K-LIFE

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  Chopin Competition winner Bruce Liu's first visit to Korea... performance in Seoul, Busan and more

  SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Yonhap) – Pianist Bruce Liu (26), who won the 18th Chopin Competition for the first time in Canada, is to visit Korea. The performance agency Mast Media has announced on Thursday th
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  Art

  Korean Chamber Orchestra to host 'Peace Concert for Ukraine' in Seoul

  SEOUL March 3 (Yonhap) -- Musicians from different national background will unite as one in hope to share the idea of world piece in unified language, music. The Korean Chamber Orchestra led by the m
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  30 days left until '2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo' kicks off

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- "2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo" is undergoing the finalization process of the construction as the expo is planed to kick off within 30 days. Accordin
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  S. Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun stresses importance of time in playing natural sound

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean maestro Chung Myung-whun said Thursday he realized how important time is to understand the true meaning and sound of classical music only after many years had passed in his almost half a century o
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  Gov't to enhance human rights of young pop culture artists

  SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- The government has decided to devise and implement measures to improve the human rights of children and youths working in the pop culture field, the state human rights watchdog said Thursday.The National Human Rights Commis
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  BHAK to host 'Yun Hyong-keun: Umbermark' until April 8

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- BHAK also known as Galerie BHAK will showcase exhibition called “Umbermark” featuring paintings of South Korean artist Yun Hyong-keun known for his unique style of paining in
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  PKM Gallery to host solo exhibition of Lee Won-woo

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- From sculptures, installation, performance art to video art, artist Lee Won-woo’s solo exhibition where visitors will be able to witness the ironic but humorous interpretatio
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  ‘2nd Jeonju International Picture Book Fair’ to kick off in May

  SEOUL February 28 (Yonhap) — Jeonju City located within North Jeolla province addressed on Tuesday that they will be showcasing “2nd Jeonju International picture book Fair” starting from May 12 until
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  Travel

  Increase in visitors at Purple Island leads to increase in tour packages

  SEOUL February 28 (Yonhap) -- Purple Island located within Shinan district of South Jeolla province became subject to superfluous amount of travel packages provide by travel agencies. According to the
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  Gucci to hold fashion show at royal palace in May after cancellation

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- Italian luxury brand Gucci will hold a fashion show at a royal place in Seoul in May, about six months after the event was canceled due to the Itaewon crowd crush, the South Korean cultural heritage authority said Tuesday.A
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  #ReadingMarathon

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  Gyeonggi Province to hold Reading Marathon from March

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- The city of Goyang in Gyeonggi Province will hold a special event by which the participants will be recognized as running a full marathon course according to the number of b
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  Art

  Conductor Adam Fischer "Mozart provides listeners with Love, Joy, Sorrow through his pieces"

  SEOUL February 28 (Yonhap) -- “Love, Happiness, anger, jealousy and more has been implemented by Mozart for the first time in music history. Until this day, I do not know any composer who manages to i
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  Coreana Museum of Art to hold exhibition on soap sculptor Shin Mi-kyung’s artworks

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- The Coreana Cosmetic Museum, organized and run by Coreana, has been standing as a complex cultural space consisting of items collected by Yoo Sang-ok, the founder of Coreana
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  Contribution

  'Busan International Short Film Festival' to showcase 60 various short films

  SEOUL February 27 (Yonhap) -- Busan International Short Film Festival addressed on Monday, that they have carefully selected total of 60 of the films which will compete against one another throughout
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  Cellist Park Yoo-sin "I want to show the charm of classical music that opens up another world"

  SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) – "Classic is actually difficult and heavy. When I'm working on a music festival program, I get asked, "Why should people listen to this song?" The ans
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  #winter

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  Festival venues, tourist attractions, and mountains in S. Korea teeming with visitors to enjoy last-minute winter

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The festival venues, tourist attractions, and mountains all across South Korea are crowded with visitors who are going on their last-minute winter trips on the fourth weeken
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  #StaatskapelleDresden

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  German Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra to meet Korean audiences

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The German Staatskapelle Dresden, the world’s oldest orchestra with 475 years of history, will be meeting their Korean audiences by joining hands with pianist Cho Sung-jin i
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  #Chuncheon

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  Chuncheon’s ‘Life’s Best Spring Restaurant’ blooms with 3 attractive festivals

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The “Life’s Best Spring Restaurant,” a venue that showcases three different major festivals, including the Mime Festival, the Doll Theater Festival, and the Play Festival, h
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  Touchable art exhibition of Vincent Van Gogh to kick off in April at Chung Nam Dae

  SEOUL February 25 (Yonhap) -- One of the most well known impressionist artist in the world Vincent Van Gogh from Netherland’s art pieces will be viewed to public at the Chung Nam Dae, also known as fo
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  German Bamberg Symphony to hold first concert in Korea

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The highly renowned German orchestra “Bamberg Symphony” will perform in Korea at the Gyeonggi Art Center’s grand theater on Mar. 30 at 7:30 p.m. (KST), the Center confirmed