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Mon, June 27, 2022 | 02:17
Local singing legend blamed for hiking virus concerns with 24,000 fans at Daegu concerts
Local singing legend blamed for hiking virus concerns with 24,000 fans at Daegu concerts
Legendary trot singer Na Hoon-a is facing public criticism after having drawn 24,000 fans to his concerts in Daegu amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases across the country. Na, 74, held six concerts, titled “AGAIN,” at EXCO in Daegu's Buk District from July 16 to 18. The concert organizer limited each concert to 4,000 people and all six sold out.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-07-18 16:26
'#BoycottZukerman' spreads online after master violinist's offensive remarks against Asians
'#BoycottZukerman' spreads online after master violinist's offensive remarks against Asians
The hashtag, “#Boycott Zukerman,” has recently been spreading online after Israeli-American violinist and violist Pinchas Zukerman was found to have made “anti-Asian remarks” during his online masterclass in June and other occasions.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-07-14 16:41
[INTERVIEW] 'Shamanic funk' band ADG7 carries on legacy of North Korean folk music
[INTERVIEW] 'Shamanic funk' band ADG7 carries on legacy of North Korean folk music
In recent years, there have been various experiments in gugak, or traditional Korean music. Budding young musicians have churned out new styles of gugak, mixing old and new, or East and West, for modern-day audiences.
Kwak Yeon-soo | 2021-07-14 16:02
[INTERVIEW] Japan-born ethnic Korean musician comforts minorities with music
[INTERVIEW] Japan-born ethnic Korean musician comforts minorities with music
For some, music is just something to enjoy. But for Park Soon-a, a 52-year-old player of the Korean traditional string instrument named gayageum, who was born in Japan as a third-generation ethnic Korean, largely referred to here as “Zainichi” Korean, and who learned the instrument in both Koreas, music is a way to find her identity and communicate with the world.
Park Ji-won | 2021-07-12 17:44
[INTERVIEW] Inspired by Korean dramas, Swiss classical flutist initiates soundtrack project
[INTERVIEW] Inspired by Korean dramas, Swiss classical flutist initiates soundtrack project
Philipp Jundt, a flutist and professor at Neuchatel Conservatory in Switzerland, has become a huge fan of Korean dramas during his 12 years of living in Korea from 2008 to 2020 as an exchange professor. He first began to watch the TV series to improve his Korean language skills as well as to learn about Korean culture. But soon he found himself addicted to them, and watching ...
Park Ji-won | 2021-07-05 19:27
'Not the end': Fans mark 50 years since Jim Morrison's death
'Not the end': Fans mark 50 years since Jim Morrison's death
Rockers old and young cried, shared a drink and perhaps even a joint in a stylishly overgrown cemetery in Paris on Saturday, marking 50 years since the death of 1960s icon Jim Morrison. Dozens of fans of the frontman of psychedelic rock band The Doors, who decamped to the French capital in early 1971 and died shortly afterwards of a heart attack, flocked to his grave in an ov...
2021-07-04 09:44
Steinway Piano Gallery opens in Seoul hoping to expand high-quality piano market
Steinway Piano Gallery opens in Seoul hoping to expand high-quality piano market
The German-American piano company Steinway & Sons has opened the largest exhibition hall for the instrument in Korea. The Steinway Piano Gallery opened in downtown Seoul in early June, displaying 18 Steinway pianos in the 600-square-meter space.
Park Ji-won | 2021-06-28 14:17
David Bowie painting bought for $4 sold at auction for nearly $90,000
David Bowie painting bought for $4 sold at auction for nearly $90,000
A painting by British pop icon David Bowie recently discovered and purchased for about $4 at a Canadian store that resells donated goods, has been sold at auction in Toronto for nearly $90,000, the auction house said Friday.
2021-06-26 10:00
Korean traditional music lecture program in English to begin in July
Korean traditional music lecture program in English to begin in July
The Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater is launching a new English-language lecture program providing foreign residents of Korea with practical information about the genres to help raise appreciation of the country's rich musical traditions.
Park Ji-won | 2021-06-26 09:05
How conservatorships like Britney Spears' work
How conservatorships like Britney Spears' work
Britney Spears told a judge at a dramatic hearing Wednesday she wants an end to the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years. Here's a look at how conservatorships operate, what's unusual about hers, and why she and so many fans want to (hash)FreeBritney.
2021-06-25 15:18
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