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  Exhibit to highlight BTS member Jungkook's solo journey

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition celebrating K-pop star Jungkook's solo career will open next month in Seoul, organizers said Tuesday. Titled "Golden: The Moments," the exhibit will take place at Le Meridien & Moxy Seoul Myeon
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  K-Pop Fans Distressed by Album Sales Competition, Random Draws: Survey

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A survey has revealed that K-pop fans are experiencing excessive spending and stress due to the intense competition for first-week album sales (initial sales) and promotion
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  RIIZE to Officially Debut in Japan in September with 9-City Tour

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- RIIZE will release their first Japanese single, "Lucky," on September 5th, officially debuting in Japan, according to their agency, SM Entertainment, on the 23r
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  Jung Joon-il Says He's Not Celebrity Type, Aims to Be 'Ordinary Singer'

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- "I don't think I'm cut out to be a celebrity. I had the luck to taste stardom, but ultimately, I concluded that my ideal is to be an ordinary person. I realize
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  CRAVITY's Agency Apologizes Amid Controversies over Excessive Security

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- CRAVITY's agency has apologized over a controversy involving excessive security by a security firm employee. Starship Entertainment stated on the 22nd, "We deeply
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  (2nd LD) 70s-80s iconic singer-composer Kim Min-ki dies

  (ATTN: RECASTS 10th para to clarify reasons for banning songs)SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Kim Min-ki, a singer, composer and playwright who nurtured countless talented artists while operating an iconic theater on Seoul's vibrant Daehangno theater
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  (LEAD) 70s-80s iconic singer-composer Kim Min-ki dies

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes by Kim's nephew; TRIMS headline, 2nd para; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Kim Min-ki, a singer, composer and playwright who nurtured countless talented artists while operating an iconic theater on Seoul's
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  70s-80s iconic singer-composer Kim Min-ki dies at 73

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Kim Min-ki, a singer, composer and playwright who nurtured countless talented artists while operating an iconic theater on Seoul's vibrant Daehangno theater street for more than 30 years, died Sunday. He was 73.Kim died
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  Enhypen claims No. 2 on Billboard 200 with "Romance: Untold'

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Enhypen has debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with its second studio album, "Romance: Untold," making it the band's highest-charting album ever.Billboard said Sunday (U.S. ti
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  Stray Kids 'still hungry' for more successes, love

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation Stray Kids expressed its continued ambition and desire for growth during a press conference in Seoul on Friday to promote its new EP, "Ate."The group's ninth EP marks the first
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  BTS Jimin Releases Solo 2nd Album 'MUSE' at 1 PM, Full of Excitement from Imagining Muse

  SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- BTS's Jimin will release his solo second album 'MUSE' on the 19th at 1 PM, according to BigHit Music. 'MUSE' is Jimin's first new album in about a y
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  STAYC to Hold Solo Fan Meeting in August

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group STAYC will host a solo fan meeting titled 'STAYC MOVIE CLUB' on August 31 and September 1 at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Seoul. This fan mee
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  British band raises plagiarism allegations over NewJeans' 'Bubble Gum'

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- NewJeans is embroiled in a plagiarism controversy after British band Shakatak formally claimed the prominent K-pop group's latest hit "Bubble Gum" copied its 1981 song "Easier Said Than Done."Wis
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  All Members of Stray Kids Renew Contracts with JYP Entertainment

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- All members of Stray Kids have renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment ahead of the expiration of their exclusive contracts early next year. JYP announced on the 18
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  N.Ssign to Release Repackage Album 'Tiger' Today, Unleashing Fierce Energy

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The 10-member boy group n.SSign will release their second mini album repackage 'Tiger' today at 6 PM, marking the start of their comeback activities. 'Tiger'
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  MC Gree Applies to Marine Despite Dad's Opposition

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- "I wanted to learn how to survive on my own in the military, so I applied to the Marine Corps." Rapper MC Gree (26), whose real name is Kim Dong-hyun, will enli
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  JYP Entertainment Ventures into Latin American Market

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- JYP Entertainment announced on the 18th that it will establish a local subsidiary, 'JYP Latin America,' in the third quarter of this year to expand into the Latin A
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  'MAMA Awards' Expands to the U.S. for the First Time in 25 Years

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The annual 'MAMA Awards (Mnet Asian Music Awards),' a popular music awards show organized by CJ ENM, will be held in the United States and Japan this year. CJ ENM
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  BTS Jimin to Premiere New Song 'Who' on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jimin will make his first solo performance of the title track 'Who' from his second solo album on the popular U.S. program, as announced on the show'
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  6 K-pop albums among top 10-selling CD albums in U.S. in 1st half

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- K-pop albums have accounted for six of the 10 most-sold CD albums in the United States in the first half of this yearThe six albums were from boy groups Tomorrow X Together, Ateez, Stray Kids, Enhypen, and Seventeen, plus g