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  BTS to release soundtrack for animated TV series

  SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS will release the lead song for the original soundtrack of a Korean TV animation series set to go on air next month, the series' production company said Friday.It will be the first release from BTS
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  TikTok star, Japanese artist imase "I would like to be a global star, free from borders"

  SEOUL April 14 (Yonhap) -- “When I was in South Korea I took a lovely walk outside, however throughout that walk stranger approached me and asked me whether I was Imase. In that exact moment I experie
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  SEVENTEEN's 10th mini album 'FML' successfully exceeds 4 million pre-sales

  SEOUL April 14 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN’s 10th mini album “FML” has successfully exceeded pre-sale of over 4 million copies addressed group’s entertainment agency PLEDIS, on Friday. The p
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  Girl group Fifty Fifty says its presence on Billboard chart 'unbelievable'

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- An incredible thing happened in the music scene recently, as a rookie K-pop girl group with less than five months since its debut has stayed for three consecutive weeks on the U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 son
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  Newly discovered Thai flower gets named after BLACKPINK’s Lisa

  SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Yonhap) -- A flower that has never been spotted was discovered in Thailand and named after the South Korean supergroup BLACKPINK’s Lisa. Per Bangkok Post on Thursday, a research team a
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  ‘Solo debut’ Former CLC member Yeeun “I’ll show my sweet and sparkling charm.”

  SEOUL, April. 13 (Yonhap) -- "I feel different every day ahead of my solo debut. I was excited yesterday, but I'm more nervous today." Yeeun, a former member of the group CLC, is to
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  S.Korean artist Lee Chae-yeon from IZ*ONE "I plan to knock on listeners heart through performances"

  Seoul April 13 (Yonhap) -- “I will do my best to knock on listeners heart to make sure I leave a strong impression to a point where one will think of Lee Chae-yeon when it comes down to performances,”
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  Singer and actor Park Ji-hoon says he has no other choice but to work hard for fans

  SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Yonhap) -- “It would be a lie to say that I never get exhausted to simultaneously continue both my singing and acting careers. However, I cannot stop when I think about those who love
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  BTS' 'Dynamite' becomes 2nd song to surpass 700 million streams in Japan

  BTS song-Japan BTS' 'Dynamite' becomes 2nd song to surpass 700 million streams in JapanSEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS' 2020 megahit single "Dynamite" has
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  (LEAD) Girl group Ive gets 4th straight hit with first studio album

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Ive's performance on Billboard charts in para 5)SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Ive has notched up a fourth straight hit with its first full-length album "I've Ive."The album's prereleased song
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  Girl group Ive gets 4th straight hit with first studio album

  Ive-music chart Girl group Ive gets 4th straight hit with first studio albumSEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Ive has notched up a fourth straight hit with its first full-length album &quo
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  BTS' Jimin ranks 45th with 'Like Crazy' in 2nd week on Billboard Hot 100

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Jimin of the K-pop giant BTS stayed on the Hot 100 main songs chart of the U.S. Billboard for the second consecutive week as his solo song "Like Crazy" ranked 45th, according to the latest chart r
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  IVE’s Rei to take temporary hiatus due to health reasons

  SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean red-hot rookie girl group IVE’s Rei will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities due to health reasons, the group’s agency Starship Entertainment con
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  NCT Dream successfully holds concert in Chicago and Atlanta

  SEOUL, April. 11 (Yonhap) -- The group NCT Dream successfully held its world tour " THE DREAM SHOW2: In A DREAM” in Chicago and Atlanta on the 7th (local time) and 9th, the agency SM Entertai
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo debuts at No. 2 on Billboard's two global songs charts with 'Flower'

  SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's Jisoo arrived at No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts this week with her individual song "Flower."Billboard said on social media Monday (U.S.
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  LE SSERAFIM’s first full-length album exceeds 1.03 million pre-orders in 7 days

  SEOUL, April. 11 (Yonhap) – Pre-orders for girl group LE SSERAFIM’s first full-length album “UNFORGIVEN,” which will be released next month, has exceeded 1.03 million copies within seven days of pr
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  BLACKPINK's 'How You Like That' MV tops 1.2 bln views

  BLACKPINK-YouTube viewsBLACKPINK's 'How You Like That' MV tops 1.2 bln viewsSEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The music video for "How You Like That," a 2020 hit single by K-pop girl
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  Girl group Ive: 'Unpredictability' is our musical charm

  Ive-first albumGirl group Ive: 'Unpredictability' is our musical charmBy Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Ive, a leading K-pop girl group whose previous songs have all become huge sensat
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  BLACKPINK to successfully hold Tokyo Dome concert...110,000 people cheered for two days

  SEOUL, April. 10 (Yonhap) -- Girl group BLACKPINK has gathered 110,000 audience with its world tour "Born Pink" at Tokyo Dome in Japan for two days from the 8th to the 9th, its agency Y
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  MAMAMOO sold out pre-sale tickets for the US tour

  SEOUL, April. 10 (Yonhap) -- Pre-booking tickets for the group Mamamoo's first world tour in the U.S. have been sold out, the agency RBW said. Starting in New York in May this month, Ma