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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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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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Gangsta rap’s Korean godfather
COMPTON, California ― By the time Bobby Wilson met Wan Joon Kim, he’d been to 15 record stores.It was 1994, and no one would stock his cassette, “Comin’ From Watts,” with raps Wilson had written in prison and recorded himself upon his release. Wilson had a daunting resume: a decade-long membership in the Grape Street Watts Crip gang; five years incarcerated for attempted murder; the prison nickname “Kill Kill.”Just out on parole and desperate for money to support his wife and child, Wilson’s las
Aug. 1, 2012
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2NE1 collaborates with guitar prodigy
2NE1 unveiled on Wednesday a video in collaboration with a teen guitarist sensation, giving fresh breath to their latest single “I Love You.”According to the K-pop group’s agency YG Entertainment, the video of the project, titled “YG ON AIR - 2NE1 X Jung Sung-ha acoustic collaboration,” was released worldwide through Internet portal site Naver.In the footage, the four members sit in a studio singing the newly rearranged acoustic version of their hit song to Jung’s accompaniment.“Instead of the e
Aug. 1, 2012
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Romantic crooner Tony Martin dies at 98
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Tony Martin, the romantic singer who appeared in movie musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s and sustained a career in records, television and nightclubs from the Depression era into the 21st century, has died. He was 98. Martin died of natural causes Friday evening at his West Los Angeles home, his friend and accountant Beverly Scott said Monday. A peer of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, Martin sang full voice in a warm baritone that carried special appeal for his female audie
July 31, 2012
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‘The best is yet to come’
ABT’s newly promoted principal dancer Seo Hee talks about her family, dreams and goalsIt’s about 2 p.m. on a warm summer day in Seoul, and ballerina Seo Hee walks into the lobby of the Universal Ballet Company. Wearing a sleek black dress with matching stilettos and pearl earrings, the 26-year-old dancer looks poised and demure. This is the place where the ballerina, who is now the principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre, used to hang out as a teenager more than 10 years ago.“I used to climb
July 31, 2012
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Paul McCartney paid a pound for Olympics opening ceremony
LONDON (AFP) ― Paul McCartney and other star performers at the Olympic Games opening ceremony were paid just one pound for their efforts, London 2012 confirmed Monday.Beatles star McCartney ― who closed the showpiece event ― signed a contract for the 1 pound ($1.60) token amount, alongside Mike Oldfield, Dizzee Rascal, Underworld and Emeli Sande.“The top talent basically gave their services for free,” a London 2012 spokeswoman told AFP. “But in order to have a formal contract for their services
July 31, 2012
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T-ara case reveals K-pop’s sinister side
Industry experts criticize CEO for mishandling the case, pushing artists to compete against each otherThe on-going controversy over bullying rumors involving girl group T-ara is the result of excessive competition among members and their agency’s failure in management, industry critics said.Young singers from idol groups are under huge pressure to steal attention from other members in order to survive in the entertainment industry, they added.“They know their groups will be disbanded in a few ye
July 31, 2012
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‘Dancer’s’ testimony fuels T-ara bullying claims
Testimony of physical abuse between members of girl group T-ara from a supposed insider has aggravated earlier claims of bullying in the group.A self-proclaimed member of T-ara’s dance team Yama & HotChicks claimed online that Hwa-young, a recently departed member of T-ara who joined after the group’s initial success, had been ridiculed and even assaulted by other members.Two of the members allegedly mocked Hwa-young when she made mistakes during a rehearsal, and one of them is alleged to have s
July 31, 2012
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Summer concerts pull crowds to French wine country
SAINT EMILION (AFP) ― Fresh air, fine wine and world-class performers are pulling the crowds to Bordeaux’s wine country for an ever-rising number of summer jazz and classical concerts in the French region.“It’s a trend, and it works. It attracts people who are not the usual jazz music audience,” the pianist Francois Faure said as he stepped off stage at the Saint Emilion Jazz festival last week.“They are not so much jazz fans as wine fans” who come to taste the music and the wine country setting
July 30, 2012
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Hwa-young to leave T-ara after rumors of bullying
Girl group T-ara’s agency said Monday that it is canceling Hwa-young’s contract.“After a discussion with the members of T-ara and staff, (the company) has decided to end the contract with Hwa-young with no conditions attached,” said Kim Kwang-soo, head of Core Content Media, in a written statement. However, he did not give a specific reason for canceling the contract.On Wednesday, five members of the eight-member group sent controversial tweets allegedly directed at Hwa-young. Hwa-young, the rap
July 30, 2012
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POSCO Art Museum shows Joseon landscapes
Paintings from the late Joseon era are on public display at the POSCO Art Museum, offering a chance for students to see in person some of the major paintings and calligraphy works often shown in school textbooks. As the exhibition title “From Gyeonmjae to Hyewon, Gathering of Joseon’s Genius Painters” indicates, the exhibition shows landscape paintings drawn by great painters of the era. The painters range from Jeong Seon (known by his pen name Gyeomjae) to Shin Yoon-bok (Hyewon), considered gen
July 29, 2012
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GMMFS brightens future of classical music
Annual classical music festival brings together established and young artists in the sports and resort city of PyeongchangPYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Great Mountains International Music Festival & School, an annual classical music event held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, is opening a bright future for the country’s classical music scene by acting as a bridge between established and young Korean artists. More than 60 distinguished and young up-and-coming artists collaborated in a series o
July 29, 2012
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Jisan rocks on
Music festival returns bigger, better despite searing heatICHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― The hills were definitely alive with the sound of music this weekend as an estimated 100,000 people braved the scorching July heat and traveled south of Seoul to the Jisan Valley Rock Festival near Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.With some of the best bands from around the world and Korea, this year’s Jisan was bigger and better than the previous three runs, with more food and drink booths, sponsor tents, activities
July 29, 2012
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Festivals“Taebaek Sunflower Festival”: More than 1 million sunflowers will stretch across a vast field of Taebaek, Gangwon Province along with more than 300 kinds of wild flowers that usually grow at an altitude of around 900 meters. The sunflower festival offers a rare chance to be surrounded by sunflowers and participate in hands-on activities such as painting and photography contests and animal feeding. The festival is also a chance to take photos of beautiful scenery ranging from sunflower b
July 27, 2012
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Gaslight Anthem’s ‘Handwritten’ is hardyThe Gaslight Anthem"Handwritten" (Mercury/Island Def Jam)The Gaslight Anthem has always occupied this unsettling space between the earnestness of Bruce Springsteen’s lyricism and the musical passion of harder-edged bands like Jawbox. The former is no surprise, given the quartet’s New Jersey Roots and the latter -- well, this is a band that bounds back and forth across the line between punk and folk with no apologies.Nor should it.On its fourth studio album
July 27, 2012
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International percussion festival kicks off in Sacheon next week
About 40 percussion groups from 13 countries will participate in this year’s Sacheon International Percussion Festival to be held at the Samcheonpo Daegyo Park in the southern coastal city of Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, from Aug. 2-5.On the beautiful backdrop of Hallyeo Maritime National Park percussionists from Turkey, China, Japan, Taiwan and nine other countries will show off their skills and unique music every night from 6 to 11 p.m. Participating teams include Touba Afria of Senegal
July 27, 2012
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K-pop queen BoA returns to music
[HERALD INTERVIEW]Crossover artist focuses more on vocals, experiments with musical talent with new albumEven among fans, not many know that BoA has a six-letter tattoo on her left wrist. “Chiara, it is my baptismal name, meaning clear,” the singer explained. Now, she might seem a little more transparent than some Korean fans would like, since she has spent most of the last decade away from home to expand her international career. Her dynamic dance moves and heavy stage make-up even on TV often
July 27, 2012
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Nichkhun apologizes to fans on twitter
Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, member of K-pop group 2PM, apologized Thursday for a car accident he caused early this week while driving under the influence..The 23-year-old, who goes by Nichkhun, offered the apology on his Twitter page which has over 1.4 million followers.“(I) would like to write this letter of apology for such an irresponsible act. To the injured person, his family, the people of Korea, my fans, JYPE family and staff, 2PM members, and all the people this situation has affected,” he
July 26, 2012
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Charity concert with Kim Bum-soo and Insooni
The Il Gwang Welfare Foundation held “Hope and Love Sharing Concert” to support children who are suffering from hunger at the Seoul Grand Hyatt Hotel on July 22. Renowned singers such as Kim Bum-soo, Insooni, Kim Tae-woo, Ivy, 4minute and prominent entertainers including Park Mi-sun and Kim Won-hee participated in the concert. This year’s concert was the ninth annual concert hosted by Gwang Welfare Foundation, part of the Il Gwang Group. Thirty-five veteran Korean singers and celebrities from “C
July 25, 2012
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Violinist Lorenzo Gatto to perform in Seoul, Incheon
Belgian violinist Lorenzo Gatto, the second-prize winner at the prestigious 2009 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, holds his first solo recital in Korea at the Seoul Arts Center on Aug. 6. Together with Italian pianist Roberto Giordano, the 26-year-old will perform Paganini’s variations on the G string on a theme from Rossini’s “Moses,” Kreisler’s variation on a theme by Corelli and Ravel’s Tzigane. Gatto will also perform with Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra led by maestro Gum Nan
July 25, 2012
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Youn replaces Russian opera star at Bayreuth
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) ― Russian opera star Yevgeny Nikitin, who was forced to pull out of the Bayreuth Festival over swastika tattoos, on Tuesday insisted the images were not Nazi and he abhorred National Socialism.The statement by the bass-baritone ― published by his home opera house the Mariinsky Theatre of Saint Petersburg ― was his first reaction released in Russia to a scandal that threatens to overshadow a stellar career.“National Socialism disgusts me, in all its forms,” said the soloist
July 25, 2012