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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] ADOR to hold board meeting May 10

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, will hold a critical board meeting Friday in what is expected to mark a decisive moment in the protracted conflict between the subla
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  BTS' RM to prerelease 'Come Back to Me,' music video directed by Lee Jung-jin of 'Beef'

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will unveil "Come Back to Me," a prerelease track from his upcoming second solo album, Tuesday, the group's agency said.
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  KARD's BM Feels Euphoric About 1st Mini Album, Collaboration with Jay Park

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- "Watching Jay (Park) hyung's stage, I made up my mind to walk the path of a singer. It's meaningful for me to work with Jay hyung. I realized that every moment I
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  NewJeans Tops YouTube Weekly Chart

  SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The music video for the new song "Bubble Gum" by K-pop girl group NewJeans has claimed the top spot on various weekly charts on YouTube, announced their agency, AD
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  TWICE Surpasses 10 Billion Streams, 20 Million Followers on Spotify

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- TWICE has surpassed a cumulative total of 10 billion streams worldwide on the global music streaming platform Spotify, its agency JYP Entertainment announced on the 4th. As of
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  Seventeen's 'Super' Music Video Surpasses 200 Million Views

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Pledis Entertainment announced on the 4th that the music video for Seventeen's "Super" has surpassed 200 million views on YouTube. The music video achieved the
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  Korea Season kicks off with 1,700 Standing Ovations at Korea-France Dance Battle

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- "Battle, battle, battle!" As the cheers from the audience grew louder, dance crews from Korea and France showcased even more dynamic skills in the battl
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  Late Rock Singer Shin Hae-chul Returns as 'AI Shin Hae-chul'

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Ten years after his passing in 2014, the late Shin Hae-chul is returning as an AI voice model named "AI 新 Hae-chul," which reads "AI Shin Hae-chul." Ne
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  BTS, Swift Songs Return to TikTok After 3-Month License Negotiations

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's largest music content company, has reached a resolution in its license negotiations with the video-sharing platform TikTok. UMG an
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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] Angry BTS Fans Slams Hybe via Manifesto, Calls for Artist Protection

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Angry fans of BTS has slammed Hybe and Big Hit Music, the K-pop superband's management and label, amid the clash between Hybe and Min Hee-jin of ADOR. The prolonged dispu
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  SEVENTEEN Unveils 'Maestro' Orchestra Remix from Best Album

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- SEVENTEEN announced on May 3 at 1 p.m. that they will release an orchestra remix of the title track 'Maestro' from their best album '17 IS RIGHT HERE,' accordi
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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] Dahn World Vows to Take Legal Action against Hostile Rumors Relating to Hybe, Religious Faction

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Dahn World has come forward to refute allegations of any association with Hybe amidst the intense confrontation between Hybe and the executives of its sublabel, ADOR. In a pr
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  (2nd LD) Hybe reports sharp fall in Q1 operating profit amid BTS enlistment

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details, earnings call in paras 11-21)SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, Seventeen and NewJeans, reported a sharp decline in its earnings for the first quarter of this year, with operating profit
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  (LEAD) Hybe reports sharp fall in Q1 operating profit amid BTS enlistment

  (ATTN: UPATES throughout with more details; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, Seventeen and NewJeans, reported a sharp decline in its earnings for the first quarter of this year, with operati
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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] Hybe's CEO Park Ji-won Apologizes to Shareholders, Vows to Mull 'Measures to Enhance Multi-label System'

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Park Ji-won, CEO of K-pop mammoth Hybe, stated on the 2nd that he will mull ways to improve the controversial "multi-label system," an issue deeply linked to the
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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] Min Hee-jin Demands Sole Authority for Terminating NewJeans' Contract, Hybe Rejects

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The head of popular girl group NewJeans' agency had demanded its parent company Hybe give her the authority to terminate exclusive contracts with the group without approva
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  SEVENTEEN's Best Album Tops Oricon Daily Album Ranking in Japan

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN's best album '17 IS RIGHT HERE' has claimed the top spot on the Oricon daily album ranking, according to their agency, Pledis Entertainmen
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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] Min Hee-jin Claims Her ‘Demand for 30x Put Option Threshold Reflects Future Costs for Producing New Boy Group’

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, the representative of ADOR, who continues to engage in extreme confrontation with Hybe, continued to refute the controversy that has arisen, stating that &quo
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  BTS' Jungkook's 'Seven' chosen as hottest hit outside U.S.

  SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- "Seven" by Jungkook of K-pop boy band BTS has been named the hottest hit outside the United States.The song topped "The Hottest Hits Outside the U.S." list, released by Billboard earlier this week, sur
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  Performing arts see highest ticket sales since pandemic

  SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's performing arts scene saw its highest ticket sales since the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of this year, data showed Tuesday.According to the data released by the Korea Performing Arts Box Office