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  SM Entertainment inks business agreement with law firm Sejong for artists' rights

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment is looking forward to inking a business agreement with the Korean-based law firm Sejong in order to protect the rights of its artists.The u
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  Golden Child’s Y to drop solo debut single ‘If I Were the Wind’

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Golden Child’s Y will drop his solo debut single “If I Were the Wind” six years after his debut, the artist’s agency Woolim Entertainment announced Wed
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  (LEAD) BTS' J-Hope ranks No. 60 on Billboard Hot 100 with 'on the street'

  (ATTN: UPDATES with K-pop acts on Billboard 200 in last four paras)By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- A new digital single from J-Hope of K-pop boy group BTS has debuted at 60th on the U.S. Billboard's main singles chart.According to the l
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  (LEAD) Hybe chairman says a sense of crisis, global firms like Samsung, Hyundai needed for K-pop

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from forum in last six paras)By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind global superstar BTS, said Wednesday it is time for the music industry to have a sense
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  Hybe chairman says a sense of crisis, global firms like Samsung, Hyundai needed for K-pop

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind global superstar BTS, said Wednesday it is time for the music industry to have a sense of crisis rather than being satisfied with what it has achiev
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  NCT 127 successfully guards its place within 'Billboard 200'

  SEOUL March 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group NCT 127’s 4th full length repackage album “Ay-Yo” has successfully landed within the billboard’s main album chart. According to the chart released by Billboa
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  'OMG' by NewJeans hits 200 mln Spotify streams

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- "OMG," a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 200 million streams on Spotify, the group's agency said Wednesday.The song had recorded 202,076,893 streams on the world's l
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  Guitarist Lee Gheun-hyung to drop 1st LP on Thursday

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean guitarist Lee Gheun-hyung has rolled out his first LP “Alone…Not Alone,” his agency Evermore Entertainment announced Tuesday.Lee made himself known as a member
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  BTS RM "Am I tired of K-modifier? It’s like a quality assurance."

  SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Yonhap) -- In an interview with a Spanish media outlet, RM, the leader of the group BTS, answered, "It's like a quality guarantee" when asked if he was tired of the
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  BTS' J-Hope ranks No. 60 on Billboard Hot 100 with 'on the street'

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- A new digital single from J-Hope of K-pop boy group BTS has debuted at 60th on the U.S. Billboard's main singles chart.According to the latest Billboard Hot 100 released Tuesday (U.S. time), J-Hope's
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  Seven finalists of MBN’s ‘Glowing Trotmen’ dish about charms of trot

  SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Yonhap) -- “Trot not only captures joy but also sorrows, love, and excitement. What makes trot so attractive is that it can easily reach all age groups.”The seven finalists who will be
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  Securities Industry predicts Kakao's acquisition of SM Entertainment will provide underhand among Ent. industry

  SEOUL March 14 (Yonhap) -- The Securities Industry predicted on March 13, that Kakao, the final winner in the acquisition of SM Entertainment competition will gain the upper hand among Entertainment i
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  Seoul Park Music Festival to be held in June

  SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Yonhap) -- The 2023 Seoul Park Music Festival, an urban summer music festival, is to be held on June 24-25 at the 88 grass yard of Seoul Olympic Park and the waterfront stage of Lak
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  Sunmi and BE’O to release collaboration song on 22nd

  SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Yonhap) -- Singer Sunmi and rapper BE’O will release their collaboration song "After the Light Goes Out" (translated) on the 22nd, production company Billon Music has an
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  Monsta X's Minhyuk to join military next month

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Minhyuk, a member of K-pop boy group Monsta X, has said he will enlist in the military for mandatory service next month."I won't be able to see you often for a while to do my military service starti
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  Pianist Son Yeol-eum says Mozart music feels like 'home' to her

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Son Yeol-eum said Tuesday that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's classical music has always been at the center of her heart and playing the composer's complete piano sonatas made her fee
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  Code Kunst to unveil 5th LP 'Remember Archive' with 17 tracks featured by 24 artists

  SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper Code Kunst is gearing up to roll out his 5th LP "Remember Archive" on Thursday, the artist’s agency AOMG confirmed Tues
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  F.T. Island’s Lee Hong-ki to remake Kim Yeon-ja’s iconic trot song ‘Amor Fati’

  SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Yonhap) -- Lee Hong-ki of the South Korean rock band F.T. Island is gearing up to drop a remake version of Kim Yeon-ja’s iconic trot song “Amor Fati,” the band’s agency FNC Entertainme
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  So!YoON! to roll out 2nd solo LP ‘Episode 1 : Love’ on Tuesday

  SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean indie rock band Se So Nyeon’s leader Hwang So-yoon will roll out her second solo LP “Episode 1 : Love” on Tuesday, the artist’s agency Magic Strawberry Sound co
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  Apink to drop new EP 'Self' next month

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Apink will return next month with a new EP, "Self," after about 14 months, the group's agency said Tuesday.IST Entertainment announced on social media the quintet composed of