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  Aespa’s first showcase in Japan to gather 40,000 fans... 920,000 applied for entry

  SEOUL, August 8 (Yonhap) -- Girl group Aespa gathered 40,000 fans for their first Japanese solo concert “aespa JAPAN PREMIUM SHOWCASE 2022 ~SYNK~” in Pia Arena MM, Japan from Aug. 6 to 7, its agency
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  Infinite Kim Sung-kyu admits to the emergency room for jaw injury

  SEOUL, August 8 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Infinite’s member Kim Sung-kyu entered hospital for jaw injury and is currently receiving treatments, its agency DHTNE announced on Aug. 7.Kim Sung-kyu hurt his
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  The Hyundai Seoul to open girl group NewJeans’s pop-up store

  SEOUL, August 8 (Yonhap) -- S.Korean department store “The Hyundai Seoul,” located in Yeouido, Seoul, is opening a pop store for rookie girl group “NewJeans” from Aug. 11 to Aug. 31 to celebrate thei
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  BLACKPINK to prerelease 'Pink Venom' on Aug. 19

  BLACKPINK-song prerelease BLACKPINK to prerelease 'Pink Venom' on Aug. 19SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will unveil "Pink Venom," a track from its upcoming se
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  Ateez hits No. 3 on Billboard 200, Enhypen sixth

  SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Ateez debuted at third on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart with "The World Ep. 1: Movement."Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a preview of this week's charts that Ateez notched it
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  BTS’s ‘Bad Decision’ ranks No.7 on Spotify ‘Daily Top Song Global’

  SEOUL, August 8 (Yonhap) -- “Bad Decisions,” song Jin, Jimin, V, and Jungkook of the group BTS collaborated with American music producer and singer-songwriter Benny Blanco and rapper Snoop Dogg, rank
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  Minister Park Bo-gyoon will take public opinion into consideration on matters of BTS members military duties

  SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- To a question asked during the meeting held for pop music industry at Copyright Protection Division in Seoul on Friday, requesting a precocious conclusion related to militar
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  'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' leads hallyu wave in Thailand'

  SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Thailand which is considered to be one of the original base of expansion of South Korean culture is faced with second waves of hallyu: shortened for Korean wave.While South
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  'Left and Right' successfully guards its place on UK’s single chart for 6 consecutive weeks

  SEOUL, August 6 (Yonhap) -- Collaborative track of BTS’ Jungkook and American singer songwriter Charlie Puth, “Left and Right” continued on with its success by guarding its place in the official singl
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  'Bad Decisions' by BTS' Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook tops iTunes chart in 74 countries

  SEOUL, August 6 (Yonhap) -- Collaborative track of BTS’ Jin, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, American producer and singer songwriter Benny Blanco and rapper Snoop Dogg, “Bad Decisions” topped iTune’s “Top Son
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  Collaborative track of BTS,Snoop Dogg and Benny Blanco 'Bad Decision' releases

  SEOUL, August 6 (Yonhap) -- Collaborative track of K-pop giant BTS’ Jin, V Jungkook and Jimin, American producer and singer songwriter Benney Blanco and American rapper Snoop Dogg, “Bad Decisions” rel
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  Lim Young-woong's fan club donates 7 million won

  SEOUL, August 5 (Yonhap) -- Lim Young-woong’s Busan fan club “Young-woong generation with hero Busan NamSooHae“ donated 7 million won, announced Busan Community Chest of Korea on Friday.Busan Fan clu
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  Girls' Generation is back with studio album marking 15th year

  girl group-return Girls' Generation is back with studio album marking 15th yearBy Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Girls' Generation, one of the longest-running K-pop girl groups, made a h
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  NHN Bugs to hold special promotion for Girl’s Generation’s 15 th debut anniversary

  SEOUL, August 5 (Yonhap) -- NHN Bugs will be releasing special promotion package to celebrate Girl’s Generations’s 15th debut anniversary.Girl’s Generation is releasing their 7th album “Forever One,
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  (LEAD) Target stock price of HYBE drops due to vacancy of BTS

  SEOUL, August 4 (Yonhap) -- Securities firms lowered their expected stock price of HYBE despite of it hitting the highest profit during the third quarter on Thursday.Lack of South Korean super star BT
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  Target stock price of HYBE drops due to vacancy of BTS

  SEOUL, August 4 (Yonhap) -- Securities firms lowered their expected stock price of HYBE despite of it hitting the highest profit during the third quarter on Thursday. Lack of South Korean super star B
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  (LEAD) Rookie girl group NewJeans makes impressive debut on charts

  (LEAD) NewJeans-music charts (LEAD) Rookie girl group NewJeans makes impressive debut on charts(ATTN: UPDATES with more information in paras 2-7)SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- NewJeans, the first girl grou
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  Singer OVAN to release new single on Aug. 10

  SEOUL, August 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer OVAN is releasing new single “It’s getting X ruined,” said his agency Romantic Factory on Thursday.OVAN pre-released a song “Do I Do” from his full album, which wil
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  S.Korean rapper Bully Da Ba$tard is indicted in drug charges

  SEOUL, August 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rapper Bully Da Ba$tard, Yoon Byung-ho has been detained and sent to court under the charge of using illegal substances such as Methamphetamine and Cannabis.Ac
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  Game Hero’ YENA “I put excitement right before playing game”

  SEOUL, August 4 (Yonhap) -- YENA from girl group IZONE returned to the music scene as “GAME HERO” after making a successful debut as solo with her first mini album “SMiLEY,” in the beginning of this