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  #IU, #strawberrymoon

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  IU returns with new single 'strawberry moon' on 19th

  SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- IU, the unrivaled ‘iconic musician’ loved by the public, will return with a 7-month awaited new digital single “strawberry moon.” “IU will release her new digital
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  #Kpop

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  Music startup company Space Oddity opens 'Hangeul Lyrics of My Life' to global K-pop fans

  SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Music startup company Space Oddity's K-pop fandom platform, Blip, announced on Thursday that it will openly recruit K-pop fans around the world for a new event titled &q
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  3 members of disbanded girl group GFriend to launch new band

  girl group-reunion3 members of disbanded girl group GFriend to launch new bandSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Three members of the disbanded K-pop girl group GFriend will be reunited to create a new team, t
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  #BTS

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  BTS charts two songs simultaneously on Billboard Hot 100 with 'Butter' at 36th

  BTS songs-Billboard BTS charts two songs simultaneously on Billboard Hot 100 with 'Butter' at 36thSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS placed two songs -- its collaborative new singl
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  S. Korea can and should do more globally to expand its soft power: experts

  By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea enjoys a vast amount of soft power in the international community but has to contribute more diplomatically to the global community to be able to put its newly found influence to use, experts
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  #Sunmi, #GoodGirlGoneMad, #concert

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  K-pop songstress Sunmi holds first online concert 'Good Girl Gone Mad'

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop songstress Sunmi will broadcast her first online concert "Good Girl Gone Mad" through an interactive live performance streaming platform, VenewLive, on Oct.
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  #aespa

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  aespa hopes to move on to 'next level' with new EP

  girl group-new album aespa hopes to move on to 'next level' with new EPSEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group aespa unveiled its first EP "Savage" Tuesday, expressing hope to m
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  #LeeChanwon, #MrTrot

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  Lee Chan-won to drop first mini album of debut...title song "Cheer Up"

  SEOUL, OCt. 5 (Yonhap) -- Trot singer Lee Chan-won will return with his first mini-album since debut. Lee will release his 1st mini “…Gift” (translated) on the 7th, according to his agency Bliss Enter
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  #ITZY, #LOCO, #Billboard200

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  ITZY ranks 11th on Billboard main album chart...hopped 137 ranks higher

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- ITZY, a third year girl-band, has taken Billboard 200, American Billboard main album chart, by storm ranking 11th place with their new album. ITZY’s 1st regular album “CRAZY
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  (LEAD) BTS-Coldplay collaboration 'My Universe' debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

  (ATTN: UPDATES with a quote from Billboard, more details in paras 2,4, 6-9)SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS made another No. 1 debut on Billboard's main singles chart with a collaboration single with British rock band Coldplay, Bill
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  BTS-Coldplay collaboration 'My Universe' debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS made another No. 1 debut on Billboard's main singles chart with a collaboration single with British rock band Coldplay, Billboard said Monday (U.S time).It marks BTS' sixth No. 1 debut and Coldpl
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  (URGENT) BTS-Coldplay collaboration 'My Universe' debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

  (URGENT) BTS-Billboard chart(URGENT) BTS-Coldplay collaboration 'My Universe' debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100(END)
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  '음주측정 거부' 장용준…음주운전 의심돼도 입증 어려워

  (서울=연합뉴스) 오주현 기자 = 음주 측정을 거부하고 경찰관을 폭행한 혐의를 받는 래퍼 장용준(21·예명 노엘)에 대해 경찰이 사전구속영장을 신청했으나, 그가 실제 음주운전을 했는지 밝히기는 쉽지 않을 것이라는 전망이 나온다.3일 경찰에 따르면 사건을 수사하는 서울 서초경찰서는 장씨가 사고 당일 방문한 주점 폐쇄회로(CC)TV 영상 등을 확보한 것으로 전
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  #MonstaX, #TWICE, #Kpop

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  Monsta X invited to perform for iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour in U.S.

  SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Monsta X will perform its first concert in the U.S. since the spread of COVID-19.The six-piece-act will participate in the 2021 year-end iHeartRadio Jingle Ba
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  #JeongHongil, #SingAgain

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  Rock singer Jeong Hong-il of 'Sing Again' returns with new ballad song

  SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rock singer Jeong Hong-il, has returned on Friday with his new ballad song "The Memories That I Can't Reach." This is the first song released by
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  (LEAD) BTS-Coldplay collaboration 'My Universe' debuts at No. 3 on British Official Singles Chart

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- "My Universe," the collaboration single by K-pop sensation BTS and British rock band Coldplay, has debuted at No. 3 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100
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  BTS-Coldplay collaboration 'My Universe' debuts at No. 3 on British Official Singles Chart

  SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- "My Universe," the collaboration single by K-pop sensation BTS and British rock band Coldplay, debuted at No. 3 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100, on par with two previous highest rankings for the Sou
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  경찰, '무면허 운전' 래퍼 장용준 사전 구속영장(종합)

  (서울=연합뉴스) 오주현 기자 = 경찰이 음주 측정을 거부하고 경찰관을 폭행한 혐의를 받는 래퍼 장용준(21·예명 노엘)에 대한 사전 구속영장을 신청했다. 서울 서초경찰서는 1일 도로교통법 위반(음주측정 거부·무면허운전·재물손괴), 상해·공무집행방해 등 혐의를 적용해 장씨의 사전 구속영장을 신청했다고 밝혔다.장제원 국민의힘 의원 아들인 장씨는 지난달 18일
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  #ShowMetheMoney

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  Mnet's 10th season of rap survival show 'Show Me the Money' to air today

  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- "Show Me the Money," a rap competition TV show that started airing back in 2012 on music channel Mnet, is perceived to have changed the spectrum of Korean hip-hop
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  #BTS, #MountJiri, #JunJi-yeon, #Jin

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  BTS Jin to sing main theme for upcoming special tvN series 'Mount Jiri'

  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Jin of BTS will sing the main theme song of tvN “Mount Jiri,” the production most being forward to for the second half of this year, an official from the series said Friday.