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  TWICE’s Jihyo, Yoon Sung-bin Mired in Dating Rumors

  SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- TWICE's Jihyo and former national skeleton athlete Yoon Sung-bin's dating rumors surfaced on the 25th. According to one media outlet, they have been in
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  TWS sells 400 thousand copies of their debut album

  SEOUL March 25 (Yonhap) -- Rookie K-pop boy group TWS, affiliated with Pledis Entertainment and dubbed as the "younger sibling group" to Seventeen, has proven their mettle by selling over
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  K-pop agencies hit out at YouTube for algorithmic errors

  SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- YouTube, a major global platform for promoting K-pop, has been causing headaches for various agencies as cases of troublemaking continue to arise. According to so
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  YG Bets Tens of Billions of won per BLACKPINK Member For Recontract

  SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- YG Entertainment has apparently bet a large sum per member on the re-contracting of BLACKPINK, its biggest intellectual property (IP), for 'team activities', which
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  Seori expresses feelings of inferiority through music

  SEOUL March 22 (Yonhap) -- "In the Interview held recently at the Yonhap News headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Singer-Songwriter Seori (Baek So-hyun, 27) introduced her new album 'Fake Happ
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  KBS to launch global idol debut project 'MA1' in May

  SEOUL March 21 (Yonhap) -- On the 21st, KBS announced the launch of a global idol debut project.Scheduled to premiere in May, KBS 2TV's "MA1" will feature 36 multinational participants
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  MGMP to host 'Vision Bangkok' in Thailand on June

  SEOUL March 21 (Yonhap) -- On the 21st, MPMG MUSIC, a music agency representing bands such as Thornapple and SURL, announced that they will be hosting the overseas label festival "VISION BANGKOK
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  K-pop girl group IVE to take stage at Lollapalooza

  SEOUL March 21 (Yonhap) -- S.Korean girl group IVE and VCHA are set to perform at the renowned US music festival, Lollapalooza Chicago.According to Lollapalooza's official social media accounts on
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  BIGHIT Music releases reaction video of various celebrities regarding V's latest single 'FRI(END)S'

  SEOUL March 21 (Yonhap) -- BTS member V (Kim Taehyung) commemorated the release of his new digital single "FRI(END)S" by unveiling three reaction videos.According to Big Hit Music on the 2
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  BLACKPINK's 'Shut Down' music video surpasses 600 mln views on Youtube

  SEOUL March - 21 (Yonhap) -- YG Entertainment announced on the 21st that the music video for the hit song "Shut Down" by the girl group BLACKPINK has surpassed 600 million views on YouTube
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  Omega X Denies Sexual Harassment Allegations, Claims Former CEO Demanded Excessive Intimacy

  SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Omega X's agency, IPQ, on Wednesday flatly denied the forced sexual harassment allegations against the former CEO of their previous agency, Spire Entertainment.
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  British Deputy Prime Minister Visits SM Entertainment Headquarters

  SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has visited the SM Entertainment headquarters in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on the 19th and toured the studios as part of his Korea vi
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  Stray Kids to headline U.S. Lollapalooza music fest

  SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Stray Kids will headline Lollapalooza Chicago, one of the major music festivals in the United States, in August.The group was included on the list of headliners announced on the festival's homepage Tues
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  ASTRO's Yoon San-ha to Hold First Solo Concert

  SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Yoon San-ha of K-pop boy group ASTRO will be showcasing his first solo concert since debut, its agency said on Wednesday. Yoon San-ha will hold a small theater conc
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  ZEROBASEONE Drops First Single Release in Japan

  SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group ZEROBASEONE released their first Japanese single, "Yura Yura - Unmei no Hana -" (ゆらゆら - 運命の花 -), on the 20th, its agency WakeOne said. The ep
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  BTS's Jungkook in Charge of Cooking in Military Service

  SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- It has been confirmed that BTS member Jungkook, who enlisted in December last year, is serving as a cook in the military. According to authorities in the music i
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  Ailee Dating a Non-Celebrity, Planning to Wed Next Year: Aide

  SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Singer Ailee is currently in a relationship with the goal of marriage next year. Her agency, AtoZ Entertainment, stated on the 19th, "Ailee is continuing her beautifu
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  Spire Entertainment, former Agency of Omega X Claims "Member Sexually Assaulted Former CEO Kang"… CCTV Footage Released

  SEOUL March 19 (Yonhap) -- Spire Entertainment, the former agency embroiled in conflict with the group Omega X, claimed on the 19th that their former CEO Kang Mo was sexually assaulted by member Whee
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  GooseBumps Publicly Apologizes for Assaulting Noel

  SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Music producer GooseBumps (Jung Hyun-je) apologized for assaulting rapper Noel (Jang Yong-joon), who is the son of lawmaker Jang Je-won from the ruling People Power Part
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  Singer Jung Joon-young Released from Prison

  SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Singer Jung Joon-young, convicted of group sexual assault against intoxicated women, was released from the Mokpo Correctional Institution in Jeonnam Province on the morning