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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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North Korea holds drills simulating nuclear counterattack against enemy
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS gets 400m-plus views for another video
BTS now has as many as 14 music videos with more than 400 million views on YouTube. The kinetic manifesto film for “ON” from its fourth full-length album, “Map of the Soul: 7,” logged 400 million views as of Wednesday. The video features over 30 dancers and a 12-piece marching band, manifesting the band’s energy and determination to accept fate and march forward without hesitation. The septet’s fourth LP landed atop the Billboard 200 when it was released
K-popSept. 8, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT to collaborate with Enhyphen
Tomorrow X Together turned out to be the the featured artist in Enhyphen’s soon-to-be-released album. Taehyun and Huening Kai of TXT appeared in a late-night Japanese radio show hosted by Jay and Niki of Enhyphen on Monday and at the end of the program thanked the two for inviting them. “It was fun doing this together with Enhyphen. Please have us again,” said Taehyun and Huening Kai. They also told listeners that their first Japanese EP “Chaotic Wonderland&
K-popSept. 7, 2021
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[Herald Interview] DPR Live on striving for perfection
It’s often said that one’s life follows one’s name -- how we label ourselves can shape the attitude we take in life, affecting our decision-making, and in end, determining our destiny. And since forming in 2015, Dream Perfect Regime, an independent multi-genre music and video production label, has tried to do just that. “Our spirit was to set the goal as high as possible and just try our best to get the closest we could to it. The dream felt far-off at first, yet we ha
K-popSept. 7, 2021
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StayC hopes to break cliches through ‘Stereotype’
StayC returned in nearly five months since they rose to fame with their second single album, “Staydom.” The up-and-coming K-pop rookie act dropped their first EP, “Stereotype,” on Monday evening, in a bid to launch their new songs onto the September music charts. Perky yet mature, the sextet aimed to take another fresh approach to the “teen fresh” genre, a coined term of “teenager” and “fresh,” which represents their unique identity i
K-popSept. 6, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT to put out 1st EP in Japanese
Tomorrow X Together will launch its first Japanese EP on Nov. 10, label Big Hit Music announced Monday. The EP, titled “Chaotic Wonderland,” will consist of four tracks including the Japanese version of “0X1=LOVE SONG (I Know I Love You)” and “MOA Diary (Dubaddu Wari Wari)” from the repackaged second LP “The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape,” as well as new songs. The same-titled lead track will feature a yet-to-be-named artist. The boy band
K-popSept. 6, 2021
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Young K wishes to convey kaleidoscope of emotions through ‘Eternal’
Young K of boy band Day 6 welcomed autumn by hopping onto the September music chart craze with his first-ever solo album. The singer-turned-soloist’s album “Eternal,” which dropped Monday evening, touches on the different colors and melodies of music. The fall-themed seven-track package aims to talk about “Kang Young-hyun as a person,” referring to his real name, and “Young K as an artist,” the singer and bassist said during an online press conference
K-popSept. 6, 2021
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BTS to appear on YouTube music show next week
South Korean superband BTS, along with Coldplay front man, Chris Martin, will appear on YouTube's weekly music show next week, the septet's agency said Saturday. The K-pop sensation and Martin are set to appear on a special episode of YouTube Originals' weekly music series "Released" that will air at 12:45 p.m. Friday, according to Big Hit Music, the group's agency. They are expected to share their experiences as musicians on the global stage and talk about a set of topics, such as
K-popSept. 4, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Twice gives glimpse of upcoming English-language single
Twice uploaded the first teaser photograph for its first English-language song, “The Feels,” Friday. In the group photo, the nine band members are sitting together in a girly powder room, sporting preppy looks tweaked with trendy accessories. Jeongyeon is with her bandmates even though she is taking some time off, for the second time, due to panic and anxiety attacks since last month. The band released English versions of “More & More,” “I Can’t Stop
K-popSept. 3, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Enhypen members positive for COVID-19
Five members of Enhypen tested positive for COVID-19, agency Belift Lab announced Thursday. Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake and Sunghoon were found to be infected with the virus during self-quarantine. The bandmates began self-isolating as a preemptive measure on Aug. 26, when they learned a staff member had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Jake started showing symptoms, including a cough and fever, so he got tested and the results came back positive on Monday. The rest of the band showed simila
K-popSept. 2, 2021
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[Feature] Goodies and give outs, how K-pop birthdays are celebrated
Signboards welcoming bypassers for a cup of joe, the scent of a fresh bag of coffee beans, little nooks for a sip and music playing in the background are no different from an ordinary cafe. But cafe buffs would see a minor tweak to the definition once stepping inside the venue. Birthday cafes Kim Na-young’s dream was to run a cafe business with her older sister. Although the two are nine years apart, they share similar tastes and hobbies. And after years of talking about living out
K-popSept. 1, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen to be 11-piece act for rest of 2021
Seventeen will be active as an 11-member group for the remainder of the year so that Chinese bandmates Jun and The8 can focus on activities in their homeland, agency Pledis Entertainment announced on Wednesday. The company supports the activities of all Seventeen’s members, as well as the band as a whole, and is actively looking for opportunities for them at home and abroad, the statement continued. Jun and The8 will work on projects in China that they had postponed, Pledis added, a
K-popSept. 1, 2021
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[Photo News] BTS Army euphoric on Jungkook’s birthday
K-pop megastar band BTS’ global fandom gathered at a coffee shop in Yang-jae, southern Seoul, to celebrate Jungkook’s 24th birthday on Saturday. Fans of all ages came together to talk, laugh, share memories and mark the special day with Jungkook-themed goodies and songs. Since the pandemic has made it impossible for stars to perform at live concerts or hold meet and greets, the BTS Army took to cafes around the country to pay tribute to their favorite singer.
K-popSept. 1, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Shinee’s Key to hold online solo concert
Key of Shinee will be hosting an online concert on his own on Sept. 26 that will be livestreamed around the world via Naver’s V Live. The concert, titled “Key: Groks in the Keyland,” will be his first standalone concert in about 2 1/2 years. Tickets to the show will be available for purchase from Sept. 1. In the meantime, his prerelease single “Hate That ...” that came out on Monday hit No. 1 on iTunes’ top songs chart in 10 regions as well as several mu
K-popAug. 31, 2021
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[Herald Interview] Band Lucy: Creating music to be heard, seen and felt
Reaching the final stage of 2019 JTBC music competition “Superband,” the show’s runner-up group Lucy brought light upon a genre still unfamiliar and unexplored in the Korean music scene -- ambient pop. With an unconventional harmony of a violin, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and drums, and two on vocals, sprinkled with real-life sounds -- self-handedly recorded by the group’s producer and bassist Cho Won-sang -- Lucy’s music was able to help listeners visualize the
K-popAug. 31, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] BTOB keeps branching out
BTOB held an online media conference Monday and discussed the band’s new album. Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lee Changsub and Peniel came out with a special album titled “4U: Outside,” nine months after the band’s previous work. The four performers are functioning as a subunit because Yook Sungjae and Im Hyunsik are currently serving their military duty. “My heart is all aflutter,” confided Seo, especially since it was the first new music the band had put
K-popAug. 30, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] Mamamoo preparing a greatest hits album: report
Mamamoo is putting together a compilation album slated to be released in September, according to local media reports on Friday. The album will chronicle the band’s seven-year career, with each track selected by the four bandmates, in addition to two songs that have not been released. This is the quartet’s first album since its three members -- Solar, Moonbyeol and Hwasa -- renewed their contracts with management firm RBW Entertainment in June. Wheein decided not to sign with th
K-popAug. 27, 2021
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BTS refutes chart manipulation claims, saying being K-pop band with loyal fans makes it 'easy target'
K-pop superband BTS has refuted the recent online allegations of Billboard chart manipulation, pointing out that they are easily subject to such accusations just because they are a peripheral band from Korea. The septet's English-language songs "Butter" and "Permission to Dance" have stayed atop the Hot 100 main singles chart for a combined 10 weeks this summer thanks to overwhelming physical album sales and digital downloads. Typically, on the other hand, most of the Hot
K-popAug. 27, 2021
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS sets new record with “Butter”
BTS bounced back up to No. 1 on Billboard’s Artist 100, returning to the top after dropping to No. 2 last week, the publication revealed on Thursday in the US. This is the 20th time the septet hit No. 1 on the chart that was launched in 2014. BTS is the first group to top the list for 20 weeks. Only three artists have stayed longer than the band, and all are solo musicians: Taylor Swift (48 weeks), Drake (32) and The Weeknd (22). The Artist 100 combines a performer’s per
K-popAug. 26, 2021
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BLACKPINK's Lisa to debut as solo artist next month
Lisa, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, will debut as a solo artist next month, her management agency said Thursday. The rapper-dancer will release her first individual single album titled "Lalisa" at 12 a.m. on Sept. 10 (US eastern time), YG Entertainment said. "The upcoming album will feature Lisa's natural and authentic side as implied by its title," the agency said, though it did not elaborate on the tracklist of the album. She dropped a teaser poster for her for
K-popAug. 26, 2021
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[Herald Interview] Colde: Spreading love through music with spirit of resistance
The high ceiling and spaced out arrangement of achromatic furniture inside Colde's office in Seongu-dong, Seoul, gave off a cool energy. But exceptions here and there nodded to his more dynamic tastes: the bright yellow cabinet, the brilliant red, heart-shaped chair, and the colorful array of books half-neatly stacked behind his desk. Colde entered the room still on his phone. After dropping his recent single “When Dawn Comes Again” last month, the singer-songwrit
K-popAug. 26, 2021