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Suneung for all: Opportunity, redemption and the right to dream
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[Herald Interview] 'Korea, don't repeat Hong Kong's mistakes on foreign caregivers'
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[KH Explains] Why Yoon golfing is so controversial
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Samsung stocks fall to 4-year low
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Govt. cracks down on wedding industry
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Korean model admits drug use, seeks help from embassy in Manila: report
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NewJeans sets 14-day deadline for Ador to meet demands, including return of Min Hee-jin
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Will Samsung team up with foundry rival TSMC?
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Korea to take action if currency falls more
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Dow partners with Delian Group to develop sustainable solutions for circularity in automotive market products
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[Today’s K-pop] Treasure to publish magazine for debut anniversary
Treasure has put together a magazine to mark the fourth anniversary of its debut, according to label YG Entertainment Friday. The magazine will be available from Aug. 7 and include a 188-page photobook and sticker book as well as a set of photocards and a poster. A postcard bearing the message from the bandmates along with pictures drawn by them will also be part of the publication. Separately, the ten members are set to host a concert in Seoul on Aug. 15. It will be the final gig for their seco
K-popJuly 26, 2024
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BTS Jimin tops Spotify’s Daily Top Song Global chart for 2 days
Jimin of BTS’ “Who,” the lead track from his second solo album, “Muse,” ranked at the top of Spotify’s Daily Top Song Global chart for two consecutive days, July 23-24. Only two K-pop solo artists have topped the chart so far and both are BTS members: Jimin and Jungkook. “Who” debuted on Spotify’s Daily Top Song Global chart at No. 3 on July 19, recording the most daily streams among K-pop songs released this year. "Who" is a hip-ho
K-popJuly 26, 2024
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Blackpink reunites in time for 8th anniversary
All four members of the K-pop girl group Blackpink will attend the “Blackpink World Tour [Born Pink] in Cinemas” red carpet event scheduled for Aug. 9 at Times Square in Seoul, according to YG Entertainment. The members will get together for the first time in 11 months on the “pink carpet” to have a photo session and share greetings with fans and reporters. Blackpink’s concert film will be released on July 31. The pink carpet event will take place a day after Blackp
K-popJuly 26, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen to tour from October
Seventeen surprised fans with the news that it will launch an international tour in October. The band unveiled a trailer for the event after its fan meeting in Seoul on Wednesday which gave the audience a sketch of tour “Seventeen Right Here,” which will take it across Asia and the US. The tour is named after its best-of album, “17 Is Right Here,” that was rolled out in April and sold over 2.96 million copies in the first week. The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 5
K-popJuly 25, 2024
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2NE1 to reunite in concert in October
Legendary K-pop girl group 2NE1 is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a much-anticipated concert in October. 2NE1's “Welcome Back” concert will take place Oct. 5-6 at the Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Seoul, according to YG Entertainment. The concert comes more than a decade after the group's “All or Nothing in Seoul” concert in March 2014. 2NE1, composed of CL, Sandara Park, Park Bom and Minzy, debuted in 2009. The members were known for their bold performan
K-popJuly 25, 2024
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Illit’s ‘Magnetic’ is Spotify's most streamed K-pop track outside Korea in H1
K-pop girl group Illit’s song “Magnetic,” the featured track of its debut album “Super Real Me,” was Spotify's most streamed K-pop track outside of Korea in the first half of this year. Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming platform, unveiled its Global Impact List in South Korea consisting of 30 K-pop tracks that were streamed the most overseas in the first half of 2024. Illit’s “Magnetic” released on March 25 recorded 300 m
K-popJuly 25, 2024
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Seventeen announces world tour at fan meeting
K-pop sensation Seventeen of Pledis Entertainment concluded its eighth fan meeting with a surprise announcement of a world tour later this year. Seventeen held two editions of "2024 SVT 8th Fan Meeting (Seventeen in Carat Land)" at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Tuesday and Wednesday. The event left unforgettable memories for both the fans in attendance and those from 118 countries and regions watching live. By the end on Wednesday, Seventeen released a teaser video announcing its world
K-popJuly 25, 2024
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What is happening at Hybe?
Hybe CEO Park Ji-won has been replaced by Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Lee Jae-sang, just three months after becoming embroiled in a dispute between Hybe and Ador CEO Min Hee-jin. The controversy began when Hybe launched an internal audit on Min over an alleged attempt at a hostile takeover of Ador on April 22 and Min held a press conference three days later to push back. Park, along with Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, were the main targets of Min, who blamed Park and Bang for failing to manage the
K-popJuly 25, 2024
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Dignity makes ambitious debut to ‘Cool Down’ summer
Five-member group Dignity is making an ambitious debut with “Digmotion,” its first mini album after a long hiatus following the release of its predebut song. The boy band released the predebut track “Rambo” in September 2022, but only officially debuted on Wednesday with “Digmotion.” At a press conference in Gangnam, Seoul, on Wednesday, Minseok expressed his confidence, saying, "We have prepared for a long time due to the extended break after our predebu
K-popJuly 25, 2024
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Ador's Min files suit against 5 Hybe officials
The feud between Hybe and Ador CEO Min Hee-jin shows no signs of abating as Min filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Hybe’s CEO Park Ji-won, Outside Director Lim Soo-hyon, Chief Legal Officer Jung Jin-soo, Chief Financial Officer Lee Kyung-jun and Chief Communications Officer Park Tae-hee for obstruction of business, detection of content such as electronic records and defamation. Min claims the five Hybe officers have repeatedly illegally acquired messenger conversations between individual
K-popJuly 24, 2024
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Blackpink’s Lisa named Louis Vuitton ambassador
Lisa of Blackpink has been named as a new house ambassador for Louis Vuitton, the luxury brand announced Tuesday. "I am very excited to welcome Lisa as a House Ambassador. She has a daring spirit and charisma that I find incredibly compelling. She is as bold and creative with her music as she is with her fashion, and it is a privilege to accompany her on this journey,” Nicolas Ghesquiere, Louis Vuitton’s artistic director of women’s collections, said in a press statement.
K-popJuly 24, 2024
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Hybe taps Lee Jae-sang as new CEO
Hybe has appointed its current Chief Strategy Officer Lee Jae-sang to be the new CEO, the company said Wednesday. According to the K-pop powerhouse, Lee's appointment is to be finalized following approval at the upcoming shareholders and board of directors meetings. Lee has been selected to lead the forthcoming "Hybe 2.0" strategy, with a leadership transition project underway since the beginning of the year. Lee graduated from Yonsei University and previously worked at global man
K-popJuly 24, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] SHINee’s Minho heads to Paris Olympics
Minho of SHINee will join the Paris 2024 Olympics as one of the “Olympic Friends,” said label SM Entertainment Wednesday. He and actor Lee Dong-wook were selected as the first “friends” of the sporting event and promoted the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 earlier this year. The veteran idol will attend the 33rd Olympic Games which open Friday and will root for the national team and promote the event. Separately, the singer and actor will return to TV screens as t
K-popJuly 24, 2024
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Source Music, Ador CEO Min locked in legal battle
Hybe subsidiary Source Music and Ador CEO Min Hee-jin are taking legal action against each other for purportedly spreading false information regarding the launch of K-pop girl group NewJeans. Source Music took to social media platform X on Tuesday to post: “Min Hee-jin’s claim that Source Music copied her (girl group) launching strategy is false.” “We did not copy the launching strategy she presented when she was the then-chief business officer at Source Music,” Sou
K-popJuly 24, 2024
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Why are K-pop powerhouses advancing into Latin America?
JYP Entertainment announced last Thursday that it will establish a Latin America subsidiary in the third quarter of this year. The move is aimed at expanding its local business and better communicating with fans from the region. Ahead of JYP, the agency behind popular K-pop bands Twice, Stray Kids and Itzy, was Hybe, the powerhouse behind BTS, Seventeen and NewJeans. Hybe established a foothold in the Latin market with the opening of a Mexico-based business unit in November last year. The compan
K-popJuly 24, 2024
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Jungkook's solo exhibition to open in Seoul
An exhibition showcasing Jungkook, who debuted as the youngest member of BTS and has shown his capabilities as a solo artist, is set to open in Seoul at the end of August. Hybe's exhibition brand Hybe Insight announced that it will host "Golden: The Moments" from Aug. 30 to Sept. 22 at Le Meridien & Moxy in Myeongdong, Seoul. The exhibition is inspired by Jungkook's first solo album "Golden," released in November 2023. The music videos for "Seven" and
K-popJuly 23, 2024
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Will YG's bets on 2NE1, Blackpink pay off?
Legendary girl group 2NE1 will reunite for concerts and Blackpink will set off on a much-anticipated world tour next year. Yang Hyun-suk, founder and chief producer of YG Entertainment, revealed the company’s short-term plan Monday via its YouTube channel, announcing 2NE1 concerts in the second half of this year and Blackpink concerts next year. He also hinted that YG Entertainment is preparing a new K-pop band to debut in the near future. The most eye-catching announcement is the comeback
K-popJuly 23, 2024
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K-pop agency Starship apologizes for security assault on fan
South Korean label Starship Entertainment apologized for the excessive security actions taken against a fan of its boy group Cravity at an airport last month. The K-pop agency posted an official statement to the boy band's fan community on Monday in response to a fan’s post on X. The fan alleged that Cravity’s security guard physically assaulted and mocked them at Gimpo International Airport on June 23 as the band returned to Korea from promotional events in Japan. The fan, id
K-popJuly 23, 2024
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Ador's Min refutes allegations she stole NewJeans from Source Music
K-pop label Ador’s CEO Min Hee-jin denied allegations that she "stole" some of the bandmates who would form NewJeans from Source Music. On Tuesday, local entertainment media outlet Dispatch reported that Min took Minji, Hanni, Danielle and Haerin of NewJeans from Source Music, where they were being trained to become K-pop artists. According to the report, these four of the five-member group were part of a project group being called “N team” training under Source Music
K-popJuly 23, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] Exhibit on BTS’ Jungkook to run next month
The solo career of BTS’ Jungkook will be highlighted with a new exhibition, Big Hit Music said Tuesday. As the show title “Golden: The Moments” indicates, it will focus on the artist’s first solo album which came out in November last year, and give visitors a glimpse into the making of the album. Costumes and equipment he used on stage for live performances and the trophies he earned will be on display along with a series of unpublished photographs. The LP hit the Billboa
K-popJuly 23, 2024