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  BTS member may be conscripted within this year; manpower agency to set date

  BTS-military serviceBTS member may be conscripted within this year; manpower agency to set dateSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military manpower agency plans to set the timing of a BTS me
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  (2nd LD) BTS members to go to military starting with oldest member Jin

  (ATTN: UPDATES with possible time of Jin's entry, more details from agency's statement, background info in paras 6-12)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- All members of K-pop supergroup BTS will go to the military to fulfill mandatory service, startin
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  Fans vow continued support for BTS' second chapter after military service

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Ardent fans of K-pop supergroup BTS were shocked Monday by the announcement of the members' plan to fulfill their mandatory military service, but accepted what was coming and promised to remain their ARMY during the tra
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  Rookie K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM releases second mini album 'ANTIFRAGILE'

  SEOUL October 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rookie girl group LE SSERAFIM released their second mini album “ANTIFRAGILE” on Monday.Throughout the media showcase held for their second mini album “ANTIFRA
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  (News Focus) Why did BTS decide to fulfill military service?

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The music industry sees K-pop superstar BTS' abrupt decision Monday to fulfill its members' military duty was aimed at keeping the group's promise to society and drawing a big picture to become a long-running gr
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  GIDLE posing at photo wall of X-LOVE-SHOW

  These photos show GIDLE members posing for the press during the photo wall of X-LOVE-SHOW, which took place on Oct. 17 (KST) These photos are taken by Ra Hwak-jin. (END)
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  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- BTS, which debuted as a hip-hop group in 2013, is a K-pop boy band that has expanded the horizons of Korean pop music to the world stage.Thanks to its eye-catching dance performances and friendly communication strategy thro
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  (LEAD) BTS members to fulfill military service starting with oldest member Jin

  (LEAD) BTS members to fulfill military service starting with oldest member Jin(ATTN: UPDATES with background info in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS on Monday announced th
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  BTS members to fulfill military service starting with oldest member Jin

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS on Monday announced that all its members will fulfill their military service starting with the oldest member Jin, the band's agency said Monday."Jin will revoke his request to delay his conscr
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  AKMU's Lee Chan-hyuk debuts as solo artist with death-themed album

  By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Lee Chan-hyuk of AKMU released his first solo album Monday, eight years after he debuted as one-half of the brother-sister K-pop duo."I didn't expect to drop my first individual project so early,&q
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  (2nd LEAD) Stray Kids scores second No. 1 on Billboard 200

  (LEAD) Stray Kids-Billboard(LEAD) Stray Kids scores second No. 1 on Billboard 200(ATTN: UPDATES with more quotes from Billboard in paras 9-10, background info in 5th para)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-
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  LA K-pop concert becomes half-event with empty seats

  SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- K-Pop concert held in Los Angeles (LA), USA on Saturday (Local time) was held as a half-event due to the "no show" caused by casts' non-issuance of visa.At
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  (LEAD) Stray Kids scores second No. 1 on Billboard 200

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Stray Kids has claimed No. 1 on U.S. Billboard's main albums chart for the second time in their career with their new EP "Maxident."The eight
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  Stray Kids tops Billboard's main album chart for second time

  SEOUL, October 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Stray Kids has topped on the Billboard main album "Billboard 200" chart for the second time with its new mini-album "MAXIDENT." A
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  BTS Busan concert records view rate of 3.3%... surpasses 50 million streams

  SEOUL, October 16 (Yonhap) -- BTS's "Yet To Come in Busan" at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium on October 15 which was held to support the city's bid to host the 2030 World Expo was a
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  LE SSERAFIM's second mini album records 600,000 copies

  SEOUL, October 16 (Yonhap) -- The pre-orders for LE SSERAFIM's second mini album "ANTIFRAGILE"' have surpassed 600,000 copies, their agency Source Music said.This record surpasses
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  Girl group AESPA attends U.S.Sotheby's, digital special exhibition

  SEOUL, October 16 (Yonhap) -- Girl group AESPA attended the special exhibition 'ae girls' held at the New York headquarters of Sotheby's, a world-class auction house, on October 14 (local
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  NewJeans' debut album surpasses 200 million streaming on Spotify

  SEOUL, October 16 (Yonhap)-- New Jeans' debut album "New Jeans" has surpassed 200 million streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform, on October 15, their agency ADOR a
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  K-pop concert in L.A. disrupted by lineup changes

  LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A massive K-pop concert slated for this weekend in the United States has been disrupted as multiple artists were unable to perform at the event due to visa issues.According to KAMP Global, the organizers of KAMP LA 20