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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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Red Velvet's Irene, Joy, Yeri test positive for COVID-19; live concerts canceled
Three members of K-pop girl group Red Velvet -- Irene, Joy and Yeri -- have tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of all two concerts scheduled for the weekend, the group's agency said Monday. The members recently tested positive through self-test kits and then underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which returned positive results, SM Entertainment said. Having completed their vaccination, the three are receiving treatment at home without presenting any special symp
K-popMarch 14, 2022
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Seventeen's The 8 to drop individual Chinese single
The 8, a member of K-pop boy group Seventeen, will release his fourth individual single sung in Chinese this week, his agency said Monday. The single, "Hai Cheng," will hit online music services across the world at 11 a.m. Friday, Pledis Entertainment said. It marks the first individual song from the member in about 11 months, after he dropped "Side By Side" in April last year. The title "Hai Cheng" was named after Haicheng, the singer's hometown in China's central
K-popMarch 14, 2022
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BTS Seoul concerts attract 2.46 million fans around the world
K-pop supergroup BTS' three live concerts in Seoul have attracted 2.46 million fans both on and offline, the group's agency said Monday. The "BTS Permission To Dance On Stage - Seoul" shows were held at Seoul Olympic Stadium on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights, with the first and third-night shows streamed live online and the second-night concert available for "live-viewing" at movie theaters across the world. The shows drew a total audience of 45,000 at Seoul Olympic Sta
K-popMarch 14, 2022
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BTS' Seoul concert scores more than $32m at global box office: report
The second of K-pop supergroup BTS's three concerts in Seoul has raked in more than $32 million from movie theaters across the world, where fans in different countries were able to watch it live, according to a report by a US entertainment magazine. "BTS Permission To Dance On Stage - Seoul" was held Saturday as one of the septet's first shows before a live audience in its home country since 2019 and accumulated $32.6 million from 3,711 theaters in 75 countries around the world, Variet
K-popMarch 14, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Jay Park happy with IU collaboration
Jay Park discussed his new digital single “Ganadara,” which features IU. This is the first time the two musicians have teamed up, with the single having come out Friday. “She said ‘Let’s work together someday when there’s an opportunity,’ and I instantly started making the song and asked her (to collaborate),” he confided. He said she was the ultimate professional and he loved her vocal tone, describing the re
K-popMarch 11, 2022
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[Herald Review] Noiseless yet louder: BTS and fans brought closer through pandemic concert
Masks on at all times, no shouting, no jumping, only clapping -- never before had there been a K-pop concert with such rules, but even with these regulations in place, BTS’ Seoul concert on Thursday rocked Jamsil Olympic Stadium louder than ever. The band on Thursday kicked off the BTS Permission To Dance On Stage – Seoul concert series at the sports complex in southern Seoul, the same venue they had last held a domestic in-person concert in October 2019. Olympic Stadium was where t
K-popMarch 11, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] EXO’s Suho to release solo album next month
Suho of EXO will come out with his second solo album in April, according to a local media report Thursday. Label SM Entertainment confirmed the news, saying he is preparing the album and will return to the scene next month. This is the first official activity for the veteran idol, who completed his mandatory military duty as an alternative social worker last month. “I’m preparing a gift for EXO-L,” he said upon discharge referring to the band's off
K-popMarch 10, 2022
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BTS and Korean fans to finally reunite after two years
The ground surrounding Jamsil Olympic Stadium in southern Seoul was still empty Wednesday afternoon, a day before a long-awaited concert for K-pop sensation BTS. Faintly ringing out around the venue was the group’s song “On” as the last day of rehearsals took place beyond the closed doors. Less than 24 hours later, the entire area will be bustling with tens of thousands of fans, as BTS kicks off its three-day entertainment series, “BTS Permission to Dance On Stage &ndash
K-popMarch 9, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Twice adds concert to Tokyo tour
Twice will perform one more time at Tokyo Dome on April 25, announced label JYP Entertainment on Tuesday. The band was planning to perform live at the dome on April 23-24, as part of its fourth international tour. The nine-member act kicked off its tour with two concerts in Seoul in December last year and performed live in front of a total of 100,000 audience members over seven shows in five US cities last month. Twice hit the Tokyo Dome stage for the first time in March 2019, in the short
K-popMarch 8, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids announces int’l tour schedule
Stray Kids will kick off its international tour on April 30, announced label JYP Entertainment on Monday. Starting with two concerts in Seoul, the band will fly off to Kobe, Japan in June and hop off to Tokyo the following week. On June 29, it will head to the US and visit fans in seven cities and wrap up with final two-day performances in Tokyo on July 27. More concerts may be added as the “And More” phrase from the poster hinted. It has been almost 2 1/2 years since it hosted an
K-popMarch 7, 2022
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(G)I-dle to return as five after one-year hiatus
After nearly a year away from music and following a bandmate’s departure, girl group (G)I-dle is returning with its first LP on March 14. The band first floated the news at the end of last month by uploading an artwork on social media of a shooting target with the words, “I Never Die,” the name of its first studio album. Leading the nine-song package is “Tomboy,” and as a self-made group in the K-pop scene, Soyeon was once again listed as a producer for the titu
K-popMarch 7, 2022
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Fake K-pop merchandise faces tougher crackdown
The Korea Music Content Association has joined hands with the Korean Intellectual Property Office to crack down on online sellers of counterfeit K-pop merchandise, according to the association on Monday. Amid the global popularity of Hallyu content, an increasing number of items that violate trade marks and other rights of entertainment agencies are being sold online. Frequently pirated items include light sticks, photo cards and clothes. Major entertainment firms such as Hybe, S.M. Entertai
K-popMarch 7, 2022
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NCT Dream to throw online concert to mark 2nd full album
South Korean boy group NCT Dream will give an online concert next month with its second full-length record set to drop late this month, the group's agency said Monday. The concert "Dream Stage: Glitch Mode" will be streamed on the Beyond Live platform on April 5, SM Entertainment said. The subunit of the 23-person K-pop mega group NCT will perform tracks in the second full album "Glitch Mode" as well as other hit singles during the show, which will be prerecorded, the agency
K-popMarch 7, 2022
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Oh My Girl to drop 1st studio album in three years
K-pop girl group Oh My Girl will release its first full-length album in three years in late March, the group's agency said Monday. "Real Love," the second studio album from the group, will drop at 6 p.m. on March 28, WM Entertainment said. It marks the group's first full album in three years, with the latest one released in 2019. Debuting in April 2015 with the EP "Oh My Girl," the septet has since released hit singles, such as "Secret Garden," "The Fifth Seaso
K-popMarch 7, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Pentagon to host fan meet next month
Pentagon will meet fans in person at a fan meet event on April 2-3, announced agency Cube Entertainment on Friday. Under the title “Pentagon’s Private Party,” the nine-member act will take to the stage twice. Both will be broadcast live as well. Not all members will be present, however. Yeoone suspended activities last month after suffering a back injury from being hit by a drunk driver. Hui is currently serving his mandatory military duty. The ban
K-popMarch 4, 2022
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Tickets for BTS Seoul concerts sold out before public sale
All tickets for K-pop supergroup BTS' upcoming Seoul concerts were sold out on the first day of sales as were those for the group's Las Vegas shows earlier, sources in the music scene said Friday. The sources said tickets for all three "Permission To Dance On Stage - Seoul" concerts were sold out in a few hours after they went on sale exclusively for members of the BTS fan base ARMY at 8 p.m. the previous day, prior to a public sale. The concerts scheduled for March 10, 12 and 13 mark
K-popMarch 4, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop ]Highlight to return with new album in March
Highlight is gearing up for return in March, said agency Around Us Entertainment on Thursday. The quartet finished shooting for a music video and jacket album photo recently and is in the final stage of releasing a new album. Its previous album was its third EP “The Blowing” from May last year. The EP, the first in over 3 1/2 years created by all four bandmates, ranked among the top 10 on the iTunes top albums chart in 15 regions. Members of the band, now in i
K-popMarch 3, 2022
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[Herald Interview] Valo dreams of creating ambiance with atmospheric sounds
While many musicians find fame through chart-topping songs, Valo is one of the lucky few who have made it big in the industry taking a less conventional route. The DJ producer, whose name wasn't even listed on music platforms, burst onto the music scene when he started disc jockeying in Cakeshop, a club that is dubbed the home of Itaewon’s music. He earned his stripes by producing the runway soundtrack for fashion brand Xperimnt for Seoul Fashion Week and boy band Mirae’s teaser s
K-popMarch 3, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] NU’EST to release last album before disbandment
NU’EST will release a best-of album on March 15, one day after its disbandment, said agency Pledis Entertainment on Wednesday. The date of the release falls on the tenth anniversary of its debut. The album, called “Needle & Bubble,” will chronicle the band’s decadelong music career. The album will be a parting gift for the band‘s fans, and will be full of messages the bandmates wanted to deliver to them, the company said. On Monday, the
K-popMarch 2, 2022
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Red Velvet to drop new EP album this month
South Korean girl group Red Velvet will be back with a new EP this month, the group's agency said Wednesday. The album titled "The ReVe Festival 2022 - Feel My Rhythm" will hit local music stores on March 21, SM Entertainment said, adding the EP consists of six songs, including the title track "Feel My Rhythm." Ahead of the release, Red Velvet will hold live concerts at Olympic Park in Seoul on March 19-20. It will be the group's first in-person concerts in two years and thre
K-popMarch 2, 2022