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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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[Today’s K-pop] NCT127 announces world tour plans
NCT127 will extend its second world tour to North America and South America, as well as to more cities in Asia, announced label SM Entertainment on Monday. The band kicked off its tour “Neo City – The Link” in Seoul in December. It performed in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya in Japan, as well as in Singapore. In September, it will head to Manila, the Philippines, and in October, begin the US leg of the tour, landing in Los Angeles first. More destinations in Latin America and Asia
K-popAug. 29, 2022
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‘Min Hee-jin Effect’: How the K-pop mastermind and NewJeans are doing things differently
Min Hee-jin, CEO of label Ador (All Doors One Room), in 2010 said in an interview with a local media outlet that “physical CDs are no longer something to be heard but seen,” because “it’s through the CD covers that the consumer meets new music.” Then the manager of SM Entertainment’s visual directing team, Min shared her strategy to overcome the drop in physical album sales. As visual director, Min not only designed the album cover and styles, but she turned
K-popAug. 29, 2022
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Up10tion’s Lee Jin-hyuk hopes to flaunt seductive, charismatic charms with 5th solo EP ‘5ight’
Lee Jin-hyuk of boy band Up10tion returned to the K-pop scene on Monday, hoping to show his fatal charms through his fifth solo EP, “5ight.” It has been about nine months since the singer and actor released his fourth EP, “Ctrl+V,” in October last year. Since the artist made his solo debut with “S.O.L” in 2019, he has released four solo albums, including “Splash!” and “Scene26.” He had shown fresh and energetic charms through the pr
K-popAug. 29, 2022
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BTS, Blackpink, Seventeen win big at MTV Video Music Awards
BTS, Blackpink and Seventeen took home a bag of trophies from the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, extending a winning streak for K-pop in the global music scene. BTS, the most-nominated group of this year’s awards ceremony, won for group of the year for the fourth consecutive year. The MTV VMAs are one of the four major annual US music shows, along with the Billboard Music Awards, Grammy Awards and American Music Awards. The K-pop phenomenon’s win was announced at the award ceremony
K-popAug. 29, 2022
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[Video] How a Filipino-Argentinian star broke into the Kpop scene
Starting out as a commercial model, to a big star in the Philippines, Chanty Videla put a stop to her successful career back home to become a K-pop idol @Lapillus | From what made her love Kpop so much to her goals as a Kpop star, check out the video for more! By Kim Min-jung (minjung.kim@heraldcorp.com) Choi Jeong-yoon (jychoi@heraldcorp.com) By Korea Herald (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
K-popAug. 26, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS’ “Butter” music video logs 800m views
The music video for BTS’ “Butter” reached 800 million views on YouTube on Thursday, said label Big Hit Music on Friday. The video is the band’s eighth to reach the milestone, following those of “DNA,” “Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey),” “Dynamite,” “MIC Drop Remix,” “Fake Love,” “Idol,” and “Blood, Sweat, Tears.” “Butter” came out in May 2021 and the dance p
K-popAug. 26, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Twice’s 11th EP sells over 1m in preorders
Twice’s upcoming EP has sold more than 1 million units before its release, according to JYP Entertainment on Thursday. The group’s 11th EP, “Between 1&2,” surpassed sales of its previous album, LP No. 3, “Formula of Love:O+T=<3,” that sold more than 700,000 copies in preorders in November last year. The EP is likely to be the group’s first million-selling album. According to 10 years of data released in January, Twice sold the most albums a
K-popAug. 25, 2022
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In the right denim, NewJeans aims to be an everyday symbol of music
Less than a month since its debut, NewJeans, the first girl group from Ador, an independent label under Hybe, is taking the music world by storm. Seventeen days after dropping its namesake digital debut album on Aug. 1, the band’s title track “Attention” rose to No. 51 on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, which ranks songs based on streaming and/or sales activity from more than 200 territories around the globe, excluding the US. The group’s name stems from a class
K-popAug. 25, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Itzy to drop 2nd single in Japan in October
Itzy will put out its second single in Japan on Oct. 5, label JYP Entertainment announced Wednesday. Single “Blah Blah Blah” will consist of four tracks, including the titular track and “Can’t Tie Me Down” as well as instrumental version of the two songs. The quintet officially debuted in Japan in December last year with best-of album “It’z Itzy.” In March, it was named one of the best three new artists in Asia in the Japan Gold Disc Awards,
K-popAug. 24, 2022
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[Feature] Is K-pop’s ‘universe’ building still worth it?
In recent years, K-pop idols have vied to create unique concepts with distinctive background stories. To help their acts stand out from the ever-growing crowd of K-pop groups, local entertainment agencies have been cudgeling their brains over making overarching concepts, creating so-called “universes.” Under such concepts, groups weave unique, attractive narratives for their images and albums when making a debut or comeback. The word “universe” originally stems from th
K-popAug. 24, 2022
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BTS concert for Busan Expo bid will host 100,000 attendees
K-pop sensation BTS is holding a concert in Busan on Oct. 15 in support of the city‘s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. The event, titled “BTS 'Yet To Come' in Busan,” will take place on Oct. 15 in Gijang-gun, Busan, as part of the septet’s activities as the honorary ambassadors of the international event, according to a statement released by the act’s label Big Hit Music on Wednesday. “Yet To Come” is the title of BTS’ latest single from the band
K-popAug. 24, 2022
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Rebranded MAMA to take place in Osaka at end-Nov.
The Mnet Asian Music Awards, or MAMA, the biggest annual music awards ceremony in the K-pop industry, will be held in Japan this year. The show‘s organizer CJ ENM has rebranded it as the “MAMA AWARDS.” The newly named event will take place at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan over two days, starting Nov. 29. The event will also be streamed live through global platforms, including YouTube, according to CJ ENM, on Wednesday. Japan has been the world’s second-largest music marke
K-popAug. 24, 2022
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NewJeans’ ‘Cookie’ hit by claims of sexualizing teen members
“Cookies I made. It’s so soft (what?) I keep thinking of you (ayy)”; “If you want it, you can get it”; “(Keep) looking at my cookie. The scent is different (taste it), one bite is not enough (uh)”; “Take it, don’t break it, I wanna see you taste it.” These are few lines from girl group NewJeans’ debut lead single “Cookie,” which, according to the group’s agency Ador, is a song for fans “made with a sincer
K-popAug. 24, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink makes new record with “Pink Venom” music video
Blackpink broke its own record with the music video for “Pink Venom” on YouTube, according to the platform’s official tally. The video logged 90.4 million views in 24 hours when it was unveiled on Friday, surpassing the record it set with the music video for “How You Like That” that amassed 86.3 million views. This is a record for a music video from a female artist, and the third-highest in the world. The video for the pre-release from its upcoming second stu
K-popAug. 23, 2022
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CIX delves into essence of love in ‘OK Not’
Boy band CIX has rounded out the summer by finally deciphering the code to its “OK” series. The quintet dropped its 5th EP “OK’ Episode 1: OK Not” on Monday evening. This marks the boy band’s first return to the local music world since the release of its first LP “‘Ok’ Prologue: Be OK” in August 2021. “We’ve poured all we got into this project because it’s been a year since we last released an album. From settling
K-popAug. 22, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s new single tops Spotify chart
Blackpink’s single “Pink Venom” topped Spotify’s global top 50 chart upon release and maintained the spot on the following day, a first for a K-pop artist, according to YG Entertainment. It was streamed over 7.93 million times on the first day on the platform. “How You Like That,” the main track from the band’s first studio album, “The Album,” charted at No. 2 in 2020. “Pink Venom” is a prerelease from
K-popAug. 22, 2022
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Blackpink continues record-breaking success with ‘Pink Venom’
K-pop girl group Blackpink is continuing a winning streak with its latest single “Pink Venom,” setting multiple records upon returning to the music scene after a 22-month hiatus. The quartet made a comeback on Friday with the first release from its upcoming second full-length album “Born Pink,” set to be released on Sept. 16. It marked the band‘s first full-group release since its first studio album titled “The Album” in October 2020. Upon release, th
K-popAug. 22, 2022
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NMixx to drop new single ‘Entwurf’ on Sept. 19
Rookie girl group, NMixx of JYP Entertainment, is making is set to return next month. JYP Entertainment on Monday said through a statement that NMixx will return for the first time in seven months with its second single, “Entwurf,” on Sept. 19. Official promotion for the return kicked off earlier that day when the group tweeted the name of the track. A few minutes after the release of the poster, the band retweeted a post from a suspicious-seeming account, warning fans not to follo
K-popAug. 22, 2022
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BLACKPINK's 'Pink Venom' tops iTunes top songs charts in 69 countries
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's new single "Pink Venom" debuted atop iTunes charts in 69 countries around the world, the group's agency said Saturday. YG Entertainment said the song, released the previous day, ranked No. 1 on iTunes Top Songs charts in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania as of Saturday. The song also started on top of domestic music streaming services such as Melon, Bugs, Vibe and Genie. Its music video surpassed 70 million views in just 15 hours af
K-popAug. 20, 2022
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[Today's K-pop] NCT 127 gears up for return with 4th LP
NCT 127 returns with its fourth studio album next month, SM Entertainment said Friday. The LP will be titled “2 Baddies” and is to consist of 12 songs. It comes about 11 months since “Favorite,” a repackaged version of the third LP, “Sticker.” The third LP debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 3, a best for the band, and stayed on the chart for 17 consecutive weeks. It sold over 2 million units in the first week of sales and in total recorded
K-popAug. 19, 2022