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Korea enters full election mode
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Goyang Aramnuri to highlight works of Brahms and Beethoven
Goyang Aramnuri, one of Korea’s biggest arts complexes, plans to feature Beethoven and Brahms symphonies this year as part of its seven-year project designed to explore works of 14 great musicians.Kicking off this year’s program, the Korean Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Choi Hee-joon will perform Beethoven’s Egmont Overture Op. 84 and Symphony No. 8 in F Major Op. 93 at the center’s Hayden Hall on May 25. The orchestra will also perform Brahm’s Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor Op.
May 24, 2012
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Simple furniture, humble life
National Folk Museum exhibition features wooden furniture from Joseon periodRenowned artist Kim Hwan-ki was known for his attachment to Korea’s traditional wooden furniture.An avid collector of the wooden pieces, he often used them as the subjects of his famous paintings. A 1956 piece features simple wooden shelves filled with white porcelain jars of different shapes. A special exhibition hosted by the National Folk Museum of Korea introduces the world of Joseon wooden furniture and its distinct
May 24, 2012
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Green Plugged Festival to dazzle rock fans
More than 100 Korean rock and indie groups will perform on five different stages amid the greenery of Seoul Nanji Hangang Park at the annual Green Plugged Festival on Saturday and Sunday.The lineup for the festival, which runs under the motto “The Goodwill and Small Deed for a Better Tomorrow,” will include famous Korean bands such as Jaurim, No Brain, Crying Nut and Boowhal. Up-and-coming bands such as Ulala Session and Daybreak will also be performing, with a handful of popular indie bands lik
May 24, 2012
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Brit singer Pixie Lott enchants Korean audience
Pixie Lott, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Britain, captivated the Korean audience with her signature husky voice and adorable smile at her album showcase in Seoul on Wednesday evening. The singer, who gained popularity around the world with her hit-song “Mama Do (Uh oh, Uh oh),” was in Seoul for four days this week to promote her special album “Young Foolish Happy” released only in some Asian countries including Korea, Japan and Taiwan. She left Korea on Thursday for Malaysia, her next de
May 24, 2012
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JYJ Junsu to hold concert in Thailand
Junsu, a member of the group JYJ, will hold the “XIA 1st Asia tour in Thailand” on May 27, marking the second venue for his much-anticipated music tour following performances for his Korean fans in Seoul May 19-20. Cjes Entertainment said the concert in Thailand would host 4,000 seats and offer the same 90-minute performance that Junsu showcased in Seoul. “The first batch of tickets for the concert in Thailand sold out in just 10 minutes, and local fans are responding positively to Junsu’s innov
May 24, 2012
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Eminem to hold first Seoul concert
Superstar rapper Eminem will perform for the first time in Seoul in August, concert organizer Hyundai Card said Thursday.The rapper will go onstage at Jamsil Sports Complex on Aug. 19 at 8 p.m.The Super Concert series started in 2007, and invites big stars from overseas to perform for Korean music fans. Musicians who have performed with Hyundai include pop singers Lady Gaga, Steve Wonder and Beyonce, and classical musicians Sumi Jo and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets range from 110,00
May 24, 2012
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Architecture, a cultural animal
Following is the third in a series of articles in which leading architects discuss their representative work. ― Ed.Architecture is a projection of rationalized fantasies onto the world. It consists of spaces that started as programs, budgets and rules; they became characters, animals, labyrinths and more.In 2006 we designed our first project in Seoul; a house we called Godzilla, for its sleepy-dragon appearance, but also for the hard time our first Korean construction experience gave us. The p
May 23, 2012
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Green Plugged Festival to bedazzle rock fans
The Green Plugged rock festival will run Saturday and Sunday in Seoul Nanji Hangang Park.Over a hundred teams will be performing on five different stages amid the greeneries for the festival, run annually under the motto “The Goodwill and Small Deed for a Better Tomorrow.”The lineup includes famous Korean bands such as Jaurim, No Brain, Crying Nut and Boowhal. Up-and-coming bands such as Ulala Ses
May 23, 2012
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K-pop Star winner heads to JYP
Park Ji-min, the 15-year-old winner of SBS’ TV audition show “K-pop Star” signed a contract with JYP Entertainment led by singer and producer Park Jin-young, the broadcast company said on Tuesday. Baek Ah-yeon and Park Je-hyeong, the two other contestants for the TV shows also signed their contracts with JYP, it added. “We have concluded that JYP fits very well with Park and the music she plans to pursue,” SBS said in a statement. The news comes less than a week after Lee Ha-yi, 16, who came in
May 22, 2012
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Soprano Jo Sumi hospitalized, cancels concert
Soprano Jo Sumi was taken to hospital on Tuesday with acute appendicitis and underwent surgery on the same day, her agency said.The Korean artist arrived in Seoul from Paris late last month to start her tour of major cities in Korea including Gwangju and Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The 50-year-old soprano’s last concert of the tour at Sungsan Art Hall in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, on Thursday has been cancelled due to her health condition, SMI Entertainment said on Tuesday.The Changwo
May 22, 2012
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South Korean artist snaps up French historic ghost-hamlet
LIMOGES, France (AFP) ― A ghost-hamlet in rural France that became a global media sensation for failing to find a buyer was auctioned off on Monday to South Korean artist Ahae for 520,000 euros ($663,000).The Asian artist beat competition during bidding from Dutch reality TV giant Endemol that wanted to shoot a series in the hamlet and a Belgian company that wanted to create a centre for housing the handicapped.The deserted hamlet of Courbefy in the Massif Centrale near the centre-west city of L
May 22, 2012
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French choreography meets Brazilian passion
Compagnie Kafig featuring 11 Latin American dancers to stage latest productions in Korea next monthWell-known French urban dance company Compagnie Kafig returns to Korea for the first time in six years with its latest productions “Agwa” and “Correria” on June 2-3 at the LG Arts Center in Seoul.Inspired by the special encounter between Algerian-French choreographer Mourad Merzouki and 11 self-taught Brazilian dancers, the two upcoming productions are a mix of French choreography and Brazilian pas
May 22, 2012
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Michael Jackson wanted to marry me: Brazil’s Xuxa
Brazil’s children’s television show host Xuxa has revealed that the late Michael Jackson wanted to marry her and that she had been sexually abused as a child.Maria da Graca Meneghel, better known as “Xuxa,” made the surprise disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late Sunday.“The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone.
May 22, 2012
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Spoleto Festival celebrates Glass’ 75th birthday
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) ― The Spoleto Festival USA opens its 36th season Friday and among the planned performances is an opera by American composer Philip Glass to commemorate his 75th birthday and his long relationship with the internationally known arts festival.The Charleston festival is staging the American premiere of “Kepler,’’ about the famed German astronomer Johannes Kepler. Only the score has previously been performed in this country.“We had been talking about various different
May 21, 2012
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Korean dancing teams to perform in Latin America next month
South Korean dance teams will tour three Central and South American countries from June 1 to 18 to perform dances of Korea from traditional and contemporary dances to hip-hop, organizers said Monday.The Jeon Eun-ja Dance Company, Second Nature Dance Company, Dance Company Medius, Project Company House of Blue and Moves Collector’s Dance Company will participate in the tour of six cities in Cuba, Colombia and Ecuador under the “Korean Dances Express in Cuba and South America” program organized by
May 21, 2012
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Denis Sungho on new musical journey
Korean-Belgian artist becomes the first guitarist invited to internationally-acclaimed Martha Argerich ProjectDenis Sungho Janssens, a Belgian guitarist of Korean origin who has recently been expanding his music career in Seoul, is returning to Europe full of hope and ready for a challenge. The 38-year-old artist has been invited to perform at the Martha Argerich Project next month, part of the Lugano Music Festival in Switzerland, with other internationally acclaimed artists including cellist M
May 21, 2012
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K-pop stars at center of limelight at Music Matters in Singapore
K-pop artists will showcase their music and performances at an international music festival that kicks off in Singapore this week. Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliate Korea Creative Content Agency, eight groups of K-pop stars will perform at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Hotel in Clarke Quay, Singapore, on May 24. The list of artists includes Tiger JK, Yoon Mi-rae, Bizzy, M.I.B, BtoB, Clazzi and Rhythm King.During “K-pop Night Out at Music Matters Live 2012,” T
May 21, 2012
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Vinyl records making a rapid comeback
Contemporary artists from Adele to Lady Gaga releasing new music on vinyl, often with a download includedFORT LAUDERDALE, Florida ― Cam Bentley walked into a Fort Lauderdale record store this dreary afternoon, head nodding to Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” streaming from iPod to headphones. She walked past the CDs to the Soul section of the vinyl department ― stacks and stacks of LPs stuffed between Alternative and Blues ― on an earnest hunt for the same song on wax.A daught
May 21, 2012
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Latin fever sweeps Korea
Photo exhibitions, concerts and lectures by artists, experts from 17 Latin American countries to be held in Seoul, Chuncheon and GyeongjuA series of exhibitions, concerts, performances and lectures will be presented as part of the 2012 Latin American Cultural Festival under way across Seoul. Under the slogan “Latin fever, meets Korea,” the festival is a part of cross cultural exchange programs designed to celebrate the 50th year of diplomatic ties between Korea and some 20 Latin American countri
May 20, 2012
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Christian protests greet Lady Gaga in Philippines
MANILA (AP) ― Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming concerts.About 200 Christian young people marched in Manila for a second straight day, holding placards urging the singer to “respect our faith, stop the blasphemy.”The Biblemode Youth Philippines members plan to hold a vigil starting Sunday near the concert venue. They said they are offended by Lady Gaga’s music, particular
May 20, 2012