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  BTS tops list of best-selling artists in Japan for 2nd year

  SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superband BTS has become the first overseas act to top the Japanese music tracker Oricon's total annual sales ranking for the second consecutive year.The South Korean band ranked No. 1 both in the total rankings a
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  BLACKPINK's 'How You Like That' choreography video tops 1.3 bln views

  SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The choreography video for "How You Like That," a 2020 hit single by K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has surpassed 1.3 billion views on YouTube.The group's agency, YG Entertainment, said Friday the video hit the
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  Super Junior changes concert venue with request from fans

  SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- After the fans of Super Junior have requested "larger and safer place" for the concert venue ahead of the group's concert in Mexico in the beginning of next
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  Loona indefinitely postpone album release

  SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Loona, after ex-member Chuu left last month, has indefinitely postponed the release of new album "The Original Album 0," which was scheduled to
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  Korean boy group NCT Dream's 'Candy' sells 1 million copies in three days

  SEOUL, December 21 (Yonnahp) -- H.O.T.'s "Candy" (1996), remade by group NCT Dream, has been gaining popularity, and it has sold 1 million copies of the album in three days, as of Wedn
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  S.Korean band Dickpunks and daybreak to host concert on Dec 31

  SEOUL December 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean band Dickpunks and Daybreak will be hosting “Dickpunks X daybreak in Winter Wonderland” at the Yonsei University Sinchon Cmpus Centennial Concert hall on Dec
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  Producer 250's "Ppong" places second on chart by Los Apso?

  SEOUL December 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean music producer 250’s album “Ppong,” was placed second on the list of “Best album of the year” published by “Los Apson?,” a record shop in Tokyo Japan, addres
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  Tomorrow X Together surpasses ten million YouTube subscribers

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) has surpassed ten million YouTube subscribers just four years after they opened YouTube channel on Dec of 2018, announced its agency Big
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  Japanese actress Yurina Hirate joins NAECO, subsidiary of HYBE Japan

  SEOUL December 21 (Yonhap) -- K-Pop boy group BTS’ entertainment agency HYBE create a subsidiary of HYBE Japan, NAECO and started working on expanding the label in Japan. For the first artist of NAECO
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  ITZY's 'CHESHIRE' spends second week on Billboard Album chart at 170th

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group ITZY has successfully guarded its place on Billboard 200 main album chart in its second consecutive weeks with 6th EP "CHESHIRE."According to th
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  BTS 'Proof' spends 27 week on Billboard Album chart

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop juggernaut BTS has ranked on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart for the 27 consecutive weeks with its anthology album "Proof."The album came in 95t
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  TWICE to return with new English single next month

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE will release a new English-language single in January and its 12th EP two months later, the group's agency said Wednesday.The band also tweeted a teaser image showing the schedules for the upcomin
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  Negative sides of girl group sensation ... intense 'war of money' and disbandment of girl groups

  SEOUL, December 21 (Yonhap) -- Although K-pop girl groups enjoyed great popularity this year in 2022, it is pointed out that the phenomenon of "inequality" between girl groups of large age
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  Naul·Sung Si-kyung·Taeyon to collaborate

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Music project starring K-pop leading vocalists such as Singers Naul, Sung Si-kyung, and Taeyeon is in the midst of working.Naul's agency Longplay music announced on Tues
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  Younha's 'Event Horizon' tops Melon Top 100 chart for 43 consecutive days

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Veteran singer Younha's "Event Horizon" has topped on the Top 100 chart of Korea's largest music streaming service, Melon, for 43 consecutive days, annou
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  Singer Eru 'drunk driving' ...'I have no excuse to make and I will step down from all my activities '

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) —Singer and actress Eru (real name Jo Seong-hyeon), who caused an accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, posted an apology on his social media account on Tuesda
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  Blackpink heats up Berlin...Teen fans sing along in Korean

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Mercedes-Benz Arena, one of the largest concert area in the capital of Germany, Berlin, was filled with earsplitting noise of the fans when k-pop super group Blackpink perfo
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  LGU+ opens 'Red Velvet' virtual exhibition hall at U+ Dive

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- LGU+ will have the girl group Red Velvet's virtual exhibition hall "The Live Festival 2022: Happiness" at their XR contents platform "U+ Dive" un
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  Twice exceeds 289 million streams on Spotify leading among K-pop girl groups

  SEOUL December 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Twice was selected as the most streamed K-pop girl group by Spotify, addressed group’s agency JYP Entertainment on Tuesday. Music by Twice was streamed o
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  New Jeans 'Ditto' tops S.Korean Music Chart

  SEOUL December 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group New Jeans’ latest release “Ditto” topped major streaming platforms in South Korea foreshadowing their upcoming album’s success. According to the music in