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All posts tagged "music"

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  S. Korea’s hip hop stars Dok2 and company reveal roots to LA

  By Brian Han How in the world did hip hop, both a musical genre and cultural movement born from the streets of the South Bronx, make its way across the Pacific to South Korea? That question drove...

  • Posted November 18, 2015
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  Margaret Cho debuts empowerment single ‘I Want To Kill My Rapist’

  By Tae Hong “I want to kill my rapist,” Margaret Cho sings in her new single, released Friday, “I want to kill my rapist. I thought I forgave you, but I’d mistake you. I’ll shake you and...

  • Posted November 13, 2015
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  Popera star Lim Hyung-joo named honorary professor at Italian university

  An Italian arts university has named South Korean tenor Lim Hyung-joo an honorary professor in its vocal department, Yonhap reported. Lim, 29, a “Popera” singer, will teach a series of masters classes on classical crossover music three...

  • Posted November 11, 2015
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  Koreans flock in to buy Chopin Piano Competition winner’s album

  Gangnam District in Seoul saw a peculiar sight Friday morning as more than 100 people lined up outside the doors of a small classical music record store. Eager music lovers had gathered to purchase the live recording...

  • Posted November 6, 2015
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  Rapper Beenzino’s first US tour coming December

  By Tae Hong Beenzino, a standout rapper and chart topper in South Korea’s red-hot hip-hop scene, will kick off his first-ever U.S. tour next month for a five-city run. Fresh off a new release last month, “Break,”...

  • Posted November 5, 2015
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  Good News: S. Korean police officer guides troubled youth through music

  By Chung Hyun-chae Police lieutenant Song Jun-han has been using his musical talent to prevent school violence and guide troubled children onto the right path since 2012. “One of my colleagues asked me to donate my ability...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
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  Battling modern day music industry, JiHAE lets passion prevail

  By Brian Han Brooklyn-based South Korean musician JiHAE comes off her latest album “Illusion Of You” already looking forward to her next project – a musical theater piece that will also be released as a record. When...

  • Posted October 22, 2015
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