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  K-pop boy band NCT 127 opens world tour with spectacular performances in Seoul

  SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band NCT 127 opened its world tour with the "NEO CITY: SEOUL - THE LINK” concert at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Sunday afternoon. The nonet performed at th
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  BTS nominated for 'BRIT Awards' for second consecutive year

  Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS has been nominated for the second consecutive year at the BRIT Awards, the most prestigious popular music awards ceremony in the UK. The seven-piece act was nom
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  VERIVERY cancels all US tour schedules due to Yongseung's confirmation of COVID-19

  SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Yongseung, a member of South Korean seven-member boy group VERIVERY, on a tour in the U.S., has been confirmed to have COVID-19, and his agency canceled all remaining concer
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  Brand New Music to drop end-of-year project single 'BRAND NEW YEAR 2021' on 23rd

  SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Brand New Music, a South Korean hip-hop company established by rapper Rhymer will present a project single for the end of yearwhere all its artists take part. Their end-of-
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  BTS' 'My Universe' on U.K Singles Chart for 12 consective weeks

  SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Boy group BTS and band Coldplay's joint song "My Universe" has stayed on the U.K Official Singles Chart "Top 100" for 12 weeks in a row. The song
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  Fairies from outer-space, 'Rocking doll' debuts to rock the world

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- 4-piece rookie girl-group “Rocking doll” has appeared to the music scene with an ambition to rock the world. “We are debuting to the music industry releasing our 1st single
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  IVE's 'ELEVEN' top-notches on Billboard's 'Top Users Generated Songs' in Japan

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- 6-piece rookie group IVE’s debut song “ELEVEN” has topped Billboard Japan’s “Top User Generated Songs” Chart, according to their management agency Starship Entertainment Fri
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  Alexa receives 'Best K-pop MV' Award from 'Buenos Aires Music Video Festival'

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Singer Alex has received the Best K-pop Music Video Award from the “2021 Buenos Aires Music Video Festival,” her management agency ZB Label announced Friday. The music video
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  (LEAD) Toughened COVID-19 rules likely to disrupt concerts in holiday season

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Hybe's plan to reschedule concert, more background info in paras 9-11)SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The stricter COVID-19 curbs set to go into effect this weekend will likely disr
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  Tightened anti-COVID-19 measures for year-end concerts expected to affect Hybe's 'Weverse Con'

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The recent spike in novel coronavirus cases in Seoul and stricter social distancing measures has hindered the scheduled year-end K-pop performances in the capital. The Minis
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  woo!ah! to comeback with a digital album on Jan 4 in 8 months

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group woo!ah! is to release a new digital single on Jan. 4, according to NV entertainment, Friday. The digital single will be newly released in 8 months after the
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  BÉBE YANA drops new single about a fairy’s love

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- R&B musician BÉBE YANA drops a new single "Fairy’s On Her Highway" on Dec. 19, according to her agency AMANAGER, Friday. The R&B title song "Fairy’
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  GHOST9 to set out on first U.S. Tour in Jan 2022

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Boy group GHOST9 will set out on a U.S. Tour from January 15th to the 27th next year, their management agency Maroo Entertainment announced Friday. The tour’s theme is “INTO
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  VIVIZ's SinB selected as MC for 'Style Me' season 2

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- SinB of girl group VIVIZ has been selected as MC for beauty·style program “Style Me” season 2, according to her management agency Big Planet Made Entertainment Friday. The p
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  TWICE to hold offline concerts only between Dec.25-26 due to stricter COVID-19 night curfew

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE's Seoul concert, scheduled on Dec. 24, was canceled as the government tightened social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, acco
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  Twice music video ‘Alcohol-Free’ breaks 200 mln Youtube views

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The music video for the July 2021 TWICE hit “Alcohol-Free” has surpassed 200 million YouTube views. The music video hit the milestone at 10:32 a.m. on Thursday(KST), in 6 m
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  Super Junior and Girls Generation-Oh!GG feature on the ‘SMCU EXPRESS’

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Super Junior and Girls Generation-Oh!GG will feature on the 'SMTOWN 2022: SMCU EXPRESS.'SM revealed teaser images of Super Junior and Girls Generation-Oh!GG, on thei
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  LABOUM to release remake of Turbo's hit song 'White Love' featuring LAYONE

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Girl-group LABOUM will sing hit song of Turbo, a popular band from the 1990s. The band will release the remake of “White Love” through music sites on the 17th, according to
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  BLACKPNK opens Weverse Membership...Fans can join BLINK anytime

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK will recruit their official fan club BLINKs at all time through global fan community platform Weverse, the band’s management agency YG Entertainment announced Thur
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  From 'Squid Game' to BTS, 2021 is most memorable year for Korean culture

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) – From the dramas "Squid Game" and "Hellbound" to superband BTS, South Korean pop culture drew fans from all over the world throughout 202