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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Rihanna says collaboration with Brown ‘made sense’
NEW YORK (AP) ― People have been scratching their heads over Rihanna’s musical collaboration with Chris Brown, but she says it “made sense” and it’s “innocent.”Brown appears on a remix of her song “Birthday Cake,” and she appears on a remix of his “Turn up the Music.” Their music union is noteworthy because Brown beat up Rihanna three years ago and is still on probation for the assault.Rihanna says it was her idea for Brown to appear on her song because he’s “the hottest R&B artist” right now. H
March 16, 2012
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Korean troupes perform at Costa Rican arts festival
SAN JOSE (Yonhap News) ― South Korea’s cultural and sports delegation threw an extravaganza of traditional and contemporary Korean arts as well as Korean sports at the opening concert of the 2012 International Arts Festival (FIA) in San Jose Thursday.Under the direction of Suh Bong-jun, the general manager of the Korean art and sports delegation, performers of namsadangnori, which dates back to the late Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and is No. 3 on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, and pe
March 16, 2012
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Date set for 2013 Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24 next year, Oscars organizers said Wednesday, two and a half weeks after this year’s show. Nominations for those shortlisted for prizes on Hollywood’s biggest night will be unveiled on Tuesday, Jan. 15, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said.“The ceremony will take place at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network to more than 225 countries,” it
March 15, 2012
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Dustin Hoffman TV show canceled over deaths of horses
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― A hit U.S. television series starring Dustin Hoffman has been canceled after three horses died during filming, the channel which makes the show announced Wednesday.“Luck,” about thoroughbred racing and also starring Nick Nolte, launched in January and had already been picked up for a second season, with production mostly at a horsetrack east of Los Angeles.But a first horse died on the set in 2010 and another died last year. Then a third animal had to be put down on Tuesday a
March 15, 2012
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No Rolling Stones tour yet despite 50th anniversary
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The Rolling Stones are staying put this year, Rolling Stone reported Wednesday, leaving fans to look forward instead to a major documentary marking the rock band’s 50th anniversary.“Basically, we’re just not ready” for a fresh concert tour, guitarist Keith Richards told the pop culture magazine, adding that 2013 was the group’s “more realistic” target for hitting the road.Quoting other, unidentified sources, Rolling Stone cited worries about Richards’ health in the wake of a hea
March 15, 2012
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Biopic on South Korean opera singer to film in Serbia
BELGRADE (AFP) ― South Korean film production company Morein Group will start shooting a biopic of famed opera singer Bae Jae-chul in Serbia next month, local officials said Wednesday.“My film ‘Miracle’ will be the first Korean film ever shot in Serbia and it will be sensational in Korea,” producer T.J. Chung was quoted as saying in a statement by the Serbia Film Association. The co-production between Korea and Japan tells the story of the internationally-acclaimed South Korean tenor who perfor
March 15, 2012
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Jane Birkin to sing ‘miracle songs’ by Serge Gainsbourg
French singer, actress and activist calls her daughter Charlotte a greater actressJane Birkin said the Serge Gainsbourg songs she will sing at her Seoul concert scheduled on March 22 were “miracles.”“In this show, I do sing a great many of the songs from ‘Babe Alone in Babylone,’ I think Serge wrote miracles for me,” she said in an e-mail interview.At her concert, the 66-year-old singer and actress will pay homage to her former partner and mentor who died in 1991. Birkin and Gainsbourg had a pa
March 15, 2012
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Lincoln Center musicians protest canned ballet
Musicians at New York‘s renowned Lincoln Center, one of the premier venues for live performances in the world, are protesting a major ballet company’s decision to perform to canned music.The visiting Paul Taylor Dance Company took over the stage for an almost three-week period in Lincoln Center‘s David H. Koch Theater starting Tuesday.But while the soaring dancers are as real as ever, the music they dance to, ranging from Bach to jazz, will come from recordings.K.C. Boyle, a spokesman for Local
March 15, 2012
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Musical harmony: NKorean, French orchestras play
PARIS (AP) _ A North Korean and a French orchestra performed a landmark concert on Wednesday, adding a note of harmony to longstanding tensions between the isolated nation and the West. South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun, right, directs the last rehearsal of members of North Korea's Unhasu Orch
March 15, 2012
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Korea Foundation spring concert to feature music of Norway
The Korea Foundation and the Norwegian Embassy are co-hosting a spring concert at LG Arts Center on April 17.“Korea Foundation Spring Concert 2012: The Lyricism of Norway” will feature the husband-and-wife team of conductor and violinist Stephan Barratt-Due and violist Chung Soon-mi, as well as Korean pianist Chong Park. Barratt-Due is also the artistic director of the Barratt-Due Institute of Music in Norway.The program for the evening includes familiar favorite “Tarantella” by Franz Liszt as w
March 14, 2012
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Year of Bach at Seoul Arts Center
A chamber orchestra will hold a series of concerts featuring music by Johann Sebastian Bach throughout the year, Seoul Arts Center said.Since 2010, the center has been holding “The Great 3B Series” which explores the music of three great composers: Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. This year the focus is on Bach ― his concertos and symphonies ― with the Korean Chamber Orchestra led by its artistic director and violinist Kim Min leading the performances. The first of the six-concert Bach series will be
March 14, 2012
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Finding peace in a barley field
Gana Art Seoul holds retrospective exhibition of artist Lee Sook-jaIt was like stepping into a house full of windows, each with a view of a vast barley field. The framed canvases hanging on the second floor of Gana Art Seoul were brimful of barley stalks swaying in Indian pink, light purple, beige and many shades of green, depending on the season the artist had in mind. The museum in Pyeongchang-dong, central Seoul, is showcasing about 40 paintings and 30 croquis by South Korean Lee Sook-ja, kno
March 14, 2012
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Slash mum on Guns N’ Roses reunion
LONDON (AP) ― Will Guns N’ Roses reunite for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?Behind his dark glasses, hat and big hair, the group’s former guitarist Slash is staying noncommittal on the subject.The million-selling hard rock group enters the Rock Hall in Cleveland on April 14, an event at which honored acts often perform as part of the celebration. But the group’s original lineup fell apart in 1996, so fans hoping to see the band reunite may be disappointed.“It’s definitely an
March 14, 2012
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Buzz bands seek to stand out at SXSW
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ― Members of the ascendant rock band Alabama Shakes can tell you all about buzz in the 21st century.They first read about themselves on the Internet about nine months ago. They began playing in packed houses for enthusiastic fans after putting out a hastily released EP just six months ago. And this week the foursome will reach the pinnacle of their exposure ― so far ― with a jam-packed schedule over five days at the South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival.With thousan
March 14, 2012
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Depp, Streep join call to lower ‘Bully’ rating
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― More Hollywood heavyweights are calling for a lower rating on the documentary “Bully.’’The Weinstein Co. says Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees are supporting the film, which will be released March 30.Lee Hirsch’s documentary on bullying in American schools has been rated R, which restricts kids under 17 from seeing it without an adult.Distributors appealed the decision, but it was upheld by the Motion Picture Association of America, which
March 14, 2012
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Mexico group banned for playing drug songs
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AFP) ― Authorities in the capital of Mexico’s most violent state, Chihuahua, have indefinitely banned popular music group Los Tigres del Norte for playing drug ballads at a concert.Songs glorifying drug traffickers, known as narcocorridos, have attracted a growing following in recent years from Mexico City to Los Angeles.Los Tigres del Norte, a successful mainstream group, were banned from playing in the city of Chihuahua “for playing three songs at the weekend which defen
March 14, 2012
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Black Keys rock Madison Square Garden like pros
There were few flashing lights, the backdrop wasn’t overloaded with visuals or videos, and the band rarely spoke, if it wasn‘t in song.The Black Keys are rock stars, and their traditional rock sound electrified Madison Square Garden on Monday night.The duo performed more than 20 songs in a 90-minute show that was exhilarating, bluesy and loud.Singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach was top-notch throughout, especially on ``Same Old Thing,’‘ ``Run Right Back’‘ and ``I’ll Be Your Man.‘’ The petite, bear
March 14, 2012
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N. Koreans, French prepare for major Paris concert
PARIS (AP) ― A North Korean and a French orchestra held a daylong rehearsal on Tuesday ahead of a landmark concert in Paris, a sign of warming ties between Pyongyang and the West following years of tensions.Pyongyang’s Unhasu Orchestra and Radio France Philharmonic make their debut together on Wednesday ― under the baton of renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun, who organized the event.Most of the 90 North Koreans ― many of them under 30 ― will be performing with a Western ensemble fo
March 14, 2012
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Disney to hire 1,000 US military veterans
The Walt Disney Company will give jobs or career opportunities to at least 1,000 returning US military veterans over the next three years, the entertainment and theme park giant said Tuesday.As part of a "Heroes Work Here" initiative, announced at its annual shareholder meeting, the company will als
March 14, 2012
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Not guilty plea in L.A. from alleged art forger
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A Florida man has pleaded not guilty to defrauding a Los Angeles art collector out of more than $2 million by selling him forgeries of the work of Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh and Jackson Pollock.Matthew Taylor of Vero Beach entered the plea Monday in a Los Angeles federal court to seven felony counts, including wire fraud and money laundering.He is scheduled to go to trial April 3.Prosecutors say the 43-year-old former art dealer is accused of altering paintings from unknow
March 13, 2012