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  SHINee to hold concert ‘SHINee World VI – Perfect Illumination’ on June

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- The group SHINee will hold a solo concert “SHINee World VI – Perfect Illumination” at the KSPO Dome in Seoul Olympic Park from June 23 to 25, its agency SM Entertainment sa
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  BTS to drop new digital single 'Take Two' next month

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS will release a new digital single, "Take Two," with a full lineup on June 9 as part of events marking the 10th anniversary of its debut, its agency said Wednesday.Seven members participated i
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  BTS J-Hope to serve as assistant instructor at Army boot camp

  SEOUL May 31 (Yonhap) -- J-hope a member of the K-pop superband BTS will continue on with his obligatory military service as an assistant instructor at a boot camp, source in the music industry said.
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  Psy ‘That That’ surpasses 200mln streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Singer Psy's ninth album lead song "That That" has exceeded 200 million streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform, according to his agency
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  BTS kicks off '2023 BTS Festa' in celebration of debut

  SEOUL May 31 (Yonhap) -- Celebrating the 10th anniversary of global sensation BTS’ debut, festival "2023 BTS Festa" will be held from Wednesday to June 17, said group’s agency BIGHIT Music
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  Hybe's new boy group Boynextdoor aims to be 'one and only' presence in K-pop

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Boynextdoor, a new boy group from Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, made its debut Tuesday amid wide media attention.It is the first boy group from Hybe in about two and a half years since Enhypen in 2020.
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  CIX's 'OK Episode 2 : I'm OK' tops iTunes chart in 4 countries

  SEOUL May 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group CIX’s sixth min album “OK Episode 2: I’m OK” topped iTunes’ album chart in four countries, the group’s agency said on Tuesday. The album topped the iTunes char
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  AB6IX releases seventh mini album

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) – The group AB6IX has released its seventh mini album, "THE FUTURE IS OURS : LOST," according to its agency Brandnew Music. This album depicts AB6IX's
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  Brave Girls to restart activities under new name

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Brave Girls will resume activities this summer under a new name, BB Girls, the band's new agency said Tuesday.Warner Music Korea said Brave Girls' former members -- Minyoung, Yujeong, Eunji and Yuna
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  MONSTA X to hold fan concert in Seoul for 2 days in July

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The group MONSTA X will hold a fan concert "MX Friends" at KSPO Dom in Seoul's Olympic Park from July 8 to 9, its agency Starship Entertainment said on Tues
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  Synth pop regains popularity in K-pop, riding retro boom

  SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Synth pop has recently undergone a resurgence in the K-pop music scene, capitalizing on the retro wave and the global preference for easily accessible music.Synth pop is a sub-genre of pop music that thrived in the late 1970
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  Annual K pop-concert comes to Busan, featuring BTOB, ITZY, Nmixx and more

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- An annual K-pop concert co-hosted by an entertainment industry group and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will be held Saturday, featuring popular idol groups, such as BTOB, ITZY and Nmixx.Launched in 1995 by the Korea E
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  BLACKPINK's 'Kill This Love' music video tops 1.8 bln YouTube views

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's "Kill This Love" has surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube.The video hit the milestone at 2:28 a.m. Friday, about four years and one month after the song was
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  NCT's Taeyong to hold fan showcase event for solo debut EP 'SHALALA'

  SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Taeyong of NCT will hold a fan showcase event in Seoul for his solo debut album “SHALALA” in Seoul next month, his agency said Thursday. Ahead of rolling out his first solo E
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  BTS' 'Butter' wins Foreign Work Award from 43rd JASRAC Awards

  SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS won the Foreign Work Award from the 43rd Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) Awards, the executive committee said We
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  2023 BTS Festa to be held in Seoul next month to mark group's 10th anniv.

  SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS will hold a two-weeklong festival at various venues in Seoul next month to mark the 10th anniversary since its debut, the group's agency said Thursday.The septet has annually held the BTS Festa to ce
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  BTS' J-Hope completes basic training for military service

  SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Wednesday he has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service.The dancer-rapper posted on Hybe's K-pop fan community platform Weverse
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  Enhypen's 4th EP 'Dark Blood' sells over 1.1 mln copies

  SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Enhypen's fourth EP "Dark Blood" sold over 1.1 million copies as of Monday, its agency said Tuesday. The album also swept the iTunes Top
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  Super Junior named ambassador of Saudi Arabia Tourism Authority

  SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Super Junior has been named the ambassador of the Saudi Arabia Tourism Authority, its agency said Tuesday.During the Seoul Road Show Gala Dinner, the gr
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  NewJeans chosen as one of Time's Next Generation Leaders

  SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans has been selected as one of the Next Generation Leaders by the U.S. Time magazine for this year.The group made it on the Next Generation Leaders 202