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  Lee Mu-jin signs contract with VIVIZ’s agency Big Planet Made

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer Lee Mu-jin, who won the third place in JTBC’s audition program “Sing Again,” has signed an exclusive contract with SoYou and VIVIZ’s agency Big Planet Made.
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  BTS’ 'Butter' ranks No. 4 on 'Global Digital Single Chart' in 2021

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) – K-pop superband BTS’ hit song “Butter” has ranked No. 4 on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI)'s “Global Digital Single Chart” for the year of
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  Seventeen’s DK drops soundtrack for tvN’s 'Twenty-Five Twenty-One'

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group Seventeen’s DK has released the soundtrack “Go!” for tvN’s weekend drama “Twenty-Five Twenty-One.”“Go!” is a song of rock genre that depicts the emotions of th
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  Apink’s Jung Eun-ji·Oh Ha-young test positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) – Some members of K-pop girl group Apink, which recently released the 10th debut anniversary album, have tested positive for the coronavirus. The agency IST Entertainment announ
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  NU’EST to disband after 10 years…JR·Aron·Ren leave agency

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – NU’EST, a 5-member boy group debuted with the single “FACE” in March, 2012, will be disbanding after 10 years since the debut.The agency Pledis Entertainment announced throug
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  Rocket Punch makes comeback with new album 'Yellow Punch' today

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group Rocket Punch has made a comeback to the music scene with the fourth mini album “Yellow Punch,” according to the agency Woollim Entertainment on Monday.“Yello
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  DAY6’s Wonpil spends time with fans before enlistment day… additional concert

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- DAY6’s Wonpil, who will be soon joining the army, set a record of selling out all the seats for his first solo concert “Pilmography.” Wonpil decided to host two additional p
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  ITZY’s Ryu-jin tests positive for COVID-19…group’s fourth confirmed case

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group ITZY’s Ryu-jin has tested positive for the coronavirus on Feb. 27 afternoon, according to the agency JYP Entertainment. The agency said, “Ryu-jin has complet
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  BTS’ 'Dynamite' receives 'diamond' certification by Recording Industry Association of Japan

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superband BTS' "Dynamite” has been certified as “diamond,” which is given to the songs with over 500 million streams, by the Recording Industry Association o
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  BLACKPINK's Rose tests positive for COVID-19, cancels part of overseas schedule

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- Rose, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and canceled part of her upcoming overseas schedule, the group's agency said."Rose tested positive in a polymerase chain reactio
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  LOONA’s HaSeul·YeoJin·ViVi test positive for COVID-19…to be absent from first stage of 'Queendom 2'

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group LOONA’s HaSeul, YeoJin, and ViVi have tested positive for the coronavirus. The members tested positive from the PCR tests conducted on Feb. 26, according to
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  NCT DREAM to release second full album 'Glitch Mode' on Mar. 28

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group NCT DREAM will drop the second full album “Glitch Mode” on Mar. 28, according to the agency SM Entertainment on Monday. The album contains a total of 11 songs
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  P1Harmony to release first English single

  SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group P1Harmony will release the first English single “Do It Like This” on Mar. 10. “Do It Like This” is an English version of the title song of the group’s third
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  Pentagon's Shinwon tests positive for COVID-19

  SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Pentagon's Shinwon has tested positive for the COVID-19. According to the agency CUBE Entertainment on Feb. 27, Shinwon received a PCR test and tested po
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  Seventeen’s Vernon tests positive for COVID-19…"did not have close contact with members"

  SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group Seventeen’s Vernon has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the agency Pledis Entertainment on Feb. 26. Vernon tested positive from the self-test
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  HYBE, SM, YG see rise in profits thanks to K-pop boom

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Despite the COVID-19 global health crisis, major music companies such as HYBE, SM, and YG recorded their highest performance last year since their establishment. HYBE's
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  THE BOYZ to release soundtrack 'Echo' for webtoon 'Solo Leveling' next month

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group THE BOYZ will release the soundtrack “Echo” for the webtoon “Solo Leveling” on Mar. 2, according to the agency IST Entertainment on Friday. The music video an
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  TWICE’s 'MORE & MORE' music video hits 300 mln YouTube views

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) – The music video of K-pop girl group TWICE’s “MORE & MORE” has exceeded 300 million views, according to the agency JYP Entertainment on Feb. 25. The music video, which was
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  BTS’ 'Dynamite' MV surpasses 1.4 bln YouTube views

  SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) – The music video for K-pop superband BTS’ global smash-hit “Dynamite” has exceeded 1.4 billion YouTube views, according to the agency Big Hit Music on Feb. 25. The music video
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  BTS wins IFPI’s 'Global Recording Artist of the Year' for 2 consecutive years…Seventeen ranks No. 9

  LONDON, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) – K-pop superband BTS has been announced as the winners of IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award again. IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music indu