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  Kangta to release 'Slow Dance' on Jan. 12 wrapping up 25th debut anniversary project

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer Kangta will release the new song “Slow Dance” on Jan. 12, according to the agency SM Entertainment on Jan. 7. “Slow Dance” is a song of pop genre that emphasi
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  BTS tops digital song sales for 2nd consecutive year in U.S.

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS has grabbed the honor of having the most sold digital song of the year in the United States for the second time."Butter" was the most sold digital song of the year in the country with 1.89 mil
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  Fromis 9, exceeds 80,000 copies of presales for fourth mini album

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group Fromis 9 has surpassed 80,000 copies of presales for the fourth mini album “Midnight Guest,” which will be released on Jan. 17. “Midnight Guest” has exceeded
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  Yuju from GFriend, participates in writing lyrics and composing most songs of solo album

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Yuju from GFriend, who will release her first solo album “REC.” on Jan. 18, has participated in writing lyrics and composing most of the songs in the album, according to the
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  MONSTA X makes comeback as 'Idol Radio' DJ and 'Midnight Idol' host

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) – The members of the K-pop boy group MONSTA X will make a comeback as DJ and host for the show. Hyung-won and Joohoney will be back as DJs for “Idol Radio Season 2,” which will
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  AleXa comes back with new single ‘TATOO’ and speaks on being K-pop singer

  SEOUL, Jan 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop singer AleXa, who showed off a charismatic performance and singing skills with an AI-based metaverse, returned on Jan. 6 with a new single “TATTOO.” “If I mainly release
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  Lena Park to release new mini-album on Jan. 12 after two years

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Singer Lena Park, also known as Park Jung-hyun, will return with a mini-album “It’s Winter Again” (translated) on Jan. 12, according to her agency Bonboo Entertainment, Thurs
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  Dance crew CocaNButter, signs contract with Momoland’s agency MLD Entertainment

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The dance crew CocaNButter, who has gained popularity through the Mnet’s dance competition program “Street Woman Fighter,” belongs to the same agency as a girl group Momoland
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  BTS cancels US flight after Grammys postponement

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- BTS has no choice but to cancel plans after the Grammy Awards ceremony is postponed due to the spread of the Omicron variant.The group's plan to take the flight to the US
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  (LEAD) BTS' Japanese compilation album tops 1 mln copies in sales

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in lead para, 3-4th paras)SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS sold more than 1 million copies of its latest Japanese compilation album, data showed Thursday, becoming the first South Korean pop singers to ac
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  NCT·NCT 127, both rank on Billboard’s main album chart

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop major groups, such as NCT, NCT 127, and TWICE, succeeded in ranking on the U.S. Billboard's main album chart, showing their steady presence in K-pop.According to Bi
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  BTS X COLDPLAY ‘My Universe’ remains on Billboard for 14th consecutive week

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Boy group BTS and the band Coldplay’s joint song “My Universe,” succeeded in staying on the Billboard Main Single charts, Hot 100, for 14 weeks in a row.“My Universe,” ranked
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  BTS' Japanese compilation album tops 1 mln copies in sales

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS' latest Japanese compilation album has sold more than 1 million copies, data showed Thursday.According to the data from Japanese music market tracker Oricon, the album titled "BTS, The Best&quo
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  Grammys BTS aims for officially postponed due to Omicron Variant

  LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- America's most honorable music awards, the Grammy Awards, which BTS aims for, is officially postponed due to the Omicron Variant. The Recording Academy and CBS have
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  OMEGA X makes comeback after 4 months with 2nd mini-album ‘LOVE ME LIKE’

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Boy group OMEGA X dropped their second mini-album “LOVE ME LIKE” on Jan. 5 and made a comeback to the K-pop industry in four months.The album consists of five tracks of diffe
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  WJSN’s Chocome releases second single album ‘Super Yuppers!’

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group WJSN’s unit group Chocome has released their second single album “Super Yuppers!” on Jan. 5 at 6 p.m.The album consists of two songs “Super Yuppers!” and “Ch
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  Confident rookie girl group H1-KEY debuts with ‘Athletic Girl’

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) – K-pop rookie girl group H1-KEY has mentioned at the showcase ahead of the release of the first single album “Athletic Girl,” “We want to deliver the inner beauty and confidenc
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  S. Korean singer Son Chamchi releases ‘Tuna Factory’ project…”plans to show diverse music genres”

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer Son Chamchi has released the single “[Tuna Factory] Product 1-Hypnobatia” on Jan. 5, according to the agency Jellyfish Entertainment. “[Tuna Factory] Product
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  Yuju to make solo debut with title song ‘Play’

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Yuju will debut as a solo singer and drop her self-written and self-composed title song “Play” on Jan. 18, according to KONNECT Entertainment, Wednesday. Yuju released a digi
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  LUMINOUS to make comeback and drop mini-album 'Self n Ego'

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Boy group LUMINOUS will drop a new mini-album “Self n Ego” on Jan. 20, announced the Barunson Entertainment, Wednesday. The upcoming album will be released after four months