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  Hybe's new boy group Boynextdoor aims to be 'one and only' presence in K-pop

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Boynextdoor, a new boy group from Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, made its debut Tuesday amid wide media attention.It is the first boy group from Hybe in about two and a half years since Enhypen in 2020.
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  CIX's 'OK Episode 2 : I'm OK' tops iTunes chart in 4 countries

  SEOUL May 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group CIX’s sixth min album “OK Episode 2: I’m OK” topped iTunes’ album chart in four countries, the group’s agency said on Tuesday. The album topped the iTunes char
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  AB6IX releases seventh mini album

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) – The group AB6IX has released its seventh mini album, "THE FUTURE IS OURS : LOST," according to its agency Brandnew Music. This album depicts AB6IX's
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  Brave Girls to restart activities under new name

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Brave Girls will resume activities this summer under a new name, BB Girls, the band's new agency said Tuesday.Warner Music Korea said Brave Girls' former members -- Minyoung, Yujeong, Eunji and Yuna
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  MONSTA X to hold fan concert in Seoul for 2 days in July

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The group MONSTA X will hold a fan concert "MX Friends" at KSPO Dom in Seoul's Olympic Park from July 8 to 9, its agency Starship Entertainment said on Tues
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  Synth pop regains popularity in K-pop, riding retro boom

  SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Synth pop has recently undergone a resurgence in the K-pop music scene, capitalizing on the retro wave and the global preference for easily accessible music.Synth pop is a sub-genre of pop music that thrived in the late 1970
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  Annual K pop-concert comes to Busan, featuring BTOB, ITZY, Nmixx and more

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- An annual K-pop concert co-hosted by an entertainment industry group and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will be held Saturday, featuring popular idol groups, such as BTOB, ITZY and Nmixx.Launched in 1995 by the Korea E
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  BLACKPINK's 'Kill This Love' music video tops 1.8 bln YouTube views

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's "Kill This Love" has surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube.The video hit the milestone at 2:28 a.m. Friday, about four years and one month after the song was
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  NCT's Taeyong to hold fan showcase event for solo debut EP 'SHALALA'

  SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Taeyong of NCT will hold a fan showcase event in Seoul for his solo debut album “SHALALA” in Seoul next month, his agency said Thursday. Ahead of rolling out his first solo E
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  BTS' 'Butter' wins Foreign Work Award from 43rd JASRAC Awards

  SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS won the Foreign Work Award from the 43rd Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) Awards, the executive committee said We
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  2023 BTS Festa to be held in Seoul next month to mark group's 10th anniv.

  SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS will hold a two-weeklong festival at various venues in Seoul next month to mark the 10th anniversary since its debut, the group's agency said Thursday.The septet has annually held the BTS Festa to ce
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  BTS' J-Hope completes basic training for military service

  SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Wednesday he has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service.The dancer-rapper posted on Hybe's K-pop fan community platform Weverse
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  Enhypen's 4th EP 'Dark Blood' sells over 1.1 mln copies

  SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Enhypen's fourth EP "Dark Blood" sold over 1.1 million copies as of Monday, its agency said Tuesday. The album also swept the iTunes Top
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  Super Junior named ambassador of Saudi Arabia Tourism Authority

  SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Super Junior has been named the ambassador of the Saudi Arabia Tourism Authority, its agency said Tuesday.During the Seoul Road Show Gala Dinner, the gr
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  NewJeans chosen as one of Time's Next Generation Leaders

  SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans has been selected as one of the Next Generation Leaders by the U.S. Time magazine for this year.The group made it on the Next Generation Leaders 202
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  Fifty Fifty becomes longest-charting K-pop girl group on Billboard Hot 100

  SEOUL, May 24 (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 ninth consecutive week. According to the latest chart unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time)
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  Seventeen to hold concert ‘FOLLOW’ in July

  SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Group Seventeen will hold a tour concert "FOLLOW" starting with Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul, from July 21st to 22th, its agency Pledis Entertainment said
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  HYBE to feature artists' portraits in photography exhibition

  SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- A portrait photography exhibition featuring portraits of artists repped by the K-pop powerhouse HYBE will be running from June 9 to August 27, its organizer said Monday. Titl
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  MONSTA X Joohoney to release solo album ‘LIGHTS’

  SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) – Joohoney of the group MONSTA X will release his first solo album "LIGHTS" on Monday. It is Joohoney’s first solo album in eight years since his debut, wh
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  aespa's 3rd EP 'My World' sells over 2 mln copies

  SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group aespa's third EP "My World" has sold over 2 million copies, breaking its own previous album sales record, its agency said Monday. The album r