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  LE SSERAFIM·IVE·Yaeji, chosen as United Kingdom NME “Best album in the first-half of the year”

  SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Group LE SSERAFIM, IVE, Korean-American Singersong writer Yaeji listed on “Best Album in the first-half of the year in 2023” chosen by NME, famous music media in United Ki
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  NCT 127 to host special stream in celebration of their 7th anniversary

  SEOUL July 7 (Yonhap) -- NCT 127 will be holding a special live event titled 'Our Years and Years: NCT 127 7th ANNIVERSARY' to celebrate their 7th debut anniversary. The event will be streamed
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  TWICE, appears in 'NBC's TODAY' for the first time in K-pop Girl group

  SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- Girl Group TWICE appeared in 'NBC's TODAY', famous morning program in USA, for the first time in K-pop Girl group, agency JYP Entertainment said on 7.TWICE appear
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  TXT drops collab single ‘Do It Like That’ with Jonas Brothers

  SEOUL July 7 (Yonhap) -- On July 7, boy group Tomorrow X Together released a collaboration single titled "Do It Like That" with the popular American group, Jonas Brothers. "Do It Lik
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  NewJeans prereleases 2 tracks on upcoming EP

  SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans on Friday released "New Jeans," a song to be included in its forthcoming second EP.The song has a unique composition alternating between UK garage rhythm and Jersey club rhythm with smar
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  Roy Kim rolls out new song 'Let's take care'

  SEOUL July 06 (Yonhap) -- Singer Roy Kim on Thursday released "Let's Take Care," music in collaboration with film "My Love" at 6:00 p.m. through various music sites. &quo
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  SUPER JUNIOR’s Kim Heechul donates 100 mln won in celebration of birthday

  SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The Blue Tree Foundation announced on Wednesday that SUPER JUNIOR’s Kim Heechul donated 100 million won (US$76,700) in celebration of his 40th birthday on July 10. The donat
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  Fifty Fifty cancels schedule due to contract dispute with agency

  SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Up-and-coming K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty has canceled multiple plans, including participation in concerts abroad, mainly due to its ongoing legal dispute with its agency.The quartet has garnered wide media attention since
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  The Boyz dubbed honorary ambassador for Korean Culture

  SEOUL July 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group The Boyz was appointed the honorary ambassador to promote Korean culture around the world, cultural ministry said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports an
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  NewJeans' ‘Hurt’ surpasses 100 mln Spotify streams

  SEOUL July 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans’ song “Hurt” has achieved 100,099,892 streams as of July 3 on the world’s largest music platform Spotify, its agency ADOR said on Wednesday.With thi
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  TXT rolls out group's second Japaneses full length album 'Sweet'

  SEOUL July 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together has released its second full-length Japanese album "SWEET," addressed its agency on Wednesday.The album contains a total of 12
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  Seventeen's 'FML' sells 6.2 mln copies, most in K-pop history

  SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Seventeen's 10th EP, "FML," has sold 6.2 million copies, making it the biggest-selling K-pop album of all time, the group's agency said Wednesday.This also marks the first time that a K-pop albu
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  ZEROBASEONE's 'Youth in the shade' sells 1.08 mln copies in preorders

  SEOUL July 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group ZEROBASEONE’s “Youth in the shade” expected to drop on July 10, has surpassed 1.08 million copies in preorders, distributor Genie Music said on Wednesday. It w
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  BTS' Jungkook tops iTunes charts of 83 countries with 'Still With You'

  SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS topped iTunes Top Song charts of 83 territories around the world with "Still With You," one of his recently released self-composed solo pieces, the band's agency said Tuesday.
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  BLACKPINK's 'Boombayah' video tops 1.6 bln YouTube views

  SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's debut song "Boombayah" has surpassed 1.6 billion views on YouTube, the group's agency said Tuesday. YG Entertainment said the video passed the milestone at
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  Nmixx to roll out pre-release track 'Roller Coaster' on July 3

  SEOUL July 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Nmixx will release its track "Roller Coaster" from its third single, "A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream," on July 3, along with its music
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  'OMG' by NewJeans hits over 400 mln Spotify streams

  NewJeans-Spotify 'OMG' by NewJeans hits over 400 mln Spotify streamsSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- "OMG," a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered over 400 million strea
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  (2nd LD) Three S. Koreans win Tchaikovsky Competition in violin, cello, voice

  (ATTN: UPDATES with winners' interviews, background in paras 4-12)SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Three South Koreans have won first prizes in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in the categories of violin, cello and voice, its website showed F
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  Stray Kids to hold fan meeting

  SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group Stray Kids will hold its third fan meeting "PILOT: FOR ★★★★★" at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome in Songpa-gu, Seoul, from July 1 to 2. At the
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  Daesung to hold Japan tour in six years

  SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) – Singer Daesung will hold a live tour “Dな SHOW Vol.2” in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, starting in Fukuoka on August 16, according to his agency on Friday. Daesung’s solo