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  (LAED) BTS' Jungkook releases 1st solo album 'Golden'

  (ATTN: UPDATES with release of album and video footage in paras 1-11; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop juggernaut BTS on Friday put out his first solo album "Golden," composed of all English tracks aimed at the globa
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  Singer-producer Park Jin-young to drop new single

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Park Jin-young, a singer and chief producer of JYP Entertainment, will drop a new digital single titled "Changed Man" on Nov. 20, his agency said Friday."Changed Man" will be his first release in abou
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  BTS' Jungkook to release 1st solo album 'Golden'

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop juggernaut BTS will put out his first solo album "Golden," composed of all English tracks aimed at the global music market, on Friday.BigHit Music, his agency, said the upcoming album captures J
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  BTS' Jungkook set to appear in Jimmy Fallon's show, 'Today' as guest, performer

  SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- BTS' Jungkook is set to make a solo appearance in U.S. talk shows to promote his solo album, "Golden," BigHit Music said Thursday.The BTS breakout star will visit Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show"
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  The Kid Laroi's new song featuring Jungkook debuts at No. 44 on Billboard Hot 100

  SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Kid Laroi's new single "Too Much," featuring BTS member Jungkook, has debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, according the latest chart released Tuesday (U.S. time).This marks the third time th
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  Jungkook's 'Seven,' fastest song to garner 1 bln streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop megastars BTS made history Tuesday as his debut solo single, "Seven," became the fastest song to hit 1 billion streams on the global music streaming platform Spotify.Spotify announced this on s
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  (LEAD) G-Dragon to appear for police questioning next week over alleged drug use

  (ATTN: UPDATES with comments from police, summons of Lee Sun-kyun)SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG will voluntarily appear before police for questioning over drug use suspicions next week, his lawyer said Tuesday."This
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  G-Dragon to appear for police questioning next week over alleged drug use

  SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG will voluntarily appear before police for questioning over drug use suspicions next week, his lawyer said Tuesday."This is for a swift and fair investigation," Kim Su-hyeon, the l
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  G-Dragon to appear voluntarily before police for probe into drug suspicions

  SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop boy group BIGBANG once again denied his drug use suspicions Monday and said he will voluntarily appear before police for investigation into the case.The rapper-singer appointed a lawyer and submitted a let
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  Seventeen's latest album sells over record 5 mln copies in debut week

  SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Seventeen has set a new record for first-week album sales in K-pop history as its latest album sold over 5 million copies, the band's agency said Monday."Seventeenth Heaven," the group's 11th E
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  Two songs from BTS' Jungkook chart on British Official Singles

  SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop sensation BTS has proved his popularity by placing two of his songs on the British Official Singles Top 100 chart."Too Much," his collaborative single with The Kid LAROI and Central Cee, debute
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  (LEAD) Le Sserafim to appear on NBC's 'Today' show

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with group's plan to appear on NBC morning show; ADDS photo, byline)By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Le Sserafim will appear on the U.S. major TV network NBC's famous "Today" morn
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  Woman in her 20s booked for allegedly stalking BTS member V

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A woman in her 20s has been booked for investigation on charges of stalking BTS member V, police said Friday.The woman allegedly tried to approach V after visiting his home in southern Seoul around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, ac
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  BTS' Japanese fan club runs ad for member Jin, S. Korean Army on defense daily

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS' Japanese fan club ran an ad supporting member Jin, who has been serving his mandatory military service, and the South Korean military on the front page of the local defense daily on Friday. "
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  Seventeen sets first-week sales record for K-pop album

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Seventeen has set a new record for first-week album sales in K-pop history with its latest album selling 4.62 million copies, the band's agency said Friday.Pledis Entertainment said the group's 11th EP, &
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  SM's new boy group Riize to release follow-up single

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Riize, a rookie boy group under SM Entertainment, will drop "Talk Saxy" on Friday, a new digital single that follows up its popular debut song, "Get a Guitar."The name of the new song was inspired by
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  BTS' Jimin, NewJeans nominated for 4 Billboard awards each

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop juggernaut BTS' Jimin and girl group NewJeans have each been nominated for four categories at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). According to the complete list of nominees announced by the BBMAs on Thursday
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  Le Sserafim to drop 1st English digital single

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Le Sserafim will release its first English digital single, "Perfect Night," on Friday. "Perfect Night" carries the message that an imperfect day can become enjoyable when spent with
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  K-pop group Seventeen to give speech at UNESCO headquarters in Paris

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Seventeen will make a speech at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and perform songs, becoming the first K-pop act to do so, the group's agency said Friday.The 13-piece group will "address the 13th UNESCO Youth Foru
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  G-Dragon denies drug use, vows to 'cooperate with probe sincerely'

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG denied suspicions of illegal drug use Friday."I've never used drugs," the singer, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, said in a statement distributed through his lawyer.On Wednes