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Super Junior to hold concert in Paris

MusicMar 7, 2012

Super Junior, a 10-member K-pop group, will hold its first solo concert in Paris next month, according to reports on Wednesday.The Paris show is part of Super Junior’s world tour titled “Super Show 4” and will take place on April 6 at Le Zenith de Paris where world-famous stars including Neyo, the Pussycat Dolls and the Jonas Brothers have performed. The boy band performed for French fans at the same venue last year along with other K-pop artists under SM Entertainment.In December, the group per
Franco, Cornish among those with films at Tribeca

FilmMar 7, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― This year’s Tribeca Film Festival will feature many domestically oriented movies that deal with contentious contemporary issues, from the recession to James Franco’s artistic antics.Tribeca announced the first half of its slate for this year’s festival Tuesday: 46 feature films out of a planned 90. This half includes entries in the world narrative and documentary categories, as well as those in the festival’s “viewpoints’’ section, a category that highlights edgier films.The docu
Tim Burton’s monster carousel comes to Paris

TheaterMar 7, 2012

PARIS (AFP) ― Peopled with lonely little monsters, dancing corpses and boggle-eyed creatures from the underworld, Tim Burton’s cult universe comes to Paris this week with a show that journeys through his life’s work.Some 500 sketches ― the starting point for all Burton’s films ― whisk visitors deep into the U.S. director’s surreal inner world, with gothic doodles dating back to his misfit childhood in Burbank, a bland suburb of Los Angeles.“These are things that were never meant to be seen by an
Controversy grows over recording of JYJ allegedly assaulting fans

MusicMar 7, 2012

Controversy over fans invading the privacy of K-pop stars and the performers’ sometimes violent reactions is growing after the release of an audio recording of JYJ allegedly hitting and swearing at fans.The 10-minute clip released by online news site Dispatch on Tuesday appears to feature Park Yu-cheon cursing at a fan on the phone, accusing them of invading his privacy. The clip is reported to be from 2009.What appears to be another member, Kim Jae-jung, can also be heard assaulting and threate
Former teen star returns to big screen

FilmMar 7, 2012

Kim So-yeon stars as Joseon’s first barista in ‘Gabi’Just a day before the press premiere of her upcoming film “Gabi,” actress Kim So-yeon could not hide her nervous excitement. It was a rainy day in Seoul, and Kim said she listened to singer Sim Soo-bong’s melodramatic song “Binari” on her way to the cafe in Samcheong-dong to calm herself down.“I’ve been waiting for the release date so badly,” the 32-year-old told The Korea Herald on Monday. “But now I’m rather worried a little. I really don’t
Lady Gaga sets Twitter fan record

MusicMar 7, 2012

Lady Gaga walks through the campus prior to an event at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012.(AP)Lady Gaga has become the first person to amass20 million followers on Twitter.The pop star cracked the milestone on Monday, beating out other pop culture luminaries such as Just
Sherman, composer of Disney songs, dies

MusicMar 7, 2012

LONDON (AFP) ― Robert B. Sherman, the composer of the “Mary Poppins” song “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and other Disney classics, has died in London aged 86, his publicist said on Tuesday.“He died peacefully yesterday,” a spokeswoman for Stella Richards Management told AFP, without giving any further details.New York-born Sherman and his brother Richard worked as staff composers for Disney between 1960 and 1973, during which time they wrote more than 200 songs for 27 films and two dozen
Novak explains feelings behind ‘Artist’ protest

FilmMar 7, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Kim Novak is clarifying why she used the word “rape’’ to describe how she felt about “The Artist.’’The 79-year-old “Vertigo’’ actress, who will be honored next month at the TCM Classic Film Festival, said during a phone interview Monday that hearing the score from the Alfred Hitchcock film used in the recent Oscar-winning homage to the silent-film era reminded her of the same feelings she experienced when she was raped as a child.“It was very painful,’’ said Novak. “When I sai
Singing prodigy Charice to perform in Seoul

MusicMar 6, 2012

Charice, a YouTube star who was introduced to the world through South Korean TV show “Star King” in 2007 is returning to the Korean audience. After huge success in the United States and Europe, Charice, an 18-year-old Filipina with an incredible voice, will hold her first live show in Seoul on March 21.“Without ‘Star King’ I would never have been noticed. I owe a lot to that show and am honored to be back,” she said in an e-mail interview.She was praised by Oprah Winfrey as “the most talented gi
K-pop star JYJ under fire for hitting and cursing fans

MusicMar 6, 2012

An audio recording confirmed a rumor that two members of K-pop group JYJ assaulted and cursed at fans, accusing them of invasion of privacy. The 10-minute clip released by online news outlet Dispatch on Tuesday features Park Yu-cheon swearing at a fan on the phone.Kim Jae-jung can also be heard beating and threatening his fans. Kim then warns the victims not to report it to the police. The fans had followed Kim to a bar, Dispatch reported.“Do I have to live like this? I’ve been troubled because
U.K.’s Tate Gallery buys Ai Weiwei’s ‘Sunflower Seeds’

TheaterMar 6, 2012

LONDON (AFP) ― Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has sold part of his “Sunflower Seeds” installation to Britain’s Tate Gallery, it said on Monday.The London gallery has bought around eight million of the 100 million porcelain seeds, which covered the floor of the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2010, for an undisclosed figure.The public was initially able to walk over the 1,000-square-meter carpet of seeds when they went on show, but the work was later cordoned off when dust created by the porcel
Mixed reaction for Fox’s foray into local market

FilmMar 6, 2012

Major American film studio announces plans to invest and distribute K-filmsFollowing Fox International Productions’ announcement of its foray into the Korean film market as a distributor and investor last month, there are mixed reactions here to the possible changes to be brought to the scene.An international production umbrella unit of America’s major film production house Fox Filmed Entertainment, FIP produces and distributes local language films around the globe. Known as one of the world’s l
IBM making the Louvre smarter

TheaterMar 6, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ―IBM on Monday revealed an alliance with the venerable Louvre Museum to use sensors, real-time data analysis and other Internet Age tools to make the museum smarter.IBM’s “building whisperer” has been listening to the Louvre to make the famed Paris museum better at protecting art, saving energy, and staying open for its millions of annual visitors.“It is not a job; it is a mission,” said IBM industry solutions vice president David Bartlett, whose passion for figuring out how
Photo show captures Bob Dylan, rock star in the making

MusicMar 6, 2012

PARIS (AFP) ― Rare photographs of Bob Dylan, shot over a year-long period in the mid-1960s, go on show in Paris on Tuesday in an exhibit that captures the moment the protest folk singer morphed into cult rock star.From 1961 to 1966, Dylan wrote seven albums that marked the history of pop, but also underwent a radical transformation between the first, “Bob Dylan,” and the last, “Blonde on Blonde.”Entitled “Bob Dylan: The Rock Explosion 1961-66,” the Paris show centres on 60 rare shots by the New
Coldplay performs to defend freedom of expression

MusicMar 6, 2012

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Coldplay and Mumford and Sons were among the performers here late Sunday at an Amnesty International concert organized in defense of freedom of expression. The show marked the first time that the “Secret Policeman’s Ball” ― organized by Amnesty International since 1976 ― was held in the United States.Television comedian Jon Stewart was among the performers, sharing the stage with a fake Kim Jong-un, who wanted to dominate the stage at all cost.U.S. actor Ben Stiller and Briton D