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  BTS’ 'Dynamite' receives 'diamond' certification by Recording Industry Association of Japan

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superband BTS' "Dynamite” has been certified as “diamond,” which is given to the songs with over 500 million streams, by the Recording Industry Association o
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  BLACKPINK's Rose tests positive for COVID-19, cancels part of overseas schedule

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- Rose, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and canceled part of her upcoming overseas schedule, the group's agency said."Rose tested positive in a polymerase chain reactio
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  LOONA’s HaSeul·YeoJin·ViVi test positive for COVID-19…to be absent from first stage of 'Queendom 2'

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group LOONA’s HaSeul, YeoJin, and ViVi have tested positive for the coronavirus. The members tested positive from the PCR tests conducted on Feb. 26, according to
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  NCT DREAM to release second full album 'Glitch Mode' on Mar. 28

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group NCT DREAM will drop the second full album “Glitch Mode” on Mar. 28, according to the agency SM Entertainment on Monday. The album contains a total of 11 songs
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  P1Harmony to release first English single

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group P1Harmony will release the first English single “Do It Like This” on Mar. 10. “Do It Like This” is an English version of the title song of the group’s third
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  Pentagon's Shinwon tests positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Pentagon's Shinwon has tested positive for the COVID-19. According to the agency CUBE Entertainment on Feb. 27, Shinwon received a PCR test and tested po
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  Seventeen’s Vernon tests positive for COVID-19…"did not have close contact with members"

  SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group Seventeen’s Vernon has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the agency Pledis Entertainment on Feb. 26. Vernon tested positive from the self-test
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  HYBE, SM, YG see rise in profits thanks to K-pop boom

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Despite the COVID-19 global health crisis, major music companies such as HYBE, SM, and YG recorded their highest performance last year since their establishment. HYBE's
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  THE BOYZ to release soundtrack 'Echo' for webtoon 'Solo Leveling' next month

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group THE BOYZ will release the soundtrack “Echo” for the webtoon “Solo Leveling” on Mar. 2, according to the agency IST Entertainment on Friday. The music video an
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  TWICE’s 'MORE & MORE' music video hits 300 mln YouTube views

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) – The music video of K-pop girl group TWICE’s “MORE & MORE” has exceeded 300 million views, according to the agency JYP Entertainment on Feb. 25. The music video, which was
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  BTS’ 'Dynamite' MV surpasses 1.4 bln YouTube views

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) – The music video for K-pop superband BTS’ global smash-hit “Dynamite” has exceeded 1.4 billion YouTube views, according to the agency Big Hit Music on Feb. 25. The music video
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  BTS wins IFPI’s 'Global Recording Artist of the Year' for 2 consecutive years…Seventeen ranks No. 9

  LONDON, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) – K-pop superband BTS has been announced as the winners of IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award again. IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music indu
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  Tickets nearly sold out for livestreaming of upcoming BTS concert at movie theaters

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Tickets to remotely watch the upcoming BTS concert at movie theaters have nearly sold out, reflecting the high fan interest in the group's first in-person concert in Seoul in two years, officials said Friday.Some 36,000
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  MAMAMOO’s SOLAR tests positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- As the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 surged in South Korea, and the entertainment industry, MAMAMOO’s Solar was also confirmed positive for the virus. “Artist So
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  ITZY to release first single 'Vintage' in Japan in April

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) --K-pop girl group ITZY will release its first single "Voltage" in Japan on Apr. 6, according to the agency JYP Entertainment on Friday. The single contains a tota
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  DAY6’s Won-pil to enlist in Marine Corps on Mar. 28…bids farewell to fans in concert

  SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) – K-pop band DAY6’s Won-pil will enlist in Marine Corps on Mar. 28, according to the agency JYP Entertainment on Thursday. It is the group’s fourth enlistment, following Sung-j
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  TWICE ‘SCIENTIST’ MV surpasses 100 million views

  SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- Group TWICE’s “SCIENTIST” music video, released last year, recorded hundreds of millions of views.
The music video for "Scientist" exceeded 100 million views on
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  BTS Jung-kook’s 'Stay Alive' enters various Billboard charts

  SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- The soundtrack “Stay Alive” for the webtoon “7FATES: CHAKHO,” which is sung by K-pop superband BTS’ Jung-kook, has succeeded in entering various Billboard charts as well as
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  (G)I-DLE to drop 1st full album after debut

  SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- Girl group (G)I-DLE will release its first full album “I NEVER DIE,” on Mar. 14, according to Cube Entertainment, Thursday.The agency released a teaser image on its official
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  THE BOYZ’s Kevin reveals self-composed song '604' through SoundCloud for birthday

  SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group THE BOYZ’s Kevin has released the self-composed song “604” on Feb. 23, according to the agency IST Entertainment. “604,” the song that Kevin revealed through