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EXCLUSIVE: Classicaite Q&A with Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Keyboard Player Mee Eun Kim on "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24," Holiday Tour Schedules and a Platinum 'Nightcastle'

In the spirit of the season, we snagged a few minutes on the horn with Trans Siberian's prodigious keyboardist Mee Eun Kim to chat about the Christmas tour season, her start with TSO and just what's next for the ensemble year-round.
  • Renée Fleming Will Make Her Broadway Debut in 'Living on Love' in April, Written by Joe DiPietro and Directed by Kathleen Marshall

    Grammy Award-winning opera singer Renée Fleming will make her Broadway debut this spring in a new play titled "Living on Love," a comedy based on none other then an opera diva, according to "The New York Times."In "Living on Love," Fleming will play opera singer Raquel De Angelis, whose conductor-husband starts to fall for a woman hired to ghostwrite his long-delayed autobiography. She retaliates by hiring her own ghostwriter but also gets romantically attached.Fleming will only sing a little in the play, some improvised a cappella.“I’ve spent my life singing tragic characters, so to be able to make people laugh is an extraordinary joy,” said Fleming.Written by Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro ("Memphis"), Living is based on the play "Peccadillo" by Garson Kanin.
  • K-Pop's Clara Releases Video for 'Gwiyomi Song 2' Featuring Comic Book Legend Stan Lee

    Popular Korean actress Clara has released a video for her debut single “Gwiyomi Song 2,” which surprisingly features Stan Lee, former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.“Gwiyomi Song 2” is an upbeat remake of the “Gwiyomi Song,” a K-Pop single release by Hari in 2013. In the video, Lee performs his version of the “Gwiyomi Player,” a popular dance move featured in the video. Many compare the popularity of the “Gwiyomi Song” in Korea to the viral video “Gangham Style,” which was released in 2012."Gwiyomi" or "kiyomi" is Korean slang used to refer to a cute person. The video is filmed in "aegyo" style, a popular method used in K-Pop girl groups. Aegyo refers a cute, affectionate style often expressed through a baby voice and facial expressions and gestures, similar to the Japanese concept of "kawaii."
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