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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
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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