K-LIFE

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  Art

  Soorim Cultural Foundation awards Kim Bo-min with 'Soorim Art Prize 2023'

  SEOUL April 25 (Yonhap) -- Soorim Cultural Foundation has appointed artist Kim Bo-min as the award winner of “Soorim Art Prize 2023.” addressed foundation on Tuesday. Out of 111 of the nominees Soorim
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  Contribution

  Korean Cultural Center NY to host 'K-pop Dance Night' in May

  SEOUL April 25 (Yonhap) -- Korean Cultural Center in NY addressed on April 24 (US time) that they will be collaboratively host “K-Pop Dance Night” with Lincoln Center at the David Rubenstein Artium on
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  Travel

  [K-Traveler] New 'comma' found in Kota Kinabalu

  *Editor’s note: K-Odyssey introduces travel journals by alumni of Yonhap News Agency Travel Academy, provided in Korean and English. The original Korean article precedes the English translation. *편집자
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  Art

  (2nd LD) Netflix announces plan to invest US$2.5 bln in S. Korea

  (ATTN: UPDATES with press release from culture ministry in paras 8-9; CHANGES dateline)By Lee Haye-ahWASHINGTON/SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Netflix said Monday it will invest US$2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV
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  Art

  (LEAD) Netflix announces plan to invest US$2.5 bln in S. Korea

  (ATTN: UPDATES with presidential official's comments on first lady's involvement)By Lee Haye-ahWASHINGTON, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Netflix said Monday it will invest US$2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV ser
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  Netflix announces plan to invest US$2.5 bln in S. Korea

  By Lee Haye-ahWASHINGTON, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Netflix said Monday it will invest US$2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and scripted shows.The U.S. streaming service announced the plan following a
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  Contribution

  Busan Tourism Organization and Busan Film Commission to provide support for contents being filmed in Busan

  SEOUL April 21 (Yonhap) -- The Busan Tourism Organization announced on Friday that it will host "2023 Busan Video Content Production Support Project Contest" with the Busan Film Commissio
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  Contribution

  Gangjin of S.Jeolla province to host Youth Festival in May

  SEOUL April 21 (Yonhap) -- Gangjin town located within, South Jeolla province, addressed on April 21 that it will host various stage incorporating unique genres of performances every Wednesday to spre
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  Contribution

  LG Healthy and Beauty to support desiner Kim Min-ju

  Seoul April 21 (Yonhap) -- LG Healthy & Beauty’s luxury cosmetics brand “The History of Whoo” (Shortened as Whoo) addressed on Friday, that they will sponsor designer Kim Min-ju, who is expected t
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  #KINGLEAR, #LeeSoonjae

  Contribution

  Lee Soon-jae says theatre play 'KING LEAR' sends message to society

  SEOUL, Apr. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean veteran actor Lee Soon-jae, who touts a prolific career on both small and big screens spanning over six decades, will return to the stage in two years with the
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  Art

  S.Korean violinist Park Sue-ye drops 'Szymanowski: Mythes'

  SEOUL April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean violinist Park Sue-ye who is one of the representing figures of Korea within the classic scene, released her latest album "Szymanowski: mythes" thro
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  Contribution

  Seoul Jazz Piano Festival to take place in May

  SEOUL April 21 (Yonhap) -- Jazz festival themed with piano will take place for the first time in Korea.Jazz concert planning agency PlusHitch disclosed on the Friday that it "Seoul Jazz Piano Fe
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  Contribution

  Rapper J.I.D’s first concert in Korea in 4 years

  SEOUL, April. 20 (Yonhap) -- Rapper J.I.D. from Atlanta, U.S. will perform in Korea on August 21 at Musinsa Garage in Mapo-gu, Seoul. J.I.D, a member of the American hip-hop crew "Spillage Vi
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  Contribution

  Bruno Mars to hold concert in Korea in June

  SEOUL, April. 20 (Yonhap) -- Pop star Bruno Mars is to hold a concert in Korea at Seoul Olympic Main Stadium in Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul from June 17-18, Hyundai Card said on Thursday.
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  #Busan, #VisitBusanPass, #BTOB

  Travel

  Busan promotes Visit Busan Pass with Jack Hsu, BTOB’s Seo Eun-kwang and Peniel

  SEOUL, Apr. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band BTOB and Taiwanese singer-cum-actor Jack Hsu had a tour around major tourist attractions in Busan to produce a promotional video for the foreigners-onl
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  Art

  Gov't vows to turn Cheong Wa Dae into global attraction

  SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry held a ceremony Wednesday to mark the launch of a project to transform the former presidential office compound of Cheong Wa Dae into a tourist landmark about a year after it was opened to public access
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  Art

  Pianist Huh Jae-weon to host concert in May

  SEOUL April 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Huh Jae-weon will be hosting a concert at a Chamber Hall located within the Daegu Concert House on May 4, at 7:30 p.m.Pianist Huh Jae-weon is currently
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  #WutheringHeights

  Contribution

  Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ to be adapted into Korean-lang. play

  SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Yonhap) -- Emily Bronte’s wild, passionate classic novel “Wuthering Heights,” which skillfully portrays the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, w
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  Art

  (LEAD) Cheon Myeong-kwan's 'Whale' shortlisted for 2023 International Booker Prize

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2-4, 9-10; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Cheon Myeong-kwan's "Whale" has been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, the British lit
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  Cheon Myeong-kwan's 'Whale' shortlisted for 2023 International Booker Prize

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Cheon Myeong-kwan's "Whale" has been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, the British literary awards said Tuesday. First published in South Korea in 200