Paris over the summer, will be broadcast by radio stations and available as a digital download via iTunes from Thursday morning, the labe said on Wednesday.“Grrr!” will be released on Nov. 12 and will also include another new song, “One Last Shot.”Both songs are the result of the b
Oct. 11, 2012
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Psy mends rift; U.S. No. 1 proves elusive
It has been quite a week for the Korean rapping icon Psy. He and fellow entertainer Kim Jang-hoon appear to have solved their differences and Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family lifted the 19-and-older age restriction on one of Psy’s songs from 2010. However, not all of the news is good as it was also announced that U.S. band Maroon 5 has once again stopped Psy in his tracks in his quest for a U.S. No. 1. For the third consecutive week Maroon 5 has kept Psy from topping the U.S. Billb
Oct. 11, 2012
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American singer detained for drunken violence
American singer Chris Golightly has been booked without physical detention on a charge of attacking a passerby, Seoul police said Thursday.Golightly allegedly threw a traffic cone at 28-year-old Im, after she refused to give him a cigarette, according to Yongsan Police Station in Seoul. He was drunk at the time.The 29-year-old singer, who is most well known for making the “top 10” at the famous TV talent show “Superstar K3,” had been embroiled in a sex scandal with female fans in the past. From
Oct. 11, 2012
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Bieber is distant cousin of Gosling, Lavigne
Call it the Canadian dynasty of teenybopper pop and movie stardom.Genealogists at Ancestry.com say they‘ve discovered teen idol Justin Bieber is a distant cousin of movie star Ryan Gosling and singer Avril Lavigne. Their family link dates back to some of Quebec’s earliest settlers 400 years ago, the Utah-based company said Thursday.As if Bieber didn‘t have enough superstar genes, Ancestry.com also said he’s a distant relative of singer Celine Dion.“The great thing about family history is that yo
Oct. 11, 2012
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Kim Jang-hoon, Psy make up at a show in Seoul
Pop singer Kim Jang-hoon and “Gangnam Style” sensation Psy made up after alleged conflicts over Psy’s copying of Kim’s stage techniques. Psy (left) and Kim Jang-hoon. (YouTube)At a show “Night of the Stars 2012” held at a hotel in Seoul, Kim unexpectedly appeared onstage with Psy and publicly said he felt sorry for causing the trouble.“I apologize for making it hard for Jae-sang (Psy’s real name)
Oct. 11, 2012
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Psy's 'Gangnam Style' stalls on Billboard
"Gangnam Style," an ultra-popular song by South Korean rapper Psy, again failed to reach the summit of the Billboard chart this week."Style" stayed behind Maroon 5's "One More Night" for the third consecutive week in the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard.com announced Wednesday."Again, the race was extremely close," Billboard said.The overall chart point gap widened to 700, however, from fewer than 500
Oct. 11, 2012
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Classic club offers answer to quest for posh night out
Following is part of a series of Seoul’s hottest bars and clubs. ― Ed.Visitors to Seoul often express awe at the variety of nighttime entertainment available in the capital that never seems to sleep.Hundreds of restaurants are open 24 hours and most of them offer delivery services. Bars and clubs do not close until 5 a.m. and most clubs stay open as late ― or as early ― as 7 a.m. In fact, staying at the club till it closes and then going out for breakfast is de rigueur for serious clubbers here.
Oct. 10, 2012
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Art bank launched by government
The Korean government launched an art bank to better manage the state-owned art collection and to run a proper loan system. “The government art bank will manage the art collection professionally and systematically. By doing so, I hope we can improve the quality of the government art collection and stimulate the art market,” said Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik at the launching event at the National Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday. With the establishment of the art bank, all purchases an
Oct. 10, 2012
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Pop Art genius Lichtenstein gets major U.S. retrospective
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Roy Lichtenstein, the American painter whose comic book-inspired canvases gave the Pop Art movement some of its most vivid images, is getting his first major retrospective since his death 15 years ago.Beginning Sunday, the National Gallery of Art in Washington will be exhibiting 130 of his paintings, drawings and sculptures, reflecting a long and prolific career that ended when he passed away at the age of 73.The show moves to the Tate Modern museum in London next February and
Oct. 10, 2012
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Take a peek through ‘The Keyhole’
Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf’s first exhibition in Korea features his latest series ‘The Keyhole’ and ‘Dawn & Dusk’Whether through a window or through Facebook, everyone has his share of experiences peeking into others’ lives. Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf captured a boy sitting on a table and peering through a keyhole to portray the urge to peek and the curious state of the mind. The photo is part of his latest “The Keyhole” series completed in 2011. Subjects in the series are all turned away
Oct. 10, 2012
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Epik High soars to the top of the charts
The hip-hop trio Epik High recently released their new single, “It’s Cold,” which instantly became an “all kill” track with the song topping all of the major music charts in Korea upon its release. The ballad hip-hop track featuring newcomer Lee Hi, one of the “K-pop Star” finalists this year, reached the number one spot on the Bugs, Melon, Soribada, Daum, Mnet, Monkey3, Cyworld, Olleh and Naver real-time music charts just hours after it was released on Tuesday. The single was pre-released to pr
Oct. 10, 2012
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Man arrested on suspicion of defacing Rothko work
LONDON (AP) ― British police on Monday arrested the man who told journalists he was responsible for scrawling graffiti on a mural by modern American master Mark Rothko at London’s Tate Modern museum.Scotland Yard launched its investigation after the mural, one of Rothko’s Seagram series, was defaced Sunday with what appears to be the words “Vladimir’’ and “a potential piece of yellowism.’’Vladimir Umanets, who identifies himself as the co-founder an artistic movement he calls “Yellowism,’’ told
Oct. 9, 2012
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How social media is used as art
The Seventh Seoul International Media Art Biennale presents media art that is approachable, accessible through social mediaMedia has become a very important part of our lives, but when it comes to art that involves different media forms, it still seems too distant to ordinary people. But at the Seoul International Media Art Biennale, people may be surprised to know how much media art can seep into everyday life and how much it enriches our lives. “People think media art is difficult. But if an a
Oct. 9, 2012
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10cm to unveil new album via streamed concert
“Take off all your cover and be naked with sound” is what is written on the teaser cover of the local indie band 10cm’s newly released second album titled “2.0.” The group will unveil their new album via a performance streamed live through Naver Music On Air on Wednesday night. The soon to be released album has 11 songs including three title tracks: “Fine thank you and you,” “The Farwell of the Han River” and “Tonight,” which has been rated as an adult-only track. Band members Kwon Jung-yeol and
Oct. 9, 2012
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Bollywood singer's daughter commits suicide
Police say the daughter of a popular Hindi film singer has died from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide in Mumbai.Commissioner Krishna Prakash said police were investigating the death of Varsha, daughter of Bollywood's most prolific singer, Asha Bhosle. Bhosle was away in Singapore for a regional film award ceremony when the shooting occurred.Friends and relatives who attended Varsha's cremation early Tuesday said she had been suffering from depression for several years. Asha Bhosle began h
Oct. 9, 2012