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  Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival opens amid sweltering weather

  SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The annual Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, one of the biggest summer music festivals in South Korea, kicked off Friday for a three-day run amid the scorching heat.Hosted by the Incheon metropolitan government, the festival
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  BLACKPINK's 'Pink Venom' surpasses 700 mln YouTube views

  SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's "Pink Venom" topped 700 million views on YouTube on Friday, the group's agency said."Pink Venom" is the prereleased track off the quartet's
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo dating actor Ahn Bo-hyun

  SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's Jisoo is in a romantic relationship with actor Ahn Bo-hyun, her agency confirmed Thursday."They are currently in the phase of acquainting themselves with each other," YG Entertain
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  BB Girls to drop 1st single 'One More Time'

  SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Brave Girls will make a comeback as BB Girls with a new album titled, "One More Time," on Thursday, its agency said.The debut single from BB Girls, which portrays the group's true identity an
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  (2nd LD) NewJeans becomes 2nd K-pop girl group to top Billboard 200

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4, 8; ADDS BTS Jungkook's ranking on Billboard Hot 100 in last three paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group NewJeans has achieved a significant milestone by topping the Billbo
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  (LEAD) NewJeans becomes 2nd K-pop girl group to top Billboard 200

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-7)SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group NewJeans has achieved a significant milestone by toppingthe Billboard 200 main albums chart for the first time since its debut a year ago.According to the
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  SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group NewJeans has achieved a significant milestone by toppingthe Billboard 200 main albums chart for the first time since its debut a year ago.According to the latest chart revealed Wednesday (U.S. time),
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  BTS' V to be last member to debut as soloist

  SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- V will become the last member of the globally popular K-pop septet BTS to debut as a solo artist, his agency said Wednesday."V is stepping up work to make his first solo album," BigHit Music said in a release. It
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  [GRAND OPEN] ASTRO JinJin has sent the open celebration video
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  [GRAND OPEN] MONSTA X has sent the open celebration video
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  BLACKPINK's 'Ddu-du Ddu-du' becomes 1st K-pop video to top 2.1 bln YouTube views

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK's megahit single "Ddu-du Ddu-du" has set a YouTube record for most views for a video by a K-pop group, the quartet's agency said Monday.YG Entertainment said the music video surpassed 2.1 billi
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  SM Entertainment's new boy group to debut in September

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment said Monday it will launch Riize, a new boy group composed of seven members, in September.Riize is a combination of the words "rise" and "realize," which means a team growing and rea
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  Jungkook ranks 13th in 2nd week on British chart with 'Seven'

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jungkook's debut solo song, "Seven," remained a strong presence on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100 for the second consecutive week. According to the latest chart unveiled Friday (Britis
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  Pinkfong's songs top 1 bln streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The Pinkfong Co., a South Korean educational entertainment company, said Thursday its children's songs have garnered more than a combined 1 billion streams on Spotify, the global music streaming giant.The number is the
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  Soyou returns to reclaim K-pop 'summer queen' title

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Singer Soyou is back Wednesday with an individual EP full of summer vibes, hoping to reclaim her girl group Sistar's previous title as a "summer queen" in the K-pop industry. Ranging from &quo
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  (LEAD) BTS member Jungkook's solo single 'Seven' tops Billboard Hot 100

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 7-11; ADDS byline)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jungkook has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his first solo single, "Seven," becoming the second South Korean s
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  BTS member Jungkook's solo single 'Seven' tops Billboard Hot 100

  SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jungkook has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his first solo single, "Seven," becoming the second South Korean soloist to lead the list following his bandmate Jimin. Released July 14, &q
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  (URGENT) BTS member Jungkook's solo single 'Seven' tops Billboard Hot 100

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  (LEAD) NewJeans to release new EP 'Get Up' ahead of 1st anniv.

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes from NewJeans in paras 5-10; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans will drop its second EP, titled "Get Up," on Friday, the band's agency said.The album will hit music services worl
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  NewJeans to release new EP 'Get Up' ahead of 1st anniv.

  SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans will drop its second EP, titled "Get Up," on Friday, the band's agency said.The album will hit music services worldwide at 1 p.m., a day before the band's first anniversary, acc