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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
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  S.Korean singer Paul Kim announces his upcoming marriage

  SEOUL April 26 (Yonhap) — South Korean singer Paul Kim announced on Thursday that he will marry his partner of nine years.In a handwritten letter posted on his official website, artist revealed the ne
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  NewJeans' fans anxious about ADOR CEO’s media appearance, impact on group's comeback

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Fans of K-pop girl group NewJeans are crossed by ADOR CEO’s media event held on Thursday, anxious that the agency chief’s comments may negatively affect the band’s comeba
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  (3rd LD) Hybe to file complaint against sublabel executives over internal conflict

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from press conference in last 2 paras)SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest K-pop company, Hybe, said Thursday it will file a complaint against executives of its sublabel ADOR, including CEO Min Hee-ji
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  (2nd LD) Hybe to file complaint against sublabel executives over internal conflict

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Min's press conference in last 4 paras; REPLACES 2nd photo)SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest K-pop company, Hybe, said Thursday it will file a complaint against executives of its sublabel ADOR, including CE
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  Min Hee-jin: 'Hybe Betrayed Me... Tried to Use Me Up, Crush Me'

  SEOUL, April (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, which houses NewJeans, vehemently refuted allegations of 'attempted usurpation of management rights' raised by Hybe on the 25th, stating, &q
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  Jaurim's vocalist Kim Yuna drops new solo album

  singer-new album Jaurim's vocalist Kim Yuna drops new solo albumSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yuna, the lead singer of the modern rock band Jaurim, released her fifth individual full-length albu
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  Tiger JK, Yoon Mi-rae win achievement award from Korean American community group

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop's hip-hop star couple Tiger JK and Yoon Mi-rae have received the 2024 Trailblazer Award of Achievement from the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) for their contribution to promoting Korean culture globa
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  Hybe-ADOR controversy likened to another 'Fifty Fifty case'

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Hybe on the 25th announced the interim audit results regarding ADOR, its subsidiary and NewJeans agency, with plans to prosecute ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin over suspicions of emb
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  (LEAD) Hybe to file complaint against sublabel executives over internal conflict

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-13; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest K-pop company, Hybe, said Thursday it will file a complaint against executives of its sublabel ADOR, including CEO Min Hee-jin, on charge
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  Winner of vocal survival show ‘B.D.U.’

  SEOUL April 25 (Yonhap) — During an interview held at the Yonhap News headquarters in Seoul, the group B.D.U (Build Up) expressed their joy in singing and shared their aspirations for diverse musical
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  Hybe to file complaint against sublabel executives over internal conflict

  Hybe-internal conflict Hybe to file complaint against sublabel executives over internal conflictSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest K-pop company, Hybe, said Thursday it will file a
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  (LEAD) NewJeans fans send protest truck against agency chief in conflict with Hybe

  (ATTN: ADDS details in 6th para)SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Some fans of girl group NewJeans staged a protest outside the building of K-pop giant Hybe in Seoul on Wednesday, deploying a "protest truck" to voice their grievances against th
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  Fans of NewJeans engage in truck protest

  SEOUL April 24 (Yonhap) -- As tensions escalate between Min Hee-jin, CEO of the agency Ador, to which the girl group NewJeans belongs, and its parent company Hybe, some NewJeans fans have raised their
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  NewJeans on Verge of Crucial Decision: Min Hee-jin or Hybe?

  SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- With ongoing tensions between ADOR, the agency representing NewJeans, and its other label Hybe, there is growing interest in the fate and activities of NewJeans members as