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[In-depth interview]Korea has to build up its diplomacy: Park
South Korea’s diplomacy is at a crossroads. This is because it has been influenced and constrained by growing inter-Korean ties in recent years while it has failed in pursuing advantages that would be in the national interest. It faces many tasks, such as the reform of the diplomatic corps, which this administration has started but which is still …
Jan 31,2007
Opera singer loves musicals
Being 1.85 meters (6 feet) tall and having a deep low voice, Park Sang-gin is an impressive man. He becomes even more so when he plays a tango singer with a mustache singing face to face with Eva Peron in the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical “Evita.” Playing Magaldi, the singer who brought the ambitious girl out of rural Argentina, Mr. Park is making h…
Jan 29,2007
[In-depth interview]Choi: Uphold tradition in Korean music
It’s been two years since the royal ancestral ritual music of Jongmyo Shrine and the pansori epic chant became part of Unesco’s World Cultural Heritage List, giving global recognition to our traditional music. Samulnori, traditional instrumental music, has long been considered a cultural symbol of Korea. But how do modern-day Koreans enjoy their …
Jan 24,2007
[SPORTS REVIEW]If he’s still Ahn, star can revive the K-League
The return to the K-League of Ahn Jung-hwan, nicknamed “Lord of the Ring” because he famously kissed his ring after scoring a goal against Italy in the 2002 World Cup, is truly great. Earlier this month, Ahn donned the blue-collared jersey of the Samsung Suwon Bluewings and put on a smile for pictures with his new boss, Cha Bum-keun, who rescued…
Jan 24,2007
Festival of classical dance introduces Korean star
The 2007 World Ballet Star Festival arrives at Seoul Arts Center this week. It is a stage for the leading ballet dancers of the world to show off. There will be performers from superlative companies including the Bolshoi, Kirov, Russian and Paris Opera ballet companies. New to the event this year is Ha Eun-ji, 23, a member of Universal Ballet.…
Jan 22,2007
Sentimental musical journey brings a maestro close to fans
Last Tuesday hundreds of classical music fans gathered at the Rodin Gallery in central Seoul to watch a performance by the violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill, 29. The one-hour invitation-only concert was a way to thank his fans for the success of his nationwide tour last year and for the sales of his double platinum album, “Lachrymae.” There were on…
Jan 22,2007
The man who is making Korea bubble
[IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW]James Paton is a natural host. With an easy smile and quintessentially British humor, he can glide into any party and engage guests in lighthearted conversation. No one seems to mind that his real purpose at any soiree is to promote and sell the Moet Hennessy brands in Korea. When the president of Moet Hennessy Korea is w…
Jan 17,2007
Korean designer’s work to adorn UN memorabilia under Ban
Thousands of scarves, neckties and mugs designed by a Korean woman will be used as souvenir gifts given to important guests to the United Nations over the next five years. Designer Lee Kyung-soon, 50, who made a name for herself during the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup games by designing neckties for national soccer coach Guus Hiddink, said she was…
Jan 14,2007
Speed skater beats youth and disability to capture his dream
Inside the skating rink at Taereung sports complex, the air was even colder than outside. Circling the rink was a tall, skinny high school student, Ko Byung-wook. He is only 16 years old but made it onto the Korean national speed skating team for the 2007 Winter Asian Games in Changchun, China, which begin on Jan. 28. He placed third in the 5,…
Jan 14,2007
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