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  (LEAD) Ateez reaches new peak on Billboard 200 with 'The World Ep. 2: Outlaw'

  By Shim Sun-ah(ATTN: UPDATES with more details of Billboard article in paras 4, 6, background info in last 3 paras; MAKES minor edit in lead to clarify meaning; ADDS byline)SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Ateez's latest EP, "The
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  Ateez reaches new peak on Billboard 200 with 'The World Ep. 2: Outlaw'

  SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Ateez's latest EP, "The World Ep. 2: Outlaw," has landed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, marking its highest-charting entry yet.The six-track album had earned 105,500 equivalent album units in
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  Fifty Fifty becomes longest-charting K-pop girl group on British Official Singles Chart

  SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Fifty Fifty's hit song "Cupid" has set a new record for the longest entry on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100 by a K-pop girl group.According to the latest data released Friday (British time), the
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  TXT to drop collab single with Jonas Brothers in July

  SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER is set to drop a joint single with the American pop-rock band Jonas Brothers on July 7, its agency said Thursday.After making its b
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  Fifty Fifty becomes longest-charting K-pop girl group on Billboard Hot 100

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Fifty Fifty has become the longest-charting K-pop girl group on the Billboard Hot 100 in history as it stayed on the U.S. music chart for the 13th consecutive week.According to the latest chart unveiled Tuesda
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  FT Island to hold encore concert in Taipei in August

  SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band FT Island will wrap up its Asia tour in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 13, its agency said Thursday. After kicking off its tour, titled “RE: FTISLAND,” in S
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  TXT’s new track to become theme song of Japanese drama series

  SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- "Hydrangea Love," a track off the boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s second Japanese-language LP, will serve as the theme song of an upcoming Japanese Nippon TV tele
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  New Jeans rolls out 'Zero' featuring J.I.D

  SEOUL June 21 (Yonhap) -- The group New Jeans released a collaborative track "Zero" with American rapper J.I.D said its agency on the Wednesday.Zero is a CM song created by New Jeans in co
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  Le Sserafim to drop 2nd Japanese single in August

  SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Le Sserafim will roll out its second Japanese-language single on Aug. 23, the band's agency said Tuesday.The single, "Unforgiven," will have three tracks, including Japanese language version
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  Girl group Nmixx to drop new single next month

  SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Nmixx will return with its third single, "A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream," on July 11, the group's agency said Tuesday.JYP Entertainment teased the upcoming release on the band's official
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  3 EXO members to stay with SM Entertainment, resolving contract dispute

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Three members of K-pop boy group EXO have decided to maintain their exclusive contracts with SM Entertainment after resolving differences over a contract issue, both sides said Monday.Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen of the nine-p
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  NewJeans to drop new album next month

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans will return after six months with its second EP, "Get Up," next month, the group's management agency said Monday.According to ADOR, the band will release the album on July 21 and &
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  Girl group ITZY to drop new album next month

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group ITZY will put out a new EP, titled "Kill My Doubt," on July 31, the group's agency said Monday.The quintet's latest release was "C
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  BTS' RM finds the group's 10th anniversary amazing

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- RM, leader of K-pop supergroup BTS, on Saturday shared how he feels about the band's 10th anniversary, which fell earlier this week.He hit the stage for "It's Kim Nam-joon at 5 p.m.," a spe
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  Fifty Fifty's 'Cupid' spends 12th consecutive week on British chart

  SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty's hit song "Cupid" has charted for the 12th consecutive week on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100.According to the latest chart released Friday (British time), the
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  NewJeans ranks 7th on Rolling Stone’s ‘The Best Songs of 2023 So Far’

  SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Rookie girl group NewJeans’ “OMG” has ranked seventh out of 74 songs of “The Best Songs of 2023 So Far” by Rolling Stone, and American music magazine. Rolling Sto
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  Police to deploy around 630 personnel for BTS anniversary event

  SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Police will deploy about 630 personnel for traffic and safety control at the venue of an event commemorating BTS' 10th debut anniversary this weekend, officials said Friday. The event, part of the two-week BTS' 10th
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  BTS' 10th anniv. book becomes bestseller ahead of official release

  SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop juggernaut BTS' book commemorating their 10th debut anniversary topped the bestseller list of a major bookstore Friday, even before its release next month, the bookseller said.Yes24, a local online bookstore, said
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  Kim Junsu to release song in collaboration with movie ‘My Love’

  SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Singer Kim Junsu’s song “Wedding Song,” which is collaboration with the movie "My Love" will be released on various music platforms at 6 p.m. on Friday.
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  Wooyoung wraps up his first tour in Japan in 5 years

  SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Wooyoung of the group 2PM has wrapped up his solo tour of Japan in Yokohama, Tokyo and Osaka, starting with Fukuoka, Japan on May 24, his agency JYP Entertainment said on