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  BLACKPINK Jisoo's 1st solo single hits record 1.24 mln copies in preorders

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Jisoo, a member of girl group BLACKPINK, has set a new record for a K-pop female soloist as preorders for her first individual single surpassed 1.24 million copies, the group's agency said Tuesday."Me," the
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  K-pop generates 8 of world's 10 most-sold albums in 2022

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Eight of the top 10 best-selling albums worldwide last year were K-pop albums, a global album sales chart showed Tuesday.According to the Global Album Sales Chart 2022 released by the International Federation of the Phonog
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  BTS wins two awards at iHeartRadio Music Awards

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant BTS has won two prizes from the iHeartRadio Music Awards, one of the American music industry's award shows, marking the group's sixth consecutive year it has won a trophy at the event. The septet won Be
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  BLACKPINK could perform at U.S. state dinner for Yoon

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group BLACKPINK has been asked to perform at a state dinner that U.S. President Joe Biden plans to host for President Yoon Suk Yeol when he visits Washington next month, sources said Tuesday.YG Entertainm
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  BLACKPINK could perform at U.S. state dinner for Yoon

  US state visit-BLACKPINK BLACKPINK could perform at U.S. state dinner for YoonSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group BLACKPINK has been asked to perform at a state dinner that U.S. Presid
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  Girl group Fifty Fifty enters Billboard Hot 100 with 'Cupid'

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty has debuted on the Billboard's main singles chart with its first single "Cupid," becoming the fastest group to enter the chart in K-pop history.Billboard said on social media Monday
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  Co-ed quartet KARD to drop remix versions of ‘Oh NaNa’ and ‘Ring The Alarm’

  SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean co-ed group KARD will re-release remix versions of their flagship songs “Oh NaNa” and “Ring The Alarm,” the group’s agency DSP Media announced Tuesday.The quart
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  (Interview) Guitarist Lee Gheun-hyung shares behind stories of debut solo album ‘Alone…Not Alone’

  SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Yonhap) -- When asked what the guitar means to him in an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday, the South Korean guitarist Lee Gheun-hyung replied, “I think I am capab
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  IVE's pre-released song 'Kitsch'... Aiming for four consecutive hits

  SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Yonhap) – Girl group IVE has released a pre-release song “Kitsch” from its first full-length album on Monday, aiming for four consecutive hits since its debut. According to the agen
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  'Attention' by NewJeans hits 200 mln Spotify streams

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- "Attention," a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 200 million streams on Spotify, the group's agency said Tuesday.The song had accumulated 200,562,682 streams on the world's largest
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  BTS's Jimin tops Spotify's global chart with 'Like Crazy'

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Jimin of K-pop giant BTS has topped the world's largest music streaming service Spotify's Global Top 50 chart with his debut solo song, "Like Crazy."The main track off his first official individual albu
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  BTS Jimin to appear on SBS Radio 'Power Time'

  SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Yonhap) -- SBS Radio has announced on Monday that Jimin of BTS is to appear on SBS Power FM's "Choi Hwa-jung's Power Time" at 12 p.m. on the 31st. Jimin has time
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  Event to promote tourism in S.Korea kicks off in Hong Kong

  SEOUL March 27 (Yonhap) -- People who have gathered around at the East Point City, a shopping center located within Hang Hau, Hong Kong on March 25 shouted out the phrase “Lets visit South Korea Toget
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  K-pop boy group NCT to debut unit group 'NCT DoJaeJung' in April

  SEOUL March 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group NCT’s unit group “NCT DoJaeJung” featuring members Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Jungwoo will debut with their first mini album “Perfume” on April 17, addressed SM E
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  TXT "Thankful to stand on our dream stage..."Our next goal is to enter Billboard Hot 100."

  SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Yonhap) -- "We've been hoping to be together in such a large venue. I'd like to thank MOA (fandom name) for making this dream come true." (Soobin) The gr
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  Rock band Jaurim’s Kim Yoon-ah to drop solo live album in April

  SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean vocalist and singer-songwriter Kim Yoon-ah from the rock band Jaurim will drop her solo live album “There Is No Happy Love” on Apr. 7, her agency Interpark Ente
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  BTS’ Jimin hits 1 million sales with debut solo album ‘FACE’ on first day of release

  SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Yonhap) -- Jimin from the K-pop sensation BTS surpassed 1 million sales with his official solo debut album “FACE” on the day of its release. His long-awaited inaugural solo album sold
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  (LEAD) BTS' Jimin releases 1st individual album

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with album's release, Jimin's appearance on U.S. TV show; ADDS photo, quotes from YouTube clip)By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Jimin of K-pop superstar BTS dropped his first official album as a solo artist
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  BTS Jimin "I've shown my honest side that I haven't shown anywhere else"

  SEOUL, Mar. 24 (Yonhap) -- "As it is an album that means that I faced true myself, I melted my sincere feelings and image that I didn't bring up anywhere." Jimin of the group
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  SHINHWA WDJ releases 'BamBiNun’ as follow-up song for 1st Mini Album

  SEOUL, Mar. 24 (Yonhap) -- SHINHWA WDJ (Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, and Jun Jin), a unit of the group Shinhwa, will release a follow-up song to its first mini album, "BamBiNun," according