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  Kim Jong-jin of SSAW to host concert in LA in celebration of 35th anniversary of SSAW

  SEOUL February 20 (Yonhap) -- “Being forgotten as time passes on by, as a musician I feel like I need to recognize all the values of the past in order to create a better world.” Kim Jong-jin of South
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  TXT exceeds 20 MIL followers on TIKTOK

  SEOUL February 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar group TXT also known as Tomorrow X Together, has successfully exceeded over 20 million followers on social media short form platform TIKTOK, addressed gro
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  BTS receives 5 awards from 'Circle Music Chart Awards'

  SEOUL February 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar group BTS has managed to receive five of the awards from “2023 Circle Chart Music Award” becoming the group to have been awarded with most prizes. BTS was
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  Ive preparing to drop 1st studio album in April

  Ive-studio album Ive preparing to drop 1st studio album in AprilSEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Girl group Ive is working on its first full-length album with a goal of releasing it in April, the group'
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  (2nd LD) SM founder's suspected offshore tax evasion can never happen, says Hybe CEO

  (ATTN: UPDATES with announcement by SM's co-CEO in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse that is trying to become the largest shareholder of its rival SM Entertainment, once again tried to dispel concerns over suspect
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  Unboxing of TNX's 2nd mini album 'Love Never Dies'

  This is an unboxing video of rookie boy group TNX's 2nd mini album "Love Never Dies," which was released on Feb. 15. (END)
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  Unboxing of STAYC's single album 'Teddy Bear'

  This is an unboxing video of girl group STAYC's single album "Teddy Bear," which was released on Feb. 14. (END)
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  Unboxing of TRI.BE's 2nd mini album 'W.A.Y'

  This is an unboxing video of South Korean girl group TRI.BE's 2nd mini album "W.A.Y," which was released on Feb. 14, 2023 (KST). The six-piece girl group made their debut in February o
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  Unboxing of TripleS' 1st mini album 'ASSEMBLE'

  This is an unboxing video of South Korean girl group TripleS' 1st mini album "ASSEMBLE," which was released on Feb. 13, 2023 (KST). The 10-piece girl group launched their album using a
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  (LEAD) SM founder's suspected offshore tax evasion can never happen, says Hybe CEO

  (ATTN: UPDATES with SM's position in last two paras)SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse that is trying to become the largest shareholder of its rival SM Entertainment, once again tried to dispel concerns over suspected offshore
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  EXO's Kai to drop new EP next month

  SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Kai, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, will put out a new individual EP, "Rover," next month, the group's management agency said Friday.The six-track album is scheduled to be released March 13, SM Entertainmen
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  SM founder's suspected offshore tax evasion can never happen, says Hybe CEO

  SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse that is trying to become the largest shareholder of its rival SM Entertainment, once again tried to dispel concerns over suspected offshore tax evasion by SM founder Lee Soo-man on Friday, calling
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  (2nd LD) SM's co-CEO raises suspicion over founder's offshore tax evasion

  (2nd LD) SM-management dispute(2nd LD) SM's co-CEO raises suspicion over founder's offshore tax evasion(ATTN: UPDATES with reaction by SM founder in paras 7-9; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonha
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  tvN's new variety show, ‘Dance Singer Wanderers’

  SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) - Kim Wan-sun, Uhm Junghwa, Lee Hyo-lee, BoA, and Hwasa, who follow the genealogy of Korean female dance singers, have united. tvN has announced on Thursday that it w
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  SM CEO Lee Sung-soo's counterattack...Suspicion of ‘Lee Soo-man's offshore tax evasion’ has been raised

  SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) - Lee Sung-soo, the current CEO of SM, who was cornered by HYBE's sudden acquisition of a stake in former SM executive producer Lee Soo-man, has launched a counterattack.
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  Hybe comes up with seven candidates for SM's board of executives

  SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Hybe Co., the agency behind K-pop sensation BTS, turned in its list of seven candidates for SM’s board of executives on Thursday.According to the South Korean music industry
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  SM's co-CEO raises suspicion over founder's offshore tax evasion

  SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment's management on Thursday raised a suspicion that the company's founder and former chief producer, Lee Soo-man, might have evaded taxes through his overseas private company as the management dispute
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  Star singer Lee Hyo-ri signs exclusive contract with Antenna Music

  SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean iconic singer Lee Hyo-ri has officially signed an exclusive contract with Antenna Music, which also manages her husband, the guitarist and singer-songwriter Lee
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  Brave Girls disbands, leaving behind fame earned by viral success of 'Rollin'

  SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Brave Girls, known for its sudden rise to fame in 2021 following the viral success of its old single "Rollin," will be disbanded Thursday, its agency said. Brave Entertainment said the quartet w
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  TNX is back with 2nd mini album after 9 months

  SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) - The group TNX has made a comeback by releasing its 2nd mini album "Love Never Dies" at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The album is the first new album in 9 months since it