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  BTS and Bang Si-hyuk feature on the cover of Time Magazine

  SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Supergroup BTS’s agency HYBE is selected as one of the 100 most influential companies by US Magazine Time.Time said, “HYBE and Bang Si-hyuk are transforming the music busin
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  TWICE to hold encore concert in L.A. after sold-out tour of U.S. cities

  SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE will return for a one-day encore concert in Los Angeles as part of its fourth world tour that took it to five U.S. cities, including L.A., in February, the group's agency said Thursday.The nine-p
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  Red Velvet’s Seul-gi tests positive for COVID-19…cancels schedules for music programs

  SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group Red Velvet’s Seul-gi(Kang Seul-gi) has tested positive for COVID-19. The agency SM Entertainment said on Wednesday, “Seul-gi tested positive for the coronavi
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  Kim Jun-su·Kim Jae-joong sing soundtrack 'Sixth Magnitude Star' for Japanese drama

  SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singers Kim Jun-su and Kim Jae-joong have sung the soundtrack “Sixth Magnitude Star(translated)” for the Japanese NTV’s Wednesday drama “Wicked Girl~ Who Said Work
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  Stray Kids tops 6 charts in Billboard… will "fulfill greater ambition"

  SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- Group Stray Kids released that it would dream bigger after topping the main album chart in the U.S. Billboard.“We are overwhelmed with emotions that the EP ‘ODDINARY’ toppe
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  10-member boy group NINE.i to make debut…drops 'NEW WORLD' today

  SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Yonhap) – The 10-member boy group NINE.i will make a debut in the music scene with the ambition of becoming a leading “K-pop 4th generation idol group.”NINE.i will release the first mi
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  Bang Si-hyuk to be head producer of ‘Sakura·Kim Chae-won girl group’ LE SSERAFIM

  SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- Hybe’s Chairman Bang Si-hyuk will be the head producer of rookie girl group LE SSERAFIM, which will debut in May, according to Source Music, Wednesday.LE SSERAFIM is a six-
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  BTS’ 'My Universe'·'Butter' maintain long-running hits on Billboard charts

  SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Yonhap) – K-pop superband BTS’ hit songs “My Universe” and “Butter,” which were released last year, have been performing long-running hits on Billboard charts.According to Billboard’s
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  BTS’s J-hope is released from quarantine... "I will soon rejoin"

  SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- Group BTS’s member J-hope, who had been confirmed with COVID-19, finished his self-quarantine and returned on Wednesday.“I'm well. I got better quickly because I ate an
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  Lim Young Woong to start national tour from Goyang in May

  SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Yonhap) -- On the 30th, Singer Lim Young Woong's agency, Mulgogi Music, announced that Lim Young Woong is holding a national tour starting from Goyang on May 6th. Mulgogi Music rel
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  2PM’s Lee Jun-ho tests positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- 2PM’s member and actor Lee Jun-ho has tested positive for COVID-19. "Lee Jun-ho received a positive self-kit test, conducted an additional PCR test, and was finally t
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  (LEAD) BTS' Jungkook tests positive for COVID-19 in U.S. ahead of Grammys

  BTS member-coronavirusSEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has tested positive for COVID-19 in the United States, his agency said Tuesday."Jungkook was confirm
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  fromis_9 holds first fan meeting next month… to perform offline for three days

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group fromis_9 will hold the first official fan meeting since their debut and meet fans next month. The group will open an event “fromis day” for three days from April
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  BTS’s Jung-kook tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Grammy Awards

  SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- Group BTS’s member Jungkook (Jeon Jung-kook) has tested positive for COVID-19 in the United States."Jungkook tested for PCR test in Las Vegas, USA, and was confirmed
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  Infinite’s Kim Sung-kyu to make comeback with mini album 'SAVIOR' on Apr. 22

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group Infinite’s Kim Sung-kyu will make a comeback with the new album next month. The agency DoubleH TNE announced through its social media page on Tuesday, “Kim Su
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  Melon launches ‘Melon Spotlight’ to highlight K-pop new releases

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) -- S. Korea’s top music streaming site Melon launched a service called “Melon Spotlight” that shines a light on K-pop singers’ new releases, on Tuesday. Group NCT DREAM, which
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  P NATION’s first boy group TNX to debut in May…winners of SBS’ audition program 'LOUD'

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) – The agency P NATION founded by S. Korean singer PSY will reveal its first boy group TNX in May. P NATION announced on Mar. 29 that a 6-member rookie boy group TNX will releas
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  SHINee's Onew to drop new EP 'Dice' next month

  SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- Onew, the leader and lead vocalist of K-pop boy group SHINee, will return with his second individual EP album next month, his agency said Tuesday.The EP, titled "Dice," will hit various online music services on
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  (LEAD) Stray Kids top Billboard's main albums chart for third time as K-pop artist

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more background info in paras 7-14; ADDS photo)SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group Stray Kids debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's main albums chart with their latest EP "Oddinary," the U.S. music magazin
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  THE BOYZ’s New drops soundtrack for 'A Business Proposal' today

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group THE BOYZ’s main vocal New released a soundtrack “Spring Breeze” today, for SBS’ Monday and Tuesday drama “A Business Proposal,” according to production compa