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Intel and VICE sponsor Creators Project in Seoul

TheaterSept 5, 2011

The Creators Project, a global cultural and technology initiative by global media company VICE and Intel, will be held from Sept. 7 to 10 at Platoon Kunsthalle in Nonhyeon-dong, southern Seoul. Launched in 2010, The Creators Project is an ongoing global initiative to support emerging and leading art
Veteran artists’ autumn day out

TheaterSept 5, 2011

Bahk Yiso, Lee Kang-so, Im Ok-sang and Oh Chi-gyun hold solo shows in SeoulA number of South Korea’s veteran artists are holding solo exhibitions in Seoul after a considerable hiatus. Im Ok-sang, an artist who has been wandering outside galleries painting murals and making installation works in Seou
McQueen launches sex-addict film ‘Shame’ in Venice

FilmSept 5, 2011

VENICE, Italy (AP) ― For British director Steve McQueen, there was no better place than Manhattan to film “Shame,” his new film that portrays the life of a 30-something sex addict, played by Michael Fassbender in often graphic detail.“Excess and access. New York is the place,” McQueen said Sunday ah
Walters’ ‘View’ primed for run at top of ratings

TelevisionSept 5, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― With Oprah Winfrey gone, daytime television is ready for a new monarch.Barbara Walters and the show she invented 15 years ago, “The View,” pronounce themselves ready to step up. She may be past 80 now, but would YOU bet against her?The show begins its new season Tuesday, with New Yor
Singing from one genre to another

MusicSept 5, 2011

Indie music helps Lee Ja-ram create new form of pansoriPansori prodigy and indie musician Lee Ja-ram is to hold a pansori gala show, staging highlights of Korea’s four representative traditional pansori and her own contemporary pansori creations in Seoul on Sept. 16.Pansori is a traditional form of
Top show host apologizes for cheating on taxes

TelevisionSept 5, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- One of the nation's top TV show hosts on Monday apologized through his agency for failing to declare his income properly.The apology came after a local newspaper reported, quoting officials at the National Tax Service, that Kang Ho-dong, 41, was audited and ordered to pay
More fundraising and sponsorship crucial for SPO: Chung Myung-whun

MusicSept 4, 2011

Maestro talks about the importance of on-going support after successful European tourFollowing a successful European tour, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra hopes for more fundraising programs and sponsorship, SPO music director Chung Myung-whun and its president Kim Joo-ho said Friday.“Orchestras in
Korean Eye preview at National Assembly

TheaterSept 4, 2011

The preview of this year’s Korean Eye exhibition will take place over five days starting Monday in the lobby of the National Assembly in Yeouido. Visitors will be able to sneak a peek of what the exhibition “Korean Eye: Energy and Matter” will look like when it kicks off in New York in November. Sev
Collecting art is way for entrepreneur to see future: Pinault

TheaterSept 4, 2011

SongEun ArtSpace showcases 22 contemporary artworks from François Pinault collectionIn considering artworks for his extensive collection, François Pinault, a noted art collector, listens to himself more than anything else. “Rather than listening to critics’ opinions, I focus on artwork
Brazilian thriller wins Seoul International Drama Awards

TelevisionSept 4, 2011

Brazilian thriller drama series “Passione” (Passion) has won the best drama award at the Seoul International Drama Awards in the long-term drama series category. The drama, produced by Brazil’s Globo TV, was originally to exported to more than 100 countries. Local cable TV channel Telenovela, specia
Jessica Simpson wants smaller boobs

MusicSept 4, 2011

Jessica Simpson is planning to take breast reduction surgery, a U.S. entertainment magazine reported.Jessica Simpson (Bloomberg)According to the magazine, the U.S. TV star and singer does not want her double D breasts, reportedly telling her friends that they make her look bigger than she really is.
Buddhist nun teaches how to live better on temple food

TheaterSept 2, 2011

Nun Seonjae’s popular cooking class has over 2,000 on waiting listAbout 40 middle-aged women and a few men were all eyes and ears as Buddhist nun Seonjae related to them how she refused to cook at Hotel Shilla when treated like a regular cook. “Temple food is not some random cheap food. I told them
Highlights

TheaterSept 2, 2011

Theater“Mahoroba”: Young theater company “DreamPlay” is bringing Japanese playwright Horai Ryuta’ s theatrical account on women of different ages and their shared experiences. The play begins as Midori, a single working woman who lives alone in Tokyo while refusing to get married, visits her family
Box Office

FilmSept 2, 2011

Pain (Korea)Opening Sept. 7.Drama. Directed by Kwak Gyeong-taek. Nam-soon (Kwon Sang-woo), whose family members were killed by his mistake when he was young, has lost all his feeling ― including his palate ― from the trauma. This made him incapable of feeling any pain even when he gets hurt. He make
Eye-like

MusicSept 2, 2011

Sumi Jo“Libera”Universal MusicMarking the 25th anniversary of her international debut, soprano Sumi Jo has released “Libera,” an album which encompasses musical genres from opera arias to musical numbers. In an interview, Jo said the title, meaning “free” in Italian, represents her 25 years of free