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Sun, October 17, 2021 | 21:01

[INTERVIEW] Japan-born ethnic Korean musician comforts minorities with music

For some, music is just something to enjoy. But for Park Soon-a, a 52-year-old player of the Korean traditional string instrument named gayageum, who was born in Japan as a third-generation ethnic Korean, largely referred to here as “Zainichi” Korean, and who learned the instrument in both Koreas, music is a way to find her identity and communicate with the world.

2021-07-12 17:44

[INTERVIEW] Inspired by Korean dramas, Swiss classical flutist initiates soundtrack project

Philipp Jundt, a flutist and professor at Neuchatel Conservatory in Switzerland, has become a huge fan of Korean dramas during his 12 years of living in Korea from 2008 to 2020 as an exchange professor. He first began to watch the TV series to improve his Korean language skills as well as to learn about Korean culture. But soon he found himself addicted to them, and watching ...

2021-07-05 19:27

'Not the end': Fans mark 50 years since Jim Morrison's death

Rockers old and young cried, shared a drink and perhaps even a joint in a stylishly overgrown cemetery in Paris on Saturday, marking 50 years since the death of 1960s icon Jim Morrison. Dozens of fans of the frontman of psychedelic rock band The Doors, who decamped to the French capital in early 1971 and died shortly afterwards of a heart attack, flocked to his grave in an ov...

2021-07-04 09:44

Steinway Piano Gallery opens in Seoul hoping to expand high-quality piano market

The German-American piano company Steinway & Sons has opened the largest exhibition hall for the instrument in Korea. The Steinway Piano Gallery opened in downtown Seoul in early June, displaying 18 Steinway pianos in the 600-square-meter space.

2021-06-28 14:17

David Bowie painting bought for $4 sold at auction for nearly $90,000

A painting by British pop icon David Bowie recently discovered and purchased for about $4 at a Canadian store that resells donated goods, has been sold at auction in Toronto for nearly $90,000, the auction house said Friday.

2021-06-26 10:00

Korean traditional music lecture program in English to begin in July

The Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater is launching a new English-language lecture program providing foreign residents of Korea with practical information about the genres to help raise appreciation of the country's rich musical traditions.

2021-06-26 09:05

How conservatorships like Britney Spears' work

Britney Spears told a judge at a dramatic hearing Wednesday she wants an end to the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years. Here's a look at how conservatorships operate, what's unusual about hers, and why she and so many fans want to (hash)FreeBritney.

2021-06-25 15:18

Pianist Cho Seong-jin releases online recording, music video before new Chopin album in August

Pianist Cho Seong-jin will release a recording of Chopin's “Scherzo No. 2,” as well as a music video, via online platforms on Friday, before releasing his new album of Chopin's works in August. The winner of the 17th International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, he is set to release his next album, titled, “Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Scherzi,” with Deutsche Grammophon, co...

2021-06-25 15:18

Britney Spears urges judge to end guardianship

U.S. pop singer Britney Spears urged a judge to end a controversial guardianship that has given her father control of her affairs since 2008 during an emotional court hearing Wednesday.

2021-06-24 10:56

'Superband 2': Who will be next-generation band members?

Amid a boom in audition programs, cable channel JTBC is ambitiously launching the second season of its talent search show “Superband,” which aims to put together musical minds and form a new band to spearhead the next generation of JTBC-aligned sounds.

2021-06-21 18:38

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