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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] Min Hee-jin Demands Sole Authority for Terminating NewJeans' Contract, Hybe Rejects

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The head of popular girl group NewJeans' agency had demanded its parent company Hybe give her the authority to terminate exclusive contracts with the group without approva
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  SEVENTEEN's Best Album Tops Oricon Daily Album Ranking in Japan

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN's best album '17 IS RIGHT HERE' has claimed the top spot on the Oricon daily album ranking, according to their agency, Pledis Entertainmen
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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] Min Hee-jin Claims Her ‘Demand for 30x Put Option Threshold Reflects Future Costs for Producing New Boy Group’

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, the representative of ADOR, who continues to engage in extreme confrontation with Hybe, continued to refute the controversy that has arisen, stating that &quo
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  BTS' Jungkook's 'Seven' chosen as hottest hit outside U.S.

  SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- "Seven" by Jungkook of K-pop boy band BTS has been named the hottest hit outside the United States.The song topped "The Hottest Hits Outside the U.S." list, released by Billboard earlier this week, sur
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  Performing arts see highest ticket sales since pandemic

  SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's performing arts scene saw its highest ticket sales since the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of this year, data showed Tuesday.According to the data released by the Korea Performing Arts Box Office
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  AKB48’s J-pop Icon Kashiwagi Yuki Encouraged by Up-and-Rising K-pop talents

  SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- "I want to be a pillar of support in the daily lives of my fans. I strive to give them strength by watching TV or concerts and to show them a bright and healthy appea
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  Mamamoo's Solar challenges herself with genre-bending album

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Mamamoo's leader Solar, known for her versatility, revealed she once harbored doubts about her all-rounder strengths before embarking on a genre-bending solo album project."There ar
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  Album chronicling Seventeen's 9-yr journey released

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Seventeen returned Monday with a compilation album, "17 is Right Here," chronicling its 9-year history."The album depicted everything about Seventeen since its debut," member Mingyu
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  Min Hee-jin Refuses to Hold Board Meeting, Hybe Seeks Shareholders' Meeting to Sap Her

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop giant Hybe, declined to convene a board of directors meeting requested by Hybe, industry sources said Monday, as the two parti
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  Hybe Claims ADOR’s CEO Demanded Excessive Putback Option
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  'Hybe-Min Clash' Exposes Dark Shadows of K-pop Management System

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Tensions have risen between K-pop behemoth Hybe and Min Hee-jin, the CEO of Hybe’s sublabel ADOR. Min is the creative hand behind hit girl group NewJeans. The re
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  IVE to Drop Mini Album 'IVE SWITCH' including Lyrics by Wonyoung

  SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group IVE is set to release their second mini album 'IVE SWITCH' on the afternoon of the 29th, according to their agency, Starship Entertainment. 'IVE
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  Lim Young-woong to roll out new single

  SEOUL April 29 (Yonhap) -- Mulgogi Music, the agency representing singer Lim Young-woong, announced on the 29th that he will release a double single album ahead of his upcoming concert on the 6th of n
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  NewJeans releases music video for 'Bubble Gum'

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans unveiled the music video for its new single, "Bubble Gum," on Saturday, the group's agency said."Bubble Gum" is an easy-listening track featuring a simple drum pattern
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  BTS' RM to prerelease a track of 2nd solo album

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will unveil a prerelease track from his upcoming second solo album, "Right Place, Wrong Person," early next month, the group's agency said Saturday.The song will be re
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  Hybe refutes allegations raised by sublabel head in ongoing dispute

  SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the largest K-pop company in South Korea, on Friday countered the latest allegations raised by the head of its sublabel ADOR suspected of plotting to take over the company, as the parties continued to trade salvos in
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  Pop-up store of BTS successfully attract's visitors

  SEOUL April 26 (Yonhap) -- In the early hours of the 26th, a studio building near Seoul's Seongdong-gu Elementary School was bustling with people. What would typically be filled with the chatter o
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  ADOR CEO calls conflict with Hybe 'worst experience of my life'

  SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop giant Hybe, reiterated her denial Friday of allegations that she and her aides attempted to usurp control of the company from the parent company.Having been locking horns with
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  Conflict between Hybe and Min Hee-jin attracts foreign press

  SEOUL April 26 (Yonhap)-- Amid escalating tensions between Hybe and Min Hee-jin's company, foreign media outlets have extensively covered the ongoing dispute.Highlighting the tumultuous conflict w
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  BTS' RM to release 2nd solo album next month

  SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- RM of K-pop supergroup BTS will drop his second individual album next month, the group's agency said Friday.The album, titled "Right Place, Wrong Person," will hit various music services at 1 p.m. on May 24