정가악회, 국악이 들려주는 소설 '왕모래'

 

Korean literature told through live media

 

2010-02-26

 

Until the 1980s Korean literature had been largely unknown outside of the peninsula.

 

Today, its visibility on the international literary market is still marginal at best. As to why this is the case, the answers from local experts have all been varied - sometimes even far-fetched - but one thing most seem to agree on is that the nuance, prose, and the commonly found ambiance of melodrama and yearning in Korean literature gets lost in translation.

 

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봄 기운과 함께 찾아온 럭비 시즌

 

Touch rugby ready for new season

 

2010-02-26

 

Spring is in the air and for a bunch of expats and locals that means one thing - touch rugby.

 

Enthusiasts have their first run-around on Feb. 27.

 

Natalie Hallemans says the strength of the sport in Seoul is its consistency. "Various sports leagues come and go, but touch is always on, baring the weather, every Saturday from March to November it's here."

 

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수공예 수업이 무료? '신당 창작아케이드'

 

Get artistic in Sindang Creative Arcade

 

2010-02-26

 

The Sindang Creative Arcade craft shop will be offering a free craftwork tutorials every Saturday from Feb. 27 to May 28. Classes will cover traditional craftworks made of glass and ceramics, tie-making, embroidery and book art.

 

On the afternoon of Tuesday, Sonali Joshi rushed to say goodbye to her students and left the classroom. Wondering about her exceptional haste, the class leader asked, "Ms. Joshi are you going on a date today?"

 

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좋아하는 스타를 내 손안에, 'My YouTube'

 

YouTube to promote communication between stars and fans

 

2010-02-25

 

Only two years after launching, YouTube has become the leading video-sharing site among Korean netizens.

 

"Over the past two years, we've grown significantly, becoming a recognized media platform here with diverse localization strategies. YouTube now accounts for more than 31 percent of the total market share," said Lee Won-jin, YouTube Managing Director, JAPAC Global Accounts/Agency Development & Korea Sales and Operations, at a press conference in Seoul yesterday.

 

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미스테리가 담긴 멜로영화, 비밀애

 

Mystery-driven melodrama to hit big screen

 

2010-02-25

 

Melodramas tend to have a pattern in terms of storytelling. "Bimilae (The Secret River)," a new melodrama flick starring Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Jin-seo, goes a step further by embracing an element of mystery.

 

"I believe my first feature film will present a new melodrama to Korean audiences," director Ryu Hoon told reporters at a news conference held in Seoul yesterday. "The key difference with other films in the genre is a mystery-induced dramatic tension."

 

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와일드 우먼 아트 페스티벌, 27일 신촌서 열려

 

Within every woman

there is a wild and natural creature,

a powerful force

 

2010-02-24

 

Forget Girls Gone Wild. The Wild Women's Performing Arts Festival isn't inspired by the male-centric dynasty of x-rated videos, but rather from the book, "Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype."

 

 The Feb. 27 performances endeavor to revive women's "wild" nature, raise awareness for gender issues, and collect money for women's organizations.

 

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한식과 와인의 절묘한 만남

 

Guidelines for pairing Korean food with wine

 

2010-02-24

 

To ask a wine lover to give up their libation of choice would be a sin. The first Asian Master of Wine, Jeannie Cho Lee, understands that. Instead, she broadens their repertoire, offering them new partners for wine, from Asia.

 

After all there is an ecstasy to be had when a good wine meets a good partner. When the aromas of wine are heightened by a dish and the flavors of a culinary concoction enhanced by the ideal partnering of a vintage, then an oenophile cannot ask for a better meal.

 

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추억의 탬버린맨 밥 딜런, 드디어 내한하다

 

'Tambourine Man' to perform in Korea

 

2010-02-24

 

Bob Dylan is coming to Korea. It's finally happening. After years of trying to bring the Tambourine Man here, local promoters have done persuaded the legendary rocker to perform for Korean fans.

 

The 68-year-old Dylan is scheduled to perform at the Olympic Park Gymnasium in southern Seoul on March 31, where local fans will see what might be his first and last performance in Korea.

 

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에픽하이, CNN '토크 아시아' 출현

 

Epik High chats with CNN

 

2010-02-23

 

Fresh from their K-Pop Night showcase at MIDEM 2010 in Cannes, France, Korean hip-hoppers Epik High took time to chat with CNN Talk Asia.

 

The hugely popular hip-hop trio shared their thoughts on their struggles, successes, and aspirations with the widely viewed international program which is broadcast to nearly 280 million

people worldwide.

 

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유노윤호, 3월 미국서 마이클 잭슨 추모공연

 

TVXQ Yunho to sing in Jackson Korea show

 

 

2010-02-23

 

U-Know Yunho, the leader of Korean idol group TVXQ, will participate in a special commemorative performance of Michael Jackson, songs organizer S2 Entertainment said.

 

Yunho will fly to Las Vegas in early March to rehearse with local performers for the concert titled "Band from Michael Jackson's This Is It the Movie with U-Know Yunho," the first ever Korea-U.S. joint event dedicated to the King of Pop.

 

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소울 팝스타 탐 존스 내한공연

 

Tom Jones back for seconds in Seoul

 

2010-02-22

 

Twenty-seven years since his first concert in Korea, legendary "blue-eyed soul" singer Tom Jones will be back in Seoul at the Olympic Park Fencing Arena in April.

 

Known for such international hits like "Delilah," "Green Green Grass of Home" and the perennial fan favorite "Sex Bomb," the Welsh singer last performed in Korea in 1983.

 

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화백 허회태, 미국을 물들이다

 

Emography touches America

 

2010-02-19

 

After giving out a shout of concentration, Huh Hwe-tae started a stroke on a giant Chinese drawing paper with an arm-length brush. His moves showed no hesitation. The room grew silent except for the sound of a machine rubbing an ink stick on an ink stone. The powerful act was finished in less than 10 minutes but Huh's nose was sprinkled with sweat. The completed work contained bold black strokes with an orange circle on top. In a way, it looked like a bright sun peeking out behind tall mountains.

 

"I wrote 'Sae Achim (New Morning)' in Korean letters, hoping for a great 2010. Yes, it also looks like a picture of a new sun rising on a New Year's Day," the 53-year-old calligrapher told The Korea Herald at his studio in Bangbae-dong, southern Seoul.

 

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살아있는 라틴음악을 찾다 - 이태원

 

The Willman Band's fresh Latin flavor

 

2010-02-19

 

On a certain steep slope in Itaewon, a sound quite different to the local indie scene has emerged. Audiences who are used to punk acts and classic rock cover bands now have a different tune to move to. The Willman Band has brought a Latin flavor to bars in the capital. Although they haven't been together that long, they beat out 13 other bands at Stompers Battle of the Bands to take home first place last November. Now, they are gigging all over Seoul and are ready to take Korea by storm.

 

Willman Morcillo and band history

 

The Willman Band actually started in Los Angeles, California back in December 2003. It was called "Willman Morcillo and his Friends" due to the fact that Willman hired different people for different occasions and nobody knew what to call it.

 

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대학 등록금, 거침없이 HighUp

 

University tuition sees five-year surge

 

2010-02-18

 

Park Se-ho, a student majoring in communications at Sogang University, feels burdened by the university's plan to raise tuition by 3.34 percent.

 

"As I have relied on the state student loan program to pay my tuition fees, the announcement makes me feel uneasy," said Park. "Students here have felt bad as the increase was bigger than those of other universities and the announcement came abruptly without any consultation with the student council."

 

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경술국치 100주년, 서대문형무소 복원작업 착수

 

Seodaemun Prison to be restored

 

2010-02-18

 

Work to restore the Seodaemun Prison in western Seoul will get underway in earnest this year to mark the 100th anniversary of Japan's annexation of Korea, Seoul City officials said yesterday.

 

The prison, which was constructed in 1908, was where Korean independence fighters were incarcerated, tortured and killed during the 1910-1945 colonial period. It had been used as a correctional facility until 1987. In 1992, a historical park opened on the site.

 

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3월, 탭 댄스와 탱고의 환상적인 만남

 

Irish, Argentinean dances slated for March

 

2010-02-18

 

Two dance spectacles - Irish tap dance and Argentinean tango - will hit Seoul stages next month.

 

Irish extravaganza "Riverdance" makes its Korean premiere March 2-14 at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.

 

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교보-삼성, e-book 리더기 출시

 

Kyobo, Samsung launch e-book reader

 

2010-02-17

 

Korea's biggest bookstore Kyobo Book Center and Samsung Electronics Co. have joined forces to kick-start the fledgling e-book market by jointly launching a new e-book reader amid renewed interest in the digital book market in recent months.

 

Kyobo began to promote Samsung's new e-book reader, the SNE-60K, by installing a separate booth at its 16 offline chains where customers can browse and test its key functions such as e-ink display, newspaper reading and touch screen.

 

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이우환, 내년 뉴욕 구겐하임 미술관서 회고전

 

Korean exhibits at the Guggenheim

 

2010-02-17

 

A retrospective solo exhibition of the Korean artist Lee U-fan will be held at the Guggenheim Museum next year.

 

A large-scale retrospective exhibition on Lee is set to open at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in February-March next year, Lee's domestic representative gallery Kukje Gallery said on Feb 16.

 

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14세 기타 신동, 유투브 동영상 조회수 '1억' 기록

 

14-year-old guitar phenom gets record hits on YouTube

 

2010-02-17

 

A host of YouTube videos featuring a 14-year-old Korean guitar sensation from Gyeonggi Province notched up a record 110 million hits on the popular video sharing site YouTube.

 

The total figure is a cumulative of 240 video clips uploaded between 2006 and 2009 that featured Jung Sung-ha performing various covers of iconic rock songs on an acoustic guitar.

 

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삼성가 딸들, 남다른 패션감각으로 이목 끌다

 

 

Samsung's daughters start to speak up - in fashion

 

2010-02-16

 

The two daughters of former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who were typically silent staying behind the spotlight of their elder brother and heir apparent Lee Jay-yong, have started to speak up - not in words, but through fashion.

 

Their choice of fashion and accessories has drawn attention here and it was enough to promote not only themselves but also the companies they are in charge of, some analysts here said. "The two Samsung ladies have well addressed the image of the companies they currently are taking the lead," Kim Sung-il, a freelancing stylist for celebrities in Korea, said.

 

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백스트리트보이즈, 내한공연으로 서울 BACK!

 

Backstreet Boys to tear hearts in Seoul

 

2010-02-16

 

Admit it - you've sung along to at least one Backstreet Boys hit at least once during your formative years. It might have been while having a shower, drunk at a noraebang, or inside your car driving to school or work but chances are you know the beats and hooks inside and out.

 

So get ready to ransack your closet to look for your Backstreet Boys memorabilia from that suitcase you haven't used since high school because the group that revived the boy band craze during the 90s will be back in Seoul for their "This is Us Tour in Asia" on Feb. 24 at the Melon Ax-Hall in Seoul.

 

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다가오는 발렌타인, 분위기 좋은 레스토랑

 

Your Valentine's Day guide

 

2010-02-12

 

Guys, picking the right restaurant for Valentine's Day is important to your romantic wellbeing. Be sure to make a reservation. If you don't have a reservation already, this is the equivalent of forgetting your anniversary or her birthday. You don't want to be that guy. It is not enough to just pick the right restaurant - the cafe or bar afterwards is just as important.

 

And girls, it's 2010. You are more than welcome to make reservations and give hints on the places you would like to go. If you would like, you can have this page opened to this article and just strategically circle the restaurants, bars, cafes, you would like to go. (A heart or a star would be a good hint.)

 

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리한나 내한 프로모션, '기다리다 지친다'

 

Rihanna misses the beat

 

2010-02-12

 

R&B sensation Rihanna was in Seoul yesterday showing up almost an hour late to promote her latest multi-platinum album "Rated R" in Korea at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in southern Seoul.

 

Following the footsteps of Mariah Carey and the Transformers cast last year; the 22-year-old rising pop diva appeared late enough to feel the wrath of the notoriously impatient local press.

 

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한국 패션계, 뉴욕서 공식데뷔 치뤄

 

Korea debuts ambitious fashion in N.Y

 

2010-02-12

 

Korea makes its official New York fashion debut Feb. 12 through 14, while the city hosts the New York Fashion Week. The festival will feature a showroom-style exhibition titled "CONCEPT KOREA, fashion collective 2010" at the New York Public Library.

 

The event is co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency, in collaboration with the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Asian heartthrob Rain will kick off the opening party set for Friday night in New York.

 

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설날 맞아 '한식 세계화' 집중 조명

 

Seollal special spotlight hansik's globalization

 

2010-02-11

 

MBC takes the feast abroad on Lunar New Year's with its special one-hour program, "Hansik's Korean Wave Goes Global." As the title indicates, the show touches upon the currently popular topic, the globalization of Korean cuisine.

 

An MBC press release unveiled details of the upcoming food-doco special, explaining the angles, the approach and the scope of the program.

 

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가수 제이, 새 앨범 '센티멘탈'로 감성 자극

 

J.ae gets 'Sentimental' with new album

 

2010-02-10

 

When J.ae arrived for her afternoon interview, she didn't appear primped up with a face full of teeth grinning from ear to ear as most starlets and young boy band members do when they make the media rounds.

 

Instead, she showed up wearing the kind of low-key under-the-radar type clothes real people wear - jeans, jumper and a warm jacket with comfortable shoes.

 

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MBC '아마존의눈물', 극장가 3D로 재탄생

 

'Tears of Amazon' to get 3-D makeover

 

2010-02-09

 

The hit MBC documentary series "Tears of Amazon" will be getting the 3-D treatment when it rolls out in theaters nationwide this coming March.

 

"You can say that the success of 'Avatar' played a role in our decision to do a 3-D version of our program," said Jung Sung-hoo, one of the producers of the hit documentary series.

 

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http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2010/02/09/201002090057.asp

 

서울 글로벌 센터, 설날 체험행사 열어

 

Seollal events start at Seoul Global Center

 

2010-02-09

 

The Seoul Global Center hosted its first Lunar New Year event on Feb. 6. More than a hundred people were in attendance, including many who brought their families to enjoy the festivities.

 

The event featured a variety of cultural activities, including an introduction of "sebae" or the Lunar New Year (Seollal) bow given to elders. Director of the SGC, Alan Timblick, was the first to don hanbok and receive sebae.

 

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휴스턴 내한 공연, '디바 휴스턴은 어디로..'

 

Houston struggles at Seoul show

 

2010-02-08

 

All the hype and hoopla surrounding Whitney Houston's first concert in Korea fell flat for fans who had eagerly expected a return to form from the singer.

 

The aging R&B diva, ailing from a noticeable cold, struggled to reproduce the powerful notes she became so famous for during her concert on Saturday at the Olympic Park Gymnasium in southern Seoul.

 

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조영남 '딴짓예찬展', 롯데 갤러리서 열려

 

Cho's 'extraordinary endeavors' on show

 

2010-02-08

 

Veteran pop star Cho Young-nam has more talents than singing. He can paint, write and he also hosts radio shows. He modestly calls these activities his "ttanjit," or "extraordinary endeavors."

 

"In some sense, I've been making extraordinary endeavors all my life. I entered the vocal music department in Seoul National University, where I did not end up doing classical music but became a pop singer and also started to paint. Then I suddenly went to Trinity Biblical University and studied music there. And I didn't get much sleep lately, writing a book," He told a recent press conference.

 

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아이티로 전하는 사랑의 손길

 

 

Seoul steps up for Haiti

 

2010-02-05

 

Since a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12 left at least 1 million Haitians homeless, Seoulites have joined the global outpouring of support for the Caribbean nation.

 

But while it’s been nearly a month since the quake struck, the death toll continues to grow and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the country’s decimated infrastructure. Those lucky enough to survive, now face a reality where water and food are scarce.

 

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영화 '평행이론', 심심한 스릴러물

 

'Parallel Life' falters as a thriller

 

2010-02-05

 

In the span of just a couple of weeks we’ve had three locally made thrillers in “Secret,” “No Mercy” and now “Parallel Life.”

 

The former two have failed to ignite the box office and it looks like the latest offering will meet the same fate.

 

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미술관 작품들, 온라인 통해 3D로 감상

 

Galleries join 3-D craze

 

2010-02-04

 

Art galleries and museums are joining in the worldwide 3-D craze stirred up by the mega-hit movie "Avatar."

 

Led by the Savina Museum of Contemporary Art, 17 galleries and museums in Seoul are holding a 3-D exhibition titled "United Museum Collection" together online.

 

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작가 이문열, 소설 '불멸' 출간

 

 

A new take on a national hero

 

2010-02-03

 

Yi Mun-yol, one of the country's top writers, has put out a new novel titled "Bulmyeol" (Immortality). It is a semi-biographical take on the national hero An Jung-geun (1879-1910).

 

"In the early stage of writing, I wanted to fully fictionalize his life, but his life is too close to our times and some of the details were unfit for a full-fledged fiction, so I shifted the novel's format to a critical biography," said Yi at a news conference held in Seoul yesterday.

 

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한국관광공사, 한식메뉴 번역 서비스 도입

 

 

Tourism board begins service for menu translation

 

2010-02-03

 

Local restaurateurs and food vendors will now be able to create foreign language versions of their menus using a web-based service provided by the Korea Tourism Organization.

 

Vendors may visit www.visitkorea.or.kr to get started on updating their awkwardly translated menu items, such as "spawn soup," "an intestine of an ox," "cow head soup," and "gut of a pig."

 

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외국인 위한 설날 체험 행사

 

Seoul's Seollal activities

 

2010-02-02

 

This year, the Seoul Global Center and Global Village Centers offer a Seollal program for international residents.

 

The events will run from, Feb. 5 to Feb. 15 and will be hosted at the Seoul Global Center and three of its affiliate Global Village Centers. They are open to all international residents of Seoul and will include an introduction to Korea's traditional Lunar New Year culture and activities, as well as a volunteer opportunity.

 

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역사 소설 '덕혜옹주', '1Q84' 제치고 1위

 

'Princess Deokhye' ousts '1Q84' from top spot

 

2010-02-02

 

"Princess Deokhye," a historical novel about the last princess of Korea, stole the top slot of the national bestseller list last week, knocking Haruki Murakami's indomitable "1Q84" from the perch, according to data released by the Korea Publishers Society.

 

The novel, written by an author whose profile was barely known to the public two months ago, is now the biggest publishing sensation in Korea as it ended the streak of "1Q84," which had remained No. 1 on the bestseller list for 19 straight weeks.

 

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SBS 새 수목드라마, '산부인과'

 

SBS gives double dose of medical drama

 

2010-02-02

 

Starting tomorrow, SBS fills in its prime-time weeknight timeslots with a double dose of medical drama. SBS' new Wednesday and Thursday night series "Sanbuingwa" will be joining the broadcast network's Monday and Tuesday night medical series "Jejungwon The Hospital" to bring viewers a full four days worth of doctor-driven theatrics.

 

Actress Jang Seo-hee stands at the epicenter of the new hospital soap. After garnering an award for her "Kill Bill"-worthy performance as a vengeful wife in the hit SBS series "Cruel Temptation," Jang has tapped into yet another dramatic role in "Sanbuingwa."

 

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만화 '꺼벙이' 길창덕 씨 별세

 

'Kkeobeongi' creator Gil Chang-duk dies

2010-02-01

Gil Chang-duk, the veteran Korean cartoonist who created such classics as "Kkeobeongi," died on Saturday aged 81.   Born in 1930 in Seoncheon, North Pyeongan Province, Gil made his professional debut in 1955 with "Heoseobang." He pioneered a fresh genre of cheerful cartoons during the 1960s and 1970s, considered the golden age for children's cartoon magazines here.

 

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'공신' 원작자 노리후사 미타, 한국서 기자회견

Comic book artist behind hit series   2010-02-01

The comic book artist who masterminded the series behind KBS' hit drama "The Masters of the Art of Study" spoke at a press conference in Seoul on Thursday. Here in Korea for the first time, Japanese artist Norifusa Mita fielded questions regarding his impressions of the Korean drama version and on the inspiration and philosophy behind the original comic series: "Dragon Zakura."   read full article : http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2010/02/01/201002010057.asp

국가브랜드위원회, 온라인 포털 개설

 

Branding panel launches Web portal

 

2010-02-01

 

The Presidential Council on Nation Branding has launched its online portal - www.koreabrand.net

 

Unlike other existing government websites, it features a wide range of information on Korea from a visitor's perspective, according to the council.

 

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