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  SM Entertainment founder Lee looks to the future as company appoints new management

  SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Lee Soo-man, the founder and former chief producer of SM Entertainment, said Friday he was moving toward the future in a press statement issued ahead of the company's regular shareholders meeting here, where new manage
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  CEO of HYBE "investing on HYBE is not a loss... we will soon to disclose cooperative plans with Kakao"

  SEOUL March 31 (yonhap) -- On behalf of the accusation regarding HYBE losing money throughout the process of selling out their share of SM Entertainment, HYBE has addressed “HYBE has yet to have suffe
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  Unboxing of xikers' debut album 'HOUSE OF TRICKY : Doorbell Ringing'

  This is an unboxing video of xikers' debut album "HOUSE OF TRICKY : Doorbell Ringing," which released on March 30. They have double title tracks, which are "TRICKY HOUSE" a
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  (LEAD) BTS Jimin breaks record for K-pop soloist with 'Face' selling over 1.45 mln copies in 1st week

  (ATTN: UPGRADES attribution)SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Jimin, a member of the globally popular boy group BTS, has broken the record for the highest first-week album sales by a K-pop soloist with his debut solo album titled "Face," the ba
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  #aespa, #AppleTV+, #Tetris

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  aespa rolls out OST of Apple TV+’s Cold War-era thriller ‘Tetris’

  SEOUL, Mar. 31 (Yonhap) -- The original soundtrack (OST) of Apple TV+’s original film “Tetris,” sung by K-pop supergroup aespa, has rolled out, the group’s agency SM Entertainment announced Friday. ae
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  #NewJeans, #CocaCola, #Zero

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  NewJeans to drop new campaign song and MV for zero-sugar Coca-Cola

  SEOUL, Mar. 31 (Yonhap) -- The red-hot K-pop rookie monster NewJeans is set to drop a brand-new campaign song for the global beverage brand Coca-Cola on Apr. 3, the group’s agency ADOR confirmed Monda
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo to release debut solo project

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's Jisoo will release her highly anticipated debut solo project Friday, becoming the final member of the quartet to pursue a solo career. The single album, titled "Me,&quo
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  Seventeen to drop new EP next month

  Seventeen-return Seventeen to drop new EP next monthSEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Seventeen, a leading K-pop boy group, will drop its first album in nine months in April, the band's management agenc
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  BTS Jimin breaks record for K-pop soloist with 'Face' selling over 1.45 mln copies in 1st week

  SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Jimin, a member of the globally popular boy group BTS, has broken the record for the highest first-week album sales by a K-pop soloist with his debut solo album titled "Face," music industry sources said Friday
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo discovers new side of herself preparing for solo debut

  SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's Jisoo said Thursday she has discovered a new side of herself while trying to find the best music for her solo debut single.In a statement released through her agency on the eve of the relea
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  SM 3.0 officially starts...Lee Soo-man missing from ONEW and KAI's album credit

  SEOUL March 30 (Yonhap) – It has been confirmed on Wednesday that SM Entertainment excluded Lee Soo-man's name from the album credit (production crew list) of its singers. It is interpre
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  #BamBam, #Sour&Sweet

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  Unboxing of BamBam's first solo LP 'Sour & Sweet'

  This is an unboxing video of BamBam's first solo LP "Sour & Sweet." The Thai rapper, based in South Korea, rolled out his very first solo full-length album with eight tracks on Mar
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  BTS continues hot streak in U.S. Billboard charts

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS’ anthology album “Proof,” released last year, is continuing its hot streak in the U.S. Billboard chart. The septet’s album has been maintaining its prese
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  Girl group NewJeans says 'honesty' was key to its success

  SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- NewJeans, one of the hottest K-pop girl groups, said Wednesday its secret to success was "honesty" during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday.When asked what it thinks is behind its success, member Minji s
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  NMIXX sets its own new record with first week sales of 'Expergo'

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) -- Girl group NMIXX’s first mini album "Expergo" broke its own new record with sales of 638,811 copies in the first week of release based on the Hanteo Chart, age
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  MAMAMOO+ announces their first single

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) -- MAMAMOO+, a unit consisting of Solar and Moonbyul of girl group MAMAMOO, has released its first single " ACT 1, SCENE 1", announced RBW. The single ha
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  Stray Kids' ‘CASE 143’ music video exceeds 100 million views on YouTube

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) – The number of YouTube views of Stray Kids’ “CASE 143” music video released in October last year has exceeded 100 million, according to JYP Entertainment on Wednesday.
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  BTS 'Permission to Dance' to be certified 300 million streaming by Recording Industry Association of Japan

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) – The group BTS’ “Permission to Dance’ has been certified as the Recording Industry Association of Japan “Triple Platinum,” said Bighit Music on Wednesday. According
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  TWICE ranks 11th, TXT stays 8th consecutive week on Billboard 200

  SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group TWICE has stayed in the top 20 on the Billboard 200 main albums chart for the second consecutive week. According to the latest chart update released on Tuesday (U.S. time), the nonet's 12th EP,
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  American fashion brand Calvin Klein appoints BTS Jungkook as brand ambassador

  SEOUL March 29 (Yonhap) -- Global sensation BTS’ JungKook has been appointed as the honorary ambassador of the American fashion brand Calvin Klein and will participate in advertisements of brand’s un