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  Starship Entertainment to Hold Auditions for New Boy Group

  SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Starship Entertainment has announced an open audition called "2025 New Kids On The STARSHIP" to find members for a new boy group set to debut in 2025. This auditi
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  SNSD's Taeyeon Releases New Dance Pop Single 'Heaven'

  SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Taeyeon of K-pop girl group Girls' Generation (SNSD) is set to release her new single "Heaven" today at 6 PM, according to her agency, SM Entertainment. &quo
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  VIXX's Hyuk Releases Self-Composed Song 'Home' to Celebrate Birthday

  SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- VIXX's Hyuk has released a special new song as a gift for his fans on his birthday. Hyuk unveiled his new digital single 'Home' on the 5th on various music stream
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  NewJeans Releases Korean MV for 'Supernatural,' Fans Fan Meeting Excitement

  SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- NewJeans has unveiled the Korean version of the music video for their Japanese debut single title track, "Supernatural." According to their agency, ADOR, NewJeans
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  TOMORROW X TOGETHER Pulls Successful Debut Pop-Up Store in Beijing

  TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) successfully concluded their pop-up store in Beijing, held from June 28 to July 2 at the Galleria Shopping Mall Center, as announced by their agency, BigHit Music, on the 4th
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  KMCA Sets Guidelines to Foster Fair, Transparent K-pop Awards

  SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) announced on the 4th that it has established guidelines to strengthen the fairness and transparency of K-pop award ceremonies. The
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  NewJeans Dubbed Korea Tourism Ambassadors After Tokyo Dome Tour

  SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Leading K-pop girl group NewJeans is stepping up to promote Korean tourism. According to sources in the tourism and music industries on the 3rd, NewJeans has been selected a
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  Artist-Entertainers Gathers to Change Prejudice Against 'Entertainers Who Do Art'

  SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- A group of entertainers who work as singers and actors are holding an exhibition to convey messages about contemporary social phenomena through art. Singer and painter Kwon
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  Lee Chae-yeon Sings Duality of Breakups in New Mini-Album 'SHOWDOWN'

  SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Singer Lee Chae-yeon has released her third mini-album, 'SHOWDOWN,' on the 3rd, as announced by her agency WM Entertainment. This album is her first new release in 10
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  Singer-Songwriter Lee Seung-yoon Says His New Album is About Defiance

  SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- "What I wanted to do was create 'long-form' content. Just like Martin Scorsese's and Christopher Nolan's films hold significance even when Marvel movies
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  ATEEZ at 93rd, Nayeon at 101st on Billboard Album Chart

  SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- ATEEZ's 10th mini-album "GOLDEN HOUR: Part.1" has remained on the Billboard 200 chart for four consecutive weeks. According to the latest chart released by B
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  Disney+ to release latest adventure of BTS' Jungkook, Jimin next month

  SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- A new Disney+ original capturing the latest trip by BTS members Jimin and Jungkook before their military enlistment will captivate fans with its release next month."Are You Sure?!" set to premiere Aug. 8, highlig
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  Kakao to open Seoul's 1st K-pop arena in 2027

  SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp., a South Korean tech company, said Tuesday it broke ground to build Seoul's first K-pop-destined performance hall in cooperation with the Seoul city government.Seoul Arena, with a capacity to accommodate up t
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  Jay Park Visits Kakao Entertainment Town Hall with Collaboration Plans

  SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Jay Park made a surprise appearance as a business partner at Kakao Entertainment's town hall meeting, designed for communication with its employees. On the 2nd, Kakao Ent
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  Stray Kids' Bang Chan and Felix to Host Radio Show

  SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Apple Music announced on the 2nd that it will exclusively release a radio series hosted by Stray Kids, titled "All About Stray Kids Radio," on the 9th. The series
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  BTS' Jin to take part in carrying Olympic torch in France

  SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS will participate as a torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics, sources in the music industry said Tuesday.The vocalist will travel to France in the near future to take part in the torch relay, the
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  Sung Si-kyung's Makgeolli Production Halted Due to Missing Labels

  SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Sung Si-kyung’s makgeolli, "Kyung Takju 12 degrees," has been ordered to halt production for a month after the label on the prototype was found to be missing esse
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  STAYC Releases First Full Album: "We Can Handle Anything"

  SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- "There's nothing STAYC can't do. Being able to adapt to anything is our unique strength," says Sieun. On the 1st, girl group STAYC held a showcase in Gwan
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  HYBE Releases Sustainability Management Report

  SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- HYBE has published its "2023 Sustainability Management Report," detailing the company's achievements and future direction in sustainability-related activities
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  Babymonster drops summery single 'Forever'

  SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie Babymonster released its new digital single "Forever" on Monday, the group's agency, YG Entertainment, said."Forever" is a summery song of the label's own style that blends changi