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  #BTS, #RM

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  BTS leader RM visits Hwaeomsa temple for musical inspiration

  SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Global K-pop group BTS leader RM has visited Hwaeomsa, a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, to receive inspiration for music.According to Hwaeomsa of Jogye Or
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  Taeyang to drop collaborative single 'VIBE' featuring BTS' Jimin

  SEOUL January 4 (Yonhap) -- Collaborative single “VIBE” by South Korean artist Taeyang featuring global superstar BTS’ Jimin will be released on January 13, according to the entertainment agency The B
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  #BlockB

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  Block B members Jaehyo, B-Bomb, U-Kwon to leave agency Seven Seasons

  SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) – The three members of the South Korean boy group Block B -- Jaehyo, B-Bomb, and U-Kwon -- are officially leaving their agency Seven Seasons, announced the company at the fan co
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  #NewJeans, #OMG

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  NewJeans' ‘OMG’ ranks No.47 on Spotify’s global music chart

  SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) – South Korean girl group New Jeans’ new song “OMG” has ranked No.47 on Spotify’s global music chart, “Daily Top Song Global,” said the group’s agency ADOR.The new dance song by
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  TWICE to drop new English single on Jan. 20

  SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE will release a new English-language single titled "Moonlight Sunrise" on Jan. 20, the group's agency said Wednesday.The new song will be included in the group's 12th EP set to be ou
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  Hong Jin-young tops Genius chart

  SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer Hong Jin-young's title track "Girl in the mirror" from her album released last month to celebrate her 15th debut anniversary has topped weekly chart of
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  MPMG holds festival next month

  SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- MPMG announced on Wednesday that they will hold music festival "MPMG WEEK" in the form of harvest festival, and all of their musicians will perform at various ve
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  BLACKPINK's 'Ddu-du Ddu-du' video tops 2 bln YouTube views

  BLACKPINK-YouTube views BLACKPINK's 'Ddu-du Ddu-du' video tops 2 bln YouTube viewsSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK's megahit single "Ddu-du Ddu-du" has set a YouTube rec
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  New Jeans releases consecutive hits including 'Ditto,' 'Hurt' and 'OMG'

  SEOUL January 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie girl group New Jeans who led K-pop listener’s syndrome of returning back to the early 2000s returned as unique and imaginative patients. Following the lead of
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  (News Focus) Webtoons embrace original soundtracks to appeal to wider audience

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Webtoons are fun to read with catchy visuals and creative stories, and they want to offer more to attract readers with differentiated content: music for your ears.While background music and sound effects have
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  New types of music charts to be established

  SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- In line with K-pop boom, a new music chart, which calculates popularity of songs based on various platforms such as karaoke, radio broadcasting, and performances, will be cre
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  #BLACKPINK, #Lisa

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  BLACKPINK’s 'Shut Down’ MV exceeds 300 million views

  SEOUL Jan. 3 (Yonhap) – South Korean mega-hit girl group BLACKPINK’s YouTube video "Shut Down" has exceeded 300 million views, according to their agency YG Entertainment. The video surpass
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  Rolling Stone's 'The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time' includes 'IU and Jungkook

  SEOUL January 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean female artist IU and Superstar BTS’ Jungkook has been selected as one of the members of “The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time” by America’s well known music ma
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  Blackswan to take stage at '2023 Hockey World Cup' in India

  SEOUL January 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Blackswan will be performing on stage at the "2023 Hockey World Cup” held by Federation International de Hockey in India on January 11 (India time) a
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  Yoo Se-yoon transforms into Hip-hop singer

  SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Comedian Yoo Se-yoon will release first single "Mother Soccer" on Tuesday, announced production company Studio M-lab."Mother Soccer" is a hip-hop musi
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  Lee Seung-yoon holds solo concert next month

  SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Singer Lee Seung-yoon will hold new year solo concert "Lee Seung-yoon 2023 Concert" at SK Olympic Handball Stadium in Seoul on February 18 to 19, announced his ag
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo to make solo debut this year

  SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Jisoo will become the last member of the top K-pop girl group BLACKPINK to debut as a soloist this year, the group's agency said Monday. "BLACKPINK's Jisoo is n
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  (LEAD) NewJeans releases new single 'OMG'

  (ATTN: UPDATES with preorders for new single in paras 4-6, plan for releasing music video at bottom; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie NewJeans put out a new single, titled
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  Happy New Year's event featuring J-Hope

  SEOUL January 2 (Yonhap) -- New Year’s celebration held in New York, United States known throughout the world has fully returned in size after three years of struggle due to Covid-19. Number of K-pop
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  iKON finds new home at 143 Ent

  SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- All members of boy group IKON (Bobby, Jinhwan, Song Yunhyeong, Kim Donghyuk, Koo Jun-hoe, and Jung Chan-woo) will begin fresh at 143 Entertainment.143 Ent. announced on Sunda