K-LIFE

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  ‘I Live Alone’ Kian 84 to open 1st solo exhibition

  SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Yonhap) -- Webtoon writer Kian 84 (Kim Hee-min), widely known for appearing in the entertainment program "I Live Alone," will hold his first solo exhibition and show his asp
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  Young generation takes big part in new type of art investment

  SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Four out of 10 investors who buy small shares of iconic artworks through online platforms in South Korea are young generations, a local auction house said Monday.Among customers who have purchased a share of a single piece
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  Jeonju National Museum to display 94 Egyptian artifacts from U.S.

  SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea announced that the 94 Egyptian artifacts owned by the Brooklyn Museum in the United States, will be moved to the Jeonju National Museum and be d
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  Sejong Art Center opens on Mar. 30… KSO and Lim Dong-hyek to perform opening ceremony

  SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Sejong City announced that 36 performances will be held 54 times in the Sejong Art Center, which will open at the end of this month. A collaboration performance between the
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  'MMCA Gwacheon Project 2022' transforms museum’s rooftop into garden

  SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art(MMCA) announced on Mar. 5 that it selected JOHO Architecture(Lee Jeong-hoon)’s “Garden in Time” as the winning work of “MMC
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  Travel

  Goyang-si operates 'The Red Sleeve' city tour program

  GOYANG, Mar. 2 (Yonhap) -- Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, announced that it will operate "Into the Story of K Historical Drama(translated)" as a tourism program of Goyang city from Mar. 2 to Mar.
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  S. Koreans bid farewell to former culture minister

  SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans bid a final farewell to late former culture minister Lee O-young on Wednesday, in a funeral ceremony led by the culture ministry for one of South Korea's most revered literary critics and novelists.His fam
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  S. Korea opens new museum dedicated to history of gov't-in-exile

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday opened a Seoul museum memorializing its provisional government at the forefront of the country's independence fight against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. The launch of the N
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  Contribution

  Korean Folk Village in Yongin to hold March 1 Independence Movement Day performance 'The Day, Our Voices'

  YONGIN, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – Korean Folk Village announced on Feb. 28 that it will hold the special performance “The Day, Our Voices” to mark the March 1 Independence Movement Day in towns inside the vi
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  Jeju Olle Trail exceeds 10 mln cumulative visitors in 16 years

  JEJU, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – Jeju Olle Trail, which started a craze for walking tours, has surpassed 10 million cumulative visitors in almost 16 years since its opening. It was aggregated that 10,057,084
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  2022 Daegu International Textile Fair to open on March 2

  DAEGU, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The “2022 Daegu International Textile Fair” (Preview in Daegu) will open on March 2~4 at Daegu Exco. At the fair, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, 209 domestic an
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  Violinist Vadim Repin to collaborate with KBS Symphony Orchestra in 16 years

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- World-class violinist Vadim Repin will collaborate with the KBS Symphony Orchestra for the first time in 16 years.
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  Tiger-themed exhibition of 38 artists 'Exhibition Ho Ryeong_Waking Up the Tiger'

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Various exhibitions related to tigers are being held to mark the Year of the Tiger in the Korean traditional Calendar. “Amulet_Exhibition Ho Ryeong_Waking Up the Tiger” is a
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  (5th LD) Ex-Culture Minister Lee O-young dies at 89

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 13th para )SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former Culture Minister Lee O-young, one of South Korea's most revered literary critics and novelists, died of cancer Saturday at the age of 89.Lee, born in 1933 in Asan, Sout
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  (4th LD) Ex-Culture Minister Lee O-young dies at 89

  (ATTN: UPDATES with president's visit to Lee's memorial altar in 10th para)SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former Culture Minister Lee O-young, one of South Korea's most revered literary critics and novelists, died of cancer Saturday at the ag
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  (3rd LD) Ex-Culture Minister Lee O-young dies at 89

  (ATTN: UPDATES with President Moon's remarks in paras 10-11)SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former Culture Minister Lee O-young, one of South Korea's most revered literary critics and novelists, died of cancer Saturday at the age of 89.Lee, born i
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  (2nd LD) Ex-Culture Minister Lee O-young dies at 89

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-7)SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former Culture Minister Lee O-young, one of South Korea's most revered literary critics and novelists, died of cancer Saturday at the age of 89.Lee, born in 1933 in Asan, So
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  (LEAD) Ex-Culture Minister Lee O-young dies at 89

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former Culture Minister Lee O-young, one of South Korea's most revered literary critics and novelists, died of cancer Saturday at the age of 89.Lee, born in 1933 in Asan, Sout
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  Ex-Culture Minister Lee O-young dies at 89

  SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former Culture Minister Lee O-young, one of South Korea's most revered critics and novelists, died of cancer Saturday at the age of 89.Lee, born in 1933, served as the country's cultural minister in 1990-1991 under
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  Cho Seong-jin replaces 'Putin supporter' Russian pianist at Carnegie Hall's concert

  NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) – S. Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin has stepped in for Russian pianist Denis Matsuev, whose performances got cancelled after Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, at Carnegie H