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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
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  Stray Kids to appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

  SEOUL, Mar. 24 (Yonhap) -- The group Stray Kids is to appear on the famous ABC talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" according to its agency JYP Entertainment. They will appear on the s
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  Hybe to sell SM shares to Kakao following failed takeover bid

  SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-entertainment powerhouse behind global superstar group BTS, said Friday it will sell off all of its 15.78 percent stake in SM Entertainment to Kakao Corp. after its bid to take over the rival entertainment agen
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  BLACKPINK holds encore concert in Paris

  SEOUL, Mar. 24 (Yonhap) -- Girl group BLACKPINK is to hold an encore performance in Paris, France, according to its agency YG Entertainment on Friday. BLACKPINK is to meet local fans once more on July
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  Kakao Entertainment, Colombia Record team up for IVE's North American debut

  SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean entertainment company Kakao Entertainment said Friday it will partner with American record label Columbia Records for K-pop girl group IVE's debut in the North American market. Kakao Entertainment America
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  TWICE's LA concert ticket to sold out

  SEOUL, Mar. 24 (Yonhap) -- Girl group TWICE has sold out its concert at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the U.S., scheduled for June as part of its fifth world tour "READY TO BE," agency JY
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  BTS' Jimin to release 1st individual album

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Jimin of K-pop superstar BTS will drop his first official album as a solo artist Friday."Face," set for release at 1 p.m., consists of six tracks -- both Korean and English-language versions of th
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  K-pop artist AleXa greets her fans in street of Auckland New Zealand

  SEOUL March 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop fans from New Zealand has shed tears after encountering K-pop star AleXa and dance along with her, addressed local media in New Zealand on Thursday. Local media of New
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  Ateez realizes importance of direct interactions with fans during world tours

  By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Last year was probably one of the busiest years for Ateez, a rising fourth-generation K-pop group. The octet performed in front of 430,000 fans in the past one year and two months during its two "The F