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  (LEAD) NewJeans becomes 2nd K-pop girl group to top Billboard 200

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-7)SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group NewJeans has achieved a significant milestone by toppingthe Billboard 200 main albums chart for the first time since its debut a year ago.According to the
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  SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group NewJeans has achieved a significant milestone by toppingthe Billboard 200 main albums chart for the first time since its debut a year ago.According to the latest chart revealed Wednesday (U.S. time),
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  BTS' V to be last member to debut as soloist

  SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- V will become the last member of the globally popular K-pop septet BTS to debut as a solo artist, his agency said Wednesday."V is stepping up work to make his first solo album," BigHit Music said in a release. It
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  BLACKPINK's 'Ddu-du Ddu-du' becomes 1st K-pop video to top 2.1 bln YouTube views

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK's megahit single "Ddu-du Ddu-du" has set a YouTube record for most views for a video by a K-pop group, the quartet's agency said Monday.YG Entertainment said the music video surpassed 2.1 billi
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  SM Entertainment's new boy group to debut in September

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment said Monday it will launch Riize, a new boy group composed of seven members, in September.Riize is a combination of the words "rise" and "realize," which means a team growing and rea
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  Jungkook ranks 13th in 2nd week on British chart with 'Seven'

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jungkook's debut solo song, "Seven," remained a strong presence on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100 for the second consecutive week. According to the latest chart unveiled Friday (Britis
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  Pinkfong's songs top 1 bln streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The Pinkfong Co., a South Korean educational entertainment company, said Thursday its children's songs have garnered more than a combined 1 billion streams on Spotify, the global music streaming giant.The number is the
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  Soyou returns to reclaim K-pop 'summer queen' title

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Singer Soyou is back Wednesday with an individual EP full of summer vibes, hoping to reclaim her girl group Sistar's previous title as a "summer queen" in the K-pop industry. Ranging from &quo
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  (LEAD) BTS member Jungkook's solo single 'Seven' tops Billboard Hot 100

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 7-11; ADDS byline)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jungkook has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his first solo single, "Seven," becoming the second South Korean s
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  BTS member Jungkook's solo single 'Seven' tops Billboard Hot 100

  SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jungkook has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his first solo single, "Seven," becoming the second South Korean soloist to lead the list following his bandmate Jimin. Released July 14, &q
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  (LEAD) NewJeans to release new EP 'Get Up' ahead of 1st anniv.

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes from NewJeans in paras 5-10; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans will drop its second EP, titled "Get Up," on Friday, the band's agency said.The album will hit music services worl
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  NewJeans to release new EP 'Get Up' ahead of 1st anniv.

  SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans will drop its second EP, titled "Get Up," on Friday, the band's agency said.The album will hit music services worldwide at 1 p.m., a day before the band's first anniversary, acc
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  BTS' synergy will be powerful when reunited, says member Jungkook

  SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS has expressed his anticipation for the group's future reunion after all the members complete their military service, saying their synergy will be much more powerful then."It's
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  (LEAD) BTS' 'Beyond the Story' becomes 1st Korean book to top New York Times bestseller lists

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with book topping another list; ADDS quote from BigHit official at bottom)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant BTS' first official book, "Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS," has topped New York Times
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  BTS' 'Beyond the Story' becomes 1st Korean book to top New York Times bestseller list

  SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant BTS' first official book, "Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS," has topped a New York Times bestseller list.The book, which was released on July 9 to commemorate the group's 10th anniver
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  NewJeans' 'Super Shy' lands at No. 66 on Billboard Hot 100

  SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans achieved its third entry on the U.S. Billboard's main songs chart with "Super Shy," the latest chart has shown.According to the Hot 100 chart unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time), "Su
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  K-pop album exports reach all-time high in 1st half

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Exports of K-pop albums reached an all-time high in the first half of the year, with the United States surpassing China as the second-largest market for Korean music, data showed Tuesday.According to the data from the Korea