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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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  K-POP

  '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.
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  TWICE to release first English single

  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group TWICE will release its first English single Friday, its agency said, signaling a full-scale inroad into the North American music market.The band's first English single "The Feels" will
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  #GLASSY, #JoYuri, #IZ*ONE

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  Former IZ*ONE member Jo Yu-ri to debut as solo artist with 'GLASSY'

  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Jo Yu-ri, a previous member of the project girl group IZ*ONE, will debut as a solo artist by releasing her first single.Jo Yu-ri's single "GLASSY" will be rel
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  경찰, '무면허 운전' 래퍼 장용준 6시간 조사…영장 검토(종합)

  (서울=연합뉴스) 오주현 기자 = 음주 측정을 거부하고 경찰관을 폭행한 혐의를 받는 래퍼 장용준(21·예명 노엘)이 지난달 30일 서울 서초경찰서에 출석해 약 6시간에 걸쳐 조사를 받았다.이날 오후 6시 43분께 피의자 조사를 받기 위해 변호인과 함께 출석한 장씨는 "음주운전을 했나", "왜 음주 측정을 거부했나"
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  K-POP

  재즈계의 '오르간 박사' 로니 스미스, 79세로 별세

  (뉴욕=연합뉴스) 고일환 특파원 = 1970년대 솔 재즈(Soul Jazz)계의 거장으로 꼽히는 건반 연주자 로니 스미스가 향년 79세로 별세했다.뉴욕타임스(NYT)는 30일(현지시간) 스미스가 플로리다 포트로더데일의 자택에서 이틀 전 사망했다고 보도했다. 사인은 폐섬유화증으로 확인됐다.스미스는 미국의 해먼드사에서 제조한 전기 오르간인 B3의 명연주자로 꼽
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  #BTS, #Coldplay

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  BTS, Coldplay drop space-themed music video for 'My Universe'

  BTS-Coldplay-music video BTS, Coldplay drop space-themed music video for 'My Universe'By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean supergroup BTS and British rock band Coldplay dropp
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  #J-hope, #ChicenNoodleSoup

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  BTS J-hope's solo song 'Chicken Noodle Soup' MV surpasses 300 mil YouTube views

  SEOUL, Sep. 30 (Yonhap) -- Music Video (MV) for J-hope of BTS’s solo song “Chicken Noodle Soup” has exceeded 300 million views on YouTube. The MV surpassed 300 million views at around 6:19 a.m. Thursd
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  #NaHoona, #ChoYongpil, #Kpop

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  Songs by 'original' K-pop artists like Na Hoon-a and Cho Yong-pil to be released to overseas platforms

  SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- More than 50,000 songs of "original" K-pop which were released in the past by Na Hoon-a and Cho Yong-pil will be available on overseas music sites.Music&NEW