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  NewJeans’ ‘Ditto’ hits 200 million streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Girl group NewJeans' hit song "Ditto" has surpassed 200 million cumulative streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, accoding to
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  aespa successfully finishes first solo concert 'SYNK : Hyper Line' with over 10 thousand audiences

  SEOUL February 27 (Yonhap) -- “We are currently working hard on our upcoming tracks, I hope you guys like it and this time we promise that will do our best to meet you guys with our new tracks as soon
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  BTS' J-Hope to drop solo single this week

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Monday he will release an individual single and its music video this week.The dancer-rapper said on social media that "on the street" will hit music services Fr
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  BTS J-Hope applies for termination of enlistment postponement...Second member to join army

  SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) – J-Hope of the group BTS has begun the process of serving in the military, his agency Bighit Music said on Sunday. Bighit Music said, "J-Hope has initiated the milit
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  'Boys Planet', 'Peak Time'...Idol audition programs are back in spotlight

  SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) – Idol audition programs, which had been rare for a while, have returned to an advanced form. According to broadcasters on Sunday, idol survival variety shows, which recently
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  BTS, Stray Kids, Seventeen, and BLACK PINK put names down in IFPI’s Global Album/Artist Charts

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Four K-pop groups have put their names down in the “Top 10 Global Album Chart” released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents
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  BTS’ ‘Life Goes On’ becomes their 16th MV to reach 500 mln YouTube views

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS has set another personal record with its “Life Goes On” music video hitting the grand 500 million views on YouTube, the mega-hit group’s agency BigHit M
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  S.Korean rapper Huh, "I can make my unique type of music to fit into Mainstream Music"

  SEOUL February 24 (Yonhap) -- “I don’t think there is a significant boundaries set within the idea of mainstream music. Therefore I personally believe one day people will accept my music as part of th
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  (LEAD) SM Entertainment to grant Kakao exclusive rights to distribute albums, music: sources

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more reported details of deal in paras 9-10)SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment has agreed to give Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of technology firm Kakao Corp., exclusive rights to circulate its albums and music as par
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  (LEAD) SM to invest 1 tln won to create production centers in U.S., Japan, Southeast Asia

  (ATTN: UPDATES with SM's acquisition of its stocks, reaction from Hybe, more background info in last 5 paras)SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment, a K-pop powerhouse, said Thursday it will inject 1 trillion won (US$767.8 million) into prog
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  Rock band Thornapple to hold solo concert in April

  SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rock band Thornapple will hold a solo concert, titled “Black Star,” at the Seoul Olympic Park on Apr. 8, the band’s agency MPMG Music confirmed Thursday.“Black
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  #Key, #Killer

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  SHINee’s Key tops Circle’s weekly digital download chart with ‘Killer’

  SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band SHINee’s Key has topped Circle’s digital download chart for this week with his newest album “Killer,” according to the artist’s agency SM Entertainment
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  (LEAD) S. Korea aims to double K-content exports to US$25 bln by 2027

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes by Yoon, a budget plan in paras 7-9)By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will help double the country's exports of cultural content to US$25 billion by 2027 by expanding its overseas
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  S. Korea aims to double K-content exports to US$25 bln by 2027

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will help double the country's exports of cultural content to US$25 billion by 2027 by expanding its overseas markets to the Middle East, North America and Europe.The Minist
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  SM to invest 1 tln won to create production centers in U.S., Japan, Southeast Asia

  SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment, a K-pop powerhouse, said Thursday it will inject 1 trillion won (US$767.8 million) into programs to facilitate its artists' advance into the global market and build a unified K-pop fan platform.The pla
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  (News Focus) Virtual idol: Is it hype or future of K-pop industry?

  (News Focus) K-pop-virtual idol (News Focus) Virtual idol: Is it hype or future of K-pop industry?By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Korean music industry has expanded its foray into the gl
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  BTS' 'Proof' successfully guards its place on 'Billboard 200' for 36 consecutive weeks

  SEOUL February 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop Superstar BTS’ anthology album “Proof” has successfully guarded its place within the “Billboard 200” for the 36 consecutive weeks. According to the latest chart rel
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  Minnie of (G) I-dle and Anne Marie to collaboratively release 'Expectations' in March

  SEOUL February 23 (Yonhap) -- Minnie of (G)-Idle will be releasing her collaborative track “Expectations” with UK’s pop star Anne Marie on March 9, addressed Warner Music Korea. Anne Marie who has man
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  'Summing Out' by Chuu and WEi's Kim Yo-han to drop on Feb 23

  SEOUL February 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer Chuu and Kim Yo-han of WEi will return to the music scene with their collaborative track“Summing Out” addressed Project Sing Song Sang Song on Thursda
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  BTS ranks second on IFPI's 2022 chart for top global artists

  SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop giant BTS ranked second on the 2022 chart for top global artists released Thursday by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organization that represents the interests of the recording in