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  TXT Soobin·Huening Kai and IVE Gaeul test positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Group TXT’s Soobin and Huening Kai have been confirmed with COVID-19. According to Big Hit Music, Soobin showed symptoms of a cold on the 10th and after conducting a test,
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  BLACKPINK Jennie’s 'SOLO' hits 800 mln YouTube views…breaks record of K-pop female solo artists

  SEOUL, Mar. 17 (Yonhap) – K-pop super girl group BLACKPINK Jennie’s music video for “SOLO” has surpassed 800 million views on YouTube, according to YG Entertainment on Thursday. The music video exceed
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  Stray Kids exceeds 1.3 million pre-orders of new album

  SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Group Stray Kids’ new mini-album “ODDINARY” has exceeded 1.3 million pre-orders as of the morning of Wednesday, JYP Entertainment, its agency, said on Thursday.Stray Kids b
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  WEi drops fourth mini album 'Love Pt.1 : First Love' today

  SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group WEi(Jang Dae-hyeon, Kim Dong-han, Yoo Yong-ha, Kim Yo-han, Kang Seok-hwa, Kim Jun-seo) will make a comeback in about 9 months with the fourth mini album “Love
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  TREASURE’s DARARI enters Billboard Global 200 first time… IVE’s Eleven remains 14 weeks

  SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The track “DARARI” from TREASURE’s new album has entered the Billboard Global 200 chart as No. 169 for the first time. According to Billboard’s latest chart released on Mar
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  'A Business Proposal' soundtrack 'Love, Maybe' gains popularity

  SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Yonhap) – The soundtracks for SBS’ drama “A Business Proposal” have been drawing great attention. MeloMance's special soundtrack "Love, Maybe" for SBS’ Monday and Tuesd
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  MAMAMOO’s Solar to comeback solo… says “100% satisfied with album”

  SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- MAMAMOO’s leader Solar (birth name: Kim Yong-sun), who once revealed her bald look to show honesty, is back flowing her 6-meter long hair. The artist is making a solo comeb
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  BTS 'My Universe' remains on Billboard Global Chart for 24 consecutive weeks

  SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Yonhap) – K-pop superband BTS and the band Coldplay’s joint song “My Universe” is having a long run on U.S. Billboard’s global chart. The song succeeded in entering the chart for 24 co
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  EPEX to drop mini album on Apr. 11…to make comeback in 5 months

  SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group EPEX will make a comeback in 5 months. EPEX will release the third mini album “Prelude of Anxiety Chapter 1. 21st Century Boys” on Apr. 11, according to the a
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  BLACKPINK Lisa's 'Money' performance video surpasses 500 mln YouTube views

  SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super girl group BLACKPINK member Lisa's Exclusive Performance Video for "MONEY" has surpassed 500 million YouTube views, according to her agency YG
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  BTS to perform at Grammy Awards for third consecutive year

  SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS will take the stage for the annual Grammy Awards for the third consecutive year, organizers have said.The South Korean group was among the artists announced by the U.S. Recording Academy on Tuesday (U.
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  EXO Kai tests positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group EXO's agency SM Entertainment said on Tuesday "Exo member Kai (real name Kim Jong-in) was confirmed to have COVID-19 on the 14th." Kai has b
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  Monsta X’s Kihyun drops first solo album ‘VOYAGER’ today

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- MONSTA X’s Kihyun will drop the single album “VOYAGER” today at 6 p.m. and begin his first trip as a solo artist in 7 years since his debut. “VOYAGER” depicts Kihyun’s story
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  ASTRO’s Moonbin & Sanha make comeback with second mini album ‘REFUGE’ today

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group ASTRO’s Moonbin & Sanha will make a comeback with the second mini album “REFUGE” on Mar. 15 at 6 p.m.The title song “WHO” is a pop dance song with a catch
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  TWICE’s 'FANCY' MV hits 500 mln YouTube views

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE’s “FANCY” music video, which was released in 2019, has surpassed 500 million views on YouTube.The “FANCY” music video exceeded 500 million views on Ma
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  K-pop rookie Ive to drop second single next month

  SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- New girl group Ive will release its second single album "Love Dive" on April 5, the group's agency Starship Entertainment said Tuesday.The K-pop agency posted a teaser image about the upcoming record on soc
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  JYP Entertainment sets up U.S. arm to expand access to North American market

  SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- JYP Entertainment, the K-pop label behind TWICE and Stray Kids, said Tuesday it has established a U.S. branch to expand its reach to the North American market."We have set up JYP USA to secure a foothold in the North
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  BTS’s ‘Spring Day’ is next representative Spring song after ‘Cherry Blossom Ending’

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- Group BTS’s “Spring Day” is Korea’s next representative Spring song after Busker Busker’s “Cherry Blossom Ending” and HIGH4 “Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms.” Korea’s b
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  TVXQ to release Japanese mini album 'Epitaph' on Mar. 16

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) – K-pop duo TVXQ will drop the new album in Japan. TVXQ will release the mini album “Epitaph” in Japan on Mar. 16, according to the agency SM Entertainment on Mar. 15. The titl
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  NU’EST drops best album 'Needle & Bubble' containing 10 year-long journey

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group NU’EST has released the best album “Needle & Bubble,” which contains 10 years of the group’s history, according to the agency Pledis Entertainment on Tues