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  Yoon posthumously awards top cultural order to TV host Song Hae

  SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol posthumously awarded the top order of cultural merit to TV host Song Hae on Wednesday, his office said.Song, who died earlier in the day at 95, was the country's oldest TV presenter, best known fo
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  #tapdance, #festival

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  '4th Seoul Tap Dance Festival' to be held from 15-19 this month

  SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) --The Mapo Foundation for Arts and Culture will be holding the "4th Seoul Tap Dance Festival" at the Play Mac and Art Hall Mac of the Mapo Art Center from the 15th t
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  #festival, #narye

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  National Gugak Center Dance Theater to hold 'New Royal Exorcism' from 16-17

  SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The National Gugak Center Dance Theater will be presenting the regular performance "New Royal Exorcism" (directed by Lee In-bo) at the Yeakdang of the National Gu
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  No. 2 U.S. diplomat meets members of LGBTQ community in Seoul

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met members of the LGBTQ community in Seoul on Tuesday and voiced support for their efforts to promote rights of sexual minorities, according to the U.S. embassy he
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  #beach, #eastcoast

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  Gangwon East Coast Beach opens for 52 days from July 8

  SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- The beaches of six cities and counties on the east coast of Gangwon Province will open for 52 days from July 8. The Hwandonghae headquarters of Gangwon Province announced on
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  Henri Cartier-Bresson·Michael Kenna's photo exhibitions to open this month

  SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Photo exhibitions by legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson and Michael Kenna, famous for "Pine Trees Photographer," will open one after another.Kate Farm t
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  #pianist, #classicalmusic, #festival

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  Pianist Kim Hee-jung to hold piano recital on June 29th

  SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Kim Hee-jung will be holding a piano recital at Inchoon Art Hall, Seoul Arts Center, on June 29th.Kim Hee-jung studied piano at Seoul National University and Eastman
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  '퀸 엘리자베스 콩쿠르' 우승 최하영 "대회 잊고 연주 즐겼어요"

  (서울=연합뉴스) 임지우 기자 = "결선 연주 때는 결과 생각 안 하고 연주에만 집중했어요. 제 이름이 불렸을 때 정말 놀랍고 감격스러웠죠."4일(현지시간) 벨기에 '퀸 엘리자베스 콩쿠르'에서 한국인 첼로 연주자 최초로 우승을 차지한 첼리스트 최하영(24)은 이런 소감을 밝혔다.최하영은 5일 연합뉴스와 전화로 한 인터뷰에
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  #festival, #trip, #flowers

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  Ttangkkeut Hydrangea Festival to be held from 6th

  SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The 4th Ttangkkeut Hydrangea Festival will be held from June 6th till the 18th of July at the 4est Arboretum, Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam county, South Jeolla province. It is expe
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  Choi Ha-young wins Queen Elisabeth competition for cello

  SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cellist Choi Ha-young has won the Queen Elisabeth Competition for the cello, one of the three most coveted classical music contests in the world.At the awards ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday (local ti
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  #concert, #classicalmusic

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  Men's classical music group 'Trio MEG' to hold concert on June 18

  SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Men's classical music group 'Trio MEG' will be holding their regular concert "Le Chant d'Amour" at the IBK Chamber Hall of the Seoul Arts Center o
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  #ChungMyungwhun

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  Maestro Chung Myung-whun awarded honor of 'Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic'

  ROME, June 4 (Yonhap) – S. Korean world-renowned conductor Chung Myung-whun(69) has been awarded the honor of Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the Italian President.Itali
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  #festival, #dance

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  TAM Dance Company to perform on June 8

  SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- "TAM Dance Company" with 42 years of history will hold its 42nd regular performance on June 8 at Ewha Womans University Samsung Hall in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.Founde
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  #orchestra, #classicalmusic

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  Pianist Park Jae-Hong to perform with Daegu Symphony Orchestra on June 17

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Park Jae-Hong, winner of the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, will be performing with the Daegu Symphony Orchestra.He will be playing Tchaikovsky'
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  #festival, #trip

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  17th Namhae's Garlic and Hanwoo Festival to be held from 10th

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Namhae county, South Gyeongsang province announced on the 2nd that the "17th Namhae's Garlic and Hanwoo Festival" will be held from the 10th till the 12th at
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  #Rain, #Jeongjihoon, #kpop, #festival, #CheongWaDae

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  Rain to hold first solo performance after opening of Cheong Wa Dae

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Singer Rain (real name Jung Ji-hoon) will be holding a solo concert for the first time since the opening of Cheong Wa Dae. "Thanks to all of you, on Friday, June 17, at
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  LG partners with Guggenheim Museum to promote brand, support artists

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- LG Group said Thursday it will work with the Guggenheim Museum to promote its brand and support contemporary artists, in the increasingly overlapping worlds of art and technology.It unveiled the Art & Technolo
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  #Busan, #trip

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  Busan Tourism Organization promotes Busan by participating in overseas Hallyu events

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The Busan Tourism Organization has been promoting Busan by participating in Hallyu events held overseas with COVID-19 becoming more eased. According to the Busan Tourism Orga
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  #trip, #art, #moonjar, #gallery

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  Special exhibition of Korean moon jars to be held in Busan

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition of Korean Dalhangari (moon jars) by 10 artists will be held in Busan.As an opening exhibition, mM Art Gallery, located in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan, announced
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  #classicalmusic, #festival

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  Pianist Kim Hee-jung to hold solo concert on June 29th

  SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Ensemble Soave will be holding a regular concert "Short Youth" on June 4th at the Recital Hall of the Seoul Arts Center.Ensemble Soave is a chamber music performi