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  J-Hope's 'On The Street' tops Itunes chart in 80 various nations

  SEOUL March 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop Superstar BTS’ J-Hope’s digital single “On The Street” has topped iTunes “Top Song” chart in 80 various nations, addressed BTS’ entertainment agency BIGHIT Music on Mar
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  'The First Slam Dunk' becomes most-viewed animated Japanese film in S. Korea

  SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- "The First Slam Dunk" has become the most-viewed animated Japanese film released in South Korea ever, data showed Sunday.The film posted a total of 3.81 million admissions earlier in the day, outnumbering the to
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  Kakao faces sudden halt in process of SM stock acquisition

  SEOUL March 4 (Yonhap) -- As the Judicial system of South Korea puts on a hold to Kakao’s plan to acquire SM Entertainment’s shares on March 3, Kakao started their process to come up with a contingenc
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  National Pension Service sells half of company's SM Ent's shares in Feb

  SEOUL March 4 (Yonhap) -- The National Pension Service announced on the March 3 that it has sold about half their shares on SM Entertainment's in the market on February when the issue of SM manage
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  8 WJSN members renew exclusive contracts with Starship Entertainment

  SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Yonhap) -- Eight members of 13-piece girl group WJSN have renewed their contracts with Starship Entertainment, according to the agency on Friday. Eight members who will continue their m
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  Iconic hard rock band Songgolmae to hold encore performance of live tour

  SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Yonhap) -- The legendary South Korean hard rock band Songgolmae will hold an encore performance of the band’s live tour “Yeolmang,” meaning “aspiration” in Korean, at KSPO Dome in Seoul
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  TWICE wins 'Billboard Women in Music' for first time as K-pop female singer

  SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Yonhap) -- Girl group TWICE has attended the "2023 Billboard Women In Music" awards ceremony held at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on the 1st (local time) and won the
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  Le Sserafim achieves career's 1st million seller with 'Antifragile'

  SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop newbie group Le Sserafim has recorded the first million seller since its debut less than a year ago, with its second EP "Antifragile," the group's agency said Friday.The album has sold a total of 1,030
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  (LEAD) J-Hope releases individual single 'on the street'

  (ATTN: UPDATES with release of single and music video in paras 1-8; REPLACES photos with new ones)SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope of K-pop juggernaut BTS dropped a new solo single, "on the street," and its music video Friday.The dancer-
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  Singers from ‘Mr. Trot 2’ to hold live tour in S. Korea

  SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Yonhap) -- The singers from TV Chosun’s mega-hit trot survival show “Mr. Trot 2” will hold a live tour spanning all the major cities in South Korea for the next three months. The concer
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  LE SSERAFIM hits 600 million streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean mega-hit girl group LE SSERAFIM has exceeded 600 million total streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music platform, according to the group’s agency Source Mus
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  JYP Publishing to hold audition for composers

  SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Yonhap) -- JYP Publishing, a music copyright company founded by singer and producer Park Jin-young who is also the founder of the K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment, will hold a publish
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  J-Hope to release individual single 'on the street'

  SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope of K-pop juggernaut BTS will drop a new solo single, "on the street," and its music video Friday, the band's agency said.The single is set to come out at 2 p.m., about seven months after he rolled out
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  BTS J-Hope reveals solo MV teaser...American rapper J. Cole makes surprise appearance

  SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope of the group BTS has released a music video teaser video for his solo single "on the street" on Thursday. The teaser also featured American rapper J. Co
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  HYBE's boy group &TEAM to host fan meeting in Japan

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group &TEAM will be hosting their first fan meeting in Japan, addressed group’s entertainment agency HYBE. The group will meet their fans in Osaka starting on M
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  Record Label Industry Association of Korea to open research regarding black market ticket transaction

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- Record Label Industry Association of Korea will conduct a research regarding usage of the ticket reservation webpage and black market tickets in hope to put an end to black m
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  S.Korean singer Nam Jin to host domestic tour starting March 11

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer Nam Jin will host domestic tour which will consist of visiting 8 various cities within the country, addressed concert planning agency KH media on Thursday
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  Girl group Kep1er to drop new album next month

  SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Kep1er will return with a new album next month, about six months after dropping its third EP, "Troubleshooter," the group's agencies said Thursday.According to Wake One Entertainment and Swi
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  Employee of KORAIL who acquires BTS' RM's personal information undergoes disciplinary steps

  SEOUL March 2 (Yonhap) -- An employee of the Korea Railroad, shortened as KORAIL, was found to have accessed ticket information of Global K-pop group BTS’ RM without an authorization. According to KOR
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  EXO to hold fan meeting next month

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) -- The group EXO is to hold an exclusive fan meeting "EXO'CLOCK" at KSPO Dome in Seoul Olympic Park from the 8th to the 9th of next month, its agency SM Entert