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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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‘Queendom 2’ winner WJSN ready to start off fresh with single ‘Sequence’
K-pop girl group WJSN has returned to the stage, hoping to embark on a new start of its journey with the special single album “Sequence,” after winning a crown on the second season of Mnet’s hit TV competition “Queendom” last month. The 10-member act’s new release, “Sequence” marks a full-group return over 15 months after it released “Unnatural” in March last year. It is also all the more special to WJSN since one of the tracks, &ldqu
K-popJuly 5, 2022
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Winner kicks off its second chapter with best team chemistry so far
Nine years into its K-pop career, Winner declared it is embarking on a second chapter as a four-piece group with the fourth EP “Holiday.” “This is the starting point as Winner begins the second part of our journey. The members are all in their 30s now, and the album conveys the good energy of the more vigorous future laid out in front of us,” Winner’s leader Kang Seungyoon said in a press conference for the album on Tuesday. Ahead of dropping the new album in th
K-popJuly 5, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Zico to return later this month: report
Zico will make a comeback on July 27 with a new album, according to a local media report Tuesday. He is gearing up for return and more details will be announced later, agency KOZ Entertainment said following the report. It will be his first activities since he was discharged in April. The musician debuted as a member of Block B, a seven-piece boy band, in 2011. He went solo in 2014 and has been releasing a series of hits songs, including the megahit “Any Song” in 202
K-popJuly 5, 2022
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CIX unites fans in Saudi Arabia with ‘Jeddah K-Pop Festival 2022’
Boy band CIX met fans in Saudi Arabia through “Saranghae KSA - Jeddah K-Pop Festival 2022,” held at Jeddah Superdome on Friday. The three-day Korean music and culture event was Saudi Arabia’s first K-pop festival, introducing fans to a range of Korean favorites. The group closed the last day of the jam-packed live session with mega-hits “What You Wanted,” “Bad Dream,” “Lost,” “Change Me,” “Everything,” “Cine
K-popJuly 5, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Rose tops 200m views with solo music video
Rose of Blackpink amassed 200 million views with the music video for her solo song “Gone” as of Sunday, said label YG Entertainment on Monday. The video generated 100 million views in half a day since its release, and had the most views in 24 hours on the platform. The single is the second track from the two-track album “R,” her first solo work from March 2021. It reached 100 million streams on Spotify last month following the opener “On The Ground,” wh
K-popJuly 4, 2022
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Past is tense, but future perfect, Enhyphen says through 3rd EP
With the ambition to canvass the summer music charts with its new album, boy band Enhypen dropped its third EP, “Manifesto: Day 1,” Monday evening. This marks the K-pop act’s return nearly six months after it released “Dimension: Answer” in January. “Manifesto: Day 1” tells the story of the seven bandmates with doubts about the meaning of “success.” The EP is aptly named -- Enhypen marches forward to find the word’s true definition
K-popJuly 4, 2022
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TXT embarks on first world tour with ‘Act: Love Sick’ in Seoul
After three years and four months on the K-pop scene, global boy band Tomorrow X Together finally came together with fans with its first in-person concert “Tomorrow X Together World Tour ‘Act : Love Sick’ in Seoul” over the weekend. The concerts, marking the start to the quintet’s first world tour “Act : Love Sick,” took place at the Jamsil Arena of the Seoul Sports Complex in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The two-day event, which ran for three hours each day, fea
K-popJuly 4, 2022
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Nayeon debuts at No. 7 on Billboard 200, becoming highest-charting K-pop solo artist
K-pop girl group TWICE's Nayeon ranked seventh on the Billboard's main albums chart with her solo debut EP, "Im Nayeon," the US chart operator has said in an article. She became the Billboard 200's highest-charting K-pop solo artist by earning 57,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending June 30, the magazine said Sunday (US time). Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week in the US, measured by equivalent album units, comprising ph
K-popJuly 4, 2022
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Heize sings she’s not ready to ‘Undo’ her love with her 2nd LP
The breakup queen is back, and this time singer-songwriter Heize is dropping a whole package of lingering post-love feelings and yearning to turn back time. Returning with her second LP “Undo,” the first full-length album from the artist in three years, Heize said while the term “full-length album” itself weighs heavy on her shoulders, she was confident she could put together a whole studio set with that single theme. “I’ve released singles and EPs until no
K-popJuly 2, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Astro’s Cha Eunwoo may star in Hollywood film: report
Cha Eunwoo of Astro is considering taking a lead role in “K-Pop: Lost in America,” according to a local media report on Friday. He is looking at the proposal favorably, but nothing has been confirmed yet, said agency Fantagio following the report. Cha has appeared in a series of dramas including “True Beauty” and the movie “My Brilliant Life.” He recently finished shooting the drama “Island.” The feature-length movie is set to premiere in
K-popJuly 1, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids’ 2nd EP sweeps charts in Japan
Stray Kids topped Billboard Japan‘s weekly top album sales chart with its second EP there. “Circus” was also No. 1 on the Hot Albums chart and the Tower Records chart. The six-track EP came out on June 22 and headed straight to the top of Oricon’s daily album chart. It topped the iTunes album chart in 17 regions, and the music video for the title track generated 10 million views on YouTube in four days. Meanwhile, the eight-member act performed live in Kobe and
K-popJune 30, 2022
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SM artists to hold joint concert in August
SM Entertainment, a K-pop powerhouse, said Thursday will hold the first in-person joint concert of its artists in about five years in August. The concert titled "SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @HUMAN CITY_SUWON" will take place at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, 35 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 20, SM said. The most recent in-person concert of SM-managed artists was held in Seoul in 2017. The agency also plans to hold live concerts of its artists at Japan's Tokyo Dome o
K-popJune 30, 2022
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ITZY named top-selling rookie artist of first half on Japan's Oricon
Japan's Oricon on Thursday named South Korean girl group ITZY the top-selling rookie of the first half of the year based on sales in the country, the band's agency said. Oricon announced the K-pop quintet as the best-selling rookie artist in the market for the Dec. 17-June 20 period, JYP Entertainment said. The Japanese pop music chart operator has annually released sales rankings by artists since 2018 based on sales of physical and digital singles and albums as well as DVDs, Blu-ray d
K-popJune 30, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT to drop 3rd Japanese single in August
Tomorrow X Together will release a third single in Japan on Aug. 31, said label Big Hit Music on Wednesday. The single “Good Boy Gone Bad” consists of three songs: a Japanese version of the song of the same title that was the focus track from its fourth EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child” and two new songs. One is written by the band members. The fourth EP topped Oricon’s weekly album chart when it came out in May, and the band became the first internati
K-popJune 29, 2022
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Sunmi returns as lovesick girl with ‘Heart Burn’
Vying to create this year‘s summer anthem, singer Sunmi dropped a new digital single titled “Heart Burn” on Wednesday evening. This mark’s the songstress‘ first release since her 3rd EP, “1/6,” dropped last August. The singer’s digital single is a two-song release that includes the title track and the side track “Childhood.” Gushing about her new songs, the singer described “Heart Burn” as “a song about summer l
K-popJune 29, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Enhypen to host 1st world tour in September: report
Enhypen will kick off its international tour with a Seoul concert in mid-September, according to a local media report on Tuesday. The band will also have dates in US and Japan. Agency Belift Lab confirmed the news. It will be the band’s first international tour, having debuted in November 2020. The seven members formed the group through an audition reality show, “I-Land.” On Monday, its agency released the tracklist for the third EP, “Manifesto: Day 1.” The
K-popJune 28, 2022
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Boy group SF9 to drop new album next month
K-pop boy group SF9 will release a new EP next month, its management agency said Tuesday. The band's 11th EP titled "The Wave OF9" will hit music stores on July 13, FNC Entertainment said. It will be the first release from the group since its 10th EP "Rumination" out in November. Leading the album will be "Scream," a song full of summer vibes. The group debuted in October 2016 with nine members and has gained popularity for its hits such as "Good Guy"
K-popJune 28, 2022
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Girl group aespa to perform in 'Good Morning America' 2022 Summer Concert Series
South Korean girl group aespa will headline this year's "Good Morning America" Summer Concert Series, an annual summer concert hosted by the famous U.S. morning talk show, the group's agency said Tuesday. Aespa will perform its hit songs "Next Level" and "Savage," as well as its first English single, "Life's Too Short," during the concert in New York's Central Park on July 8 (US time). It will also premier "Girls," the title t
K-popJune 28, 2022
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BTS' J-Hope to prerelease 'More' on Friday
J-Hope, a rapper and dancer of K-pop supergroup BTS, will prerelease "More," a track on his upcoming debut solo album, this week, his agency said Tuesday. The song will hit music services at 1 p.m. Friday in Korea, when it will be midnight US EST, two weeks ahead of the release of his first single, "Jack in the Box," on July 15, according to Big Hit Music. J-Hope teased the upcoming album with a photo of him staring into the camera, wearing what appears to be a black jester
K-popJune 28, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen to put out repackaged album in July
Seventeen will come out with a repackage of their fourth studio album on July 18, said agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday. The news of the repackaged album, “Sector 17,” was first announced during the band’s Seoul concert. The 13-member act held two concerts, on Saturday and Sunday, and shared the news at the end of the second day’s show. Its fourth LP, “Face The Sun,” was released in May and sold more than 2 million copies in its first week, becomin
K-popJune 27, 2022