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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Fed: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
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How a ‘mad monk’ captured Zen
Exhibition looks back on Jung Kwang’s works 10 years after his deathIf he were not a monk, one might have easily mistaken him for a madman. Or perhaps it was because he was a monk that his behavior was considered even more idiosyncratic. The late Jung Kwang, better remembered as the “mad monk,” was
Aug. 7, 2011
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Soviet era returns to life in N.Y. art exhibit
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Nostalgia for a lost world and the nightmarish aspects of that world come to life in an exhibit in New York of art from Eastern Europe and the ex-Soviet Union.The exhibit at the New Museum is called “Ostalgia,” referring to the term “ostalgie” that emerged in the post-Soviet 1990s i
Aug. 7, 2011
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Yoko Ono says Japan should look to Iceland
TOKYO (AFP) ― Yoko Ono has an idea for her disaster-scarred country Japan ― abandon nuclear energy for renewables and tap the geothermal energy beneath the unstable ground of the volcanic island nation.The artist and widow of John Lennon is in Japan for the first time since the March 11 quake and ts
Aug. 7, 2011
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Amy Winehouse’s goddaughter performs at U.K. fest
EASTNOR CASTLE DEER PARK (AP) ― Amy Winehouse’s 15-year-old goddaughter performed an outstanding set at the Big Chill music festival, mirroring her late mentor by closing her show with a cover of Winehouse’s “Love Is a Losing Game.”Dionne Bromfield got teary-eyed when she performed the song, barely
Aug. 7, 2011
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Pop Music
“2011 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival”: Famous bands ranging from The Ting Tings to Korn, as well as singer-songwriters such as B.o.B are to perform in the 6th Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival from Aug. 5-7 at Incheon Dream Park. Popular Korean rock bands including Boohwal and No Brain will also hit
Aug. 5, 2011
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Dance
“Suspicious Paradise”: The dance show is inspired by the Demilitarized Zone, which looks like a paradise with untouched nature but is also a place deeply scarred by the Korean War. Organized by Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, it aims to offer a fresh experience to the younger generation w
Aug. 5, 2011
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Festival
Po s t e r o f t h e 7 t h J e ch e o n International Music & Film Festival (Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Executive Committee)“The 7th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival”: As the first festival in Korea to celebrate films with the theme of music, Jecheon International Music &
Aug. 5, 2011
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Classical Music
“Summer Classics”: The Seoul Metropolitan Youth Orchestra is to present educational performances for students to help them understand classical music and learn classical music concert etiquette. The orchestra consists of university students majoring in classical music and has been holding annual sum
Aug. 5, 2011
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Exhibitions
“French Art Today: Marcel Duchamp Prize”: Latest trends in the French contemporary art world can be spotted at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. About 100 artworks by 16 artists who either won or were nominated for the prestigious Marcel Duchamp Prize, like Phil
Aug. 5, 2011
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Theater
“Temptation of Wolf”: Based on Guiyeoni’s 2004 novel of the same title, the musical “Temptation of Wolf” spiced up the story about high school students’ love and friendship with today’s hit songs by top idol groups like Girls’ Generation, TVXQ, SHINee, and also ‘90s K-pop groups like S.E.S. and GOD.
Aug. 5, 2011
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Deva crosses over to progressive metal
Deva“Between Life and Dreams” Secretion MusicDeva, a quintet band, has released the album “Between Life and Dreams” in Korea. The concept of the album is a combination of female opera vocals and progressive metal. The 11-track album is the band’s debut. The band consists of female opera vocalist Bea
Aug. 5, 2011
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Church a little too macho on new CD
Eric Church “Chief”EMI Records NashvilleMost country music tough guys balance their snarl with lighter moments. But rising country music star Eric Church swaggers and scowls through his third album, “Chief,” without easing the bare-knuckled attitude with novelty tunes or love ballads.More than ever,
Aug. 5, 2011
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Rowland mixes R&B, Euro sound
Kelly Rowland“Here I Am” Universal MotownEver since her heyday with Destiny’s Child, Kelly Rowland has struggled to define her solo singing career, unlike former bandmate Beyonce, arguably pop’s ultimate superstar.Rowland’s first two albums showed promise, but were subpar on the whole. Now with her
Aug. 5, 2011
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Polly Platt was Hollywood’s ultimate creative muse
Geez, there was never anyone, and I really mean anyone, who was more fun to talk to about movies than Polly Platt, who died last week at age 72 after a battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease.She was the ultimate behind-the-scenes figure in Hollywood, the woman who was something of a svengali, mentor and s
Aug. 5, 2011
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Blind (Korea), Opening Aug. 11
Blind (Korea)Opening Aug. 11Thriller. Directed by Ahn Sang-hoon. A female university student goes missing one day and later is discovered as a victim of a hit-and-run. Assuming the kidnapper and the driver are the same person, the police begin their investigation but fail to capture the criminal. Th
Aug. 5, 2011
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Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon (Korea), Opening Aug. 11
Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon(Korea)Opening Aug. 11Action. Directed by Kim Han-min. When the second Manchu invasion of Korea occurs in 1636, a young man named Na-mi (Park Hae-il) loses her sister Ja-in (Moon Chae-won) and her fianc on their wedding day. The Qing soldiers kidnap the couple after complet
Aug. 5, 2011
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (U.S.), Opening Aug. 17
Rise of the Planet of theApes (U.S.)Opening Aug. 17Action. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Will Rodman (James Franco), a San Francisco-based scientist whose father (John Lithgow) suffers from Alzheimer’s, develops a cure for the disease and tests it on apes. Rodman takes one of the tested baby chimpanzees
Aug. 5, 2011
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Larry Crowne (U.S.), Opening Aug. 18
Larry Crowne (U.S.)Opening Aug. 18Romance. Directed by Tom Hanks. Larry (Tom Hanks), a mid-aged man who just got fired from his work for lacking a college education, decides to attend a local community college to find more career opportunities. As a divorce who lives alone, Larry almost lost his hou
Aug. 5, 2011
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Hong Gil-dong 2084 (Korea), Opening Aug. 18
Hong Gil-dong 2084 (Korea)Opening Aug. 18Animation. Directed by Lee Jeong-in. In 2084, a young man named Hong Gil-dong lives with a little boy named Cheol alone near a city named Yuldo. Gil-dong was abandoned by his older brother Il-dong as a child, and had to live on his own ever since. One day, Gi
Aug. 5, 2011
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Paul McCartney says press hacked his phone
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney said Thursday he will contact authorities about the “horrendous violation of privacy” over the British press’ alleged hacking of his phone, the Los Angeles Times reported.The British singer and musician made a video statement to the Television Critics Ass
Aug. 5, 2011