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  AKB48’s J-pop Icon Kashiwagi Yuki Encouraged by Up-and-Rising K-pop talents

  SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- "I want to be a pillar of support in the daily lives of my fans. I strive to give them strength by watching TV or concerts and to show them a bright and healthy appea
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  Mamamoo's Solar challenges herself with genre-bending album

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Mamamoo's leader Solar, known for her versatility, revealed she once harbored doubts about her all-rounder strengths before embarking on a genre-bending solo album project."There ar
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  Album chronicling Seventeen's 9-yr journey released

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Seventeen returned Monday with a compilation album, "17 is Right Here," chronicling its 9-year history."The album depicted everything about Seventeen since its debut," member Mingyu
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  Min Hee-jin Refuses to Hold Board Meeting, Hybe Seeks Shareholders' Meeting to Sap Her

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop giant Hybe, declined to convene a board of directors meeting requested by Hybe, industry sources said Monday, as the two parti
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  Hybe Claims ADOR’s CEO Demanded Excessive Putback Option
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  'Hybe-Min Clash' Exposes Dark Shadows of K-pop Management System

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Tensions have risen between K-pop behemoth Hybe and Min Hee-jin, the CEO of Hybe’s sublabel ADOR. Min is the creative hand behind hit girl group NewJeans. The re
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  IVE to Drop Mini Album 'IVE SWITCH' including Lyrics by Wonyoung

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group IVE is set to release their second mini album 'IVE SWITCH' on the afternoon of the 29th, according to their agency, Starship Entertainment. 'IVE
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  Lim Young-woong to roll out new single

  SEOUL April 29 (Yonhap) -- Mulgogi Music, the agency representing singer Lim Young-woong, announced on the 29th that he will release a double single album ahead of his upcoming concert on the 6th of n
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  NewJeans releases music video for 'Bubble Gum'

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans unveiled the music video for its new single, "Bubble Gum," on Saturday, the group's agency said."Bubble Gum" is an easy-listening track featuring a simple drum pattern
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  BTS' RM to prerelease a track of 2nd solo album

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will unveil a prerelease track from his upcoming second solo album, "Right Place, Wrong Person," early next month, the group's agency said Saturday.The song will be re
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  Hybe refutes allegations raised by sublabel head in ongoing dispute

  SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the largest K-pop company in South Korea, on Friday countered the latest allegations raised by the head of its sublabel ADOR suspected of plotting to take over the company, as the parties continued to trade salvos in
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  Pop-up store of BTS successfully attract's visitors

  SEOUL April 26 (Yonhap) -- In the early hours of the 26th, a studio building near Seoul's Seongdong-gu Elementary School was bustling with people. What would typically be filled with the chatter o
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  ADOR CEO calls conflict with Hybe 'worst experience of my life'

  SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop giant Hybe, reiterated her denial Friday of allegations that she and her aides attempted to usurp control of the company from the parent company.Having been locking horns with
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  Conflict between Hybe and Min Hee-jin attracts foreign press

  SEOUL April 26 (Yonhap)-- Amid escalating tensions between Hybe and Min Hee-jin's company, foreign media outlets have extensively covered the ongoing dispute.Highlighting the tumultuous conflict w
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  BTS' RM to release 2nd solo album next month

  SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- RM of K-pop supergroup BTS will drop his second individual album next month, the group's agency said Friday.The album, titled "Right Place, Wrong Person," will hit various music services at 1 p.m. on May 24
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  S.Korean singer Paul Kim announces his upcoming marriage

  SEOUL April 26 (Yonhap) — South Korean singer Paul Kim announced on Thursday that he will marry his partner of nine years.In a handwritten letter posted on his official website, artist revealed the ne
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  NewJeans' fans anxious about ADOR CEO’s media appearance, impact on group's comeback

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Fans of K-pop girl group NewJeans are crossed by ADOR CEO’s media event held on Thursday, anxious that the agency chief’s comments may negatively affect the band’s comeba
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  (3rd LD) Hybe to file complaint against sublabel executives over internal conflict

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from press conference in last 2 paras)SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest K-pop company, Hybe, said Thursday it will file a complaint against executives of its sublabel ADOR, including CEO Min Hee-ji
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  (2nd LD) Hybe to file complaint against sublabel executives over internal conflict

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Min's press conference in last 4 paras; REPLACES 2nd photo)SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest K-pop company, Hybe, said Thursday it will file a complaint against executives of its sublabel ADOR, including CE
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  Min Hee-jin: 'Hybe Betrayed Me... Tried to Use Me Up, Crush Me'

  SEOUL, April (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, which houses NewJeans, vehemently refuted allegations of 'attempted usurpation of management rights' raised by Hybe on the 25th, stating, &q