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Painter of ‘The Scream’ finally recognized at home

TheaterJun 3, 2013

OSLO (AFP) ― Long neglected at home, Edvard Munch is finally to get his due as Norway honors one of its greatest artists with the most comprehensive retrospective ever to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.“The Scream,” of course, is there. So too are other treasures, including “Madonna,” “Vampire” and “The Dance of Life.”Open to the public from Sunday, the “Munch 150” exhibition offers an unprecedented look into his long artistic career, from his earliest works until his death in 1944.“The
Get first look at latest Chinese cinema

FilmJun 3, 2013

Nine Chinese films, including Korea-China joint production film ‘A Wedding Invitation,’ will have their first Korean screenings at 2013 Chinese Film Festival
Roy Kim to hold first nationwide tour

MusicJun 3, 2013

Superstar K4 winner Roy Kim will embark on his first nationwide concert tour in July that will take him to Seoul, Daejeon, Daegu and Busan. The 20-year-old singer was the winner of the music audition program “Superstar K4” last year and has since made a name for himself as an acoustic, folk country singer. He released his debut digital single, “Spring, Spring, Spring” in April and topped the local music charts as well the Hot 100 K-pop Billboard chart. Soon after the song’s release, however, Ki
JYJ’s Junsu to release second solo album

MusicJun 3, 2013

JYJ member Junsu is set to return to the local music scene next month with his second solo album, his agency said Monday.Junsu, also known by his stage name Xia, is currently working on his next full-length album and music video focusing on modern pop ballads, according to C-JeS Entertainment.“As sensational as his music video was last year, we’re putting in all our efforts to show another ‘evolution’ with the album,” an official said in a statement. The soon-to-be-released record is the follow-
Psy promotes Korean tourism in new TV commercial

TelevisionJun 3, 2013

Psy became the new face of Korea tourism in a series of new TV commercials promoting Korean culture to a global audience. The 15-second TV commercials started airing Monday on major TV networks in places with the highest numbers of visitors to Korea, such as Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as global TV channels, including CNN, Discovery and National Geographic. The commercials are also available to watch on YouTube and Facebook. “Psy is a cu
Jang Geun-suk’s project group ‘Team-H’ to fire up U.S

Jun 3, 2013

South Korean singer and actor Jang Geun-suk and his project team “Team H” confirmed their concerts to be held in the United States in June. Team H, including Jang and his music partner Big Brother, will perform in Los Angeles Sports Arena and HP Pavilion at San Jose near San Francisco on June 22 and 28, respectively.Ticket are available at www.ticketmaster.com, which opened sales on Monday.Last year, the team held concerts in four major cities in Japan, and then toured Shanghai, Taiwan and Thail
Comedian Kim Gu-ra to rejoin popular talk show

TelevisionJun 3, 2013

Comedian Kim Gu-ra, known for his searing comments, will make a comeback to TV on　“Radio Star“ in early June. Kim’s return to the talk show was reportedly decided on after one of its crew and comedian Yoo se-yoon had to withdraw from the program for drunk driving.Kim, 42, took a one-year leave in 2012 after comments regarding the comfort women sparked public criticism. Kim restarted his career in April, joining KBS talk show “Do Dream” as a panelist.From news reports(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
Shining light on society’s outcasts

FilmJun 2, 2013

Yoo Ji-tae talks about his feature directing debut ‘Mai Ratima,’ a tale of an abused migrant woman’s search for dignity
Beyonce headlines London charity concert for women

MusicJun 2, 2013

LONDON (AP) ― Beyonce and a few famous friends ― including John Legend, Jennifer Lopez and Madonna ― turned the home of English rugby into a fortress for women’s rights at a star-studded charity concert.Beyonce headlined a concert at Twickenham rugby stadium in London in support of Chime for Change, a campaign set up to help empower girls and women around the world.The singer, sporting a slinky leather body suit, had the 50,000-strong crowd in a frenzy when she performed “Crazy In Love” ― joined
Bada heats up stage with cover of ‘Girl’s Generation’

TelevisionJun 2, 2013

Bada, a member of disbanded girl group S.E.S., rocked the stage with a live cover of a pop classic on Sunday.The diva sang and danced to veteran singer Lee Seung-chul’s renowned “Girl’s Generation” during her appearance on KBS2’s singing competition program “Immortal Song 2.”Jazzy and sensual, the song was performed flawlessly by Bada, who boasts 15 years’ experience as a professional singer and musical actress.The audience was pumped up as Bada roamed around the stage taking off her jacket and
Box Office: World War Z, Mai Ratima, Secretly Greatly

FilmMay 31, 2013

World War ZOpening June 20Drama. Thriller. Sci-fi. Action. Horror. Directed by Marc Forster.This is an apocalyptic horror film based on the million-seller novel of the same title published in 2007 by Max Brooks. The story revolves around a former United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) who travels around the world in an attempt to find a way to stop the zombie pandemic that is defeating the armies, collapsing governments, and threatening to decimate the human race.Mai RatimaOpening June 6
Eyelike: Another ace up sleeves for Pistol Annies

MusicMay 31, 2013

The Pistol Annies“Annie Up”(RCA Nashville)“Annie Up” is a good title for the Pistol Annies’ second album. Like the gambling term it playfully puns, the title underscores that this brash trio is raising the stakes, investing more time, effort and artistic nerve into its new 12-song collection. The gamble pays off: “Annie Up” builds on the trio’s successful debut “Hell on Heels” by taking even more risks with bold material and inventive arrangements. Mixing bawdy humor with sensitive insight, the
‘Now You See Me,’ now you don’t

FilmMay 31, 2013

“Now You See Me” is like seeing a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat and then showing you how the trick is done, only to learn the bunny’s dead. Everything’s going reasonably well until the disappointing end.The big trick of “Now You See Me” is the criminal ways of a group of illusionists ― played by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco ― brought together by a mysterious stranger to pull off a series of impossible crimes. Their first trick is to rob a bank in Paris with
Bon Jovi to rock unpaid in crisis-hit Spain

MusicMay 31, 2013

MADRID (AFP) ― U.S. rock supergroup Bon Jovi will waive their fee for playing a concert in recession-hit Spain this month, media reported on Thursday, with special low-price tickets for Spaniards struggling in the crisis.Tickets for the gig in the giant Vicente Calderon football stadium in Madrid are capped at 39 euros ($50) ― a fraction of the top price in other countries on the band’s “Because We Can” European tour.Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, 51, told newspaper El Mundo the economic conditions i
Park Chan-wook short invited to Edinburgh

FilmMay 31, 2013

A short film co-directed by Park Chan-wook and his brother Park Chan-kyong, “Day Trip (Cheongchul-eoram),” has been invited to the 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), one of the oldest running film festivals in the world. The movie, showcased in December 2012, will be screened as part of “Focus on Korea,” a special section that offers an opportunity to explore Korean movies. This is Park’s second time to show in Edinburgh after the movie “Oldboy” in 2004. The 18-minute short feat