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  SM sells 17.62 million albums in 2021…sales double in a year

  SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment, with group NCT, Exo, and aespa, sold about 18 million copies last year. SM artists dropped a total of 25 albums last year and more than 15,043,000 copies w
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  Mamamoo's Moonbyul participates in writing and composing third EP '6equence'

  SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Mamamoo's Moonbyul will include the songs she took part in composing and writing in her third EP "6equence," which will drop on Jan. 19. The singer participa
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  "We will sweep K-pop scene in 2022"…'Comeback battle' in January

  SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) – As there has been a growing interest in K-pop industry, popular K-pop idol groups and talented solo artists have made a series of comeback in the first month of 2022, which d
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  Kep1er sells 200,000 copies on first week of debut...best-selling girl group

  SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Kep1er, a girl group formed through Mnet’s audition TV program “Girls Planet 999, The Girls Saga,” sold over 200,00 copies on the first week of its debut. Kep1er’s first min
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  Omega X cancels all schedules as four members test positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Four members of the K-pop boy group Omega X, who recently made a comeback with a mini album, tested positive for the coronavirus. The agency Spire Entertainment said on Sunda
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  BLACKPINK's Lisa gets 400 mln YouTube views with solo single 'Lalisa'

  SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Lisa, the member of girl group BLACKPINK, has earned over 400 million views on YouTube with her solo song "Lalisa." The music video of "Lalisa" surpas
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  April’s Lee Na-eun accepts apology from school violence accuser and withdraws complaint

  SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Girl group April’s member Lee Na-eun accepted the apology from a school violence accuser and decided to withdraw the legal complaints. The singer’s agency, the DSP Media, sha
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  BamBam to drop 2nd mini-album on Jan. 18… title song ‘Slow Mo’

  SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Got7’s member BamBam will release his second mini-album ‘B’ on Jan.18, according to his agency Abyss Company, Saturday. The singer also released a poster of the title song “
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  BTS’ ‘Butter’ sells 3 million copies last year… tops the album chart for 6 years

  SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Supergroup BTS’ English single “Butter” sold nearly 3 million copies last year, ranking first on the Gaon Chart Annual Album Charts. A total of 2,999,407 copies of BTS' “
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  Boy group VICTON to host a fan meeting next month

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- VICTON will hold a 2022 VICTON fan meeting "Chronograph," at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on February 5th and 6th, according to the agenc
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  'Gangnam Style' surpasses 4.3 billion YouTube views

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- The music video of S. Korean singer PSY's global hit "Gangnam Style" has steadily gained popularity online and it has been a craze for more than a decade. Acc
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  Stray Kids to hold official fan meeting on Feb. 12 and 13

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Stray Kids will hold a second official fan meeting next month. JYP Entertainment released the poster of "Stray Kids 2ND #LoveSTAY 'SKZ'S CHOCOLATE FACTORY'
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  Lee Hyun releases soundtrack for Naver webtoon 'Back to You'

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer Lee Hyun will release a soundtrack “Handshake” for the Naver webtoon “Back to You” on Jan. 7, according to TOON STUDIO. “Back to You” is a Naver webtoon relea
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  Kangta to release 'Slow Dance' on Jan. 12 wrapping up 25th debut anniversary project

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer Kangta will release the new song “Slow Dance” on Jan. 12, according to the agency SM Entertainment on Jan. 7. “Slow Dance” is a song of pop genre that emphasi
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  BTS tops digital song sales for 2nd consecutive year in U.S.

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS has grabbed the honor of having the most sold digital song of the year in the United States for the second time."Butter" was the most sold digital song of the year in the country with 1.89 mil
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  Fromis 9, exceeds 80,000 copies of presales for fourth mini album

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group Fromis 9 has surpassed 80,000 copies of presales for the fourth mini album “Midnight Guest,” which will be released on Jan. 17. “Midnight Guest” has exceeded
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  Yuju from GFriend, participates in writing lyrics and composing most songs of solo album

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Yuju from GFriend, who will release her first solo album “REC.” on Jan. 18, has participated in writing lyrics and composing most of the songs in the album, according to the
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  MONSTA X makes comeback as 'Idol Radio' DJ and 'Midnight Idol' host

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) – The members of the K-pop boy group MONSTA X will make a comeback as DJ and host for the show. Hyung-won and Joohoney will be back as DJs for “Idol Radio Season 2,” which will
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  AleXa comes back with new single ‘TATOO’ and speaks on being K-pop singer

  SEOUL, Jan 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop singer AleXa, who showed off a charismatic performance and singing skills with an AI-based metaverse, returned on Jan. 6 with a new single “TATTOO.” “If I mainly release
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  Lena Park to release new mini-album on Jan. 12 after two years

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Singer Lena Park, also known as Park Jung-hyun, will return with a mini-album “It’s Winter Again” (translated) on Jan. 12, according to her agency Bonboo Entertainment, Thurs