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  K-pop legend Cho Yong-pil to drop new single this week

  SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Cho Yong-pil, a living legend of the Korean pop scene, will put out a new single album this week, his agency said Monday."Road to 20-Prelude 2" will hit music services Wednesday ahead of the release of his 20th
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  Weverse to showcase 'WEVERSE DM' where fans can chat with artists 1 on 1

  SEOUL April 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant HYBE’s fan community platform WEVERSE will be kicking off a subscription based service “WEVERSE DM” where users will be able to communicate with their idol 1 on
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  Teaser of 'Bastions' theme song 'The Planet' featuring BTS reveals

  SEOUL April 24 (Yonhap) -- Teaser video of the theme song “The Planet” of animation “Bastions” featuring K-pop superstar group BTS has been released. Producer of the animation Timos Media addressed on
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  #KEPA, #DreamConcertinJAPAN

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  KEPA’s 2023 Dream Concert in JAPAN to be held in June

  SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association (KEPA) is set to hold a joint concert, titled “Dream Concert,” with hit K-pop stars on June 18 at Japan’s Saitama Super Arena.
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  #NewJeans, #Ditto, #OMG

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  NewJeans named one of Top 10 artists on Chinese music streamer QQ Music

  SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Yonhap) -- Chinese freemium music streaming service QQ Music has named the South Korean red-hot rookie girl group NewJeans as one of the Top 10 artists for the first quarter of this ye
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  #TWICE, #ReadytoBe

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  TWICE to continue world tour ‘READY TO BE,’ stopping by 6 Southeast Asian and European cities

  SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop chart supremo TWICE will continue its world tour “READY TO BE,” which will span across six Southeast Asian and European cities. The upcoming live tour will take this n
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  Seventeen's 10th mini album 'FML' exceeds 4.64 million copies in pre-sale

  SEOUL April 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Seventeen’s 10th mini album “FML” has successfully exceeded 4.64 million pre-sales, addressed group’s agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday. The pre-sales re
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  Blackpink to stream Coachella Stage through official YouTube channel

  SEOUL April 23 (yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BLACKPINK’s second stage of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will be streamed live throughout BLACKPINK’s official YouTube channel starting on Saturd
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  K-pop rookies Fifty Fifty sweeps global music scene

  SEOUL April 23 (Yonhap) -- Rookie K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty's "CUPID" is continuing on with it’s long term success in the U.S. and other parts of the global market, its management s
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  BTS Suga's 'D-Day' tops Japan's Oricon daily album chart

  SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Suga, a member of K-pop superband BTS, has topped Japan's Oricon Daily Album Ranking chart with his official solo debut album, "D-Day," BigHit Music said Sunday. Since the album's release Friday, it has
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  JTBC's 'K-909' featuring BoA to return in May

  SEOUL April 23 (Yonhap) -- JTBC’s music variety show “K-909” returns on May 6, the broadcast station said on Sunday. The program will be broadcast at 4:40 p.m., five months after the previous episode
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  Taeyang to perform on EBS-Space in May

  SEOUL April 23 (Yonhap) -- Global K-pop artist Taeyang of BIGBANG will be performing on South Korean broadcasting channel EBS’ music program “EBS-Space,” the broadcasting provider said on Saturday. Ta
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  (LEAD) BTS Suga's 'D-Day' earns biggest 1st-day sales for K-pop soloist's album

  (ATTN: UPDATES with album and lead song's rankings on iTunes charts, music video views in last three paras)SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Superstar Suga of boy group BTS has recorded the biggest first-day sales as a K-pop soloist with his official d
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  Girl group Fifty Fifty's 'Cupid' spends 4th week on British Singles Chart

  SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's rookie girl group Fifty Fifty has stayed on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100 for four weeks in a row, as its new single "Cupid" ranked 26th this week.According to the latest chart un
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  BTS' Suga sells over 1 mln copies of 'D-Day' on 1st day of release

  SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Superstar Suga of boy group BTS has recorded the biggest first-day sales as a K-pop soloist with his official debut solo album, "D-Day," according to sources in the music industry Saturday.The sources said the
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  BTS Suga’s first official solo album… Releases title song ‘Haegeum’

  SEOUL, April. 21 (Yonhap) -- Suga of the group BTS has released his first official solo album "D-Day" on Friday, according to his agency Big Hit Music. This album is Suga's f
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  #BoysPlanet

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  Mnet’s audition show ‘Boys Planet’ announces nine finalists, future members of ZeroBaseOne

  SEOUL, Apr. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean reality competition show “Boys Planet,” created by local cable channel Mnet, has revealed the nine finalists after months of intense competition. Contestants Zh
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  BTS' Suga drops 1st official solo album 'D-Day'

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar Suga on Friday released his first official solo album, "D-Day," under a stage name for his individual projects, Agust D, the group's agency said.Unveiled simultaneously with th
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  P1Harmony releases new song with British band New Hope Club

  SEOUL, April. 21 (Yonhap) -- Boy group P1Harmony has released a new song "Super Chic" in collaboration with the British band New Hope Club, its agency FNC Entertainment said. "Super
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  #ParcJaejung

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  Parc Jae-jung unveils first-ever LP ‘Alone’

  SEOUL, Apr. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer Parc Jae-jung has unveiled his very first full-length album “Alone.”Led by the title track “Let’s Break Up,” a mournful ballad song by which the singer s