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  Record Label Industry Association of Korea to open research regarding black market ticket transaction

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- Record Label Industry Association of Korea will conduct a research regarding usage of the ticket reservation webpage and black market tickets in hope to put an end to black m
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  S.Korean singer Nam Jin to host domestic tour starting March 11

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer Nam Jin will host domestic tour which will consist of visiting 8 various cities within the country, addressed concert planning agency KH media on Thursday
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  Girl group Kep1er to drop new album next month

  SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Kep1er will return with a new album next month, about six months after dropping its third EP, "Troubleshooter," the group's agencies said Thursday.According to Wake One Entertainment and Swi
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  Employee of KORAIL who acquires BTS' RM's personal information undergoes disciplinary steps

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- An employee of the Korea Railroad, shortened as KORAIL, was found to have accessed ticket information of Global K-pop group BTS’ RM without an authorization. According to KOR
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  EXO to hold fan meeting next month

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) -- The group EXO is to hold an exclusive fan meeting "EXO'CLOCK" at KSPO Dome in Seoul Olympic Park from the 8th to the 9th of next month, its agency SM Entert
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  Singer Sean completes 31km Marathon on March 1st Independence Movement Day...140 million won donation

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) -- Singer Sean has succeeded in completing the 31km marathon to mark the March 1st Independence Movement Day and donated 148 million won, his agency YG Entertainment said on W
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  Virtual Audition ‘GIRL’S RE:VERSE’… “Brings out charms of idol through character”

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) -- When a girl group member who participated in the survival audition receives the lowest grade, she cannot overcome her anger and runs away from the set. Another participant
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  BTS 'Proof' enters Billboard album chart for 37 consecutive weeks

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) – The anthology album "Proof," released by the group BTS last year, has entered the Billboard main album chart "Billboard 200" for 37 consecutive weeks
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  Composer Pdogg for BTS wins grand prize for production and composition in pop music category for 5 consecutive years

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean record producer Pdogg, who is known to have produced andcomposed songs for the K-pop supergroup BTS, has raked in another award for his unprecedentedly high cop
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  Kim Hyun-joong “I can’t make everyone on my side… I’ll be on my way.”

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- "I don't think I can define everyone in the world as someone who likes me and someone who hates me. Everyone has their own reasons." Singer and act
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  Billboard includes ADOR's Min Hee-jin under '2023 Woman In Music'

  SEOUL February 28 (Yonhap) -- Representative of K-pop girl group New Jean’s entertainment agency Min Hee-jin has been selected as one of the most influential female leader within the music industry.Ac
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  Former Wanna One member Hwang Min-hyun debuts as soloist

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hwang Min-hyun, a member of now-disbanded project boy groups Wanna One and NU'EST, made his debut as a solo artist Monday, 11 years after he began his musical career.In "Truth or Lie," his firs
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  H1-KEY enters Melon Top 100 with ‘Rose Blossom’

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) – Girl group H1-KEY’s title song "Rose Blossom” of their first mini album with the same title has entered the Melon "Top 100." According to its agency GLG o
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  (LEAD) Kakao Entertainment defends partnership deal with SM Entertainment

  (ATTN: UPDATES with rebuttal from Hybe in last five paras; CORRECTS Hybe's claim in 6th para; ADDS more of Kakao Entertainment's statement in 9th para)SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech firm Kakao's entertainment arm said Monday
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  Kakao Entertainment defends partnership deal with SM Entertainment

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech firm Kakao's entertainment arm said Monday its business agreement with K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment is aimed at creating synergy between the companies and it will take measures against rival agenc
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  NewJeans’ ‘Ditto’ hits 200 million streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Girl group NewJeans' hit song "Ditto" has surpassed 200 million cumulative streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, accoding to
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  aespa successfully finishes first solo concert 'SYNK : Hyper Line' with over 10 thousand audiences

  SEOUL February 27 (Yonhap) -- “We are currently working hard on our upcoming tracks, I hope you guys like it and this time we promise that will do our best to meet you guys with our new tracks as soon
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  BTS' J-Hope to drop solo single this week

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Monday he will release an individual single and its music video this week.The dancer-rapper said on social media that "on the street" will hit music services Fr
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  BTS J-Hope applies for termination of enlistment postponement...Second member to join army

  SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) – J-Hope of the group BTS has begun the process of serving in the military, his agency Bighit Music said on Sunday. Bighit Music said, "J-Hope has initiated the milit
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  'Boys Planet', 'Peak Time'...Idol audition programs are back in spotlight

  SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) – Idol audition programs, which had been rare for a while, have returned to an advanced form. According to broadcasters on Sunday, idol survival variety shows, which recently