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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Naver’s Line ownership in jeopardy as Japan ups pressure
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Hybe refutes Ador CEO Min's denial of breach of trust
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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[Herald Interview] Guggenheim Museum makes a push for technology-based art with LG
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Bubbly girls of Sistar pose in photo shoot
The girls of K-pop idol group Sistar, who have topped the charts with their new song “Touch My Body,” posed for fashion magazine Ceci. The idols were bubbly and sweet for the shoot, titled “Girl’s Happy Party,” and appeared in various bright-colored outfits. The whole pictorial can be seen in the September issue of Ceci.By Cho Han-na, Intern reporter (hnncho@heraldcorp.com)(Photo credit: Ceci)
Aug. 18, 2014
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Lee Jong-suk’s charismatic fashion shooting
Actor Lee Jong-suk posed for fashion magazine InStyle Man. The actor gave off a sexy charm and manly charisma, while wearing casual knits and dandy pants. The whole editorial and interview given by Lee can bee seen in the first issue of InStyle Man, published today. By Cho Han-na, Intern reporter (hnncho@heraldcorp.com)(Photo credit: InStyle Man)
Aug. 18, 2014
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[Herald Review] Under the ocean, ugliest side of human desire
Moviegoers have seen quite a lot of the sea this summer, as ocean-themed films filled the silver screen. Period action flick “Roaring Currents” showed Adm. Yi Sun-sin’s historic victory, while comedy action flick “The Pirates” depicted imaginary and colorful pirates in search of a whale that swallowed the Joseon royal seal. Nothing like the first two films, “Sea Fog” presents a grim but realistic look at the ocean, depicting human greed lying under the surface. “Through the life of six crew memb
FilmAug. 17, 2014
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‘Roaring Currents’ sells record 13.62m tickets
A homegrown action film about a 16th-century Korean naval hero’s astonishing victory against Japan gathered more than 13.62 million in attendance at home, a local box-office tracker said Saturday.The Korean Film Council said “Roaring Currents” became the most-watched movie at theaters in the country as of Friday, breaking the previous record held by Hollywood blockbuster “Avatar” that gathered 13.62 million.The record came a day after “Roaring Currents” became the most-watched South Korean-made
FilmAug. 17, 2014
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Aduba, Janney among creative arts Emmy winners
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Uzo Aduba is an Emmy winner for her breakout role as a prisoner known as “Crazy Eyes” in Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black.” The series received two other awards for casting and picture editing at the creative arts Emmy ceremony Saturday honoring technical and other achievements. In an emotional speech, Aduba thanked her mother, who came from Nigeria “to make a better life for her family.” She also thanked producers and others for a show “that lets everyone be represented in
TelevisionAug. 17, 2014
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Michael Cera releases ‘honest’ folk album
NEW YORK (AP) ― Michael Cera released an indie folk album last week ― quietly, in a way almost as unassuming as the actor himself. “I would record a lot of the songs in the middle of the night just at home. I never thought anyone would ever listen to them,” he said in an interview Thursday. “It’s really nice that people are paying any attention to it because there’s a lot of stuff to listen to.” The 26-year-old, whose TV and film credits include “Arrested Development,” “Juno” and “Superbad,” dro
PerformanceAug. 17, 2014
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Queen, Lady Gaga light up music festivals
Last weekend was heaven for music lovers in Korea, with the nation’s last two major summer music festivals taking place back to back for three days in Seoul.With Korean Independence Day falling on a Friday this year, Super Sonic 2014 kicked off the long weekend on Thursday, followed by the inaugural AIA Real Life: Now Festival 2014 on Friday and Saturday.In line with the local festivities, some of the biggest names in music including legendary rock band Queen and international pop star Lady Gaga
Aug. 17, 2014
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Last stop on the Kimchi Bus
SAO PAULO ― Traveling around a foreign continent for 100 days is challenging enough. Throw in a tight schedule, a rickety old minibus and a fridge full of fermented cabbage, and you have yourself a Kimchi Bus tour. After two road trips through more than 140 cities in Europe, Russia, North America, Japan and Korea since 2011, the little red bus is on its third and final adventure ― to Latin America, where its team is seeking out the origins of the chili pepper that gives kimchi its spicy zing. Th
CultureAug. 17, 2014
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‘I no longer hate TVXQ’: JYJ’s Yoochun
Yoochun, actor and member of K-pop boy band JYJ, cautiously revealed his feelings about his former group TVXQ in an interview with a local daily. The singer-turned-actor had an interview with the Korean media outlet Edaily on Aug. 13 shortly before the release of his new film “Sea Fog” released the same day. In the interview, he was asked how he felt about his former band TVXQ and its members. (OSEN)“I hope the five of us can do well in our position. I don’t know when, but it would be cool if
Aug. 17, 2014
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Winner stages debut on TV music show
Rookie K-pop group Winner made its debut TV performance with songs “Empty” and “Color Ring” on the SBS music show “Inkigayo” on Sunday. The members of the idol group, wearing trendy suits, received a big round of applause for their flawless performances and skillful manners onstage. Winner dropped its debut EP “2014 S/S” on Aug. 12 and made its official debut with an onstage performance at the AIA Real Life: Now Festival 2014 on Aug. 15. (SBS)Winner’s debut track “Empty” has drawn positive re
Aug. 17, 2014
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Junsu reveals selfies taken in Hong Kong
K-pop boy band JYJ’s Junsu released his selfies taken in Hong Kong on his Twitter Sunday. In one photo, Junsu is making a heart sign with his arms with Hong Kong’s night view in the background. In the other, he is getting his hair trimmed in a beauty salon. JYJ made its way to Hong Kong on Aug. 15 as part of its Asia concert tour “The Return of The King” following the release of its latest album “Just Us” on July 29. The trio will head to China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand to continue the t
Aug. 17, 2014
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'Roaring Currents' viewers surpass record 13.62 mln
A homegrown action film about a 16th-century Korean naval hero's astonishing victory against Japan gathered more than 13.62 million in attendance at home, a local box-office tracker said Saturday.The Korean Film Council said "Roaring Currents" became the most-watched movie at theaters in the country as of Friday, breaking the previous record held by Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" that gathered 13.62 million.The record came a day after "Roaring Currents" became the most-watched South Korean-made
FilmAug. 16, 2014
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Never giving up
This is the 12th in a series highlighting women and their accomplishments in the various facets of the Korean entertainment industry. ― Ed.While Toy may not yet be a household name, fans of Korean hip-hop have certainly become more curious about her after a recent stint on Mnet’s rap audition program “Show Me the Money 3.” She is the first foreigner to make the last 16 on the show and despite getting a disappointing amount of screen time, she made it to the top 12. After the surge in interest, a
PerformanceAug. 14, 2014
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Classical music lineup in August
Is August really the low season for classical music in Korea? If one judges it by the number of big-name international orchestras and solo instrumentalists coming here to perform, it may be true. But that opens up the opportunity for Korean orchestras and musicians, which, at other times of the year, struggle to get the chance to perform in the city’s most prestigious concert halls. From the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra giving a preview concert before a European tour, to a brand-new ensemble’s d
PerformanceAug. 14, 2014
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Amy Bloom’s ‘Lucky Us’ leaves little to care about
“There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar,” Amy Bloom wrote in her 1999 short story “The Story,” which remains my favorite of all her work. It’s a vivid bit of double vision, Bloom commenting on the process of storytelling even as she engages in it, and it suggests an edge, a brittle humor that I associate with her. In “The Story,” Bloom describes a widow, coming to terms with new neighbors she calls the Golddust Twins ― until, halfway through, she changes direction, bringing her n
BooksAug. 14, 2014
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Book artist probes act, art of reading
Peter Mendelsund’s “What We See When We Read” may be the liveliest, most entertaining and best illustrated work of phenomenology you’ll pick up this year.An acclaimed book-jacket designer and art director, Mendelsund investigates, through words and pictures, what we see when we read text and where those images come from.His breakdown of the reading and visualizing processes yields many insights.For example, readers of Tolstoy may feel intimately acquainted with Anna Karenina, but that doesn’t me
BooksAug. 14, 2014
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Ted Hope tells of indie filmmaking
Hope for Film: From the Frontlines of the Independent Cinema RevolutionsBy Ted Hope with Anthony Kaufman (Soft Skull)Ted Hope’s new book “Hope for Film” is part memoir, part manual, part manifesto as it traces his long career in independent filmmaking, mostly and most notably as a producer but more recently with a brief excursion into the nonprofit world and then onto the evolving interface of technology, creation and distribution.Eagle-eyed readers will spot the plurals in the subtitle, “From t
BooksAug. 14, 2014
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Murakami recounts pilgrim’s progress
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of PilgrimageBy Haruki Murakami (Alfred A. Knopf)When the bottom falls out of your life, you can’t always figure out what the hell happened. You just have to get through it.But getting through it and getting past it can be the difference between surviving and living.“Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage,” Haruki Murakami’s accessible and often moving new novel, underscores that difference, and the personal journey necessary to bridge that ga
BooksAug. 14, 2014
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Art of mathematical logic
For many, the thought of solving math problems doesn’t bring positive feelings, but evokes memories of stress from agonizing over equations.An exhibition commemorating the 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians currently underway in Seoul attempts to ameliorate such discomfort in an artistic way. Instead of equations and graphs, the exhibition “Matrix: Mathematics ― Heart of Gold and the Abyss” features artistic aspects of mathematics in the forms of painting, sculpture, design, media, so
PerformanceAug. 14, 2014
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Kim Soo-hyun to sing at Nanjing Youth Olympics opening
Actor Kim Soo-hyun will reportedly sing the theme song at the opening ceremony of the Nanjing Youth Olympics in China.According to Sina.com and various Chinese news agencies, Kim is to stage a performance together with Chinese pop star Zhang Liangying on Saturday.The reports on Kim’s appearance at the sports event went viral among local fans as Kim has established a large fandom in Asia amid huge success in Korean TV show “My Love From The Star.”(Giogia)The theme of the upcoming Youth Olympics i
Aug. 14, 2014