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Straits Times
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
BTS' global fans express love and support for K-pop group through art
SEOUL – A new chapter is unfolding for K-pop boy band BTS now that all members have been discharged from the military, and their fans around the world have gathered their art in Seoul to express their love and support. The Presence In Absence: The Art Of BTS Chapter 2 exhibition has brought together works by 20 fan artists from 13 countries, including Belarus, Chile, Iran and Ukraine. Many of the works are digital paintings, while some were created with graphite or ink. Dr Yvette Wohn, an associate professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology, who co-curated the exhibition, has been painting RM since the pandemic. She was seeking meaning in life aside from her career, which involves studying the characteristics and consequences of social interactions in online environments. 'Fan art is a form of love language. People express love in different ways depending on their personality and skill set. Throughout history, artists have been inspired by other artists across genres of music, literature and more.' She added: 'I think there is a negative bias against all types of fan activities as something that is low-brow, but from a philosophical perspective, I feel that fan art is a wholesome expression of love.' Ms Seo Ji-eun is founder of the art consulting firm Jesper and co-curator of the exhibition. She said when she contacted fan artists through social media, most of those who had a following were favourable to the idea of a fan art show. Visitors to the exhibition included those hoping to see particular artists they like, she said. 'I did not expect visitors from such a wide range of countries. It was quite surprising. BTS fans from nearly 25 countries have visited so far,' she said. Ms Seo added that many of them were in Seoul for BTS Festa and BTS member Jin's concert that takes place on June 28 and 29. 'Koreans might take it for granted as they are already familiar with K-pop idol culture, but the power of BTS is truly incredible. Around 95 per cent of the visitors are foreigners and their impact goes far beyond just the economic benefits from travelling, shopping and food while they are in South Korea. 'Culturally, it is huge. So many of them are learning Korean because of BTS,' she said. The exhibition runs until June 29 at Taxa Seoul in Seongdong-gu, northern Seoul. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
RTÉ News
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Two Irish food festivals make list of Europe's best food fests
Galway's celebrated Oyster and Seafood Festival has been voted the second best summer food festival in Europe in a new list. Big 7 has released their list of the top 25 Summer Food Festivals in Europe, with the Galway festival securing the no. 2 spot. Big 7 is a travel site and media company that specialises in rounding up the best experiences, food and drink spots and activities around the world. Drawing from recommendations and tips from readers, the editorial team also add in their contributions, curating a selection of 'best of' lists across food, travel and more. Running this year from 26 to 28 September, the Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival was founded in 1954 to coincide with the annual oyster harvest and is the oldest oyster festival in the world, as well as one of the longest-running food festivals in Europe. A highlight of the festival is the annual Oyster Opening or 'Shucking' Competition, which sees more than 20 competitors, representing countries from all over the world flock to Galway to vie for the World Championship title. As well as this, the city is lit up with parades, demos and more over the last weekend of September. COMPETITOR INTRO - Denmark, Jesper Knudsen 🦪 Welcome back, Jesper! Jesper has won the Danish Oyster competition for 11 years in a row! He also won the World Oyster Opening Championship in 2013, will he do it again? Catch him in action on Sat 28th of September 🤩 #GIOSF2024 — Galway Oyster Fest (@galwayoyster) August 20, 2024 "Sling back oysters by the bucketload, enjoy the toe-tapping trad music, and watch the masters at work – all set against the backdrop of the wind-whipped Atlantic coast", the editors of Big 7 write. Taste of Dublin, which takes place 12-15 June, was also named on the list, coming in at no. 23. The annual festival, which takes place in Merrion Square, celebrates the best food producers and chefs in the country and is an excellent opportunity to try new things. "Festival goers can pick up tips and tricks from demonstrations and panel discussions with top chefs, as well as take part in hands-on classes and tastings", Big 7 writes. "There's also a gorgeous slice of the Mediterranean in the Tasting Spain corner – sample meats, cheeses, olive oil, and tapas, and learn from the best with masterclasses and expert wine tastings." The Sardine Festival in Portimão, Portugal nabbed the top spot, a lively celebration of the humble sardine that promises stalls selling local handicrafts, street artists, and live music. Almo do Vinho in Alenquer, located just 35 minutes from Lisbon, was ranked third on the list. This festival celebrates the region's wine producers, with guests free to come meet winemakers and indulge in grape-stomping competitions, wine-barrel rolling races, jewellery-making workshops, traditional folk dances and more. Read the full list of festivals below: The Sardine Festival – Portimão, Portugal The Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival – Galway, Ireland Almo do Vinho – Alenquer, Portugal Maschseefest – Hannover, Germany Stragusto Food Festival – Trapani, Italy Napoli Pizza Village Festival – Naples, Italy Fête de l'Ail Rose – Lautrec, France Fistiki Festival – Aegina, Greece Istrian Pasta Festival – Žminj, Croatia Gladmat Food Festival – Stavanger, Norway Lymington Seafood Festival – Lymington, England Foodies Festival – Across the United Kingdom Sarajevo Street Food Market – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival – Loch Lomond, Scotland Copenhagen Cooking Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark Cycladic Gastronomy Festival – Sifnos, Greece La Tomatina – Buñol, Spain Abergavenny Food Festival – Abergavenny, Wales Aarhus Food Festival – Aarhus, Denmark Trøndelag Food Festival – Trondheim, Norway Taste of London – London, England Bordeaux Wine Festival – Bordeaux, France Taste of Dublin – Dublin, Ireland Bite of Amsterdam – Amsterdam, Netherlands Matstreif – Oslo, Norway
India Gazette
24-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
Suhl Junior Shooting World Cup: Adriyan Karmakar bags 2nd medal, bronze in men's 3P as India continue to top tally
Suhl [Germany], May 24 (ANI): Adriyan Karmakar won his second medal in three days, a bronze in the 50m rifle three positions (3P) to go with his silver in the rifle prone, as India retained their top spot in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup medal standings with a tally of one gold, two silvers and a bronze after three days of competition in Suhl, Germany. The 20-year-old on world cup debut, finished with 446.6 as Olympian and former prone junior world champion Romain Aufrere of France took gold with 459.7 and two-time prone junior world champion Jens Oestli took silver with 459.1. Adriyan qualified for the 45-shot final with a 588 in qualification which gave him fourth spot in the 55-strong field. Romain and Jens were first and third respectively. Also qualifying was Jesper Johansson of Sweden, a junior world championship medalist and a silver medalist in Suhl last time around. While the Indian hovered around 13th and 14th spot right through the Kneeling and Prone positions, a streak of eight straight 10s including the final few shots in Prone and the first few in Standing, ensured an easy final passage in the end. In the final as well, Adriyan never moved above fourth as Romain, Jens and Jesper looked destined for the medals. Adriyan made his move after the first set of eliminations happened after the 40th shot, the 10th in the last Standing position. Having cut down his difference with third placed Jesper to 0.5, he fired 10.8 for his 41st and 10.6 for his 42nd to go a point ahead of the Swede. That cushion helped as Adriyan's 10.2 for his 43rd confirmed the medal despite Jesper's firing a 10.7 in bowing out. It wrapped up a great debut for the youngster having not only won two medals, but also having established a new junior national record in prone, in the process. Later a valiant effort by 17-year-old Anoushka Thokur, also on world cup debut, went abegging in the junior women's 3P as she finished seventh in the final. After being in medal contention for a better part of the final, she bowed out in the end alongside double Paris medalist Huang Yuting of China, after the 40th shot. She was then on a score of 405.2 and in went down in a shoot-off with the Czech Republic's Barbora Dubska. The Jaeggi sisters from Switzerland, Vivien Joy and Emely, finished 1-2 as China's Xu took bronze. Nine golds so far have gone to nine different nations including one to the group of Individual Neutral athletes (AIN). There are seven more on the line over the next three days with three, including the men's and women's air rifle and the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol are scheduled for Saturday (May 24, 2025). Other Indian scores on the day 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol Men Junior- Qualification Rd 1: Sagnik Banerjee- 287 (6th) Sameer-285 (11th) Tanishq Kodavali-285 (12th) Mukesh Nellavalli-284 (13th) Abhinav Choudhary-284 (14th) 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior: Vedant Nitin Waghmare -579 (19th) Manvendra Singh Shekhawat -570 (49th) Harshvardhan Singh Naruka -569 (50th) 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Junior: Mahit Sandhu 585-11th Prachi Gaikwad 578-31st Melvina Joel Gladson 566-55th.(ANI)
NDTV
23-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Adriyan Karmakar Bags Bronze In Men's 50m Rifle 3P; India Continue To Top Tally
Adriyan Karmakar won a bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions (3P), his second medal of the tournament, as India maintained their top spot in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup on Friday. The 20-year-old Adriyan, who was making his world cup debut, finished with 446.6 as Olympian and former prone junior world champion Romain Aufrere of France took the gold. Two-time prone junior world champion Jens Oestli won the silver with 459.1. Adriyan had won a silver in the 50m rifle prone event on Tuesday. India remained on top of the medal standings with one gold, two silver and one bronze after three days of competition. Adriyan qualified for the 45-shot final with a 588 which gave him fourth spot in the 55-strong field. Romain and Jens were first and third respectively in the qualification round. Jesper Johansson of Sweden, a junior world championship medallist and a silver medalist in Suhl last time around, was also qualified. While the Indian hovered around 13th and 14th spot right through the Kneeling and Prone positions, a streak of eight straight 10s, including the final few shots in Prone and the first few in Standing, ensured an easy final passage in the end. In the final, Adriyan could not move above fourth spot initially as Romain, Jens and Jesper looked destined for medals. Adriyan made his move after the first set of eliminations happened after the 40th shot, the 10th in the last Standing position. Having cut down the gap with third placed Jesper to 0.5, Adriyan fired 10.8 for his 41st and 10.6 for his 42nd to go a point ahead of the Swede. That cushion helped as Adriyan's 10.2 for his 43rd confirmed the medal despite Jesper firing a 10.7 while bowing out. It wrapped up a great debut for the youngster having not only won two medals, but also having established a new junior national record in prone, in the process. Later a valiant effort by 17-year-old Anoushka Thokur, also making her World Cup debut, went in vain in the junior women's 3P as she finished seventh in the final. After being in medal contention for a better part of the final, she bowed out alongside double Paris medalist Huang Yuting of China, after the 40th shot. She was then on a score of 405.2 and went down in a shoot-off with the Czech Republic's Barbora Dubska. The Jaeggi sisters from Switzerland, Vivien Joy and Emely, finished 1-2 as China's Xu took bronze. Nine golds so far have gone to nine different nations including one to the group of Individual Neutral athletes (AIN). There are seven more on the line over the next three days with three, including the men's and women's air rifle and the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol, are scheduled for Saturday.
The Irish Sun
10-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
The Spanish island that feels more like Mars and flights are just £35
GRIPPING my surfboard tightly, I got ready to battle the wave heading my way. But as the ocean swallowed me up and spat me out for the umpteenth time, I wondered why I didn't just stay in the hotel's adults-only pool. 5 Tenerife is a haven for surfers — with its year-round waves Credit: Getty 5 The Los Roques de Garcia night sky With its year-round waves, Tenerife is a haven for surfers — and I could see that my sister and brother-in-law were doing a lot better than me. They'd even managed to stand up. It was all worth it, though. When I eventually caught my first wave, a feeling of euphoria rushed over me as the sea whisked me at speed towards the shore. I was so shocked at my success that I didn't even try to stand up, much to the dismay of my instructor from Ika Ika Surf School. A two-hour session costs 35 euros and takes place at Read More on Travel Given the variety of sport on offer on the Spanish island, my partner and I couldn't resist trying our hand at riding with Horse Riding Adventure Tenerife. We trotted around the countryside taking in the views down to the sea. A one-and-a-half-hour ride costs 35 euros. We were staying at The Ramada Residences by Wyndham Tenerife Costa Adeje, which was the perfect place to relax. Most read in Beach holidays The resort boasts a huge family pool with hot tub, as well as a peaceful adults-only pool, plus a restaurant and lovely rooftop bar. Our two-bed apartment featured a huge terrace overlooking the seafront as well as a well-equipped kitchen, which meant we could keep catering costs to a minimum. Martin Lewis gives travel advice about checking your passport When we weren't sipping cocktails at the bar, evenings were spent watching the sun set over the sea, while tucking into plates of home-cooked pasta. For an exceptional sunset, head to Teide National Park, perched on the third- highest volcano in the world. Travelling by night bus, we set off on a nine-hour excursion which would finish with a stargazing experience that truly dazzled us. Our coach trundled up and up until we were 3,715 metres above sea level. We made a couple of stops for people to acclimatise to the altitude, and then, eventually, we broke cloud cover to reveal a deep, blue sky. Throughout the journey, our guide Jesper recalled tales of the Guanche people who inhabited the island before Europeans arrived. They lived in caves while rearing animals and farming the volcanic land. They thought the Teide volcano held up the sky — and when it erupted, they believed it was Guayota, a demon, trying to escape from his hell-like pit. Guayota needed to be put back into the mouth of the volcano for the blackened sky to return to blue. The volcano has lain dormant since its last eruption, in 1909, which I was grateful to learn as we reached its peak. Big Dipper It was hard to believe this volcanic island used to be even higher than it is, as I stared out across the sea of clouds below me. But Jesper told us that an older and much taller volcano, Las Canadas, once stood here, but it crumbled in on itself following an eruption. Before we got to watch the glorious sunset, we passed Roques de Garcia, where you can observe remains of volcanic activity over the years in the form of oddly shaped rock formations. Walking up the trail surrounded by mighty rocks, I was reminded of just how small I really am. The views across the plains and lava fields gave the impression that we had left this island in We made our way to the northern side of the volcano for the sunset after a three-course meal at Papillon, the highest restaurant in the national park. Standing at the edge, clutching a mint tea, I watched as the sun began its descent below the clouds. It seemed to take a while to move down the horizon, but then in what seemed like seconds it dropped out of sight and the temperatures plummeted. 5 Thea Jacobs saddles up during her trip Credit: Supplied 5 The adults-only poolside at the Ramada Credit: The Ramada Residences by Wyndham 5 Thea on dry land Credit: Supplied That meant it was time for stargazing. We all know the nursery rhyme Guide Jesper asked us where Not a single one of us gave the right answer, so he pointed it out using a green laser. He also showed us how to locate the star, also called Polaris, by using the We then moved on to the zodiac constellations of Despite the chill in the air, the evening felt magical. Once we finished craning our necks at the sparkling sky, we were led to four If the rocks had made me feel small before, the stars and planets made me feel even more minuscule. GO: TENERIFE GETTING THERE: Ryanair flies from Stansted, Manchester, Liverpool and other UK airports to Tenerife from £35 each way, STAYING THERE: A two-bedroom apartment with a terrace, sleeping four, at The Ramada Residences by Wyndham Tenerife Costa Adeje costs from €130 per night on a self-catering basis. For more details see OUT & ABOUT: A Teide By Night excursion costs €89 per adult and €55 per child, and can be booked through the hotel.
