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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink refutes rumor about concert set list
Blackpink’s forthcoming Hanoi gig will be carried out in the same format as other concerts of its tour, said label YG Entertainment Wednesday. This announcement came after complaints arose in response to rumors that the event would only have 13 songs and would not include solo performances. The group is set to hold concerts in the Vietnamese capital on July 29-30 for the first time in the country. Separately, the quartet went live in London on Sunday in the UK, headlining the 2023 British
K-popJuly 5, 2023
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Seventeen's 'FML' sells record-high 6.2m copies
Boy band Seventeen's 10th EP, "FML," has become K-pop's top-selling album of all time. "FML" recently surpassed 6.2 million copies in sales, the group's agency Pledis Entertainment said Wednesday, citing data from the album's distributor YG Plus. It reached the feat two months since its release on April 24. This is the first time that any K-pop album has reached 6 million copies in sales. Seventeen broke the record of 5.03 million copies set by BTS' 2
K-popJuly 5, 2023
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Teen Top says forever with fans is 'for sure'
Teen Top, which made a smash debut as rookies in 2010, is now in its 13th year but the group still retains its boylike freshness. Teen Top on Tuesday dropped its new album "4Sho," making a comeback after three years. With the album, the team celebrates its first comeback as a four-piece and promises their firm resolution to stay together "for sure." Much have happened in the meanwhile. The members' exclusive contracts with TOP Media ended, leading to members Niel and Cha
K-popJuly 5, 2023
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Lapillus tapped as ambassadors of Boryeong Mud Festival
K-pop girl group Lapillus has been appointed as the ambassadors of the 26th Boryeong Mud Festival. The appointment ceremony took part at the Boryeong City Hall on June 29, according to MLD Entertainment on Wednesday. The 26th Boryeong Mud Festival starts on July 21 and runs through Aug. 6 at various parts of Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province. The annual Boryeong Mud Festival is one of Asia’s three major festivals selected by the International Festivals & Event Asso
K-popJuly 5, 2023
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SHINee movie to premiere in September
The documentary film “My SHINee World,” produced to celebrate the K-pop boy group SHINee’s 15th debut anniversary, will be released in September. SM Entertainment announced Wednesday that the film will consist of exclusive clips that have never been previously released. The movie will go over the past 15 years of SHINee and its journey with its fandom, SHINee World. It also includes footage of the act’s recent three-day standalone concert “Perfect Illumination&rdquo
K-popJuly 5, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink hits 1.6b views with ‘Boombayah’ music video
Blackpink garnered 1.6 billion views on YouTube with the music video for “Boombayah,” according to label YG Entertainment on Tuesday. It is the group’s third video to reach the milestone, after those of “Ddu-du Ddu-du” and “Kill This Love.” “Boombayah” is one of the two main tracks from debut single “Square One” that was released in August 2016. On Sunday in London, the group made its festival debut in the UK at
K-popJuly 4, 2023
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Treasure to make an early comeback on July 28
K-pop band Treasure will make a full group comeback on July 28 with the band's second studio album, "Reboot," earlier than the previously announced August timeline. "We're happy to announce a comeback on July 28, earlier than initially announced. The boys have devoted themselves to the production to return the love of the fans who have been waiting," YG said in a press release on Tuesday. The band also posted an announcement film on its official blog, which showed t
K-popJuly 4, 2023
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Oh My Girl to release 9th EP ‘Golden Hourglass’ this month
K-pop girl group Oh My Girl is set to release its ninth mini album, “Golden Hourglass,” on July 24. WM Entertainment revealed the act’s comeback schedule on its official social media account Tuesday, along with a teaser image of the upcoming album that shows an hourglass on a beach. This is a long-awaited full-unit comeback as the new album comes in a year and four months. The seven-member group debuted in April 2015 with its EP “Oh My Girl" and has since released hi
K-popJuly 4, 2023
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IVE to drop Pepsi campaign song “I Want”
Girl group IVE is releasing a new Pepsi campaign song “I Want” on July 13. IVE has been a Pepsi brand ambassador since the beginning of the year. Pepsi and Starship Entertainment dropped teaser images of the upcoming campaign song on Monday on their official social media accounts. The images show Yujin posing in front of refrigerators filled with Pepsi, Rei holding up a can of Pepsi Zero Sugar, and Gaeul working as a cashier scanning the barcode of a cola can. Yujin of IVE was a Peps
K-popJuly 4, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Enhypen to drop 3rd single in Japan in September
Enhypen will bring out third single in Japan on Sept. 5, announced agency Belift Lab on Monday. The album, dubbed “結 – You,” will consist of three tracks including Japanese-language version of “Bite Me,” main track from its fourth EP “Dark Blood” and “Bills,” a B-side track from the same album. The single comes about 11 months since its first studio album in Japan, “Sadame,” which topped Oricon’s weekly combined album ranki
K-popJuly 3, 2023
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YG's Treasure taps into US market with Columbia Records
K-pop boy band Treasure has joined hands with Columbia Records, a label unit under Sony Music, in its ambitious bid to make inroads into the US market. Treasure's agency YG Entertainment on Monday announced the group forged a partnership with Columbia Records to support the launch of the band's second studio album "Reboot" in the US next month. Columbia Records will be assisting Treasure in the global distribution as well as local marketing and promotion of the new album, YG
K-popJuly 3, 2023
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BTS' Jimin sets new K-pop record on Billboard
BTS' Jimin continues to set new K-pop milestones on the Billboard charts. Jimin's "Angel Pt.1," from the original soundtrack for action flick "Fast X," landed at No. 96 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for July 1, charting for the second nonconsecutive week. "Fast X" is the latest release from the popular “Fast & Furious” series, and Jimin is the first South Korean singer to feature on one of its soundtracks. With Jimin as the main vocalis
K-popJuly 3, 2023
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[Herald Review] Psy blows away sultry summer with ‘Summer Swag’
Thousands of people dressed in blue flocked to the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul on Friday to get wet and wild with the iconic K-pop singer Psy. Psy kicked off the first day of his nationwide tour, “Summer Swag,” this year with a video clip of himself and actor Heo Sung-tae dancing to “Kokain 2021,” the wildly popular track that took over social media with its addictive melody. The song got everyone in the stadium on their feet, jumping to the song. Psy soon appeared on
K-popJuly 3, 2023
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Homage gone wrong: Yena removes 'Hate Rodrigo' music video, cancels promotion
K-pop singer Yena's cheeky attempt to express her reverence for Olivia Rodrigo seems to have fallen flat, with the music video for her new song, "Hate Rodrigo," being taken following a series of controversies. Yena, who goes by Choi Yena in Korea, released her new single on Tuesday, along with a music video. The song was highly anticipated, especially as it features the collaboration of Yena and her best friend Yuqi from the girl group (G)I-DLE. The song's lyrics, which were partly wri
K-popJuly 2, 2023
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BTS' Jungkook renews Billboard records ahead of solo debut
BTS' Jungkook continues his record-setting streak on Billboard's global charts as he gears up for his solo debut this month. The US music publication's latest chart release on Saturday showed Charlie Puth's Jungkook collaboration, "Left And Right," hit No. 179 on the Billboard Global US Exclusive chart that day, marking its 38th week on the chart. This extends Jungkook's own record of longest streak by an individual K-pop singer on the song chart. He also renewed his record on Billboar
K-popJuly 2, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] NCT to launch last team through reality show
A reality show that will follow the launch of a new team under NCT will start airing on July 27, according to label SM Entertainment Friday. As the title “NCT Universe: Lastart” -- a combination of last and start -- suggests, it will be the last expansion of the boy band and also will hail the beginning of a new team. Trainees from the label will participate in the program to be judged by senior artists including BoA and Eunhyuk of Super Junior. The show will portray the entire proc
K-popJune 30, 2023
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K-pop high school to open in Busan
A high school specializing in educating students in K-pop and related performances will open in Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, by 2028, the city’s education authorities announced Friday. The school will provide quality vocal, dance, composing and songwriting lessons taught by experienced K-pop faculty. International students will be eligible to apply, Ha Yoon-su, the superintendent of education in Busan, said in an official briefing. An official at the Busan Metropolitan
K-popJune 30, 2023
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Global K-pop girl group launching project 'A2K' to be unveiled next month
K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment and the American music label Republic Records will unveil its new K-pop girl group production project “A2K” on JYP’s official YouTube channel starting from July 13, JYP Entertainment said Friday. “A2K” is the first project between the two labels to create a female band under the K-pop idol training system. Through a series of clips on YouTube, JYP Entertainment will be sharing the process of selecting candidates of diverse national
K-popJune 30, 2023
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Jungkook of BTS to debut solo with single ‘Seven’ next month
Jungkook of BTS is making his official solo debut next month with the digital single “Seven.” The artist announced through the global fandom communication platform Weverse on Friday that he would be dropping the single on July 14 at 1 p.m. The single “Seven” will be a rhythmic song perfect to tune into in the summer season, according to Big Hit Music. Jungkook is the sixth member of BTS to debut solo, following J-Hope, Jin, RM, Jimin and Suga. This series of solo debuts o
K-popJune 30, 2023
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Ukiss celebrates 15th anniversary with 'Play List'
It seems like time has not been wasted for Ukiss' members, despite the years they have spent apart. The members have spent several years -- a dozen years at the longest -- apart, but the six men boasted a boisterous yet smooth demeanor onstage at their 15th anniversary comeback showcase event on Wednesday. It was a long-awaited comeback, a feat achieved five years and six months after the group dropped its last single, "Ready For You," in December 2017. But for each of the six mem
K-popJune 29, 2023