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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’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
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  G-dragon gives New Year greetings... "I will do my best in 2023, Working on new album"

  SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Big Bang member G-dragon (GD) has updated about himself on New Year, saying, "I will do my best in 2023. I am currently working on new album."G-dragon m
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  Yang Hyun-suk returns as executive producer in 3.5 years and reveals girl group 'BABYMONSTER'

  SEOUL January 2 (Yonhap) -- Yang Hyun-suk has returned to his position as the executive producer of YG Entertainment with a new Girl group. It has been over three years since he stepped down from his
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  SM Entertainment delivers message of solidarity on first day of new year... 'GOT the beat' performs new song

  SEOUL, January 2 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment welcomed the Year of the Rabbit by sending a message of solidarity for a sustainable future. SM Entertainment provided a lot of entertainment with their a
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  NewJeans release new single 'OMG'

  NewJeans-new single NewJeans release new single 'OMG'SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie NewJeans will put out a new single, titled "OMG," Monday after a successful debut year,
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  IU and Lee Jong-seok in romantic relationship

  SEOUL January 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean female singer IU, and actor Lee Jong-seok are under a romantic relationship. Lee Jong-seok’s management company High Zium Studio admitted the accusation publis
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  K-pop global sensation BLACKPINK "We have had such an amazing year, we will continue to strive forward"

  SEOUL December 31 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK addressed their thoughts as 2022 is coming to an end “Due to so much love we have received by our fans we were able to have such a wonderful ye
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  Seventeen and Kep1er receives award from 'Japan Record Award'

  SEOUL December 31 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Seventeen and Kep1er received an award from “The 64th Shining! Japan Record Award.”According to the information disclosed by South Korean music industry o
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  Number of K-pop artists send New Years greetings through American TV shows

  SEOUL December 31 (Yonhap) -- Due to the raised awareness of K-pop, various K-pop artists are delivering their new years greeting by participating in American TV shows. According to the K-pop industry