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  (2nd LD) TXT secures first No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 'Temptation'

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes from TXT in paras 7-8, minor edit in para 3)SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Tomorrow X Together claimed the first No. 1 in its career on Billboard 200 as its latest album, "The Name Chapter: Temptation," deb
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  'BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas' ranks 5th on North American box office

  SEOUL February 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS' movie "BTS : Yet to Come in Cinema" ranked 5th on the North American Box office. According to Box office Mojo on Monday, BTS' movi
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  S.Korean singer Gummy "I am happiest right now to be on Stage"

  SEOUL February 6 (Yonhap) -- “The fact that I can stand in front of you guys, and have fun and perform bring joy and happiness.” addressed south Korean female singer Gummy throughout her domestic tour
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  #Itaewon, #concert

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  Team Itaewon comforts Itaewon district with music

  SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Several South Korean musicians gathered at bars and clubs in Itaewon on Sunday, which marks the 100th day since the fatal crowd crush that occurred in the district, to have a
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  (LEAD) TXT secures first No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 'Temptation'

  (LEAD) TXT-Billboard (LEAD) TXT secures first No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 'Temptation'(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details of Billboard report; RECASTS headline)SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) --
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  TXT tops Billboard 200 for 'Temptation'

  SEOUL February 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar group TxT (Tomorrow X Together) fifth mini album “Temptation”has topped the billboards main album chart “Billboard 200.”Billboard addressed on their previe
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  BTS to compete for Grammy Award for third time

  SEOUL February 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar group BTS will be trying out for the Grammy Awards which will take place on Monday (KST), the “65th Grammy Awards” will be BTS’ third year trying out for t
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  New Jeans' 'OMG' and 'Ditto' ranks 19th and 21st on Global 'Weekly Top' of Spotify

  Seoul February 4 (yonhap) -- K-pop girl group New Jeans is continuing on with group’s success within the top segment of the Chart on the biggest music streaming platform Spotify. According to the data
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  Rolling Stone magazine lists BLACKPINK, DAWN, and J-hop on 'The 25 Most Stylish Musicians of 2023'

  SEOUL February 04 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar group BLACKPINK, Dawn, J-hope of BTS and various South Korean artists have been selected under the list of “The 25 Most Stylish Musicians of 2023.”Accordi
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  #SSaW, #concert

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  SSaW to hold concert in L.A.

  SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean jazz-rock fusion band Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul, also known as SSaW, will hold their concert at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles in May
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  Bang Si-hyuk ranks 18th in "Billboard Power 100"...Awarded a special prize

  SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) - Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of HYBE, who discovered the mega-hit boy group BTS, attended the "Billboard Power 100" award ceremony and won the "Clive Davis Visio
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  SM to introduce multi-production system to increase business capabilities

  SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment will introduce multiple music production lines, veering from the existing system of relying solely on its founder and chief producer Lee Soo-man's capabilities, to enhance the company's business comp
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  #TWICE, #ReadyToBe

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  TWICE to drop new 12th mini album ‘Ready to Be’ on Mar. 10

  SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean mega-hit girl group TWICE are gearing up to drop their 12th mini album “Ready to Be” on Mar. 10, the group’s agency JYP Entertainment confirmed. The nine-piece g
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  #YoonDohyun, #YB

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  YB to drop first fan song 'Embrace'

  SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rock band YB, formerly known as Yoon Do-hyun Band, will drop the band’s first fan song “Embrace” at 6 p.m. on Friday.Vocalist Yoon Do-hyun wrote the lyrics based
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  #KimDahyun, #Fifteen

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  Unboxing of Kim Da-hyun's 2nd LP 'Fifteen'

  This is an unboxing video of Kim Da-hyun's 2nd LP "Fifteen," which was released on Feb. 2, 2023. The singer made herself known by appearing in several trot competition shows, including
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  Unboxing of 8TURN's 1st mini album '8TURNRISE'

  This is an unboxing video of rookie boy group 8TURN's 1st mini album "8TURNRISE" which was released on January 30. (END)
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  Unboxing of VIVIZ's 3rd mini album 'VarioUS'

  This is an unboxing video of K-pop girl group VIVIZ's third mini album "VarioUS" which was released on January 31. (END)
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  Return of idol audition ‘Boys Planet’..."Voting to be verified by outside agencies"

  SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) - Ninety-eight boys from all around the world has challenged to Mnet's new survival program with the goal of debuting as a boy group. Mnet's "Boys Planet,"
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  #StrayKids

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  Stray Kids' Han, Bang Chan, and Changbin promoted to regular members of Korea Music Copyright Association

  SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The three members of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids – Han, Bang Chan, and Changbin – have been appointed as the 2023 regular members of the Korea Music Copyright Assoc
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  BTS' J-Hope tries long hair in photo book to be released this month

  SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop megastars BTS will unveil a photo book this month featuring images of member J-Hope, the group's management agency said Thursday.The photo book, titled "All New Hope," will come out Feb. 17 as part of t