Jason Mraz, a singer-songwriter from the United States, will perform in Jamsil, Seoul on May 17, according to the Nine Entertainment.The new concert came about a year after the singer performed in Busan and in Nami Island near Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, in June 2012. Thanks to his poignant melodies, Mraz has become one of the most popular international singers among Korean fans. In 2008, Mraz released the album titled “We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things,” which has since sold about 140,000 cop

LONDON (AFP) ― A portrait of Pablo Picasso’s lover Marie-Therese Walter sold in London on Tuesday night for 28.6 million pounds ($45.0 million) Sotheby’s auction house said.The colorful and curvaceous “Femme assise pres d’une fenetre (Woman sitting by a window),” painted in 1932, was sold at a crowded salesroom to an anonymous telephone buyer, a Sotheby’s spokesman said.It had been expected to go under the hammer for between 25 million pounds and 35 million pounds.“We are delighted that this stu

South Korea’s TV star Ahn Jae-wook is recovering after an emergency surgery for a stroke in the United States, his management agency said Wednesday.According to Jable Entertainment, Ahn received surgery for a subarachnoid hemorrhage berry aneurysm at a hospital in Las Vegas on Monday after experiencing serious headaches the previous day.He was visiting the home of the agency chief at that time, the agency said.“He is now recovering in an intensive care unit of the hospital and has no problem com

NEW YORK (AP) ― Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe’’ became the soundtrack for endless viral online fun last year: U.S. infantry soldiers lip-synched to it in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province. So did James Franco and the U.S. Olympic swim team. Models from Abercrombie & Fitch showed off their abs to it, as did hair-whipping Miami Dolphins cheerleaders. Dogs have barked the whole song. Parodies of it have been parodied.Fellow singers from Katy Perry to Selena Gomez embraced the pop goodness.Even the C

Electro-pop trio Clazziquai Project has made a much-anticipated return to the music scene with its fifth full album titled “Blessed.” This comeback is the first full album that the group has released in more than three years.On Tuesday, the three members DJ Clazzi, Alex and Horan released the 11-track album, which includes the track “Love Recipe” written by Horan herself. The album also includes the trio’s soundtrack single that was released last year titled “Can’t Go On My Own,” from the JTBC r

A video of a baby waking up to dance to Korean pop star Psy’s global hit “Gangnam Style” on Facebook is going viral.In the 30-second video posted on Wednesday, a sleeping baby in a carseat suddenly wakes up as soon as the radio plays “Gangnam Style.” He flails with eyes wide open as a little girl beside him howls with laughter.The posting received about 30,000 “likes” just four hours after being uploaded. By Kim Bo-ra / Intern Reporter(bora_kim@heraldcorp.com)<관련 한글 기사>"강남스타일"에 몸부림치는 아기 귀여워!"강남스

Korean rapper Psy said Monday that his next song would likely be released in April.“I’ve already finished the song, but it has been hellish trying to make the music video,” he told reporters at Incheon International Airport. The rapper achieved worldwide recognition last year for his music video “Gangnam Style,” the first to hit 1 billion views on YouTube. Last month the video surpassed 1.2 billion views.The singer recently starred in a Super Bowl ad for Wonderful Pistachios, a popular snack bra

BERLIN (AFP) ― Steven Soderbergh’s “last” movie, a battle of French screen icons and daring looks at homosexuality in the Catholic Church will vie for gold at the Berlin film festival starting Thursday.The 63rd Berlinale will open with martial arts epic “The Grandmaster” by Chinese arthouse favourite Wong Kar Wai (“In the Mood for Love”), who will also lead the jury handing out the Golden Bear top prize on Feb. 16.Nineteen productions including big-budget Hollywood movies, new work by European v

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Film producer Lee Eun, whose works include last year’s hit romance “Architecture 101” and 2011 animated film “Leafie, A Hen into the Wild,” has been appointed the new head of the Korean Film Producers Association, the organization said on Monday.Lee, along with his wife and film producer Shim Jae-myung, founded their film house Myung Films in 1995. Their box office hits include “The Contact” (1997), “Joint Security Area” (2000), and “Forever the Moment” (2008). Lee and Shim last year announced t

A recently-discovered 19th century Austrian ballet about two young Korean lovers at a time of war will be restaged by Korean National Ballet with new choreography, the state-run troupe said Monday.The music score of the piece, titled “Die Braut von Korea” (The Korean Bride), was discovered in Germany by Korean scholar Park Hee-seok, who has been researching how Korea was perceived in the European country in the 19th century. Park discovered the score last year, which had been left neglected in t