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  Boy group Seventeen's 'FML' debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200

  SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Seventeen has ranked No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with its 10th EP, "FML," its highest ranking ever on the chart.Billboard said Monday (U.S. time) in a preview of this week's chart t
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  Aespa back to 'real world' after metaverse-set albums

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group aespa has expanded its fictional universe from the cyberpunk metaverse to the "real world" for the band's third EP "My World."The
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  NCT’s Johnny makes appearance at 2023 Gold Gala

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Johnny Suh of the South Korean boy band NCT attended the 2023 Gold Gala as an award presenter, the artist's agency SM Entertainment confirmed Sunday.The second Gold Gala,
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  BTS' Junkook becomes fastest K-pop artist to have exceed 1 billion streams on Spotify

  SEOUL May 8 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS has been included within“World Guinness Record” with the title of first K-pop solo artist to have reached 1 billion streams the fastest, addres
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  HYBE to roll out MIDNATT's multilingual track 'Masquerade'

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- HYBE, the agency behind K-pop sensation BTS, will unveil the very first multilingual track of its new artist MIDNATT on May 15, the K-pop powerhouse announced Monday.Titled “M
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  Girl group aespa breaks its preorder record with 3rd EP

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group aespa has sold over a record 1.8 million preorders for its upcoming third EP, "My World," its agency said Monday.With the new EP, the band broke its previous record for preorder sale
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  BTS' 10-yr journey captured in commemorative stamps

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state postal service on Sunday said it will roll out over 1.5 million commemorative stamps showcasing the 10-year journey of K-pop sensation BTS in June. In
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  Fifty Fifty becomes 1st K-pop girl group to enter British Official Singles Chart Top 10

  SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Fifty Fifty has made it into the top 10 of the British Official Singles Chart for the first time as a K-pop girl group with its new viral hit song "Cupid."According to the latest chart released Friday (British tim
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  The Boyz to roll out new track for children on Children's Day

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band The Boyz will release a new track titled "Banana ChaCha" Friday to celebrate Children's Day, the group's agency IST Entertainment sai
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  Taeyeon to hold solo concert in June

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Taeyeon of K-pop girl group SNSD will be holding a solo concert in June, her agency SM Entertainment said on Friday. The concert, titled "The Odd of Love," is set
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  #EXO, #Kai

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  EXO's Kai to hold fan meeting prior to military service

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Kai of South Korean boy band EXO will hold a fan meeting prior to his mandatory military service, his agency said Friday.The 29-year-old will hold his fan meeting at Seoul’s Y
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  K-pop faces 'uphill chart battle' among girl groups this month

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- An unprecedentedly uphill competition to rise to the top of domestic music charts is expected to take place this month with the return of big girl groups, such as Le Sserafim, aespa and (G)I-dle, with new albums.The first of
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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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  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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  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