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  [Weekly Digest: Jan.3-9] BTS fully recovers from COVID-19…Kep1er debuts

  by Ra Hwak Jin / An Hayeon ◇ BTS' Suga, RM, and JIN fully recovers from COVID-19, released from isolation Suga, RM and Jin of BTS have fully recovered from the new coronavirus and been re
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  BTS wins top prize at Golden Disc Awards for 5th consecutive year

  SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstars BTS on Saturday won the top prize in the album category at a prestigious annual music awards ceremony in South Korea.BTS took home "Album of the Year" at the 36th Golden Disc Awards ceremony at S
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  Jung Ho-yeon becomes first Asian to be featured in 'Vogue' cover

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) - Actress and model Jung Ho-yeon, who appeared in Netflix's smash-hit “Squid Game,” was featured in the February issue of the U.S. fashion magazine “Vogue.”The agency Saram
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  'Baby Shark' SmartStudy, changes company’s name to The Pinkfong Company

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) – A children educational entertainment company SmartStudy, which is well known for “Baby Shark” and “Pinkfong,” has decided to change the company’s name to “The Pinkfong Company
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  HanCom With-RBW release 'Mamamoo gold bar'

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) – HanCom With in collaboration with RBW, the agency of Mamamoo, released the “Mamamoo gold bar,” according to HanCom With on Jan. 5. The Mamamoo gold bar applied the invisible d
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  [Weekly Digest: Dec. 27-Jan. 2] BTS draws attention...IU drops new album ‘Pieces’

  by Ra Hwak Jin / Kim Sun Min ◇ BTS’ vacation draws attention even during quarantineAlthough BTS is on a long vacation and the three members, Suga, RM, and Jin, have tested positive for the coronaviru
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  (Yonhap Interview) 'The Silent Sea' actors satisfied with quality of first S. Korean TV sci-fi series

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- As the global presence of Korean films and TV series has been increasing in recent years, their genres, settings and visual effects have been diversified and improved to a large extent. They range from star-cros
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  Yoo Jae-suk wins grand prize at 2021 MBC Entertainment Awards

  SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Yoo Jae-suk(49), the S. Korean MC, has won his 16th trophy from the Entertainment Awards Following last year, Yoo Jae-suk was named the grand prize winner at the 2021 MBC En
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  SBS to air 2019 PSY’s concert ‘All Night Stand’

  SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer PSY’s representative concert “All Night Stand” will be aired for about 100 minutes on SBS TV on Dec. 29. SBS TV will broadcast the highlights of PSY’s concer
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  Jeon Hyo-seong to quit ‘Dreaming Radio’

  SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) – S. Korea singer and actress Jun Hyo-seong will quit “Jun Hyo-seong’s Dreaming Radio“ of MBC FM4U (Seoul·Gyeonggi district 91.9㎒) in a year and 8 months. Dreaming Radio has s
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  [Weekly Digest: Dec. 20-Dec. 26] Three members of BTS tests positive for COVID-19…'Snowdrop' controversy

  by Ra Hwak Jin / An Hayeon ◇ Suga, Jin and RM of BTS tests positive for COVID-19 BTS' vocalist Jin and rapper RM have tested positive for the coronavirus, their management agency said Saturday
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  (LEAD) RM, Jin of BTS test positive for COVID-19

  (ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- BTS' vocalist Jin and rapper RM have tested positive for the coronavirus, their management agency said Saturday. The announcement came a day after the agency, Big Hit Music, confirme
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  RM, Jin of BTS test positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- BTS' vocalist Jin and rapper RM have tested positive for the coronavirus, their management agency said Saturday. The announcement came a day after the agency, Big Hit Mu
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  SBS admits to fabricating certain parts of entertainment program 'Kick a Goal'

  SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major terrestrial TV channel SBS admitted allegations over editing certain order of events on its sports entertainment show "Kick a Goal" and a
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  S. Korean webtoon market jumps to top 1 tln won in sales in 2020

  SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean webtoon industry saw its combined sales top 1 trillion won (US$843.6 million) for the first time last year, government data showed Friday.The total sales of the local web-based comic market amounted to 1.05
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  JTBC to air key episodes of 'Snowdrop' in advance to ease heated debate over historical distortion

  SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- JTBC, the South Korean broadcaster of the controversial romance "Snowdrop," said Thursday that it will release key episodes of the show this week, earlier than its original schedule, in an attempt to straighten
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  Dancer Honey J from 'Street Woman Fighter' to hold fan meeting on metaverse platform

  SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Honey J, the leader of South Korean dance group HOLYBANG and winner of Mnet's dance survival program "Street Woman Fighter," will hold a fan meeting on a met
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  Laboum's Sol-bin and Astro's Moon-bin joined SNL Korea season 2

  SEOUL, Dec.22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Laboum’s Sol-bin and K-pop boy group Astro’s Moon-bin will join "SNL Korea" Season 2 of Coupang Play, an OTT (online video service) platform. “SN
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  Netflix's next Korean-language series 'The Silent Sea' to premier this week

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Another Netflix Korean-language original series, "The Silent Sea," is gearing up to catch the eyes of global audiences following the sensational "Squid Game" and "Hellbound."S
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  S. Korean content industry posts increase in H1 sales in 2021

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's content industry made a rebound in sales in the first half from a year earlier on rapid growth in advertising and cartoon sectors, a government report showed Tuesday.Industry-wide sales reached 61.2 trilli