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  [World Cup] Music consumption decreases if national team wins ..depending on round of 16

  SEOUL, November 30 (Yonhap)-- Consumption of music decreases depending on the performance of the national team during the international festival, World Cup, according to a research Kim Jin-woo, a seni
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  Music video of BLACKPINK's 'Ice Cream' exceeds 800 mil YouTube views

  SEOUL November 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super star girl group BLACKPINK’s music video for “Ice Cream” has exceeded total of 800 million YouTube views, addressed group’s agency YG Entertainment on Wednesda
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  NCT 127's '2 Baddies' return to 'Billboard 200' in 5 weeks

  SEOUL November 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group NCT 127’s fourth full length album “2 Baddies” managed to re-enter the Billboard’s Main chart in five weeks. According to the latest chart released by Bil
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  [World Cup] BTS Jung-kook's World Cup song 'Dreamers' tops Billboard 'Digital Song Sales'

  SEOUL, November 30 (Yonhap) -- 2022 Qatar World Cup's official sound track "Dreamers," by BTS' Jungkook topped the U.S. billboard category chart. "Dreamers" released on
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  BTS receives grand prize on first day of 'MAMA AWARD'

  SEOUL November 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean superstar boy group BTS was awarded with one of the grand prizes from the cable TV channel Mnet’s end of the year music awards ceremony “MAMA Awards.”Through
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  BTS and Big Hit Music donated 5.9 billion won over five years under 'Love Myself' campaign

  SEOUL, November 29 (Yonhap)-- Group BTS and its agency Big Hit Music have donated a total of 5.9 billion won for about five years through the "LOVE MYSELF" campaign, announced the UNICEF K
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  (LEAD) KARA to return with special album after 7-yr hiatus

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes from KARA members in paras 7-9)SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- KARA, a K-pop girl group that was hugely popular in South Korea and Japan, will be back Tuesday with its first release in 7 1/2 years, the band's agency said.The
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  Band Touched to hold solo concert

  SEOUL, November 29 (Yonhap)-- Band Touched will hold a solo concert "Highlight 2022" on December 24 ~25 at Yes24 Live Hall, in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, according to their agency MPMG Music.Touc
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  2022 MAMA Awards to kick off in Japan

  SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- The MAMA Awards, the K-pop industry's biggest annual year-end music awards, will open in Japan on Tuesday.The two-night awards show will bring a combined 70,000 spectators to the Kyocera Dome Osaka, a baseball stadium l
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  Girl group Red Velvet's 'Birthday' tops iTunes chart of 44 couturiers

  SEOUL, November 29 (Yonhap) -- Girl group Red Velvet's new mini album "Birthday" topped "Top Album Chart" of iTunes in 44 countries, their agency SM Entertainment announced
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  KARA to return with special album after 7-yr hiatus

  SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- KARA, a K-pop girl group that was hugely popular in South Korea and Japan, will be back Tuesday with its first release in 7 1/2 years, the band's agency said.The special album, "Move Again," will hit music s
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  PSY to hold 'All Night Stand' concert on December 22~24

  SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- Singer PSY will hold his "All Night Stand 2022" concert at the KSPO Dome in Songpa-gu, Seoul, for three days starting from December 22 until December 24, his age
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  BTS' Suga to host his own talk show 'Suchwita'

  BTS member-talk showBTS' Suga to host his own talk show 'Suchwita'SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS will host an online talk show set to launch next week, the band
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  "I've never done anything to be ashamed of"...Chuu refutes statement by BlockBerryCreative

  SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- Former member of girl group LOONA, Chuu, on Monday refuted against the statementby her agency who cited "violent language and misuse of power" toward a staff mem
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  Red Velvet's new song, sample of George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue'

  Red Velvet-new albumRed Velvet's new song, sample of George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue'By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Girl group Red Velvet, which has topped music charts a
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  BTS RM releases teaser of making film of 'Indigo'...'Four years of history'

  SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- RM of the boy band BTS released a teaser video of the making of his first official solo album, "Indigo," which included interviews with the musicians. RM posted
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  Piano prodigy Lim Yunchan releases live album 'Beethoven·Isangyun·Barber'

  By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean piano prodigy Lim Yunchan said Monday he wanted to deliver Beethoven's utopia through the composer's No. 5 Piano Concerto "Emperor" on his first live album in collaboration w
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  Yoonha wins first place in terrestrial TV for first time in 15 years with 'Event Horizon'

  SEOUL, November 28 (Yonhap) -- Singer Yoon-ha's song "Event Horizon," which has made a comeback on the chart in the second half of this year, won first place at a terrestrial TV music
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  "Le Sserafim is a group who put their stories into music"

  SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- "Le Sserafim focuses on putting their stories into the music"Quintet rookie girl group Le Sserafim cut an appearance among many rookie groups who debuted this ye
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  Lim Young-woong takes home five crowns including 'Artist of the Year' at 2022 MMA

  SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) —Singer Lim Young-woong won five awards, including "Artist of the Year," the grand prize of the 2022 MMA, hosted by Kakao Entertainment's music streaming platfo