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  Yoon declines to get ahead on question of alternative military service for BTS

  SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol declined to get ahead on the question of allowing alternative military service for K-pop group BTS, saying any decision should be based on public opinion.The issue has reemerged in political circles
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  #LimYunchan

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  Lim Yun-chan’s performance videos receive great popularity

  SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) – Lim Yun-chan(18·Korea National University of Arts), who won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in the United States, has been drawing great attention on Y
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  #Matahari, #Solar, #Oakjoohyun, #Musical

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  Third season of 'Mata Hari' to be the best season yet

  SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) – "Following the success of the previous seasons, I was also able to participate in the third season of the musical Mata Hari. When I first opened up the script, compared
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  Art

  About 800 medical tourists to visit S. Korea till September

  SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- About 800 medical and wellness tourists will visit South Korea in groups from this month to September, a government tourism promotional agency said Wednesday, calling it a sign of recovery for the local tourism industry tha
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  Travel

  Nation's longest walking trail opens along west coast

  SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's longest walking trail, stretching 1,800 kilometers along the west coast, opened to the public Wednesday, the culture ministry said.The Seohaerang Trail links an area near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) bisec
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  #limyunchan, #piano

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  Tickets for Lim Yunchan's domestic performances all 'sold out'

  SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- The tickets for Lim Yunchan (18, Korea National University of Arts), who won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in the United States, are rapidly selling for fu
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  #art, #Daeguartfair

  Art

  'Art Fair Daegu' to be open on June 23 at EXCO

  SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) --“Art Fair Daegu 2022,” which will be a place of exchange between famous domestic galleries and art lovers, will open on the 23rd at EXCO in Daegu.According to EXCO on Monday,
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  Art

  Seoul Fashion Week to be held fully in person in Oct. for 1st time in 3 yrs

  SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Fashion Week, South Korea's biggest biannual fashion show, will be held fully in person in October, following two years of scaled-down events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seoul city government said Monday.Seo
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  #Yunchanlim, #music

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  Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation supports pianist Yunchan Lim for 2 yrs

  SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation (Chairman Kwon Oh-gyu) announced on Monday that it has been supporting pianist Yunchan Lim (18, Korea National University of Arts
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  #festival, #Atrip

  Travel

  Anheung Steamed Bread Festival to be held from Oct 7 to 9

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The Anheung Steamed Bread Festival held at Hoengseong, Gangwon Province will be held at Anheung-myeon Steamed Bread Village from October 7 to 9.The festival will be held for
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  Art

  (2nd LD) S. Korean pianist Lim wins top prize in Van Cliburn int'l competition

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Lim's remarks in paras 6-8)SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Lim Yunchan has won the top prize in a prestigious international piano competition in the United States, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the 60-ye
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  #puppetshow, #chuncheon

  Contribution

  Puppet Festival Chuncheon where citizens participate to be held on October

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) –-A puppet show planned and produced by the citizens of Chuncheon will be presented in October.The Puppet Festival Chuncheon announced on Sunday that it will be holding a progr
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  Art

  (LEAD) S. Korean pianist Lim wins top prize in Van Cliburn int'l competition

  (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 4-9, 13, new photo)SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Lim Yunchan has won the top prize in a prestigious international piano competition in the United States, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the 60-yea
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  #Pianist, #LimYunchan, #VanCliburnInternationalPianoCompetition

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  (LEAD) S. Korean Pianist Lim Yunchan wins top prize in Van Cliburn int'l competition

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Pianist Lim Yunchan has won the top prize in a prestigious international piano competition in the United States, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the 60-yea
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  Art

  18세 임윤찬, 美반클라이번 피아노콩쿠르 우승…역대 최연소(종합)

  (서울=연합뉴스) 김용래 기자 = 피아니스트 임윤찬(18·한국예술종합학교)이 세계적 권위의 피아노 경연대회인 미국 반 클라이번 국제 피아노 콩쿠르에서 우승했다.이 대회 60년 역사상 최연소 우승 기록이다. 18일(현지시간) 미 텍사스주 포트워스에서 폐막한 제16회 반 클라이번 콩쿠르 최종라운드에서 임윤찬은 5명의 경쟁자를 누르고 최고 점수를 얻어 1위(금메
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  #pianist

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  Pianist Yunchan Lim becomes youngest winner of Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Yunchan Lim (18, Korea National University of Arts) won the world-famous Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in the United States. Yunchan Lim became the you
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  Art

  [2보] 18세 임윤찬, 반클라이번 피아노콩쿠르 우승…역대 최연소

  (서울=연합뉴스) 김용래 기자 = 피아니스트 임윤찬(18·한국예술종합학교)이 세계적 권위의 피아노 경연대회인 미국 반 클라이번 국제 피아노 콩쿠르에서 우승했다.임윤찬은 이 대회 60년 역사상 최연소 우승 기록도 세웠다.18일(현지시간) 미 텍사스주 포트워스에서 폐막한 제16회 반 클라이번 콩쿠르 최종라운드에서 임윤찬은 5명의 경쟁자를 누르고 최고 점수를 얻
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  #Jazz, #concert, #Music

  Contribution

  Kenny G to perform in Busan and Seoul in September

  SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- All time favorite Saxophonist Kenny G is returning back to the stage in South Korea. A total of 4 shows are planned starting on September 15 at Busan Citizen’s Hall and at
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  #trip, #boryeong

  Travel

  Boryeong Naengpung Yokjang to be opened from June 27 in three yrs

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Boryeong Naengpung Yokjang, one of the representative tourist destinations in Boryeong, where cold wind from an abandoned mine hundreds of meters underground is reopening a
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  #Geochang, #festival, #theatre

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  Keochang International Festival of Theatre to open on July 22 with 56 teams

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The 32nd Keochang International Festival of Theatre will be held from July 22nd to August 5th, according to the Geochang Cultural Foundation, Wednesday.The slogan of this ye