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  BTS' Jimin to release 1st individual album in March

  SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Jimin of K-pop superstar BTS will drop his first official album as a solo artist next month.The dancer-vocalist said on social media Wednesday the album, titled "Face," will come out March 24.The album depicts t
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  Hybe says not pursuing hostile M&A of SM Entertainment

  SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- Hybe said Tuesday its plan to acquire rival K-pop company SM Entertainment is not part of any hostile merger and acquisition strategy and it can help SM artists advance to the North American market if the plan is realized.T
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  (2nd LD) Hybe recorded biggest-ever sales last year on expansion of global K-pop fandom

  (ATTN: UPDATES with details of conference call in paras 5, 7-13)SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-pop company behind global superstar BTS, achieved its biggest sales ever last year, boosted by the expansion of the global fandom for its artists a
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  Singer-songwriter Naul to drop new single on Feb. 27

  SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer-songwriter Naul, who is also a member of the R&B group Brown Eyed Soul, will drop his new single “Day to Stop the Walk” on Feb. 27, his agency Long P
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  BLACKPINK Jisoo shoots solo debut MV overseas... "The biggest production cost ever"

  SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) - Girl group BLACKPINK member Jisoo's solo debut music video is being filmed overseas, her agency YG Entertainment said on Tuesday. "We are filming Jisoo's solo
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  Band Light and Salt to hold 33rd debut anniversary concert

  SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- The legendary South Korean band Light and Salt (Park Sung-sik and Jang Ki-ho), whose songs many K-pop bands released their own remake versions of, including "Shampoo F
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  #KimHyunjoong, #MYSUN

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  Singer Kim Hyun-joong to drop 3rd LP ‘MY SUN’

  SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong will drop his third LP “MY SUN” on Feb. 27, his agency Henecia confirmed Tuesday.The singer showcased several tracks of his upco
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  SM Entertainment aims to achieve 1.2 tln won in sales by 2025

  SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment, a K-pop powerhouse, said Tuesday it will achieve 1.2 trillion won (US$92.6 billion) in sales by 2025 and operating profit margin of 35 percent, releasing a detailed strategy to carry out the business bluep
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  WSJ's analysis upon upcoming release of 'BTS Dynamite set'

  SEOUL February 21 (Yonhap) -- As the Denmark’s toy company LEGO disclosed the information regarding the release the Lego set regarding K-pop superstar BTS, America’s business focused international dai
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  BTS' 'Save Me' music video tops 700 mln YouTube views

  SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop giant BTS' 2016 song "Save Me" has surpassed 700 million views on YouTube, the group's agency said Tuesday.The video hit the milestone at about 8 p.m. Monday, bringing to 11 the
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  The Boyz returns with all members, turns into 'fallen angels'

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group The Boyz returned as a whole group for the first time in about a year Monday, presenting a concept of "fallen angels" for the new release.Member Eric joined the team for its eighth
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  #BbaekGa, #Koyote

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  Koyote’s Bbaek Ga to drop new album under his real name Baek Sung-hyun

  SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Baek Sung-hyun, who is better known by his stage name Bbaek Ga from the South Korean co-ed vocal group Koyote, will drop his very first solo mini-album “CURE” under his real
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  BTS' Suga unveils preview images of camping-themed photo book

  SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Suga, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, on Monday released images of him camping in a desert area as part of the group's photo book project. The photo book, titled "Wholly or Whole me," will come out on Marc
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  Singer-songwriter Kim Hyun-chul to hold solo concert in March

  SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean veteran singer-songwriter Kim Hyun-chul will hold his solo concert at Seoul’s The Good Theater for two days from Mar. 17 to 18, according to the host Metachain
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  NewJeans’ debut album ‘New Jeans’ becomes 2nd million-selling album

  SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean mega-hit rookie girl group NewJeans has hit 1 million copies for its debut album “New Jeans,” the group’s agency ADOR confirmed Monday.After dropping their debu
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  #SHINee, #Onew

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  SHINee’s Onew to drop first LP ‘Circle’

  SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Onew from the South Korean boy band SHINee will drop his very first full-length album “Circle” on Mar. 6, his agency SM Entertainment confirmed Monday.Onew’s upcoming 10-tra
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  #TXT, #Temptation

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  TXT spends 3rd week in top 10 of Billboard albums chart

  SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean chart supremo Tomorrow X Together has stayed in the top ten in the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart for the third consecutive week.The quintet’s latest mini-a
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  Kim Jong-jin of SSAW to host concert in LA in celebration of 35th anniversary of SSAW

  SEOUL February 20 (Yonhap) -- “Being forgotten as time passes on by, as a musician I feel like I need to recognize all the values of the past in order to create a better world.” Kim Jong-jin of South
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  TXT exceeds 20 MIL followers on TIKTOK

  SEOUL February 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar group TXT also known as Tomorrow X Together, has successfully exceeded over 20 million followers on social media short form platform TIKTOK, addressed gro
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  BTS receives 5 awards from 'Circle Music Chart Awards'

  SEOUL February 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar group BTS has managed to receive five of the awards from “2023 Circle Chart Music Award” becoming the group to have been awarded with most prizes. BTS was