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  The reason behind 20-fold increase in tourists in the remote island of Shinan

  SHINAN, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Gijeom Soakdo is a small island located in Shinan County, South Jeolla Province. Last year alone, 54,000 visited the island. It has increased 20 times higher compared to 2
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  King Muryeong statue ceremony of 360 degrees rotation·birth commemoration

  GONGJU, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) – Many events to mark King Muryeong(462~523), who led Baekje, will be held in Gongju South Chungcheong Province this year. Gongju-si has explained on Jan. 8 that they will hold
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  Jeonju to host Asia-Pacific tourism conference in 2023

  Jeonju-tourism convention Jeonju to host Asia-Pacific tourism conference in 2023JEONJU, South Korea, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's southwestern city of Jeonju will host next year's annual c
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  More than 16,000 joined year-end bell-ringing festival in metaverse

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- More than 16,000 people joined a year-end bell-ringing festival hosted by the Seoul city government in the metaverse, the digital arm of the city said Thursday. The Seoul Digital Foundation said an accumulated 16,067 people
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  Kang Yi-yun’s media art to display at Coex

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A media artwork will be displayed on a large electronic board at the COEX convention center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.Kang Yi-yun’s special exhibition will be held at the Coex K-p
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  Busan Chamber Music Festival begins in Jan. 7

  BUSAN, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The Busan Chamber Music Festival will begin on Jan. 7. This year’s festival, which marks its fifth anniversary, will take place under the slogan “Da Capo.” Da Capo is a music
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  Foreign travelers to S. Korea expected to have fallen below 1 mln last year

  SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign tourists who visited South Korea last year is expected to have fallen below the 1 million mark due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.The data from the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) showed
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  Renowned S. Korean novelist faces sexual harassment allegations

  SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Renowned South Korean novelist and literary translator Ahn Jung-hyo sexually harassed a Korean American woman a few years ago, the victim has claimed.Chung Young-soo, who was working at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, c
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  World-renowned musicians and greatest orchestras perform in Korea 2022

  SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The classic music industry, marking its third year of COVID-19, will present a variety of stages with world-renowned artists and orchestras this year. Last year, the pandemic
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  S. Korean performing arts scene sees revenue jump nearly 80 pct in 2021

  SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The local performing arts scene saw its revenue soar nearly 80 percent in 2021 from a year earlier, thanks to eased social distancing rules and a rising vaccination rate, data showed Monday.The combined revenue of 12,000 the
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  S. Korean artists' activities nearly halved in 2021

  SEOUL, Dec 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artists released an average 3.8 artistic works to the public in 2021, a sharp drop from 7.8 pieces in 2018, attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, a government survey showed Friday.According to the culture minis
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  BTS Jimin visits Jeju Nuwemaru Street and becomes ‘hot place’

  JEJU, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superband BTS’s member Jimin visited the Nuwemaru Street in Jeju Island and drew global attention. Jimin posted a photo of him visiting Nuwemaru Street, located in Jeju
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  '70s folk singer Yang Byeong-jip dies at 70

  SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Yang Byeong-jip, a first-generation South Korean folk singer best known for his renowned adaptations of Bob Dylan songs, has died, according to industry sources on Saturday. He was 70. Yang, whose real name is Yang Joon-jip
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  S.Korean pianist Lim Hyun-jung to hold 'Dancing Bach' tour nationwide next year

  SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Lim Hyun-jung will hold a national tour titled "Dancing Bach with HJ Lim" from January to February next year.The concerts will be held in Ye
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  Violinist Park Sueye picked for Gramophone’s ‘Recordings of the Year’

  SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Violinist Park Sueye’s album ”Journey Through a Century” has been picked as the “Recordings of the Year” in the special digital edition of the UK classic music magazine “Gra
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  From surrealism to pop art...Exhibition of foreign great artists' artworks

  SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Exhibitions of foreign great artists’ artworks will take place at art galleries in the end of the year. Works of artists who have made a mark in art history such as Henri Ma
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  Park Se-eun·Cho Seung-jin·New York Met Orchestra to perform at Lotte Concert Hall

  SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Park Se-eun danseuse étoile of Paris Opera Ballet, New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Lotte Concert Hall in 2022. The L
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  S. Korean pianist Suh Hyung-min crowns first place for International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn 2021

  SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Suh Hyung-min, also known as Hans H. Suh, (31) has won the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn 2021 in Germany, according to the Kumho Cult
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  S.Korean pianist Lee Hyuk wins Animato Competition in France

  SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Lee Hyuk (21) won the 17th Animato Piano Competition, which ended on the 7th (local time) in Paris, France.Hyuk Lee won the championship and received a
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  The Korea National Ballet cancels 8 'The Nutcracker' Seoul performances as member tested positive for COVID-19 infection

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Korea National Ballet announced Thursday that they will cancel some of “The Nutcracker” Seoul performances as one of the members has been tested positive of the COVID-19