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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo sets 1st-week sales record for K-pop female soloist with "ME"

  SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK member Jisoo's debut solo album "ME" has set a new record for the largest number of first week sales by a K-pop female soloist, her agency said Friday."ME" has sold 1.17 million copies
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  BLACKPINK successfully sells out tickets for concert in Japan

  SEOUL April 7 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BLACKPINK’s entertainment agency YG Entertainment addressed on Friday that the tickets for BLACKPINK’s World tour “BORN PINK” which is expected to take place
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  S.Korean artist BiBi to release collaborative track with shampoo brand

  ​SEOUL April 7 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae International addressed on Friday, that hair care brand “Just As I AM” will be releasing their official brand song. The official track “I AM….” is a collaborative
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  BTS' Jimin and BLACKPINK's Jisoo showcases playlist 'Springtime Sounds' on Apple Music

  SEOUL April 7 (Yonhap) -- K-pop legend, BTS’ Jimin and girl group BLACKPINK’s Jisoo’s playlist “Springtime Sounds” has been released through music streaming service Apple Music on Friday. Both artist
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  BTS' Suga, IU set to release collaboration single 'People Pt.2'

  BTS member-IU-collaboration BTS' Suga, IU set to release collaboration single 'People Pt.2'SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS and diva IU are set to drop their collabo
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  BTS’ Suga named global ambassador for NBA

  SEOUL, Apr. 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS’ Suga has been named the global ambassador for the National Basketball Association (NBA).The professional basketball league brought the news to its socia
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  BTS Jimin tops detailed charts in addition to Billboard's ‘Hot 100’

  SEOUL, April. 6 (Yonhap) -- Jimin of the group BTS has showed off his popularity by topping the U.S. Billboard's main single chart "Hot 100" and the main album chart "Billboard
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  Sung Si-kyung to hold solo concert 'Wedding Song' on June

  SEOUL, April. 6 (Yonhap) -- Singer Sung Si-kyung will hold a concert "Wedding Song" at Yonsei University's open-air theater in Seoul for a total of four days from June 2 to April 6,
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  BTS' Suga to release documentary on making of 1st solo album

  BTS Suga-documentary BTS' Suga to release documentary on making of 1st solo albumSEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Suga, a member of the K-pop superstar BTS, will drop a documentary film following the pr
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  Apink releases 10th Mini Album ‘SELF’

  SEOUL, April. 6 (Yonhap) -- Girl group Apink has released its 10th mini-album "SELF," its agency IST Entertainment said. "SELF" is an album that means to exist in th
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  BLACKPINK JISOO releases ‘FLOWER’ dance performance video

  SEOUL, April. 6 (Yonhap) -- Jisoo of girl group BLACKPINK has released a dance performance video of her first solo album title track "FLOWER," her agency YG Entertainment said on Thursda
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  BTS' Suga to release 1st collaboration with diva IU after 3 years

  SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Suga of K-pop giant BTS will release his first collaboration single with singer IU after three years Friday, the band's agency said Wednesday.The song, titled "People Pt.2," will be included in "D-Day,
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  TWICE ranks 28 on U.S. ‘Billboard 200’…TXT to enter chart for 9 consecutive weeks

  SEOUL, April. 5 (Yonhap) -- The group TWICE's 12th mini-album "READY TO BE" has entered the Billboard main album chart "Billboard 200" for three consecutive weeks. Accord
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  Foreign media report BTS Jimin topping Billboard… “Jimin made history”

  SEOUL, April. 5 (Yonhap) -- Foreign media reported the news heavily when BTS Jimin's solo album title track "Like Crazy" topped the U.S. Billboard main single chart "Hot 100.&
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  NewJeans tops music charts with Coca-Cola CM song ‘Zero’

  SEOUL, April. 5 (Yonhap) -- Coca-Cola CM song "Zero," released by girl group NewJeans on Monday, has ranked fourth on the Melon's "Top 100" chart, the largest music plat
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  Global K-pop Cover Song Event..."Giving opportunities to participate in the remake album"

  SEOUL, April. 5 (Yonhap) -- Pine Muse, a K-pop remake audition platform, has announced on Tuesday that it will hold a "Global K-pop Cover Song Event." Pine Muse will recruit part
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  WJSN’s Seol-A to host KBS’ radio show ‘Station Z’ every Tuesday

  SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group WJSN’s Seol-A has been named the new DJ of KBS Cool FM’s radio show “Station Z.”She will be in charge of leading the show on Tuesdays, as “Station Z”
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  BTOB’s Seo Eun-kwang and Lee Mi-joo to host MBC Everyone’s ‘Weekly Idol’

  SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band BTOB’s Seo Eun-kwang and television personality Lee Mi-joo have been named the new hosts for MBC Everyone’s variety show “Weekly Idol.”The show, which h
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo becomes 1st K-pop female soloist to sell over 1 mln copies in 1st week

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Jisoo, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, became the first K-pop female solo artist with an album that was sold more than 1 million copies in its first week of sales, her agency said Tuesday.YG Entertainm
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  (LEAD) '60s Korean pop diva Hyun Mee dies at age 85

  (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 6, 8; CORRECTS spelling of singer's name throughout)SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Hyun Mee, who was one of the most popular Korean pop singers in the 1960s, died Tuesday, police said. She was 85.According to the pol