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[Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
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FestivalsThe Great Battle of Hansan Festival: The festival commemorates Korea’s historic victory in the Hansan sea battle during the Joseon period. The Joseon fleet commanded by Adm. Yi Sun-sin battled Japanese invaders in waters off Tongyeong near Hansando Island in 1592. The city of Tongyeong commemorates Yi’s victory with a parade, musicals, dances and cultural programs involving visitors. The festival will take place from Aug. 13-17 at various venues of the city, including Yi Sun-sin Park an
CultureJuly 25, 2014
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Eyelike: Sistar brings summer sounds on new EP
Sistar brings summer sounds on new EPSistar“Touch & Move” (LOEN Entertainment)Known for their sexy dance moves and powerful vocals, K-pop girl group Sistar has returned with the new summertime-inspired EP “Touch & Move.”The lead single “Touch My Body,” a dance-pop track, features a catchy and repetitive chorus, during which the four girls continuously sing “touch my body, touch my body, touch my body.” Though its cool, summery tones are at times reminiscent of Sistar’s past hit “Loving U,” “Touc
PerformanceJuly 25, 2014
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[Weekender] Box Office
Roaring Currents (Korea)Opening July 30Action, Drama. Directed by Kim Han-min“Roaring Currents” is a story about Yi Sun-sin, the most revered admiral in Korean history. The film focuses on the historic 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), in which Yi, played by veteran actor Choi Min-sik, uses strategy to destroy 133 Japanese warships with only 12 ships under his command. This battle is regarded as one of Yi’s greatest victories. Director Kim Han-min retu
FilmJuly 25, 2014
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‘A Most Wanted Man’ dwells on spy games in post-9/11 world
You can sense a John le Carre spy novel adaptation, often before his name turns up in the credits. The hero’s cynicism at war with his skepticism, the professionalism at war with personal demons ― in the spy master’s gloomy, overcast world they’re all spies “Who Came in from the Cold.”That’s especially true in “A Most Wanted Man,” a New World Order/old-school espionage thriller built around one last magnificent performance by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.It’s a modern story of spy games in po
FilmJuly 25, 2014
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To the end of the line
On a recent Friday evening at Seoul Station, tickets for almost every train, including standing tickets, were sold out. At the Express Bus Terminal, meanwhile, tickets had been gobbled up for buses to the coast. Such is the urge to get out of the city, and the helplessness of the transportation system to cope with the huge numbers of recreational travelers, that it’s become necessary these days to purchase tickets a week or more in advance.But ticket sellouts need not be cause for despair as a s
TravelJuly 25, 2014
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Lotte World Adventure celebrates 25 years with ‘Let’s Dream’ parade
In celebration of 25 years, Lotte World Adventure theme park is holding its special “Let’s Dream” nightly parade, the world’s first multimedia show and parade. The parade took approximately two years to organize and produce, and the newly launched, highly technical and LED light-filled character floats look as though they came straight out of a child’s dream. With an investment of around 15 billion won ($14.58 million), Lotte World Adventure organizers said they pulled out all the stops for its
TravelJuly 25, 2014
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Four Seasons to open hotel in Dubai
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announced it will open a new hotel at Jumeirah Beach in Dubai in December. The five-story hotel is comparatively low amid the city’s high-rise towers, but provides larger room space than neighboring luxury hotels. The glass wall offers a panoramic sea view of the Arabian Gulf. It’s about 10 minutes from the Dubai International Finance Center and Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and the tourist attractions of downtown Dubai. The hotel offers special rate
TravelJuly 25, 2014
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Lotte City Hotel opens in Guro
Lotte Hotels and Resorts opened its 10th business hotel in Guro on Wednesday. Located in the Guro Digital Valley, a cluster of IT companies in western Seoul, the 20-story new hotel has 283 guestrooms, a buffet restaurant C’Caf, meeting rooms and a gym. Wi-Fi is available in every guestroom. The business zone and coin laundry offer convenience for business travelers. To celebrate the opening, the hotel is offering a special accommodation package until Aug. 31. The 130,000-won package includes a o
TravelJuly 25, 2014
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KTO offers four-day travel program
The Korea Tourism Organization invites foreigners on a four-day tour program under the new travel campaign “Imagine your Korea,” launched this week. Foreigners may apply online at www.tourimagination.com until Aug. 31, and the KTO will invite 16 of them. Those invited will have the chance to travel Korea in eight groups, with two members per group in October and November. The KTO plans to film their trips and use the videos to promote the campaign. The KTO invited Thai actor Mario Maurer and You
TravelJuly 25, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Gontran Cherrier opens first Seoul bakery
Within four years, Paris-based baker Gontran Cherrier has grown a solitary bakery into an international, multi-location behemoth. While people can now gnaw on Cherrier’s creations in countries as far away from his native France as Singapore, Japan and as of July 17, South Korea, the far-reaching global spread of the star baker’s bread does not seem to have diminished the artisanal bent of his work. If his first South Korean outlet, which opened in Seoul’s Seorae Village last week, is any indicat
FoodJuly 25, 2014
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[Weekender] Around the hotel
Peruvian Food Festival at Grand Hyatt Seoul Grand Hyatt Seoul’s signature restaurant The Terrace is inviting guests to a culinary tour of authentic Peruvian cuisine. The Peruvian Food Festival, co-hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Peru, will feature Peruvian and South American dishes cooked by a visiting native chef. To be included in the selection are Ceviche, a lemon-ripened seafood dish, Chicharron, a chewy pork rinds recipe, and Aji de Gallina, a tasty preparation of soft chicken brea
FoodJuly 25, 2014
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Oi kimchi (cucumber kimchi)
Oi kimchi (cucumber kimchi) (Korean Bapsang)One of the greatest joys of summer is the abundance of fresh vegetables. Here, I made a quick and easy kimchi with cucumbers. Summer cucumbers are very crispy and tasty! Always look for cucumbers that are firm and slender. Lightly salt the cucumbers first and let them stand for a while to draw out water. This process gives the cucumbers an extra crunch. You can eat this cucumber kimchi 20 to 30 minutes after making it. If you like it mellow, leave it o
FoodJuly 25, 2014
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Regrouped KARA to return with new EP
KARA will release its new EP “Day & Night” on Aug. 18. (DSP Media)K-pop quartet KARA will officially return to the music scene with a new EP and a showcase next month, its agency said Friday. KARA, which now consists of the group’s three original members Park Gyu-ri, Hang Seung-yeon and Koo Ha-ra and new member Heo Young-ji, will drop its sixth EP “Day & Night” on Aug. 18 with the album’s showcase to be held the same day. The showcase, slated to feature KARA’s first performances of tracks from i
July 25, 2014
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Director Kim Tae-yong, Tang Wei elope in Sweden
Chinese actress Tang Wei and Korean film director Kim Tae-yong secretly tied the knot in Sweden about two weeks ago, Kim’s agency said Friday. The couple had a wedding on July 12 in the front yard of the birthplace of legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman on the Swedish island of Faro, Kim’s agency Bom Production said. According to the agency, the two took a trip to the island to commemorate Bergman and decided to have a simple wedding on the spot in his honor, with the Ingmar Bergman Film Festival
FilmJuly 25, 2014
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Rain to star in SBS rom-com
Rain. (Cube DC)Korean heartthrob Rain will return to the small screen with a rom-com in September. The TV drama, tentatively titled “The Lady Who Is Lovely to Me,” will go on air from Sept. 17 every Wednesday and Thursday on Korea’s TV network SBS.Popular entertainer will play Hyun-wook, the CEO of a showbiz firm who has lost his lover to an accident. He meets a would-be singer who later turns out to be his past lover’s sister and ends up falling in love. “I was touched by the story of the chara
July 25, 2014
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Korean films headed to Venice Film Festival
Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s film “Hill of Freedom” will be competing at the Venice Film Festival in the “Horizons Sections,” dedicated to a score of cutting-edge films, the festival’s organizers said Thursday as they unveiled this year’s lineup.The film depicts a Japanese man, played by Japanese actor Kase Ryo, who visits Korea to track down his bygone love. Korean actress Moon So-ri (“Oasis”) and actor Kim Eui-sung star in the film. Three other Korean films have been invited for the noncomp
July 25, 2014
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'Faceless' artist from N. Korea to hold exhibition in Beijing
A North Korean defector known for his satirical paintings on North Korean society plans to hold a rare exhibition in Beijing this week, an organizer of the exhibition said Friday. The painter from North Korea, who uses the pseudonym Sun Mu, fled the North in 1998 and resettled in South Korea in 2001, has been called a "faceless" artist as he does not allow himself to be photographed out of fears that his family left behind could suffer retribution. Sun Mu, who was trained to paint propaganda pic
CultureJuly 25, 2014
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U-know Yunho not okay with dating publicly
K-pop idol duo TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho revealed Thursday that he is not comfortable about going public with his romantic relationship on a TV show. On the MBC TV show “Star Gazing,” the 28-year-old heartthrob said that he personally thinks that keeping his cherished person out of the public eye is the best way to protect her. (MBC)“When women are in a relationship (with celebrities), they are envied. But when they spilt up, women get hurt more than men do,” he said during the show. Comedienne Song
July 25, 2014
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B1A4 members say they are banned from dating women
Members of the K-pop boy band B1A4 said that they are not allowed to date women on a radio program on Friday. Asked whether there is any rule that prevents the idols from dating someone, they said “Yes, there is” on the radio show “Jo Jung-chi and Jang Dong-min’s 2 O’ Clock” that aired on Friday. (OSEN)The members also confessed that they have no girlfriends, and that’s why they named a recent song “Solo Day.” Launched in 2011, the five-member group recently returned to the K-pop scene with the
July 25, 2014
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EXO’s Lay praised for composing skills by Yuen Wei Ren
K-pop sensation EXO’s Lay was highly praised for his compositional techniques by famed Chinese songwriter Yuen Wei Ren, Chinese media outlets reported Friday.“I am so happy to listen to your song in Shanghai. I am surprised by young composers’ outstanding skills these days,” Yuen wrote on his Weibo account. (OSEN)“Creation takes time, but it would be the most powerful weapon for your music. Hope I can listen to more of your songs,” he added. The Chinese member of EXO expressed his appreciation,
July 25, 2014