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  BLACKPINK sets 20th Guinness record with 8.88 billion cumulative Spotify streams

  SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Yonhap) -- K-pop chart supremo BLACKPINK has won the title of being the most-streamed female band on Spotify on Guinness World Records, the group’s agency YG Entertainment confirmed Sa
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  BTS' J-Hope debuts at No. 37 on British Official Singles Chart

  SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar J-Hope's new digital single "on the street" has entered the British Official Singles chart.According to the chart updated Friday (British time), the song debuted at No. 37 on the Official Si
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  Stray Kids tops Oricon monthly chart with 1st full-length album

  SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Yonhap) – The group Stray Kids topped the Oricon monthly album chart with Japan's first full-length album, its agency JYP Entertainment said on Friday. Stray Kids has topped the
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  Nam Tae-hyun's agency sends appology letter regarding artist's act of driving under influence

  SEOUL March 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artist Nam Tae-hyun’s entertainment agency Noname Music sent out a statement on Friday regarding the artist’s controversy over driving under the influence of al
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  BTS takes home five awards from 37th Japan Golden Disc Awards

  SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Yonhap) -- The K-pop superstar BTS has set another personal record by raking in four gold medals, including Best Asian Artist, at the 37th Japan Golden Disc Awards, the septet’s agency
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  BTS' RM is featured artist on new song from Se So Neon leader

  SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar RM participated in "Smoke Sprite," a new solo single from indie rock duo Se So Neon's leader So!YoOn!, as the featured artist, the band's agency said Thursday.Magic Strawberry Sound also
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  BTS’ RM to collaborate with Se So Neon’s Hwang So-yoon for ‘Smoke Sprite’

  SEOUL, Mar. 9 (Yonhap) -- RM, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, will participate in the soon-to-be-released solo single of the South Korean indie rock band Se So Neon’s founder and leader Hwang So
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  NewJeans songs surpass 1 bln streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie NewJeans' songs have exceeded more than 1 billion combined streams on Spotify, its management agency said Thursday.The girl group recorded 107,788,873 streams on the global music streaming service as of Tue
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  S.Korean film 'Hunt' receives invitation from 'Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, BIFFF'

  SEOUL March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean block buster movie “Hunt” has been invited to the Belgium’s “Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, BIFFF” under the segment of non competition, address
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  'Have A Nice Day ＃9 ― SEOUL' to feature Stella Jang, Yun Ddan Ddan, Soran Jung Seung-hwan and more

  SEOUL March 8 (Yonhap) -- Outdoor music festival “Have A Nice Day #9 SEOUL” will feature Jung Seung-hwan, Stella Jang, S.Korean band Soran, and more, addressed concert planning agency Mint Paper. “Hav
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  aespa to perform at 'Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival' in August

  SEOUL March 8 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in history of K-pop girl group, aespa will be performing at the “Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival,” addressed group’s agency SM Entertainment. “Outs
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  BTS' Jimin drops concept photo for upcoming solo album 'Face'

  SEOUL March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Superstar BTS’ Jimin released a concept photo regarding the release of his first solo album “Face.”Black and white concept photo of BTS’ Jimin was uploaded to th
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  TWICE secures largest preorders in career with 'Ready to Be'

  SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE has broken its own album preorder records with upcoming EP "Ready to Be," the group's management agency said Wednesday."Ready to Be," the band's 12th EP set to drop Fri
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  BTS' 'Proof' successfully guards its place on Billboard's album chart for 38 consecutive weeks

  SEOUL March 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS’ anthology album "Proof" has successfully guarded its place within the Billboard’s main album chart “Billboard 200” for the 38 consecutive wee
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  YG rookie ‘Baby Monster' debut group selection video to be released on 10th

  SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Yonhap) -- YG Entertainment has announced on Tuesday that a video of the selection process of the final debut member of the rookie girl group "Baby Monster" will be released
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  NewJeans’ 'Ditto' becomes most frequent chart topper within Melon daily chart

  SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Yonhap) -- NewJeans' winter single pre-release song "Ditto" has become the most number-one song on the daily chart of Melon, Korea's largest music platform, accordin
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  ‘GFRIEND’ Yuju, “Music is like a friend who shared a deep friendship.”

  SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Yonhap) -- "There were times when I hated music as it became work, and there were times when music and I quarreled. Music is like a close friend to me now." Yuju (
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  'Promise' by BTS' Jimin tops iTunes charts in 51 regions

  SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- "Promise," the first song written by Jimin of K-pop superband BTS, topped iTunes charts in 51 regions around the world Tuesday, weeks ahead of the release of his first solo album, the band's agency said.&qu
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  Yabuki Nako from IZ*One "I would love to participate in a production of S.Korean drama series"

  SEOUL March 7 (Yonhap) -- “From now on I will do my best to participate in a lot of various Korean productions,” K-pop girl group IZ*One’s member Yabuki Nako who will be appearing as a host of “The Id
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  Smilegate virtual human artist YuA to release remake of 'Violet Fragrance'

  SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Yonhap) – Smilegate has announced that virtual human artist YuA is to release the single “Violet Fragrance” on the music platform at 6 p.m. on Monday. “Violet Fragrance” is a remake