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  BLACKPINK dubbed ‘Group of the Year’ at MTV Awards

  BLACKPINK dubbed ‘Group of the Year’ at MTV Awards SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK won “Group of the Year” at the 2023 MTV Video Awards (VMA), a prestigious U.S. music
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  BTS Jungkook's 'Seven' tops Billboard Global for 8 weeks

  BTS Jungkook's 'Seven' tops Billboard Global for 8 weeks SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jungkook's solo track "Seven" has topped the Billboard’s non-U.S. g
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  BLACKPINK to open pop-up store in Seoul

  SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will open a pop-up store for its official merchandise in Seoul's Hongdae area later this week, a subsidiary of the group's agency said Tuesday.The "Born Pink Pop-up Experience in Se
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  BTS V's 'Layover' sells over 1.67 mln copies on debut day, record for K-pop soloist

  SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The debut solo album by V, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, sold about 1.67 million copies on the day of its release, breaking the first-day sales record for K-pop soloists, data showed Saturday. According to the data from
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  TWICE's Jihyo to drop English version of 'Killin' Me Good'

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Jihyo, a member of K-pop girl group TWICE, will release the English-language version of "Killin' Me Good," the main track off her first solo album released last month, next week, her agency sai
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  (LEAD) BTS' V drops debut solo album 'Layover'

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with album's release and remarks from V; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- V, a member of the K-pop giant BTS, put out his first solo album, "Layover," on Friday.The singer has released various original s
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  BTS member Jungkook's 'Seven' music video tops 200 mln views

  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The music video for "Seven," the debut solo single from BTS' Jungkook, has surpassed 200 million views on YouTube, the group's agency said Friday.The video hit the milestone at about 5 p.m. the previous
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  Seventeen's Tokyo Dome concerts attract 100,000 fans

  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Seventeen kicked off the largest Japanese dome tour since its debut to a strong start, drawing 100,000 fans to its two concerts at Tokyo Dome earlier this week, the group's agency said Friday.The group h
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  BTS' V to drop debut solo album 'Layover'

  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- V, a member of the K-pop giant BTS, will put out his first solo album, "Layover," on Friday, his agency said.The singer has released various original soundtracks for TV dramas, including "Christmas Tree,&
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  BTS' Jungkook to headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival

  SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, will headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival, a large-scale U.S. charity concert set to be held this month, the group's agency said Thursday, citing the festival's official
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  Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo sings 'Ave Maria' before pope in Ulaanbaatar

  SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo has sung "Ave Maria" in front of Pope Francis during a private audience with him in Ulaanbaatar, the singer's agency said Wednesday.According to DGNcom, Lim was grante
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  [Interview] TRENDZ says K-pop idol needs 'perseverance, tactfulness and fans' love' to survive

  [Interview] TRENDZ says K-pop idol needs 'perseverance, tactfulness and fans' love' to survive By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- Debuting in January last year, second-year boy
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  HYBE's rookie BOYNEXTDOOR storms Seoul stage with 1st mini 'WHY..'

  By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group BOYNEXTDOOR, the rookie of K-pop behemoth HYBE, blasted their comeback stage on Monday with their first-ever mini album "
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  Riize debuts as SM Entertainment's new boy group

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Riize, the first newbie boy group from SM Entertainment in seven years, made its debut Monday with its first single, "Get a Guitar."Riize is the first idol group that has been launched by SM in thr
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  Girl group Ive to drop 1st EP next month

  SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Ive will return next month with "I've Mine," its first EP, the group's management agency said Monday.Leading the EP set to come out on Oct. 13 will be three main tracks -- "Either
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  Stray Kids 2nd most-selling act in U.S. this year

  SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Stray Kids ranked second in the United States for album sales so far this year, according to their agency, JYP Entertainment, on Monday.The agency said Stray Kids came in second place after Taylor Swif
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  Young K hopes to be musician whose next step is anticipated

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Young K, a member of K-pop rock band Day6, on Monday unveiled his first full-length album, expressing the yearnings for music and stage he had felt during his time away to serve in the military."Letters
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  (LEAD) Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo to perform at pre-Mass event in Ulaanbaatar

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes; CHANGES attribution in lead)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo will perform at a pre-event for the Mass that will be led by Pope Francis in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, according to his agency, DG
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  Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo to perform at pre-Mass event in Ulaanbaatar

  SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo will perform at a pre-event for the Mass to be led by Pope Francis in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, according to sources in the local music industry and the Catholic community.The sources sa
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  Indonesian girl group StarBe throws K-style I-pop on 'Grow TWOgether' stage

  Indonesian girl group StarBe throws K-style I-pop on 'Grow TWOgether' stageBy Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Aug. 30, (Yonhap) -- Indonesian girl group StarBe blasted Seoul stage with its new song