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Thu, June 1, 2023 | 05:43
Foreign community brief
An extended version of the 1993 film “Farewell My Concubine,” which won the Palme d'Or at the 46th Cannes Film Festival will be released in theaters on April 1, according to Yonhap News Agency. The film, directed by the veteran Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige, stars top Chinese stars as Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li and the late Leslie Cheung. Cheung was especially popular with Korean film fans when Chinese and Hong Kong films were all the rage in Korea in the early 1990s.
Multicultural Community | 2020-02-25 13:27
Cross-border love story crashes South Korea TV ratings
South Korea's biggest current television hit is a surreally unlikely tale of a billionaire heiress who accidentally paraglides into the North and falls in love with a chivalrous army officer serving Kim Jong -un.
Entertainment & Arts | 2020-02-20 14:25
With 'X,' Amber Liu marks big life changes, transition from K-pop to solo artist
At age 17, Amber Liu left her native Los Angeles and headed to South Korea to join the K-pop group f(x).Ten years later, she left the group to strike out on her own.Liu, who will perform Thursday at the Newport Music Hall, marked the occasion with a six-song EP called "X."
Entertainment & Arts | 2020-02-20 01:16
Where to learn about traditional Indian yoga
Yoga and pilates are becoming highly popular in Korea, in addition to the ubiquitous aerobic classes that exist in every neighborhood.
Multicultural Community | 2020-02-18 11:30
Foreigncommunitybriefs
Museum explores 1950s Korean cinema The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch (RASKB) offers a special guided tour of the exhibit “1950s Korean Film, Moving into a New Epoch” at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History tonight (Feb. 19).The exhibit looks at the mid to late 1950s in Korean film, a time of rapid growth during the reconstruction period following the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. It was in this period that Chungmuro became the center of Korean cinema, and filmmakers experimented with genres, making vivid films portraying the rapid societal changes happening in the countr...
Multicultural Community | 2020-02-18 10:32
Spirit of 2020 general election
Politics can appear like a national sport in Korea, driven by the dynamic National Assembly, the weekend rallies and the growing number of political YouTube channels. It is an understandable comparison, as politics, rather than functioning as a way to solve problems, has morphed into a platform where people voice their anger and frustrations.
Columns | 2020-01-22 17:34
K-pop, hallyu continue global rise
There is a cautious but strong move to bet on K-pop to lead the Korean economy in the years ahead, as interest in hallyu continues to grow.
Politics | 2020-01-15 16:35
Heard of #BongHive
In these gloomy days in 2019 South Korea, there are bits of bright news including the ongoing rally of South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's “Parasite” in the North American box office. Since it was released in United States on Oct. 11, it has raked in $100 million. Local media reported that as of Nov. 22, the film brought in slightly over $144 million in sales. Fans of the mo...
2019-11-27 17:58
Kang Daniel to release single
Popular K-pop artist Kang Daniel will release his first digital single “TOUCHIN” on Nov. 25. The rapper/singer and former member of now-disbanded boy band Wanna One released two photos of himself wearing a fedora and bow tie Wednesday, offering a slight glimpse of the stylistic direction he may take with the new single. Wanna One, a project band formed through a now controver...
K-pop | 2019-11-20 17:04
Gearing up for 2020 general elections
Gearing up for 2020 general electionsBy Kim Ji-sooThe unprecedented clash between Justice Minister Cho Kuk and the prosecution, led by Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl, is underway. Both are avowed advocates of prosecution reform ― which essentially is about disseminating some of the powers the prosecution enjoys with other agencies and freeing it from political influence ― ...
Columns | 2019-09-25 17:46
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