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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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‘Blind star’ BeWhy serenades loyal fans in 1st concert
There was a time when BeWhy was the hottest name in the Korean hip-hop scene, having just won the popular Mnet show “Show Me the Money 5.” “That’s what the title (of my studio album) means: ‘Blind Star.’ Blinded by money and fame,” the rapper said in his first solo concert held at Yes24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul. BeWhy performs at his concert in Seoul on Saturday. (Live Nation Korea) BeWhy performs at his concert in Seoul on Saturday. (Live Nation Korea)After the “bubble” in popularity of the
Oct. 15, 2017
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Grammy for BTS? Experts, fans weigh in on nomination
Boy band BTS has taken the K-pop scene by storm again, with its latest EP album selling over 1.2 million copies in Korea in little less than a month. The lead song "DNA" made BTS the first Korean boy band to land on Billboard's main "Hot 100" chart. Now with BTS wrapping up its media promotion activities for the album, "Love Yourself: Her," fans and industry observers are guessing what will be the next surprise. No wonder many are betting on the possibility of a 2018 Grammy Awards nomination.The
Oct. 14, 2017
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Balladeer Im Chang-jung to return on Oct. 23
Balladeer Im Chang-jung will make his long-awaited return on Oct. 23, according to the artist’s NH Entertainment Media Group label on Friday. According to the label, Im’s new EP will feature several ballad tracks and a duet number. The singer recently finished filming a music video for the new single in Seoul. Im Chang-jung (Herald DB)“Im has put a lot of effort into the new album so as not to disappoint fans. The upcoming songs will be loved by fans as much as his previous hits,” an agency off
Oct. 13, 2017
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BTS album 'Love Yourself: Her' sells over 1.2 mln copies
"Love Yourself: Her," the latest EP by K-pop act BTS, has sold over 1.2 million copies to become the biggest-selling Korean music record in 16 years, data showed Friday.The album sold 1.2 million copies between its Sept. 18 release and the end of last month, according to Gaon Chart, the country's benchmark music sales tracker. (Yonhap)"Love Yourself: Her" became the biggest-selling K-pop album by month in 16 years, coming second to boy band g.o.d's fourth album, which was released in November 20
Oct. 13, 2017
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Ex-Wanna One contenders form boy band RAINZ, drop debut album
From its record-breaking debut in August, the unprecedented breakout success of rookie band Wanna One, formed by 11 survivors of the TV audition show "Produce 101," has proven to be a classic K-pop Cinderella story. But what happens to those who narrowly missed the final cut? Former contenders who fell short of making it into the final round, many by painfully slim margins, have wiped away their tears and banded together to launch their own projects -- the first of which is RAINZ, who came out w
Oct. 12, 2017
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JYP to kick off ‘Blue & Red’ tour, release two singles
Park Jin-young, better known as JYP, will embark on a new “Naughty Party” concert tour titled “Blue & Red” in December and release two songs for the concerts, the singer announced on his Instagram Thursday. The artist also said that he will release two new songs -- a ballad and a dance song -- for the tour. The ballad song, which represents the “Blue,” will be released on Monday while the dance song, which represents the “Red,” will be released in the first week of December. A promotional poste
Oct. 12, 2017
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Jay Park’s H1GHR Music Records to hold solo showcase at 2018 SXSW
Artists under H1GHR Music Records, a global hip-hop label led by Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone, will have its solo showcase at the next South by Southwest festival.Jay Park was among the first round of Showcasing Artists announced on the website of the Austin, Texas-based festival. Alongside Park on the list were other artists from the label -- Sik-K, pH-1, Woodie Go Child, Phe Reds, Avatar Darko, Yultron, Raz Simone, Jarv Dee and JP the Wavy . A promotional image for H1GHR Music Records’ showcas
Oct. 12, 2017
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[Herald Interview] GOT7 veers away from past to embark on new chapter
Veering away from its hip-hop-focused past, GOT7 is all set to embark on a new chapter with its recently released seventh EP “7 for 7,” which features the lead track “You Are.” This time, the seven-piece group is more laid-back and introspective in its musical style, with JB and Jinyoung -- members of the group’s subunit JJ Project -- joining GOT7 for the latest album after wrapping up the duo’s most recent activity for “Verse 2” in August.“It’s true that the sonic path of ‘7 for 7’ was somewhat
Oct. 12, 2017
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K-pop fans pinpoint source of stars’ charm: contrasting personas
Korean fans have pinpointed the source of K-pop celebrities’ charm: the contrast between stars’ onstage and offstage personas.Online K-pop fan communities have been recently flooded with compilations of clips featuring stars, from EXO’s Baekyun to BTS’ V, and their different attitudes on and off stage.Wanna One’s Kang Daniel, who is enjoying massive popularity after nabbing first place in the second season of the K-pop idol audition program “Produce 101,” is said to embody the epitome of such co
Oct. 11, 2017
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Composer Chin Un-suk wins Sibelius Prize
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra’s composer-in-residence Chin Un-suk has won the prestigious Wihuri Sibelius International Prize, the orchestra said Tuesday.Established in 1953 by the Finland-based Wihuri Foundation for International Prizes, the Sibelius Prize, one of the highest recognitions in classical music composition, is awarded when a suitable recipient has been found. Chin, the first Asian winner of the prize, is the 20th winner. The prize carries a cash award of 150,000 euros ($177,130).The
Oct. 11, 2017
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BTS remains on Billboard main charts for third-straight week
BTS keeps on with its chart-slaying streak as it has stayed on Billboard magazine’s Hot 100 chart and Billboard 200 chart for three consecutive weeks.On the week of Oct. 21, the band’s latest album “Love Yourself Seung Her” secured the No. 35 spot on the “Billboard 200” chart while its lead track “DNA” remained on the No. 87 spot on “The Hot 100” chart. It is the first time a Korean artist has stayed on the American music publication’s two main charts for three weeks. (Big Hit Entertainment)“It
Oct. 11, 2017
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SHINee’s Taemin to drop 2nd solo album next week
Taemin of the boy band SHINee on Tuesday dropped the first teaser video for “Move,” the title track for his upcoming solo album of the same name.According to S.M. Entertainment, the vocalist is slated to release the songs at 6 p.m. Monday via local music streaming and downloading websites including Melon, Genie and Naver Music. A promotional image for “Move” (S.M. Entertainment)It will mark the singer’s second album as a solo artist, after releasing his first solo album “Press It” in January 20
Oct. 10, 2017
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Citizen model to grace magazine cover to promote Seoul Fashion Week
A lucky visitor to the “2018 S/S HERA Seoul Fashion Week” will land on the cover of a local fashion magazine. According to Kim Yoon-hee, a director in charge of organizing the fashion event, fashion magazine CeCi is collaborating with the Seoul Fashion Week to pick out a citizen model for the December issue.“CeCi will debut a citizen model,” said Kim Yoon-hee, an official in charge of Seoul Fashion Week at a press conference held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, Tuesday. The citizen mode
Oct. 10, 2017
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Girls' Generation in crisis
Having reached the 10-year mark, which is very rare for any K-pop act, Girls’ Generation is considered a textbook example of how to succeed in the K-pop industry. The iconic group’s influence is enormous, notching countless awards and numerous hits. The revelation Monday night that three members of Girls‘ Generation are leaving their agency raises questions about the group‘s future: Will the group weather the storm intact or will it be the final straw for this legendary brand? On Monday evening,
Oct. 10, 2017
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Girls' Generation's Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun to leave S.M. Entertainment: sources
Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun of Girls' Generation will quit their management agency S.M. Entertainment, sources in the local music scene said Monday.With the possible departure of the three members, it is unclear whether they will continue working with the idol group."The three members decided to terminate their contracts with the agency," an industry official familiar with the matter said. "Although Girls' Generation will stay afloat, it would be difficult in practical terms for those members
Oct. 10, 2017
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Super Junior’s comeback chronicled in reality show
Celebrating the group’s 12th anniversary with a new album, Super Junior will reveal how it prepared for its much-anticipated comeback in a special reality show. The show “SJ Returns -- Super Junior Real Comeback Story,” which started its six-week run Monday on the Naver TV Cast channel and V Live channel, captures how the members prepared for the new album over 120 days, according to the group’s agency Label SJ on Monday. A poster for Super Junior’s comeback reality show “SJ Returns - Super Juni
Oct. 9, 2017
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BTS to air own music show ‘BTS Countdown’
BTS will wrap up the promotion of its latest album “Love Yourself Seung Her” with a special music show, “BTS Countdown.”Following the format of Mnet’s weekly live music show “M Countdown,” the boy band will introduce the rankings of the 40 tracks it has released so far, which were decided by fan voting. The septet will be divided into two groups to decide on fans’ favorite track, with the competition coming down to “Dope” from the band’s 2015 album “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1” and
Oct. 8, 2017
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'The Fortress' becomes fastest Chuseok movie to surpass 1m in attendance
"The Fortress," a South Korean film depicting King Injo of the Joseon Dynasty taking refuge from a Chinese invasion, has become the fastest movie released during the Chuseok holiday to surpass 1 million in attendance, its distributor said Thursday.CJ Entertainment said "The Fortress" got over the 1 million mark with 552,747 viewers Wednesday. The film premiered Tuesday, with 444,527 watching it on the opening day. (CJ Entertainment)It puts "The Fortress" one day ahead of the pace set by "The Fac
Oct. 5, 2017
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Fly to the Sky to return next month
K-pop stars Hwanhee and Brian Joo will reunite as Fly to the Sky once again as the duo is set to release a new album in November, its agency said Monday. The new album will be the duo’s first work together since releasing EP “Love & Hate” in September of 2015. (H2media)According to H2media, the group will follow up with a concert at the end of the year. The two members have focused on their solo careers during the past two years, with Hwanhee recently holding his concert “The Original” in Seoul
Oct. 2, 2017
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[Next Wave] Without gimmicks, ‘Show Me The Money’ finalist Nucksal pursues warm, encouraging hip-hop
Only a decade ago Nucksal, the runner-up of the sixth season of Mnet’s hip-hop audition program “Show Me The Money,” was just an ordinary young man spending most of his time in his ever-changing part-time jobs. But the rapper said there’s always been a flash of light that brightened up his insipid life: Scribbling down hip-hop lyrics and practicing rapping whenever and wherever he was. Rapper Nucksal poses during a recent interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul. (Park Hyun-koo / The Korea Her
Oct. 2, 2017