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  Royal Culture Festival to kick off in Seoul after two-year pandemic disruption

  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- The Royal Culture Festival, the country's largest festival themed on the Korean royal court and its culture, will return Tuesday almost to its normal state after two years of pandemic-caused disruptions.This year's e
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  Investment in small shares of artworks increases in recent 3 yrs

  SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Total art investments into small shares of blue-chip paintings in South Korea amounted to nearly 100 billion won (US$78.5 million) over the past 3 1/2 years, industry data showed Monday.Four local online art investment platfo
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  (LEAD) Poet and democracy activist Kim Ji-ha dies at 81

  (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout)SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ji-ha, a South Korean poet and democracy activist who was imprisoned for being critical of the authoritarian government in the 1970s, died at the age of 81 on Sunday, a source said.Kim die
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  Poet and democracy activist Kim Ji-ha dies at 81

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ji-ha, a South Korean poet and democracy activist who was imprisoned for being critical of the authoritarian government in the 1970s, died at the age of 81 on Sunday, a source said.Kim passed away at his home in Wonju, Ga
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  'The Sound of Heart' Cho Seok releases new comedy webtoon in 2 years

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) – S. Korean cartoonist Cho Seok, who is known for the webtoon "The Sound of Heart," has released a new webtoon of comedy genre after a long time. According to Naver W
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  (2nd LD) Veteran actress Kang unconscious after cardiac arrest

  (2nd LD) actress-cardiac arrest(2nd LD) Veteran actress Kang unconscious after cardiac arrest(ATTN: RECASTS lead, paras 2-3)SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actress Kang Soo-youn fell unconscious Thur
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  (LEAD) Veteran actress Kang unconscious after cardiac arrest

  (LEAD) actress-cardiac arrest(LEAD) Veteran actress Kang unconscious after cardiac arrest(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actress Kang Soo-youn was transpor
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  Veteran actress Kang rushed to hospital in state of cardiac arrest

  actress-cardiac arrestVeteran actress Kang rushed to hospital in state of cardiac arrestSEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actress Kang Soo-youn was transported to a hospital in Seoul after she was foun
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  Musical ‘Secretly, Greatly : THE LAST’ to perform for the first time in 2 years

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Musical ‘Secretly, Greatly : THE LAST’ will perform for the first time in 2 years, after its early closing due to COVID-19 pandemic. This performance, which is to be held in D
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  BTS to release compilation album in June

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS will release a new compilation album that includes three new tracks next month, its agency said Thursday."Proof" is set to be released June 10, Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement through
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  Korean immersive contents experience held in New York including BTS online concert

  NEW YORK, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The exhibition where you can virtually experience BTS' concert was set up at the Chelsea Industrial in Manhattan, New York, on May 3(U.S. Time). It is an exhibition of
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  Solbi to hold exhibition 'Humming' at Paris Koh Fine Arts

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer and painter Solbi (Kwon Ji-an) will be holding her eight solo exhibition "Systemized Language: Humming" at Paris Koh Fine Arts, New Jersey, USA from the 5th
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  Culture minister proposes granting BTS exemptions from active military duty

  pop artists-military dutyCulture minister proposes granting BTS exemptions from active military dutySEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The culture minister proposed Wednesday that globally recognized male pop c
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  Musical 'Aida' returns with endemic… to open on May 10th in Blue Square

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The big musical "Aida" will kick off on May 10th. “Aida” will be held from May 10th to August 7th, at Shinhan Card Hall, Blue Square, Seoul, according to the Seens
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  National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art to hold public art in Gangnamdaero

  SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, along with Gangnam-gu Office and CGV, will present the Art Bank project "Gong gong (public)" from the
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  Festivals Calendar - May 2022

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in May.* Hampyeong Butterfly FestivalWhen: April 29-May 8 Where: Hampyeong Expo ParkHam
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  (LEAD) Yoon meets with arts, sports personalities, including 'Squid Game' actor Lee Jung-jae

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with remarks from event; CHANGES headline, photo)SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday met with a group of arts and sports personalities, including "Squid Game" actor Lee Jung-jae
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  (LEAD) Lee Kun-hee's art collection to go on display again to mark 1st anniv. of donation

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes from press tour in paras 7, 11, minor edits in 6th para)SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Two national museums will open a joint exhibition of artworks donated by late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Thursday in commemoration of
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  Lee Kun-hee's art collection to go on display again to mark 1st anniv. of donation

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Two national museums will open a joint exhibition of artworks donated by late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Thursday in commemoration of the first anniversary of the donation.Co-hosted by the National Museum of Modern an
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  Yoon to meet with arts, sports personalities, including 'Squid Game' actor Lee Jung-jae

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will meet over lunch with arts and sports personalities, including "Squid Game" actor Lee Jung-jae, on Wednesday, officials said.The event is part of a series of lunches organized