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  Seventeen's Tokyo Dome concerts attract 100,000 fans

  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Seventeen kicked off the largest Japanese dome tour since its debut to a strong start, drawing 100,000 fans to its two concerts at Tokyo Dome earlier this week, the group's agency said Friday.The group h
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  BTS' V to drop debut solo album 'Layover'

  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- V, a member of the K-pop giant BTS, will put out his first solo album, "Layover," on Friday, his agency said.The singer has released various original soundtracks for TV dramas, including "Christmas Tree,&
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  BTS' Jungkook to headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival

  SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, will headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival, a large-scale U.S. charity concert set to be held this month, the group's agency said Thursday, citing the festival's official
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  Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo sings 'Ave Maria' before pope in Ulaanbaatar

  SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo has sung "Ave Maria" in front of Pope Francis during a private audience with him in Ulaanbaatar, the singer's agency said Wednesday.According to DGNcom, Lim was grante
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  [Interview] TRENDZ says K-pop idol needs 'perseverance, tactfulness and fans' love' to survive

  [Interview] TRENDZ says K-pop idol needs 'perseverance, tactfulness and fans' love' to survive By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- Debuting in January last year, second-year boy
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  HYBE's rookie BOYNEXTDOOR storms Seoul stage with 1st mini 'WHY..'

  By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group BOYNEXTDOOR, the rookie of K-pop behemoth HYBE, blasted their comeback stage on Monday with their first-ever mini album "
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  Riize debuts as SM Entertainment's new boy group

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Riize, the first newbie boy group from SM Entertainment in seven years, made its debut Monday with its first single, "Get a Guitar."Riize is the first idol group that has been launched by SM in thr
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  Girl group Ive to drop 1st EP next month

  SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Ive will return next month with "I've Mine," its first EP, the group's management agency said Monday.Leading the EP set to come out on Oct. 13 will be three main tracks -- "Either
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  Stray Kids 2nd most-selling act in U.S. this year

  SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Stray Kids ranked second in the United States for album sales so far this year, according to their agency, JYP Entertainment, on Monday.The agency said Stray Kids came in second place after Taylor Swif
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  Young K hopes to be musician whose next step is anticipated

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Young K, a member of K-pop rock band Day6, on Monday unveiled his first full-length album, expressing the yearnings for music and stage he had felt during his time away to serve in the military."Letters
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  (LEAD) Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo to perform at pre-Mass event in Ulaanbaatar

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes; CHANGES attribution in lead)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo will perform at a pre-event for the Mass that will be led by Pope Francis in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, according to his agency, DG
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  Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo to perform at pre-Mass event in Ulaanbaatar

  SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo will perform at a pre-event for the Mass to be led by Pope Francis in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, according to sources in the local music industry and the Catholic community.The sources sa
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  Indonesian girl group StarBe throws K-style I-pop on 'Grow TWOgether' stage

  Indonesian girl group StarBe throws K-style I-pop on 'Grow TWOgether' stageBy Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Aug. 30, (Yonhap) -- Indonesian girl group StarBe blasted Seoul stage with its new song
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  Tomorrow X Together to drop 3rd studio album in October

  SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will return in October with its third studio album, the group's agency said Wednesday.BigHit Music said the album, titled "The Name Chapter: Freefall," will roll out
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  BTS' V drops 3 self-composed songs ahead of solo album release

  SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- BTS member V officially released three of his self-composed songs -- "Winter Bear," "Snow Flower (feat. Peakboy)" and "Scenery" -- on Tuesday, his agency, BigHit Music, said.The release c
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  Hybe reveals contestants for global girl group audition project

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-pop company behind such groups as BTS and NewJeans, on Tuesday unveiled the participants in an audition program to launch the first global girl group utilizing its K-pop production system.Hybe has
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  TWICE adds 4 more concerts to world tour

  TWICE adds 4 more concerts to world tour SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE will add four more stadium concerts to their fifth world tour “Ready to Be,” its agency announced o
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  K-pop industry prepares war against poaching amid Fifty Fifty controversy

  K-pop industry prepares war against poaching amid Fifty Fifty controversy SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop industry has embarked on discussions to establish measures to fight rival agencies’
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  Court denies Fifty Fifty's injunction request to suspend contract with agency

  SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court rejected Monday an injunction request by K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty to suspend the effectiveness of its contract with its agency.The Seoul Central District Court denied the request the group filed on June 19
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  K-pop boy group NCT to drop 4th studio album

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup NCT will return with all members Monday, dropping its fourth studio album."Golden Age" will be unveiled at 6 p.m. alongside the music video for "Baggy Jeans," one of th