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  BamBam to perform at halftime in US NBA game... "Nervous and excited"

  SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Singer BamBam will perform during the halftime match between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers of NBA held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, United St
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  GHOST9 releases 'Arcade' series album... "We want to further imprint our existence"

  SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- GHOST9, a group gaining attention for its music and performances based on a unique worldview, is making a comeback with their new album “ARCADE: VOW” on the 7th. "Not
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  iKON to hold concert this June after three and a half years... "Pour all our energy into it"

  SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- iKON will hold a concert for the first time in 3 years and 6 months at the Olympic hall, Olympic Park, Seoul from June 25th to 26th, announced YG Entertainment.“I really mis
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  HYBE denies LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Ga-ram bullying scandal

  SEOUL, Apr. 6 (Yonhap) -- Entertainment Agency HYBE denied the bullying scandal surrounding the member Kim Ga-ram of the upcoming girl group LE SSERAFIM. HYBE commented about its subsidiary label SOUR
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  N.Flying to hold small theater concert next month in Seoul·Busan·Chuncheon

  SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Band N.Flying will hold a small theater concert titled “Let’s meet and have some talk,” next month in Seoul, Busan, and Chuncheon, according to the agency FNC Entertainment,
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  Female Duo Sweden Laundry's Comfort…"We hope our music could be a comfortable resting place"

  SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- "I haven't done my music based on high-sounding mind that I will comfort someone but I am happiest when I hear that listeners are 'comforted'" (Full-
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  BTS ‘My Universe’ enters Billboard Global Chart for 27 consecutive weeks

  SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Supergroup BTS’s songs including “My Universe” and “Butter,” are continuing to enter the U.S. Billboard charts. BTS and the band Coldplay’s joint song “My Universe,” ranked
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  With 'Love Dive,' Ive looks to infuse fresh wind into K-pop industry

  Ive-new album With 'Love Dive,' Ive looks to infuse fresh wind into K-pop industry SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Rising rookie girl group Ive said Tuesday it would like to bring a fresh wind into
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  '조용필과 위대한탄생' 출신 드러머 백천남 씨 별세

  (서울=연합뉴스) 김예나 기자 = 1980년대 밴드 '조용필과 위대한탄생' 멤버로 활약해 온 드러머 백천남 씨가 별세했다. 향년 72세.5일 유족과 가요계 등에 따르면 고인은 암으로 투병하던 중 이날 세상을 떠났다. 고인은 그간 지인들과 동호회 활동 등을 하며 드럼 연주를 계속해왔으나 최근 건강이 나빠진 것으로 전해졌다. 고인은 1980년대를
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  BIGBANG rules music charts after returning from four-year hiatus

  SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BIGBANG topped various music charts in and outside of South Korea upon returning with a new single, "Still Life," on Tuesday after a four-year hiatus due to its members' mandatory military s
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  Red Velvet to release first full album in Japan tomorrow…"It contains diverse styles of music"

  SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group Red Velvet will release the first full album in Japan. According to agency SM Entertainment on Tuesday, Red Velvet will drop the album “Bloom” in Japan.The gr
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  An Chi-hwan to drop new song 'You're not alone'…"song of encouragement"

  SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer An Chi-hwan will release a new song under the theme of “comfort.”The agency A&L Entertainment said on Tuesday, “An Chi-hwan will drop a new digital single
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  BIGBANG makes comeback in 4 years after overcoming controversies…new song sweeps music charts

  SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group BIGBANG’s “Still Life,” the group’s first release since a 4-year hiatus, topped the major music charts while ranking No. 1 on S. Korea’s top music streaming pl
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  Broadway musical 'KPOP' announces additional cast of 3 K-pop idols

  NEW YORK, Apr. 5 (Yonhap) – A number of S. Korean idols and actors have been cast in “KPOP,” a Broadway musical under the theme of K-pop. According to the Korean Cultural Center New York on Apr. 4(U.S
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  Hip-hop duo Eluphant drops remix of 'Elephant Factory' released in 2006

  SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Yonhap) – S. Korean hip-hop duo Eluphant has released a new single that remixed and remastered the song “The Happy End of Elephant Factory: Graduation,” which was released in 2006, acco
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  EXO Suho’s emotions revealed through ‘Grey Suit’… solo comeback in 2 years

  SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Group EXO’s leader Suho will return with a solo album with his own emotions. Suho will drop a second mini-album “Grey Suit,” today at 6 p.m. through various music sites, a
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  Kwon Eun-bi releases second mini album 'Color'…composes track in album

  SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer Kwon Eun-bi has made a comeback in the music scene in about 7 months with the second mini album “Color.”According to the agency Woollim Entertainment on Monda
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  NCT DREAM's 2nd full album sells over 2.1 million copies in a week

  SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group NCT Dream's 2nd full album "Glitch Mode" which was released on the 28th of last month, sold more than 2 million copies within a week of its releas
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  BTS·Stray Kids·TWICE·ATEEZ·TREASURE to resume world tours

  SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Yonhap) – K-pop concerts that have been cancelled for nearly 2 years due to COVID-19 are coming out of hibernation. K-pop superband BTS will hold offline concerts in Las Vegas 4 times f
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  (3rd LD) BTS fails to win Grammy for second consecutive year

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more quotes from BTS members in paras 17-20)SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop juggernaut BTS has failed to take home an honor at the Grammy Awards, one of the biggest U.S. music awards, for the second consecutive year. BTS was nomi