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LOVE IS like a drug. First of all, everyone craves for it oncehaving tasted it. Whether it is love between parents andchildren, male and female, friends, it is all the same. Commonsense is that people love to be loved. However, the damage thatcomes when love is gone is huge. Some go crazy because theycannot bear the sorrow of losing their loved ones. Some desperatelytry to forget their past by dramatically changing their lives. Thedeeper the feeling, the more hurtful it gets. At one point in life,many people ask themselves, “Why do I love someone in the firstplace when I can be so hurt?” The musical Oh! While You wereAsleep suggests an answer to this question.
Review
Choi Jae-hyung
2011.11.01 20:05
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Culture
Shin Soo Jung
2011.11.01 20:03
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OPERA IS often perceived as an elite genre of performance arts enjoyed by the wealthy. Many peopleconsider operas to be incomprehensible because the songs and the dialogues are in Italian. Whenthe audience are not captivated by the songs or do not understand the plot, they will findthemselves bored and lost throughout the long performance. However, The Barber of Seville may change anyaudiences’ prejudice of dislike for operas. The director, Park Kyung-il, has adopted a new genre called“Mucpera,” a combination of musicals and opera. This innovative fusion captivates the audience with the bestof both genres, allowing the opera to accommodate all audiences to enjoy, not just the elites.
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Choi Jae-hyung
2011.09.30 21:20
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IN 1866, the Joseon dynasty faced a terrible loss. During Byeong-in yangyo , theFrench army attacked Ganghwa-do and looted 296 Uigwe books that were housedin Oegyujanggak , the national library outside of Seoul. April 14, 2011 was a gloriousday for Korea, as the first 75 Uigwe returned unscathed to their mother country as aresult of strenuous efforts. Currently, the National Museum of Korea is holding a specialexhibition called The Return of the Oegyujanggak Uigwe from France; Records of theState Rites of the Joseon Dynasty to commemorate their return after 145 years ofinternational conflict.
Review
Choi Jae-hyung
2011.09.01 22:08
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Review
Shin Soo-jung
2011.05.31 19:03
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Review
Shin Soo-jung
2011.04.28 21:10
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3...2...1...Click! Click! Click!
Culture
Kye Eun-jean
2011.04.28 20:48
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Review
Shin Soo-jung
2011.04.24 20:49
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FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER. That’s a mouthful. This seven-syllable-name belongs to the Austrian painter and architect renowned for bold colorings and a unique architectural style. In the gallery, his works greet people in a rather unusual manner. The gallery is dimly lit, pushing people to step closer to see the pictures clearly. As they walk closer, they notice sparkling color strips woven into the pictures. They are reminded one of Gustav Klimt’s glittering gold pieces, but Hundertwasser’s art is distinctly different. Spirals, vivid colors, and eco-friendly art pieces welcome the spectators at the Seoul Arts Center.
Review
Shin Soo-jung
2011.03.03 21:03
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FOR VAMPIRE lovers, 2011 is another great year.
Culture
Kye Eun-jean
2011.03.03 20:56
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THE HARDER the labor, the sweeter the fruit. That's what visiting the Seoul Art Space Yeonhui feels like: hard to find, but worth the while.
Review
Kye Eun-jean
2011.03.03 20:29
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HAVE YOU ever heard the sound of a ballerina’s toe-shoes hit the floor? Seen the expressions and tensed muscles of a ballerino when he prepares to pirouette? At the Monday Ballet Recital by Lee Won-kook, you can see each breath and movement of the dancers astonishingly up close.
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Kye Eun-jean
2010.10.29 23:14
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A CROWD gathers around in front of the Central Library. Their eyes are fixed on a large piece of paper posted on the surface of a round pillar. Even those rushing out of the library cannot help but sl
Culture
Yoo Hye-rim
2010.10.28 21:49
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“ALL EXTERNAL expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important,” commented Steve Jobs after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. People who survive near death experiences, like Jobs, all say they come to see the world from a totally different perspective. Every day, every minute suddenly becomes incredibly precious. So they start each day as if “was your last, for someday you'll most certainly be right." The musical Miracle tells us a similar story, of a person who realizes that the things that he did not notice before were the most important.
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Kye Eun-jean
2010.09.29 23:15
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IN EVERYDAY conversations, many people use the word “wrong” when they mean “different.” This may appear to be a casual mistake, but what if people really fail to tell the diffe
Review
Yoo Hye-rim
2010.05.25 18:10
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MANIPULATING THE truth is easier than you might expect. Consider Manufacturing Dissent, a Canadian documentary that questions Michael Moore's dubious filmmaking tactics. Its two directors thumb their
Culture
Choi In-hye
2010.05.04 18:09
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NOWADAYS WHEN people turn on the television, they don’t expect to see only celebrities. Recently, various reality shows featuring ordinary participants have become huge hits in Korea, continuing
Review
Yoo Hye-rim
2010.03.31 23:57
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KOREA'S ANIMATION industry seemed so promising back in the early 2000s. The theatrical production My Beautiful Girl, Mari picked up the best animation award at the 2002 Annecy International Film Fest
Culture
Choi In-hye
2010.03.31 17:54
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ALL FRESHMEN enter college with a fluttering heart, dreaming of a bright future. The increasing youth unemployment rate constantly makes a splash on the news, but it seems like a problem far from thei
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Yoo Hye-rim
2010.02.25 20:01
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FOR THOSE unacquainted with the Korean language, the first image evoked when they hear the word miso may be the cloudy, light brown Japanese soup served in red and black lacquered bowls. Miso soup is
Review
Choi In-hye
2009.11.24 20:47