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  Fifty Fifty cancels schedule due to contract dispute with agency

  SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Up-and-coming K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty has canceled multiple plans, including participation in concerts abroad, mainly due to its ongoing legal dispute with its agency.The quartet has garnered wide media attention since
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  The Boyz dubbed honorary ambassador for Korean Culture

  SEOUL July 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group The Boyz was appointed the honorary ambassador to promote Korean culture around the world, cultural ministry said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports an
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  NewJeans' ‘Hurt’ surpasses 100 mln Spotify streams

  SEOUL July 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans’ song “Hurt” has achieved 100,099,892 streams as of July 3 on the world’s largest music platform Spotify, its agency ADOR said on Wednesday.With thi
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  TXT rolls out group's second Japaneses full length album 'Sweet'

  SEOUL July 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together has released its second full-length Japanese album "SWEET," addressed its agency on Wednesday.The album contains a total of 12
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  Seventeen's 'FML' sells 6.2 mln copies, most in K-pop history

  SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Seventeen's 10th EP, "FML," has sold 6.2 million copies, making it the biggest-selling K-pop album of all time, the group's agency said Wednesday.This also marks the first time that a K-pop albu
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  ZEROBASEONE's 'Youth in the shade' sells 1.08 mln copies in preorders

  SEOUL July 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group ZEROBASEONE’s “Youth in the shade” expected to drop on July 10, has surpassed 1.08 million copies in preorders, distributor Genie Music said on Wednesday. It w
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  BTS' Jungkook tops iTunes charts of 83 countries with 'Still With You'

  SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS topped iTunes Top Song charts of 83 territories around the world with "Still With You," one of his recently released self-composed solo pieces, the band's agency said Tuesday.
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  BLACKPINK's 'Boombayah' video tops 1.6 bln YouTube views

  SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's debut song "Boombayah" has surpassed 1.6 billion views on YouTube, the group's agency said Tuesday. YG Entertainment said the video passed the milestone at
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  Nmixx to roll out pre-release track 'Roller Coaster' on July 3

  SEOUL July 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Nmixx will release its track "Roller Coaster" from its third single, "A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream," on July 3, along with its music
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  'OMG' by NewJeans hits over 400 mln Spotify streams

  NewJeans-Spotify 'OMG' by NewJeans hits over 400 mln Spotify streamsSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- "OMG," a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered over 400 million strea
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  (2nd LD) Three S. Koreans win Tchaikovsky Competition in violin, cello, voice

  (ATTN: UPDATES with winners' interviews, background in paras 4-12)SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Three South Koreans have won first prizes in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in the categories of violin, cello and voice, its website showed F
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  Stray Kids to hold fan meeting

  SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group Stray Kids will hold its third fan meeting "PILOT: FOR ★★★★★" at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome in Songpa-gu, Seoul, from July 1 to 2. At the
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  Daesung to hold Japan tour in six years

  SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) – Singer Daesung will hold a live tour “Dな SHOW Vol.2” in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, starting in Fukuoka on August 16, according to his agency on Friday. Daesung’s solo
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  (LEAD) Three S. Koreans win Tchaikovsky Competition in violin, cello, voice

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details, background in paras 3-5; ADDS photos)SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Three South Koreans have won first prizes in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in the categories of violin, cello and voice, its website showed
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  BTS' Jungkook to make official solo debut next month

  SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS announced Friday he will drop his first official solo song next month.The track, titled "Seven," will arrive on July 14 at 1 p.m., the vocalist said on Weverse, Hybe's K-pop
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  Three S. Koreans win Tchaikovsky Competition in violin, cello, voice

  SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Three South Koreans have won first prizes in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in the categories of violin, cello and voice, its website showed Friday.Kim Gye-hee and Lee Young-eun clinched the gold medals in violin
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  Disney+ to release documentary featuring TXT's first world tour

  SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Disney+ will release a documentary featuring K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s very first world tour and its Lollapalooza stage, the streamer said Thursday.Titled “TOMORR
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  EXO to pre-release "Here Me Out" from seventh full-length album

  SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group EXO will release its second pre-release song "Here Me Out" from its seventh full-length album at 6 p.m. on Friday. According to SM Entertai
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  Seventeen's Jun to drop Chinese digital single 'PSYCHO'

  SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Jun of K-pop boy band Seventeen will drop a Chinese-language digital single on July 4, his agency said Thursday.Jun will return as a soloist in nine months after rolling out
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  Producer of Fifty Fifty's 'Cupid' refutes agency's claims over contract, copyright

  SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The producer of K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty's hit song "Cupid" on Thursday refuted its agency's claims in connection with their exclusive contracts and the song's copyright in an intensifying legal