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  Oh My Girl’s YooA, Arin to Leave Agency but Continue Group Activities

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) — YooA and Arin of K-pop girl group Oh My Girl will part ways with their longtime agency, WM Entertainment, after 10 years, the agency said Thursday. Ho
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  Police transfer Japanese fan accused of kissing BTS' Jin to prosecutors

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese woman accused of unexpectedly kissing BTS member Jin on the cheek during a fan event was transferred to prosecutors, police said Thursday.Seoul's Songpa Police Station said it transferred the woman to the prose
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  J-Hope to wrap up his world tour with encore concert

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope of BTS will wrap up his world tour with an encore concert on the group’s debut anniversary next month, BigHit Music announced Tuesday. The concert, titled HOPE ON TH
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  WINNER to hold concert without Song Min-ho amid military duty probe

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band WINNER will hold its first concert in over three years without member Song Min-ho, who is accused of negligence related to his military service, YG Entertainment said Wednesday. The decision was made for fans
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  Seventeen, Lisa, Rose make Gold House's 2025 A100 list

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Seventeen and girl group BLACKPINK's Lisa and Rose are included on Gold House's 2025 A100 list, which honors the most impactful Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States for the year.The annual
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  (G)I-DLE Changes Official Group Name to “I-DLE”

  SEOUL, May 2 — K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE will officially change their name to "I-DLE," dropping the parenthetical “(G)” from their name, their agency Cube Entertainment announced. On May 1
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  Hip-Hop Meets Buddhism in Unconventional Collaboration

  SEOUL, May 2 — Rapper Cheetah will roll out a new single titled "18 Delusions" on Children's day next week in collaboration with DJ "NewJeans-nim," a persona of comedian Yo
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  ILLIT members to feature rising U.S. singer-actor's new single

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Yunah and Minju of K-pop girl group ILLIT will participate as featured artists on a new single by U.S. singer-actor Kylie Cantrall, the group's agency said Friday.Cantrall rose to fame for her lead role in the Disney+ ori
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  TXT to Release New Digital Single 'Love Language'

  SEOUL, May 2 — K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will release their new digital single "Love Language" at 1 p.m. on Thursday, their agency BigHit Music said. "Love Language&
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  Maroon 5 drops collaboration song with BLACKPINK's Lisa

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- American pop-rock band Maroon 5 rolled out a collaboration single with Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK on Friday, Universal Music said."Priceless" is the first pre-release track from Maroon 5's upcoming fir
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  Singer Kim Hyun-sung says comeback after 15 years feels like a “miracle”

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) — South Korean ballad singer Kim Hyun-sung, once known for hits like "Heaven" and "Wish" in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is set to release his first ne
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  Large-scale K-pop concert slated for China this fall

  SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- In another potential sign of easing its tacit ban on the South Korean entertainment industry, Chinese authorities have apparently approved a large-scale K-pop concert set to take place in the country this fall, the first o
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  EXO's Baekhyun to launch 1st solo world tour in June

  SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Baekhyun of K-pop boy group EXO will kick off his first individual world tour in June in South Korea, his agency, INB100, said Wednesday.The "Reverie" tour will begin with two shows at the KSPO Dome in eastern
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  (LEAD) Hybe posts record Q1 sales on booming concert biz

  (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS more details throughout, photos; TRIMS)SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, reported a 50 percent year-on-year rise in its operating profit for the January-March period, largely driven
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  Former Girl Group Member Sues Agency CEO for Alleged Sexual Assault

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- A former member of a girl group has filed a complaint against her agency's CEO, accusing him of sexual assault, a media labor rights group said Tuesday. The Hanbit Medi
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  Singer Lee Seung-gi Announces Severance From In-Laws Over Legal Scandals

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi announced Tuesday that he will sever ties with his in-laws following fresh legal issues involving his father-in-law. In a statement, Lee said,
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  Day6 to drop new single next month

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop live band Day6 will return next month with a new digital single titled "Maybe Tomorrow," the band's agency has said.JYP Entertainment announced the news on Monday night through its official social med
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  All-Korean K-pop idol group to perform in China

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- An all-Korean K-pop boy group is set to hold a standalone concert in China next month, raising expectations that Beijing may be moving toward easing its tacit ban on South Korean entertainment.C9 Entertainment announced Tu
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  FIFTY FIFTY Returns With New EP "Day & Night"

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group FIFTY FIFTY released their third mini-album "Day & Night" on Tuesday, their agency ATTRAKT said. The album organically connects six tracks
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  JYP Entertainment issues alert over malware email impersonating its legal representative

  SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- An alert has been issued over the circulation of malicious emails falsely claiming to be from the legal representative of major K-pop agency JYP Entertainment. JYP Enterta