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  #TNX, #WAYUP, #Kpop

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  Rookie boy group TNX drops debut album 'WAY UP' today

  SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) – The agency P NATION founded by S. Korean singer PSY will reveal its first boy group TNX on Tuesday. P NATION announced that a 6-member rookie boy group TNX will release the de
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  #JungYonghwa, #Kpop, #정용화

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  CNBLUE’s Jung Yong-hwa to hold solo fan meeting next month

  SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) – S. Korean band CNBLUE’s vocal and actor Jung Yong-hwa will hold a solo fan meeting “Canvas” at YES 24 Live Hall in Seoul on June 11, according to the agency FNC Entertainment
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  Girls' Generation to make comeback in August after five years

  SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group Girls' Generation will make a comeback in August by dropping a new album to mark the 15th anniversary of its debut, the group's agency said Tuesday.All eight members of the group will take part in the alb
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  #JoYuri, #IZ*ONE, #Kpop

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  Jo Yu-ri to drop 1st mini-album ‘Op.22 Y-Waltz : in Major’ next month

  SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Singer Jo Yu-ri, a previous member of the project girl group IZ*ONE, will return with a new album. “Jo will drop her first solo mini-album “Op.22 Y-Waltz : in Major” in early
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  #P1Harmony, #PinkSweat$, #Kpop

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  P1Harmony to release collab song ‘Gotta Get Back’ with Pink Sweat$

  SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Group P1Harmony will drop a collaboration song “Gotta Get Back,” with the American famous singer-songwriter Pink Sweat$ on May 26th, according to FNC Entertainment, Tuesday.
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  #BraveGirls, #Kpop

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  Brave Girls to drop new version of Brown Eyed Girls hit song ‘How Come 2’

  SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Brave Girls will drop “How Come 2” on May 23rd, a new version of Brown Eyed Girls' 2008 hit song, “How Come.” “How Come 2” will add Brave Girls’ trendy v
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  #ASTRO, #KPOP

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  ASTRO says relaxation added to freshness is our charm… confident taking 1st place

  SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- “The charming point of this album is the sense of relaxation that melts within the freshness. We wanted to show the mature side of us while expressing the bouncy charms of th
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  #LESSERAFIM, #Kpop, #KimGaram

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  LE SSERAFIM Kim Ga-ram’s bullying scandal intensifies… photo of new document spread

  SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The middle school bullying scandal surrounding the member Kim Ga-ram of LE SSERAFIM, which gained attention as HYBE’s first girl group, is intensifying. A photo of a document
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  #NCTDREAM, #KPOPFLEX, #엔시티드림, #Kpop

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  NCT DREAM says "European K-pop fans that we met for the first time are very passionate"

  FRANKFURT, May 16 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group NCT DREAM said ahead of Europe’s first K-pop mega festival on May 14(local time) that its European fans are very passionate. The members revealed that the
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  #INI, #JO1

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  INI says they saw ‘Squid Game’... wants to perform in Sky Dome

  SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- “Everyone saw things like ‘Squid Game.’” (INI Kimura Masaya)INI and JO1 shared their love for Korean culture in an interview held with Yonhap News on the 15th, after the “KCO
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  Stray Kids to drop new Japanese album next month

  SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group Stray Kids will roll out a new album in Japan next month, the group's agency said Monday.JYP Entertainment said on social media that the band's second Japanese EP "Circus" will hit
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  K-POP

  (2nd LD) BTS wins three Billboard Music Awards, marking 6th year to win an award

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more background info in para 5; CHANGES tense in paras 2, 7; ADDS quote from BTS in 8th para)SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group BTS has won three prizes at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), one of the three bi
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  #GirlsGeneration, #Hyoyeon, #효연, #DEEP

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  Girls’ Generation’s Hyo-yeon drops first mini album 'DEEP' today

  SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation’s Hyo-yeon will release the first solo mini album “DEEP,” according to the agency SM Entertainment on Monday. The album contains a total of
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  #IZ*ONE, #Kpop, #HondaHitomi

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  IZ*ONE’s Honda Hitomi says time in Korea was prosperous

  SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- AKB48’s Honda Hitomi, who’s been active as a member of the Korean-Japanese project girl group IZ*ONE, said the 2 years and a half in Korea was, “a prosperous time in my life.
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  K-POP

  (LEAD) BTS wins three Billboard Music Awards, marking 6th year to win an award

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-6, minor edit in 2nd para; ADDS photo)SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group BTS has won three prizes at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), one of the three biggest pop music honors in the U
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  K-POP

  BTS wins three Billboard Music Awards, marking 6th year to win an award

  SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group BTS has won three prizes at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), one of the three biggest pop music honors in the United States, Billboard said.The septet won top duo or group, top song sales artis
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  #ikon, #cherrybullet, #rocketpunch, #psy, #retro, #retromusic

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  “I feel nostalgic though I’ve never experienced the era” retro wind of 1980s blowing in music industry

  SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- While K-pop industry is in its prime, retro trends of 1980s such as synth pop have been blowing in music industry.It is said that there is a tendency of people getting tired
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  #KimHojoong, #김호중

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  Singer Kim Ho-joong to hold national tour concert from end of September

  SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer Kim Ho-joong will meet fans at a national tour concert starting at late September. "Kim Ho-joong will hold a national tour concert starting from Sep
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  #KCON, #Kpopfestival, #CJENM

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  KCON Festival opens for first time in 3 years in Tokyo

  Tokyo, May 14 (Yonhap) -- KCON, a K-culture festival hosted by CJ ENM, opened in Japan for the first time in three years. "KCON 2022 Premier in Tokyo" will be held at the exhibition hall
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  #NCT127, #SMEntertainment

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  NCT 127 performance at Tokyo Dome in Japan to be aired live online on 28th

  SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- A performance by the group NCT 127 in Japan will be aired live online later this month. SM Entertainment, its agency, said on the 14th, "NCT 127's 'Neo City: J