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  24-member girl group tripleS assembles for 1st full-group album

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Reporters witnessed a spectacle unlike any other in K-pop on Wednesday. TripleS, the girl group that boasts the largest number of members ever, made a grand entrance at its media showcase in a lengthy procession
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  Hybe's Global Group &TEAM Releases Debut Single 'Samidare'

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Hybe announced that &TEAM, their global group, will release their first single, 'Samidare.' 'Samidare' marks the group's return after five months since
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  NCT Dream's Japanese Single 'Moonlight' Pre-released

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- NCT Dream, a subgroup of NCT, is pre-releasing the title track "Moonlight" from their second Japanese single on the 8th at 6 p.m. According to their agency, SM Ent
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  SM's Q1 Operating Profit Drops 14.9% Due to Multi-Production Setup Costs

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment revealed on the 8th that its consolidated basis revenue for the first quarter of this year amounted to 2.201 trillion won, with an operating profit of 155 bil
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  NewJeans' Hyein Absent from 'How Sweet' Activities Due to Injury, Currently on Rest

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- NewJeans member Hyein will be absent from official activities for the new single "How Sweet" due to a foot injury. According to their agency ADOR on the 8th, they
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  BLACKPINK Jennie X The Weeknd Collabo Song Enters Billboard's Hot 100

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Blackpink's Jennie and The Weeknd's collaboration song, "One Of The Girls," featuring Lily Rose Depp, entered the Billboard Hot 100 main singles chart for
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  'Miss Trot Season 3' Yeom Yu-ri Feels Glad She Didn't Quit Singing

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- "I gained courage after hearing my mother's advice to try trot before giving up on my musician life... Back when I majored in classical singing, I could never imagin
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  (2nd LD) ADOR to hold board meeting Friday amid dispute with Hybe

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Min's response in paras 6-7; ADDS photo)SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, will hold a critical board meeting Friday in what is expected to mark a decisive moment in the protracted conflict bet
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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] Min Requests Court to 'Prevent Hybe from Exercising Voting Rights on Dismissal Proposal'

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, the CEO of ADOR, has filed for an injunction in court to prevent Hybe from exercising its voting rights on her dismissal proposal at the extraordinary shareholder
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  'Nxde' Music Video by '(G)I-DLE Surpasses 300 Million Views

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- 'Nxde' Music Video Surpasses 300 Million Views = Cube Entertainment, the agency of the group (G)I-DLE, announced on the 7th that the music video for 'Nxde' has
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  (LEAD) ADOR to hold board meeting Friday amid dispute with Hybe

  (ATTN: UPDATES with police reaction in last 3 paras)SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, will hold a critical board meeting Friday in what is expected to mark a decisive moment in the protracted conflict between the sub
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  [Hybe-ADOR Clash] ADOR to hold board meeting May 10

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, will hold a critical board meeting Friday in what is expected to mark a decisive moment in the protracted conflict between the subla
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  BTS' RM to prerelease 'Come Back to Me,' music video directed by Lee Jung-jin of 'Beef'

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will unveil "Come Back to Me," a prerelease track from his upcoming second solo album, Tuesday, the group's agency said.
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  KARD's BM Feels Euphoric About 1st Mini Album, Collaboration with Jay Park

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- "Watching Jay (Park) hyung's stage, I made up my mind to walk the path of a singer. It's meaningful for me to work with Jay hyung. I realized that every moment I
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  NewJeans Tops YouTube Weekly Chart

  SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The music video for the new song "Bubble Gum" by K-pop girl group NewJeans has claimed the top spot on various weekly charts on YouTube, announced their agency, AD
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  TWICE Surpasses 10 Billion Streams, 20 Million Followers on Spotify

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- TWICE has surpassed a cumulative total of 10 billion streams worldwide on the global music streaming platform Spotify, its agency JYP Entertainment announced on the 4th. As of
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  Seventeen's 'Super' Music Video Surpasses 200 Million Views

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Pledis Entertainment announced on the 4th that the music video for Seventeen's "Super" has surpassed 200 million views on YouTube. The music video achieved the
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  Korea Season kicks off with 1,700 Standing Ovations at Korea-France Dance Battle

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- "Battle, battle, battle!" As the cheers from the audience grew louder, dance crews from Korea and France showcased even more dynamic skills in the battl
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  Late Rock Singer Shin Hae-chul Returns as 'AI Shin Hae-chul'

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Ten years after his passing in 2014, the late Shin Hae-chul is returning as an AI voice model named "AI 新 Hae-chul," which reads "AI Shin Hae-chul." Ne
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  BTS, Swift Songs Return to TikTok After 3-Month License Negotiations

  SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's largest music content company, has reached a resolution in its license negotiations with the video-sharing platform TikTok. UMG an