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  #aespa, #MyWorld

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  aespa drops track video for ‘Salty & Sweet’ off third mini-album ‘My World’

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group aespa has unveiled a track video for “Salty & Sweet” off the quartet’s upcoming third mini-album “My World,” the group’s agency SM Entertainment co
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  Kim Jae-joong establishes agency ‘iNKODE’

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer and actor Kim Jae-joong has announced on Thursday that he has established a new agency, iNKODE. Roh Hyun-tae, a former vice president of Cube Entertainment,
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  #ChoYoungpil

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  Cho Young-pil’s mini-album ‘Road to 20 - Prelude 2' available for pre-order

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pop legend Cho Young-pil’s latest mini-album “Road to 20 - Prelude 2” will be available for pre-order at online record sales sites from Thursday noon. Released la
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  EXO's Kai to begin military duty next week

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group EXO's Kai will enlist in the military next week to fulfill his mandatory military service, his agency said Thursday.The 29-year-old will begin with a five-week basic training program at an Army boot camp f
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  Ex-foreign service employee fined for attempt to sell BTS Jungkook's lost hat

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Central District Court has fined a former foreign service employee 1 million won (US$749) on charges of attempting to sell BTS member Jungkook's lost hat online,
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  HYBE to showcase 'MIDNATT' on May 15

  SEOUL May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean entertainment giant HYBE will be showcasing K-pop group “MIDNATT” which is a result of their technology convergence project “Project L” by releasing group's de
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  #EXO, #Kai, #Rover

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  EXO’s Kai appears as guest on Bulgarian talk show ‘Predi Obed’

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band EXO’s Kai appeared as a guest on Bulgarian Channel b TV’s ongoing talk show “Predi Obed.”He was featured in two episodes of this talk show, which was air
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  #PSY

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  Disney Plus to drop live recording of Psy’s 2022 water show concert

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Disney Plus will unveil the live recording of singer-songwriter Psy’s water show concert, the American subscription-based video streaming service confirmed Wednesday. The live
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  #TeenTop

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  Teen Top to roll out new album in July

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Teen Top will be returning to the music scene with a new album in commemoration of the group’s 13th debut anniversary, according to the quintet’s agency
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  #TVXQ, #MaxChangmin, #HaHyunwoo

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  Ha Hyun-woo and TVXQ’s Max Changmin to roll out new collab song ‘Hybrid’

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pop duo TVXQ’s Max Changmin and singer-songwriter Ha Hyun-woo have joined hands to roll out a new song “Hybrid,” according to TVXQ’s agency SM Entertainment Wedne
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  Le Sserafim's 'Unforgiven' sets new record, selling over 1 mln copies on release day

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Le Sserafim has set a new record for the highest first-day sales by a K-pop girl group with its first full-length album, "Unforgiven," according to sources in the music industry Wednesday.The sources said, citing
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  Girl group Fifty Fifty ranks No. 41 on Billboard Hot 100

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty has ranked at No. 41 in its sixth week on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with its new single, "Cupid."According to the latest chart unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time), "Cupid" ros
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  #SuperJunior, #Sungmin

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  Super Junior’s Sungmin to drop first-ever trot single ‘Love Stings’

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Super Junior’s Sungmin will roll out his first-ever trot single “Love Stings” on May 10, according to his agency SM Entertainment on Wednesday.His upcomi
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  #KimFeel

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  Kim Feel to drop new song ‘LOVE YOU! (ft. Epik High’s Tablo)’

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer-songwriter Kim Feel is set to return to the music scene with a new song “LOVE YOU!,” featuring Epik High’s Tablo, on May 17 (KST), according to the artist’
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  #Tone&MusicFestival

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  Tone& Music Festival to feature Sunmi, Jay Park, more

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean flagship music festival “Tone& Music Festival” is scheduled to be held at Seoul Olympic Park’s 88 Grass Park for two days from May 3, according to EMFFL Enter
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  #NewJeans, #KakaoEntertainment, #A100List

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  NewJeans and Kakao Ent.’s Joseph Chang named in Gold House’s A100 List

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rookie girl group NewJeans and Kakao Entertainment’s Global Strategy Officer (GSO) Joseph Chang have been named as one of the Most Influential Asians in the Unite
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  'Hype Boy' by NewJeans hits 300 mln Spotify streams

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- "Hype Boy," a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has become the group's third song to garner 300 million streams on Spotify, the group's agency said Wednesday.The song had recorded 300,100,390 strea
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  BTOB back with late spring breeze, mellow love songs

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group BTOB is back with a spring breeze that makes people's heart flutter and mellow love songs Tuesday.The sextet dropped "Wind and Wish," its 12th EP and first release since March las
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  (LEAD) BTS member Suga's 'D-Day' debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Suga's No. 58 debut on Hot 100; RECASTS headline)SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Suga, a member of K-pop giant BTS, has arrived at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 main albums chart with his first full-length solo album, "D-Day.&quo
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  #SeoEunkwang, #BTOB

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  BTOB’s Seo Eun-kwang stars in Lotte Group’s original office web series

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band BTOB’s Seo Eun-kwang will be starring in the very first office web series of Lotte Group, the South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation confirm