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  NCT ranks No. 67 on Billboard’s main album chart… NCT 127 enters chart for 16 weeks

  SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Groups representing K-pop, including NCT, NCT 127, and Twice, listed their names in the U.S. Billboard main album chart. According to Billboard's latest chart released
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  BTS-inspired webtoon to be released this week

  BTS webtoon-releaseBTS-inspired webtoon to be released this weekSEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- A new fantasy webtoon and web novel inspired by K-pop superstars BTS will be released later this week, the gr
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  Who will be next Lee Seung-yoon·Lee Mu-jin? 'Sing Again 2' in popularity

  SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- "Sing Again 2," which returned to its second season in a year, is still drawing attention.JTBC’s music competition program “Sing Again 2” ranked No. 5 in the ove
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  (News Focus) New girl groups ready to heat up music market in 2022

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Only less than two weeks have passed since the start of the New Year, but the K-pop scene is already busy with news of rookie girl groups getting global attention or preparing for their official debuts.One of
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  Tomorrow X Together sells most K-pop CDs in U.S. last year

  SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Group Tomorrow X Together’s second studio album is the best-selling K-pop CD in the U.S. last year by selling more than 210,000 copies. Forbes, a business magazine reported
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  Popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo first tries trot… sings presidential campaign song

  SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo is promoting the 20th presidential election that will be held in March and encouraging voters to participate. Lim recently recorded the official p
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  Yang Yo-seop drops ‘I Still Like You’ today

  SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Highlight’s Yang Yo-seop releases a ninth OST (Original Sound Track) “I Still Like You” (translated), for SBS’s Monday-Tuesday drama “Our Beloved Summer," on Jan. 11.
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  Wanna One drops ‘Beautiful Part 3’ on Jan. 27 with all members in 3 years

  SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Wanna One, who reunited at last year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards in 3 years will drop a new song. The boy band will release a new single “Beautiful Part 3” with all eleven mem
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  Tae-yeon to drop pre-release single 'Can’t Control Myself' on 17th

  SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation’s Tae-yeon will release the new song “Can’t Control Myself” through diverse music platforms on Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. “Can’t Control Myself” is
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  WEi's Kim Yo-han releases solo mini album 'Illusion'

  SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yo-han, a member of K-pop boy group WEi, has released his solo mini-album "Illusion" on Jan. 10 at 6 p.m., according to Oui Entertainment on Monday. “Since I
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  After successful year, K-pop rookie Enhypen returns with repackage

  SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Enhypen returned with a repackage album Monday after spending a successful year as a rookie group with less than two years since its debut.Released in October last year as the first part of the group's new "Dimens
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  EVERGLOW’s Yiren temporarily comes back to China till next month

  SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Girl group EVERGLOW’s Chinese member Yiren will halt her activities in Korea and return to her family in China till next month.Yue Hua Entertainment announced a notice in th
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  BLACKPINK Lisa’s 'MONEY' performance video exceeds 400 mln YouTube views, following 'LALISA' MV

  SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) – BLACKPINK’s Lisa has reached 400 million YouTube views for 2 days in a row on Jan. 10. The Exclusive Performance Video of Lisa’s “MONEY” has recorded over 400 million views o
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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