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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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  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
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  (LEAD) 'Set Me Free Pt. 2' by BTS member Jimin debuts on Billboard Hot 100

  (ATTN: UPDATES first five paras with Jimin entering Billboard chart with new song)SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- "Set Me Free Pt. 2" by Jimin, a member of the K-pop superband BTS, has entered the U.S. Billboard's main songs chart for thi
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  Billlie hoping to keep immersing people into own story universe

  Billlie-new albumBilllie hoping to keep immersing people into own story universe By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Returning to the music scene Tuesday after about seven months with its fourth
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  BamBam rolls out first solo LP 'Sour & Sweet' to show off 'sour' sides of him

  SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Yonhap) -- “There were so many concepts that I had in mind that the only and best option for me was to release a full-length album,” said BamBam, the Thai rapper based in South Korea,
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  Hyun Jin-young's first to third LPs re-released in remastered version

  SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Yonhap) -- The K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment has dropped the remastered versions of its very first singer Hyun Jin-young’s first to third full-length albums on both domestic and in
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  Hard rock band Songgolmae to drop recorded version of live tour ‘Yeolmang’

  SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean hard rock band Songgolmae will drop a recorded version of their live tour titled “Yeolmang,” meaning “aspiration,” the band confirmed Tuesday. The album of the
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  BLACKPINK Jisoo's 1st solo single hits record 1.24 mln copies in preorders

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Jisoo, a member of girl group BLACKPINK, has set a new record for a K-pop female soloist as preorders for her first individual single surpassed 1.24 million copies, the group's agency said Tuesday."Me," the
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  K-pop generates 8 of world's 10 most-sold albums in 2022

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Eight of the top 10 best-selling albums worldwide last year were K-pop albums, a global album sales chart showed Tuesday.According to the Global Album Sales Chart 2022 released by the International Federation of the Phonog
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  BTS wins two awards at iHeartRadio Music Awards

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant BTS has won two prizes from the iHeartRadio Music Awards, one of the American music industry's award shows, marking the group's sixth consecutive year it has won a trophy at the event. The septet won Be
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  BLACKPINK could perform at U.S. state dinner for Yoon

  SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group BLACKPINK has been asked to perform at a state dinner that U.S. President Joe Biden plans to host for President Yoon Suk Yeol when he visits Washington next month, sources said Tuesday.YG Entertainm
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  BLACKPINK could perform at U.S. state dinner for Yoon

  US state visit-BLACKPINK BLACKPINK could perform at U.S. state dinner for YoonSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group BLACKPINK has been asked to perform at a state dinner that U.S. Presid