K-LIFE

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  Contribution

  Rapper J.I.D’s first concert in Korea in 4 years

  SEOUL, April. 20 (Yonhap) -- Rapper J.I.D. from Atlanta, U.S. will perform in Korea on August 21 at Musinsa Garage in Mapo-gu, Seoul. J.I.D, a member of the American hip-hop crew "Spillage Vi
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  Contribution

  Bruno Mars to hold concert in Korea in June

  SEOUL, April. 20 (Yonhap) -- Pop star Bruno Mars is to hold a concert in Korea at Seoul Olympic Main Stadium in Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul from June 17-18, Hyundai Card said on Thursday.
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  #Busan, #VisitBusanPass, #BTOB

  Travel

  Busan promotes Visit Busan Pass with Jack Hsu, BTOB’s Seo Eun-kwang and Peniel

  SEOUL, Apr. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band BTOB and Taiwanese singer-cum-actor Jack Hsu had a tour around major tourist attractions in Busan to produce a promotional video for the foreigners-onl
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  Art

  Gov't vows to turn Cheong Wa Dae into global attraction

  SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry held a ceremony Wednesday to mark the launch of a project to transform the former presidential office compound of Cheong Wa Dae into a tourist landmark about a year after it was opened to public access
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  Art

  Pianist Huh Jae-weon to host concert in May

  SEOUL April 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Huh Jae-weon will be hosting a concert at a Chamber Hall located within the Daegu Concert House on May 4, at 7:30 p.m.Pianist Huh Jae-weon is currently
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  #WutheringHeights

  Contribution

  Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ to be adapted into Korean-lang. play

  SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Yonhap) -- Emily Bronte’s wild, passionate classic novel “Wuthering Heights,” which skillfully portrays the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, w
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  Art

  (LEAD) Cheon Myeong-kwan's 'Whale' shortlisted for 2023 International Booker Prize

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2-4, 9-10; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Cheon Myeong-kwan's "Whale" has been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, the British lit
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  Art

  Cheon Myeong-kwan's 'Whale' shortlisted for 2023 International Booker Prize

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Cheon Myeong-kwan's "Whale" has been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, the British literary awards said Tuesday. First published in South Korea in 200
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  Art

  (URGENT) Cheon Myeong-kwan's 'Whale' shortlisted for 2023 International Booker Prize

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  #LIAK, #LalalaON

  Contribution

  Small-scale pop music performance ‘Lalala ON' to be held in May

  SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Record Label Industry Association of Korea (LIAK) is gearing up to hold small-scale pop music performances, collectively titled “Lalala ON,” at performance halls in majo
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  #springfestival

  Contribution

  Spring music-book festival ‘2023 LOVESOME Festival’ to be held featuring EXO’s Baekhyun, ATEEZ, more

  ​ SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) -- A spring music festival with books and music will be held at Seoul Olympic Park for two days from this Saturday. This spring festival, titled “2023 LOVESOME Festival,” ha
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  Art

  [World through Art] Attitude of facing disasters and catastrophe

  By Do Gwang-hwan SEOUL April 18 (Yonhap) -- Both Natural Disasters and Wars are catastrophies to humanity. Within the context of world history, natural disasters and wars are considered as shackles o
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  #KoreaCulturalCenterNewYork, #CryingNut, #SaySueMe

  Contribution

  Korean Cultural Center New York and Lincoln Center to introduce K-culture this summer

  SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Korean Cultural Center New York is gearing up to co-host diverse summer performance programs with the city’s Lincoln Center, this branch of South Korea’s Ministry of Cul
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  Art

  MMCA director quits halfway through his term

  SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- The director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) resigned halfway through his term Tuesday amid reports that he has been under pressure to quit due in part to his appointment by the previous admini
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  Travel

  [K-Traveler] Strolling around ‘Jungangtap’ in Chungju: midpoint of Korea

  * Editor's note: K-Odyssey introduces travel journals by alumni of Yonhap News Agency Travel Academy, provided in Korean and English. The original Korean article precedes the English translation.*
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  Art

  (LEAD) MMCA director offers to resign: sources

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout with more background info)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Youn Bum-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), has recently conveyed his intention to step down to the culture minister, sources in t
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  Art

  MMCA director offers to resign: sources

  SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Youn Bum-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), has recently conveyed his intention to step down to the culture minister, sources in the art scene said Thursday.The former art critic was
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  Art

  Contemporary art fair to open in Busan next month

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- A major contemporary art fair will open in the southeastern port city of Busan next month to showcase a variety of art pieces by both established and emerging artists from around the world, its organizer sai
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  Art

  [World through Art] Solitude painted by Edward Hopper

  By Do Gwang-hwan SEOUL April 12 (Yonhap) -- Various paintings of American artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967) who was born in New York, pinpoints the subject matter of 'solitude.'Despite of uniqu
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  Art

  (LEAD)'Jikji' to be shown to public in France for 1st time in half-century

  (ATTN: ADDS new info in last 2 paras, photos)SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- "Jikji," the world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, will be put on public display in France for the first time in half a century.The Nationa