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Samsung chief returns from Europe after meeting with Pope, business leaders
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Living the music
This is the 12th in a series on foreigners in Korean entertainment. ― Ed.Ida calls herself a composer. She plays three instruments ― cello, piano and guitar. She avoids staying in a single genre, and has written everything from classical music to music for contemporary dance companies.Ida came to Korea initially as a journalist about four years ago. She majored in peace and conflict studies and spent years traveling and working with refugees, living in places such as Bosnia and Japan. Now 28, sh
Jan. 27, 2013
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Taekwondo high-kicks into performance art
Transcending into the realm of modern performance art, the Korean marital art of taekwondo has graduated beyond being just a method of self-defense and a combat sport. Taekwondo can now be considered a spectacle of artistic and musical integrity. The World Taekwondo Federation estimates that there are approximately 70 million practicing taekwondo athletes around the globe, making it one of the world’s most practiced martial arts. With its increasing popularity, due largely to its induction into
Jan. 25, 2013
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Korean martial art now global sport
“Thrombocytopenia shortened my lifespan and made it difficult to walk. Yet taekwondo helped my body and mind immeasurably and even allowed me to kick.”These are the reflections of taekwondo grade holder Sheila Radziewicz who visited the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Kukkiwon. She decided to overcome her obstacles and fight her genetic disorder, which means she has no arms or kneecaps, and learn taekwondo. “Wow, I can’t believe I really did that,” she exclaimed. “A life’s path changed by taekwo
Jan. 25, 2013
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Theater“Shear Madness”: The Korean adaptation of the popular German play “Shear Madness” is back for its second run in Seoul. The play is one of the longest-running plays in the world, premiering back in 1963. The play takes place in a hair salon, which is owned by a gay hairdresser named George. After George and his flirty assistant Suji welcome two customers, one a wealthy housewife and the other an antique dealer, the landlady of the shop is murdered upstairs. The audience is asked to partici
Jan. 25, 2013
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Great year for Verdi and Wagner fans
The year 2013 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of two great composers, Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Even those who are indifferent to classical music can hum one or two of their melodies. Verdi’s “Libamo, ne Lieti Calici,” from “La Traviata” or “La Donna e Mobile” from “Rigoletto”; Wagner’s “Wedding March” or “Tannhuser” are played everywhere ― from year-end parties to weddings and TV commercials. Verdi’s works include “La Traviata,” “Rigoletto,” “The Troubadou
Jan. 24, 2013
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Rich culture of Baekje cherished nationwide
Baekje Kingdom established its capital in the lower reaches of the Han River basin. For 678 years, Baekje was one of the ancient kingdoms of the Three Kingdoms era, along with Goguryeo and Silla. After its establishment in the Han River basin, Baekje moved its capital to Wungjin (today’s Gongju) and Sabi (today’s Buyeo), where the highly developed Baekje culture flowered. Archaeologists have found ruins of royal palaces in Wanggung-ni in Geumma of Iksan, North Jeolla Province, which they assume
Jan. 23, 2013
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Baekje, first international state on Korean Peninsula
The Korea Herald is publishing “Korea’s Cultural Pride,” a 10-part series on the country’s cultural and natural heritage. A total of nine tangible and 14 intangible examples of heritage have been designated UNESCO World Heritage for international preservation. This year 15 cultural properties are on the tentative list, awaiting designation. This installment explores the Baekje historic sites in the central part of the Korean Peninsula. ― Ed.Baekje Kingdom (B.C. 18-A.D. 660), in what is now Gongj
Jan. 23, 2013
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Barrymore nurturing beauty brand Flower with care
NEW YORK (AP) ― Drew Barrymore, an accomplished actress, producer and director, is launching her own beauty brand. Maybe, she says, it’s the next chapter now that she’s married art consultant Will Koppelman and they have a 4-month-old daughter, Olive.Barrymore says she is growing Flower, which will be sold exclusively at Walmart stores, from the ground up. (Products are being added all month, and Flower will be fully launched by the end of January.)“I think it could last, and my daughter could w
Jan. 23, 2013
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Lotte Hotel hosts restaurant week
Lotte Hotel is hosting a restaurant week that offers discounts on special course menus at its restaurants. The “Restaurant Super Week,” which runs from Jan. 25-31, offers diners a 30 percent to 50 percent discount on special menus at restaurants in Lotte Hotel Seoul in Sogong-dong, Lotte Hotel World in Jamsil, and Lotte Hotel Ulsan. The participating restaurants are the French restaurant Pierre Gagnaire; Italian restaurant Peninsula; Japanese restaurant Momoyama; Korean restaurant Mugunghwa and
Jan. 23, 2013
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Big Bang to release ‘Alive Tour in Seoul’ DVD
Big Bang will release a new DVD featuring the group’s Seoul concert in March last year, YG Entertainment announced Wednesday. The “Alive Tour in Seoul” DVD is scheduled to be released on Jan. 29. The first disc features 23 live session tracks and remixes of the group’s hit songs, while the second disc features behind-the-scenes footage of the concert. “Making of” film clips and a multi-angle video of the “Bad Boy” encore will be a bonus. Big Bang, currently on the “Big Bang Alive Tour 2012” tour
Jan. 23, 2013
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Photo exhibition to help visually impaired
Photographer Kim Jung-man is holding a smartphone photo exhibition to help young and elderly people with visual impairments. Titled “Eyes of Vega,” the exhibition features photos Kim took with Pantech’s latest mobile phone Vega R3, equipped with a 13 million-pixel camera.Kim captured beautiful scenes during his travels to Seoul’s old palaces, Jusanji Lake in North Gyeongsang Province, Jeju Island, Tokyo, and China’s Yunnan Province. “These are photos I took with two sets of Vega smartphones. I s
Jan. 22, 2013
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Saemaeul Undong picked as best project for nation branding
The “globalization” of Saemaeul Undong, or the New Community Movement to modernize the rural communities of South Korea, was selected the best government project of 2012 by the Presidential Council on Nation Branding on Tuesday. At a meeting held at the Press Center in central Seoul on Tuesday, the advisory body selected the Saemaeul program along with a number of other projects: the globalization of Hangeul, the Korean writing system; making a multicultural family-friendly society, the fosterin
Jan. 22, 2013
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In search of beauty on Jeju
Following is part of a series exploring unique museums, collections and the passionate collectors behind them. ― Ed.Many people associate the Joseon era (1392-1910) with the color white. People often wore white outfits and enjoyed white on everything, garnering the moniker, “Baegeuiminjok (People in white clothes).” And the culture is often associated with words such as “humble” or “simple.”At the Bonte Museum on Jeju Island, however, people will be able to learn more about the colorfulness of J
Jan. 22, 2013
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More Chinese-language guided tours added for visitors to Gyeongbokgung Palace
The government will provide Chinese group tourists visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace, a main royal palace in Seoul, a free additional Chinese-language guided tour starting next month to help them better understand Korean culture, officials said Monday.The Joseon (1392-1910) palace is one of the most-visited destinations in South Korea for Chinese tourists, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration that prepared the program.In addition to the existing free guided tour programs provided in Eng
Jan. 21, 2013
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From Handel to a rubber duck, Sydney Fest aims to please
SYDNEY (AFP) ― When Georg Friedrich Handel composed Semele in the 1740s, he could never have imagined it would be performed by opera singers in outrageous catwalk couture, including towering boots and sequinned kilts.But for Sydney Festival director Lieven Bertels, the combination of beautiful baroque music and billowing Vivienne Westwood gowns in the production of “Semele Walk” was a no-brainer for the Australian cultural fair.“When I saw “Semele Walk” when it was first performed at the Herrenh
Jan. 21, 2013
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Jeju as top winter destination
The bone-piercing cold has gripped the nation, with the mercury dropping well below minus 14 degrees Celsius. But there is a place where you can seek shelter from one of the harshest winters in recent memory. The southern island of Jeju has always been one of Korean’s favorite holiday destinations and in winter, it may well become the optimal choice for those who cannot stand the bitter cold. Travel with warmthWhile Seoul and the central part of the Korean Peninsula have been suffering through u
Jan. 18, 2013
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Music professor brings applied music closer to the public
For young people who are ready to “fly” with music, studying applied music will provide a new wave of energy, according to Chae Hee-ho, dean of the applied music department at Kwangshin University.At the department launched in March last year, Chae has focused on communication and appreciation through music by looking for “the connecting point between the player and the audience.”“We are teaching rules and freedom, capability and emotions all together to get closer to the public,” he said. The a
Jan. 17, 2013
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World’s largest chocolate event to come to Seoul
Salon du Chocolate, a chocolate lovers’ dream, is the world’s largest event completely dedicated to chocolate. It brings together chocolatiers, patissiers, ice cream makers, growers, producing countries and manufacturers of raw cocoa all under one roof. And for the first time, the event is being held in Seoul.The event, which was established nearly 20 years ago, will see cocoa farmers, chocolate makers, various chocolate product producers and cocoa-loving consumers join together to celebrate cho
Jan. 16, 2013
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CICI awards Psy for enhancing Korea’s image
Rapper Psy was recognized for enriching the image of the nation and opening up a new horizon for the future of K-pop around the world, at the Corea Image Communication Institute’s 10th anniversary awards banquet on Tuesday. The CICI, an organization that strives to advance the global image of Korea, awarded the K-pop star with the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award for the role he played in putting Korean music on the map with his viral smash hit “Gangnam Style.” Psy, who is the first Asian singe
Jan. 16, 2013
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Goguryeo stele found in northern China
A stone monument from the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo has recently been discovered in Jian, northeastern China, in what could be “a major archaeological landmark,” a South Korean historian said, quoting a Chinese state newspaper.Goguryeo controlled the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China for more than 700 years until A.D. 668. “The Chinese Cultural Relics News published by China’s State Administration carried the news of the discovery of a Goguryeo monument in an
Jan. 16, 2013