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Lim Hyung-joo at SJSS

11-Jun-07
In the first half of the St John's recital on Thursday, Lim Hyung-joo concentrated on the more classical end of the popera spectrum. There was a microphone on stage, and Lim stood behind it, but up until the interval the evening was un-miked. Having heard a couple of his performances on YouTube I was wondering whether he had the voice for opera, but for the first half of the programme he cranked up his vocal volume and his voice was much more operatic than his YouTube videos led me to expect. Dressed in a mid-grey tail-coat with contrasting reveres on the collar, one's ears were expecting a showy performance to fit in with what the eyes were seeing. Looking at the ...
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Celebrity news round-up

08-Dec-06
I haven't posted about any celebs recently, so here's the latest clips I've come across: 1 Singers turned actors With an eye on the success of canto-pop stars on the big screen, K-pop stars and their managers have been looking to maximise brand value and revenue streams. Uhm Jung-hwa, I only recently noticed, has been prominent both as a singer and an actor for many years, while you have to have been living a fairly secluded life recently if you hadn't heard of Rain's part in Park Chan-wook's latest. So the Chosun decided to do a quick poll of the best and the worst acting talent among the former singers. Top of the list for the boys (above) is, surprise, surprise, Rain. "He ...
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