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  Girl group Fifty Fifty jumps to No. 50 on Billboard Hot 100

  girl group-Billboard Girl group Fifty Fifty jumps to No. 50 on Billboard Hot 100SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty ranked at No. 50 in its fifth week on the Billboard Hot 100 songs c
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  SM Entertainment acquires Studio Clon for post-production

  SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment has acquired Studio Clon, a tech firm specializing in post-production, or the second half of the work, the agency confirmed Wednesday.The a
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  BTS' 'Boy With Luv' receives 'Double Platinum' certification from 'Recording Industry Association of Japan'

  SEOUL April 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop phenomenon BTS’ “Boy With Luv” received a double platinum certificate from the recording industry association of Japan, addressed group’s agency BIGHIT Music on Tuesda
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  THE BOYZ’s second world tour ‘ZENERATION’

  SEOUL, April. 25 (Yonhap) -- The group THE BOYZ is to hold its second world tour "ZENERATION" in Japan and Asian countries, starting in Seoul from the 19th to the 21st of next month.
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  NiziU holds Japan tour in seven cities on July

  SEOUL, April. 25 (Yonhap) -- Girl group NiziU is to hold Japan tour in seven cities, including Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima, starting from SAGA Arena in Saga Prefecture, Japan, on July 1. It i
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  STAYC to hold fan meeting on May

  SEOUL, April. 25 (Yonhap) -- Girl group STAYC is to hold a fan meeting "Switch Gelato Factory" at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, from the 19th to the 21st of next month.
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  MONSTA X Shownu is discharged..."Time to look back on myself"

  SEOUL, April. 25 (Yonhap) -- Shownu of the group MONSTA X has been discharged from the military service on the 21st after completing his mandatory military service as a social service worker, his a
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  Seventeen's 'FML' becomes most-sold K-pop album in its opening week

  Seventeen-sales record Seventeen's 'FML' becomes most-sold K-pop album in its opening weekSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- "FML," boy group Seventeen's 10th EP, has set a new re
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  BTS' Suga "I wanted to include truthful story within my album"

  SEOUL April 25 (Yonhap) -- “Just like what I have been doing, my tracks are very truthful, and I have decided to incorporate what I have truly wanted to say within the tracks that I have released,” ad
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  BTS' Suga unveils music video for 'Amygdala,' to appear on U.S. TV show

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Suga of K-pop juggernaut BTS released the music video for "Amygdala," a track on his first official solo album, Tuesday, the group's agency said."Amygdala" is an almond-shaped part of the brain
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  BIGBANG's Taeyang finds solace in watching sunsets during long hiatus

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Taeyang, a member of iconic boy group BIGBANG, has said watching sunsets was a major source of inspiration for his upcoming individual EP, "Down to Earth.""During some of my difficult and ch
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  Epex to hold fan concert in 6 months

  SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Epex is gearing up to hold its fan concert, titled "Sunshower," first in Seoul on June 10 and 11, then in Tokyo on June 16, followed by Kob
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  NCT DoJaeJung sets new record for first-week sales for K-pop unit group

  SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Yonhap) -- NCT DoJaeJung, the fifth sub-unit of the South Korean supergroup NCT, has sold a total of 672,374 album copies of its debut mini-album in its first week of release.Consistin
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  K-pop boy group SHINee to host Fanmeeting on May

  Seoul April 24 (Yonhap) — K-pop boy group SHINee will be hosting a fan meeting event to celebrate their 15th year anniversary “ Everyday is SHINee DAY' : [Piece of SHINE]” at Kintex on May 27, add
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  K-pop girl group aespa exceeds 1.5 million copies of pre-sale on third mini album ' My World'

  SEOUL April 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group aepa’s third mini album “My World” which will be released on May 8 has exceeded over 1.5 million pre-sales, addressed group’s entertainment agency SM Entert
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  Rookie K-pop girl group FIfty Fifty tops 'Monthly Listeners' within Spotify among K-pop girl groups

  SEOUL April 24 (Yonahap) -- Rookie K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty’s mega hit track “Cupid” has ranked highest among K-pop girl group’s within the biggest music streaming platform Spotify within the segm
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  (LEAD) Seventeen is 'more confident than ever' before release of new EP

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with band's Q&A with agency)SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Leading K-pop boy group Seventeen showed strong confidence in the quality of its new EP, "FML," on Monday, as the album is set to drop later in the day.
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  K-pop legend Cho Yong-pil to drop new single this week

  SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Cho Yong-pil, a living legend of the Korean pop scene, will put out a new single album this week, his agency said Monday."Road to 20-Prelude 2" will hit music services Wednesday ahead of the release of his 20th
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  Weverse to showcase 'WEVERSE DM' where fans can chat with artists 1 on 1

  SEOUL April 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant HYBE’s fan community platform WEVERSE will be kicking off a subscription based service “WEVERSE DM” where users will be able to communicate with their idol 1 on
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  Teaser of 'Bastions' theme song 'The Planet' featuring BTS reveals

  SEOUL April 24 (Yonhap) -- Teaser video of the theme song “The Planet” of animation “Bastions” featuring K-pop superstar group BTS has been released. Producer of the animation Timos Media addressed on