The New York Times – Music:
Professionally known as Shinsadong Tiger, he created the upbeat, catchy and danceable musical style that defined K-pop in the early 2010s.
Category: South Korea
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‘Cobweb’ Review: A Film Within a Director’s Cinematic Ego Trip
The New York Times – Film:
Kim Jee-woon toys with the absurdity of filmmaking itself in this story of a director compelled to take his cast and crew captive to shoot one more scene.
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Sharing an Airbnb With My Parents for Seven Weeks
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Korea was my parents’ country. They wouldn’t need me there as they did in Canada … right?
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5 Must-See Festivals in Asia This Winter
The New York Times – Travel:
Catch a mountain trout on a frozen South Korean river, witness a fiery pelting of devotees in Taiwan or find your cold-weather bliss in a Japanese snow maze.
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‘Parasite’ Actor Lee Sun-kyun Dies Amid Drug Use Allegations
The New York Times – Film:
Mr. Lee, a familiar face on Korean television and movie screens, had been under police investigation for months on suspicion of illegal drug use. He denied the accusations.
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Farfetch to Be Acquired by Coupang for $500 Million
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The luxury e-commerce platform will narrowly avoid bankruptcy after the buyout from South Korea’s answer to Amazon.
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As Bedbug Anxiety Spreads to Asia Exterminators Turn Profits
The New York Times – Travel:
Outbreaks in France and South Korea have people across Asia on high alert for bedbugs. Exterminators in the region say business is booming.
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His Architect Said the Site Was No Good, So He Built the Project Himself
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The South Korean ceramist Hun-Chung Lee taught himself design and construction, creating a collection of small buildings as impressive as his artwork.
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QI.X, a Queer K-Pop Group, Wants to Change South Korea
The New York Times – Music:
In conservative South Korea, few L.G.B.T.Q. entertainers have ever come out. The young members of QI.X don’t see the point of staying in.