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Sat, September 22, 2018 | 22:49

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R&B singer The Weeknd to hold Seoul gig in December

The Weeknd, the Grammy-winning R&B singer from Canada, will hold a concert in Seoul on Dec. 15. The musician has been invited by Hyundai Card as a part of its culture project.

Performances | 2018-08-15 16:20

'Lion King' will roar into Korea in November

Disney's musical “The Lion King,” one of the most successful stage shows in history, will visit Korea once again after 12 years and for the first time in the original English production. The international tour of “The Lion King” will begin at Daegu's Keimyung Art Center in November and then move to Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul in January 2019 and the newly opening Drea...

Performances | 2018-08-09 13:37

Placido Domingo to perform in Seoul

Placido Domingo, the world's top tenor, will perform in Jamsil Gymnasium on Oct. 26. His last performance in Korea was two years ago in Seoul, also in October. In 1990, Domingo impressed Korean fans with as one of the “Three Tenors” in concert.

Performances | 2018-08-07 16:30

'The Man Who Laughs' contrasts rich and poor

Producer Eum Hong-hyun of EMK Musical Company is an ambitious man. His company set its foundation by importing European musicals, especially those created by Austrian Vereinigte Buhnen Wien (VBW) such as “Mozart!” and “Elisabeth,” but his dream is to make a great show and sell it to the international market.

Performances | 2018-07-29 18:17

Belgian K-pop fans stage flash mob

K-pop fans held flash mob performances at major Belgian cities to promote Korean idol groups, Friday (local time).At around 11 a.m., some 75 Belgian K-pop fans danced K-pop music video moves from artists such as Black Pink, Momoland, Wanna One, without music at the Place Saint-Lambert square at the center of Liege, the fourth largest city in Belgium.

Performances | 2018-07-22 17:34

Shin Joong-hyun's music gets new life in jukebox musical

Shin Joong-hyun, 80, is a psychedelic rock musician who composed many hit songs that shaped Korea's modern music history."The Beauty," one of Shin's numerous hit songs better known for its lyrics "I want to see the person once, twice, or over and over," swept the country in the 1970s and influenced the Korean pop music industry. An EDM version of the song was included in a me...

Performances | 2018-07-11 18:23

Play '100-Year-Old Man' features friendship, solidarity

"The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared" by Swedish writer Jonas Jonasson is an international bestseller, selling over 10 million copies in 35 countries. The novel crossing time and space was adapted into a play in Korea and opened last month.

Performances | 2018-07-02 17:37

Naughty girls of 'Matilda' arrive in Seoul

Despite her beady eyes, her face remains expressionless and enigmatic. However, hundreds of thoughts are going on behind the eyes of Matilda, the five-year-old heroine of the British musical "Matilda," which will premiere in Seoul in September. Based on British writer Roald Dahl's 1988 children's book of the same name, the musical was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company...

Performances | 2018-07-01 17:28

Music legend Dylan to play Seoul gig next month

Music legend Bob Dylan will perform in Seoul next month. Dylan, 77, will present his concert at the Olympic Park Gymnasium at 8 p.m. on July 27.

Performances | 2018-06-19 14:13

Greek tragedy in 'changgeuk' sweeps Europe

VIENNA _ Celebrated European composers Beethoven and Schubert premiered their works at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria. Last Saturday, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea (NCCK) presented "Trojan Women" in the form of "changgeuk" (a Korean musical theater form featuring pansori) at the historic theater, pushing Vienna's musical theater into new territory.

Performances | 2018-06-18 17:13

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