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  Jungkook's 'Seven' certified platinum in U.S.

  SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- "Seven," a megahit song by BTS' Jungkook, has received platinum certification in the United States.The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed the certification on its website Monday (U.S. t
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  (2nd LD) G-Dragon again denies using drugs as he appears for police questioning

  (ATTN: UPDATES with G-Dragon's comments on his drug test in paras 5-7; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG once again denied using illegal drugs as he appeared before police for his first questioning Monday. &quo
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  (LEAD) G-Dragon again denies using drugs as he appears for police questioning

  (ATTN: UPDATES with G-Dragon's comments; CHANGES headline, photo)SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG once again denied using illegal drugs as he appeared before police for his first questioning. "I have not been involv
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  G-Dragon to attend 1st police questioning over alleged drug use

  SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG is set to appear before police Monday for his first questioning over drug use suspicions.G-Dragon, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, has flatly denied the accusations.He is scheduled to arrive
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  Seventeen's new album debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200

  SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Seventeen's latest album has debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, after Taylor Swift's new album, Billboard said."Seventeenth Heaven," the boy band's 11th EP, earne
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  (LAED) BTS' Jungkook releases 1st solo album 'Golden'

  (ATTN: UPDATES with release of album and video footage in paras 1-11; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop juggernaut BTS on Friday put out his first solo album "Golden," composed of all English tracks aimed at the globa
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  Singer-producer Park Jin-young to drop new single

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Park Jin-young, a singer and chief producer of JYP Entertainment, will drop a new digital single titled "Changed Man" on Nov. 20, his agency said Friday."Changed Man" will be his first release in abou
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  BTS' Jungkook to release 1st solo album 'Golden'

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop juggernaut BTS will put out his first solo album "Golden," composed of all English tracks aimed at the global music market, on Friday.BigHit Music, his agency, said the upcoming album captures J
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  BTS' Jungkook set to appear in Jimmy Fallon's show, 'Today' as guest, performer

  SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- BTS' Jungkook is set to make a solo appearance in U.S. talk shows to promote his solo album, "Golden," BigHit Music said Thursday.The BTS breakout star will visit Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show"
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  The Kid Laroi's new song featuring Jungkook debuts at No. 44 on Billboard Hot 100

  SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Kid Laroi's new single "Too Much," featuring BTS member Jungkook, has debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, according the latest chart released Tuesday (U.S. time).This marks the third time th
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  Jungkook's 'Seven,' fastest song to garner 1 bln streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop megastars BTS made history Tuesday as his debut solo single, "Seven," became the fastest song to hit 1 billion streams on the global music streaming platform Spotify.Spotify announced this on s
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  (LEAD) G-Dragon to appear for police questioning next week over alleged drug use

  (ATTN: UPDATES with comments from police, summons of Lee Sun-kyun)SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG will voluntarily appear before police for questioning over drug use suspicions next week, his lawyer said Tuesday."This
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  G-Dragon to appear for police questioning next week over alleged drug use

  SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG will voluntarily appear before police for questioning over drug use suspicions next week, his lawyer said Tuesday."This is for a swift and fair investigation," Kim Su-hyeon, the l
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  G-Dragon to appear voluntarily before police for probe into drug suspicions

  SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- G-Dragon of K-pop boy group BIGBANG once again denied his drug use suspicions Monday and said he will voluntarily appear before police for investigation into the case.The rapper-singer appointed a lawyer and submitted a let
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  Seventeen's latest album sells over record 5 mln copies in debut week

  SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Seventeen has set a new record for first-week album sales in K-pop history as its latest album sold over 5 million copies, the band's agency said Monday."Seventeenth Heaven," the group's 11th E
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  Two songs from BTS' Jungkook chart on British Official Singles

  SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop sensation BTS has proved his popularity by placing two of his songs on the British Official Singles Top 100 chart."Too Much," his collaborative single with The Kid LAROI and Central Cee, debute
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  (LEAD) Le Sserafim to appear on NBC's 'Today' show

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with group's plan to appear on NBC morning show; ADDS photo, byline)By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Le Sserafim will appear on the U.S. major TV network NBC's famous "Today" morn
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  Woman in her 20s booked for allegedly stalking BTS member V

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A woman in her 20s has been booked for investigation on charges of stalking BTS member V, police said Friday.The woman allegedly tried to approach V after visiting his home in southern Seoul around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, ac
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  BTS' Japanese fan club runs ad for member Jin, S. Korean Army on defense daily

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS' Japanese fan club ran an ad supporting member Jin, who has been serving his mandatory military service, and the South Korean military on the front page of the local defense daily on Friday. "
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  Seventeen sets first-week sales record for K-pop album

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Seventeen has set a new record for first-week album sales in K-pop history with its latest album selling 4.62 million copies, the band's agency said Friday.Pledis Entertainment said the group's 11th EP, &