Seoul Motor Show 2013

“With nature, for the people”

 We, Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, cordially invite you to the Seoul Motor Show 2013, the world's most extravagant and dynamic motor show.
Seoul Motor Show 2013, the 9th biennial Show, will be held from March 28 to April 7, 2013 for 11 days under the theme of "With nature, for the people" at KINTEX(Korea International Exhibition Center), since its first opening in 1995.

Seoul Motor Show is the only international motor show accredited by OICA(Organisation internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles) in Korea, acting as an informative medium for the consumers providing all types of automobiles-related information, which include quality, price, design, and performance.

With the 200 prominent companies from 15 countries around the globe, the show provides information on the overall trend of the global automobile market as well as valuable information of the latest technologies.

As the size of the exhibition center has doubled compared to last edition, the Seoul Motor Show 2013 will be the largest ever held in history.
We will do our best to make sure that the Seoul Motor Show 2013 will be remembered as the most excellent automotive festivity that has satisfied all visitors as well as the exhibitors.

Thank you.


“With nature, for the people”

Theme : With nature, for the people
Period :  March 28 ~ April 7, 2013
Press day : March 28
Public days : March 29 ~ April 7
Venue : Korea International Exhibition Center(KINTEX)
Exhibition Size : 102,431
Exhibits :
Passenger cars, commercial vehicles, special purpose vehicles, motorcycles, fuel cells, tuning cars, tires, bicycles, auto parts and accessories, maintenance equipments, etc.
Organizer : Organizing Committee for Seoul Motor Show

SupportersMinistry of Knowledge Economy
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs
Gyeonggi Provincial Government
Goyang City


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Jason Mraz Live in Seoul [17th, May, 2013 at subsidiary stadium in Jamsil sports complex]

Jason Mraz Live in Seoul [17th, May, 2013 at subsidiary stadium in Jamsil sports complex]

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이대로 널 보낼 수는 없다고
밤을 세워 간절히 기도했지만
더 이상 널 사랑할 수 없다면
차라리 나도 데려가
내 마지막 소원을 하늘이
끝내 모른척 저버린대도
불꽃처럼 꺼지지 않는 사랑으로
영원히 넌 가슴속에 타오를 테니
나를 위해서 눈물도 참아야 했던
그 동안에 넌 얼마나 힘이 들었니
천년이 가도 난 너를 잊을 수 없어
사랑했기 때문에


내 마지막 소원을 하늘이
끝내 모른척 저버린대도
불꽃처럼 꺼지지 않는 사랑으로
영원히 넌 가슴속에 타오를 테니
나를 위해서 눈물도 참아야 했던
그 동안의 넌 얼마나 힘이 들었니
천년이 가도 난 너를 잊을 수 없어
사랑했기 때문에
나를 위해서 눈물도 참아야 했던
그 동안의 넌 얼마나 힘이 들었니
천년이 가도 난 너를 잊을 수 없어
사랑했기때문에
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K-pop Top 5 Baechigi(faet. Ailee) - Shower of tears, 배치기(feat. 에일리) - 눈물 샤워

그대 눈에 보였죠 넘실거리는 슬픈 내 눈물이
아직 가슴에 차고 남아 한 없이 두볼에 흐르고 있죠

지지리도 궁상이지 애써 짓는 미소 조차 이리 울상인지
글썽이는 두눈에 맺힌 내 처량한 모습 이리 불쌍한지
자꾸 멍해져 목젖부터 울컥거리는게 툭치면 눈물이 쏟아질것 같애
내가 나를 알기에 널 잡지 못했던 후회속에 질질 짜는 못난놈
왜 난 너에게 좀 더 나은 사람이 될수 없었는지에 대한 한탄 속에
왜 난 떠나 가는 너의 뒷모습을 바라보기만 할수 밖에 없던 자책 속에
마지막엔 알아야 했어 너의 이기적인 가슴은 다른 설레임을 원한걸
우는 와중에도 밥은 넘기는거 보니 그래도 계속 살고 싶긴 한가 보네

그대 눈에 보였죠 넘실거리는 슬픈 내 눈물이
아직 가슴에 차고 남아 한 없이 두볼에 흐르고 있죠

아무일 없는듯 웃고 싶어요 날 감싸는 추억이 또 날 붙잡죠
이 눈물이 그대의 두눈에도 흐르고 있을까요

처음엔 한방울 한방울 그러다 왈칵 쏟아지며 한참을
쥐뿔도 뭐 없는 내 꼴을 알기에 아쉬움도 갖지 못해 한탄을
아직도 남은 네 존재를 억지로 떨궈낸 내 속이 타는데
냉정히 날 두고 떠나갈 만큼 나 형편없는 남자였나
기다려 달란 말도 지친다 기약없는 말
더는 널 묶어둘 자신도 모면할 핑계도 댈수가 없어서
더 감추지 못한채 모자란 모습만 네게 보이고 마는데
지지리도 못나고 꼬질한 내 모습 눈물로 씻어내 보낸다

그대 눈에 보였죠 넘실거리는 슬픈 내 눈물이
아직 가슴에 차고 남아 한 없이 두볼에 흐르고 있죠

애꿎은 눈물만 흘리는 날 놔줘 네 품이 아닌 곳에 이제 날 놔줘
후회와 지나간 날들의 기억속에 갇혀 가슴 아픈 나

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베개 위에 얼굴 엎어 놓고 샤워해 샤워 눈물 샤워

청승 맞게 불꺼 놓고 이불을 머리 끝까지 덮어 놓고
베개 위에 얼굴 엎어 놓고 샤워해 샤워 눈물 샤워

그대 눈에 보였죠 넘실거리는 슬픈 내 눈물이
아직 가슴에 차고 남아 한 없이 두볼에 흐르고 있죠

공군 레미제라블 '레밀리터리블' Les Miserables ROK Air Force Parody Les Militaribles

First off, just want to make sure this is 100 percent clear: Despite the fixation on backbreaking manual labor, the above video comes to us via South Korea, not its northern, MJ-loving counterpart.

Now, on to the video: You know last summer when you were watching the second European trailer for Les Misérables on YouTube, and once it finished you noticed something in the related videos column called "HILARIOUS 'Call Me Maybe' Parody — OMG Must Watch!!" and, feeling particularly complacent that day, you decided to click on it? And after about 15 seconds into the extremely earnest acoustic cover of Carly Rae Jepsen's timeless classic, you realized two things: (1) This is neither a parody, nor hilarious, and (2) this is better than the original, so hating is not really an option? This is how you will feel when you watch "Les Militaribles," this Les Misérables "parody" done by the South Korean Air Force and realize that they have a better Javert than we do.

Some context: I guess they had a particularly nasty winter in Korea this year, and the servicemen in the air force spent a lot of their time shoveling snow on the runways as part of their mandatory two years of military service. The supervising officers decided to embark upon this musical and cinematic endeavor "to lift the spirit of servicemen who had to work so hard to clear snow during the unusually heavy winter this year," and to "help shatter the image of the military as a dull place and encourage more youth to take the service with delight," according to Major Cheon Myeong-nyeong, one of the directors of the project.

Not sure if depicting actual shoveling servicemen wailing lyrics like "Sweet Jesus, why have you forsaken me / Dig down, dig down, your prayers are weak," set to the tune of the chain-gang ditty "Look Down" is the best way to encourage enlistment, but it cannot be denied that the above 13-minute musical revue is ridiculously well-produced and sung. I need more viral vids from these guys, stat — maybe a little Pirates of Penzance or something? It's not like they've got anything more fun to do for the next couple years.

Emily Yoshida (@emilyyoshida) is an editor at Grantland.
 

Latest [Cultural event] in Korea. Tim butron, The Korean alphabet : the art of inspiration and interaction ,Transcending Vision; American Impressionism 1970-1940

The Korean alphabet : the art of inspiration and interaction [한글 : 영감과 소통의 예술] 서울시립 남서울 미술관

Marking its 27th anniversary, the Seoul Art Exhibition presents . The contemporary artists included in this collection have been highly active in numerous fields of art including calligraphy, design, and fine art etc. This exhibition explores the changing aspects of contemporary Hangeul through the work of artists with unique work styles and perspectives. Regardless of the medium, this exhibition is comprised of three sections each looking at the development of Hangeul since its inception, from the age of paper and pen to the digital age. The first section exhibits work transformed from the unique shape of Hangeul. The second section introduces Hangeul as a raw material of creation. The last section presents art inspired by the principle of Hangeul and its invention. As a whole, the work demonstrates the ways in which modern times might accommodate Hangeul – as a sound, as a form, and as a meaning. The first section on the first floor outlines the beauty of Hangeul based on its raw materials – the sky, the earth, the humans – through the unique work of the calligrapher and the graphic designer. On the second floor, the second section examines the beauty of Hangeul as characters and its structural formation through investigation and an experimental approach; this allows us to witness the harmony between the calligrapher, graphic designer, and dancer. As a result, by combining body, costume, and poetry, the second section transforms the various figures of Hangeul in its present age into an art. The last section foregrounds the personality of Hangeul as sound equaling image and allows the opportunity to witness the beauty of this alphabet due to its aesthetics and scientific principles. The exhibition is made through the interaction of artists with diverse backgrounds; it enables us to experience the beautiful variations and to broaden our understanding of Hangeul. We hope this exhibition highlights the aesthetic sense of Hangeul’s past and present, and also provides creative direction for the future of Korean art.   - Tim burton in korea - The Seoul Museum of Art has put together a series of work by international film director Tim Burton to celebrate the Christmas season. Movies such as Edward Scissorhands, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Alice in Wonderland have made Burton a household name all around the world. He is well known for seamlessly combining fantasy with reality with a dash of dark humor. His movies have attracted a cult following and earned him a reputation as a true artist. This exhibition will feature 862 of his works including drawings, paintings, short films, sculptures, music and costumes that have been used in the making of his feature-length movies. The exhibition is divided into three parts. The first part, titled Surviving Burbank covers his younger years from 1958 to 1976. He was born Timothy Walter Burton in Burbank, California, United States. He was an introvert with a wild imagination that often gave birth to unique creations. The second, Beautifying Burbank, covers the years 19777 to 1984 including his time with Cal Arts and Walt Disney. Most of his work in that period was based on his fascination with childhood fantasies, inspiring the wacky but humorous Tim Burton characters that many of us recognize today. The last segment of the exhibition, Beyond Burbank, covers his most productive years from 1985 to the present. This is the period in which he created the great movies that made him world famous.

iWatch? Galaxy Watch?

Apple and Samsung already dominate the smartphone market, but the smartwatch industry could be the next in line for a wrist-worn tech attack, judging by “iWatch” and “Project J” rumors. Talk of an Apple alternative to Pebble and other wearables has surged in the past week, with a 100-person team tipped to be collaborating on a curved glass digital timepiece that would work as a companion to your iPhone. However, the Cupertino smartwatch crew is unlikely to be alone in its second-screen ambitions, with Samsung likely also on the case.

Samsung is no stranger to companion devices for its smartphones, in fact. The S Pebble, its compact music player designed as an accessory for the Galaxy S III, quietly launched in the US last December, while all the way back in 2010 Samsung was flirting with a combination stylus and Bluetooth headset for the original Galaxy Tab. What it hasn’t done, so far, is a watch.

That day could be sooner than you think, at least according to the latest batch of speculation. Samsung’s rumored “Project J” could well be a trio of hardware, not a single device, according to SamMobile‘s digging; the so-called “Project J Active Fortius” is tipped as a smartwatch-style device, at least by divining from the expected accessories. There will supposedly be an official arm band, bike mount, and pouch for the Fortius, with that – and the name -driving chatter that it’s a compact, fitness-related gizmo.

It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch, either. The slick looking timepiece shown here, complete with an interchangeable hub that docks into a wristband among other things, is the handiwork of Johan Loekito in association with Samsung Design America, and dates back to 2009.

Some of the same arguments we’ve made in favor of an Apple iWatch hold, to an extent, true for Samsung’s potential “Galaxy Watch.” For instance, we suggested that Siri could be the wildcard on your wrist, with the voice control system meaning smartwatch users would no longer have to pull out their phone or tablet in order to actually respond to an alert.

Samsung has its own speech control system, in the shape of S Voice, though initial feedback on the service was mixed. However, when combined with Google Now‘s predictive technologies as part of Android, that could make for a compelling way of interacting with digital services: a little like Project Glass, perhaps, but on your arm not suspended above your eye-line.

With estimates that the wearables market will surge by 2017, Samsung’s involvement in the segment is probably unavoidable. That health-tracking gadgets are expected to lead that surge, and that Samsung already has its S Health service up and running, only makes it all the more likely that fitness and activity monitoring will be its initial foothold. Factor in Samsung’s own work on flexible OLED, itself expected to come to fruition in 2013, and Apple might not be the only firm with a wraparound smartwatch.

from : slashgear.com

 

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Recruiting foreign volunteers for 2013 Seoul Metropolitan Government's 'Seoul Quality of Life Monitors' Programme

Recruiting foreign volunteers for 2013 Seoul Metropolitan Government's 'Seoul Quality of Life Monitors' Programme

Application Deadline : 2013. 2. 15. (Friday)
Seat Availability : ○○ people
Qualification
-Monitoring team: Foreigners or Naturalized citizens or marriage immigrants who meet all requirements below
①Minimum of 1 year stay in Seoul and reach an intermediate level of proficiency in either Korean or English
②Applicant with great interest and passion for Seoul ※ Korean translator:Applicant who majors in English and has a strong will for voluntary service
Documents to submit
① Application Form
② Copy of valid photo-bearing identification
○ How to apply : by post or email or submit the documents directly to the Seoul Metropolitan Government (Mail-in application will only be accepted if the documents arrived before the due date/Visit the working hours I received)
※Address : Multiculturalism Division, 5F, 110 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea, 100-744
※ Email : monitor@seoul.go.kr,
※ Person in charge : 이부열(Lee Boo Youl) (02-2133-5076)
○ Notification of results : 2013. 2. 20. (Wednesday)