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Boy band Monsta X grateful for recent U.S. breakthrough
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop act Monsta X on Tuesday thanked fans for helping them achieve a career-changing success in the United States earlier this year. "All we have are happy memories wh... 23:03 May. 26
#Big Hit Entertainment
(LEAD) (News Focus) Amid growing IPO rumblings, Big Hit shifts away from heavy reliance on BTS
(ATTN: UPDATES with details on Big Hit's discussions with KRX in paras 7-8) By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop mega group BTS are undoubtedly a huge financial blessing for their rec... 22:13 May. 26
#EXO
EXO's Baekhyun tops 68 global iTunes charts with solo EP
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Baekhyun, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, climbed to the top spot on more than 60 Apple iTunes charts with his latest solo record, according to the singer's agency Tuesday... 17:01 May. 26
#Big Hit Entertainment
(News Focus) Amid growing IPO rumblings, Big Hit shifts away from heavy reliance on BTS
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop mega group BTS are undoubtedly a huge financial blessing for their record label-management agency Big Hit Entertainment. Thanks to the septet's sma... 15:03 May. 26
#retro music
Retro trend continues with TV drama soundtracks
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- As the recent decade has seen a revival of the 1980s and 1990s in many sectors, such as fashion and food, retro music has been making its mark on South Korean pop culture,... 11:39 May. 26
#Big Hit
BTS' agency Big Hit takes over Pledis of Seventeen, NU'EST
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Big Hit Entertainment, the music label of K-pop super band BTS, said Monday it has acquired Pledis Entertainment that manages NU'EST and Seventeen, as part of efforts to d... 15:05 May. 25
#BTS
BTS' "Fake Love" tops 700 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- The music video of K-pop boy band BTS' "Fake Love" has drawn more than 700 million clicks on YouTube, the band's management agency said Sunday. The lead track of BTS' ... 20:04 May. 24
#BTS
BTS Suga's new mixtape 'D-2' tops global iTunes charts
SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- A new mixtape released by Suga of Korean pop sensation BTS dominated the iTunes album charts in 80 regions across the world, his management agency said Saturday. "D-2,"... 16:02 May. 23
#trot music
(LEAD) Competition for trot music shows heating up among TV networks
(ATTN: CORRECTS typo of TV program name in para 15) By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Television networks are doubling down on shows centered around the recent trot-music hype -- launchin... 15:35 May. 22
#Tomorrow by Together
K-pop band TXT to make U.S. television debut on MTV
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop act Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will make its first American television outing on cable music network MTV, according to the group's agency Friday. A prerecorded sta... 15:16 May. 22
#trot music
Competition for trot music shows heating up among TV networks
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Television networks are doubling down on shows centered around the recent trot-music hype -- launching new shows and snatching up stars who are becoming ... 14:04 May. 22
Young actors move to online platforms as TV producers woo bankable veterans
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Young actors and actresses in their 20s and early 30s have been losing their presence on the South Korean small screen as producers are not willing to take chances by cast... 12:09 May. 22
#TikTok
Epik High, Zico to perform at TikTok's online hip hop show
SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Epik High, Zico and other top South Korean hip hop stars will perform as part of an online concert hosted by video-sharing mobile platform TikTok next week, the company sa... 15:10 May. 21
#Rain
From world star to endearing laughingstock, Rain basks in strange new heyday
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- You would be hard-pressed to find a bigger male solo K-pop star than Jung Ji-hoon, aka Rain, from the better part of the 2000s. Rain was then lauded... 14:59 May. 21
#Lee Min-jung
(LEAD) Actress denies having partied in Itaewon amid outbreak
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last three paras) SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Actress Lee Min-jung on Wednesday denied allegations that she partied in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon after ... 16:40 May. 20
#TV show
Long-running TV programs disappear into history on new media trend
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- In recent years, many famous TV shows that had lasted around 20 years at public TV stations like KBS and MBC have disappeared into history amid changes in the media landsc... 14:14 May. 20
#Lee Min-jung
Actress denies having partied in Itaewon amid outbreak
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Actress Lee Min-jung on Wednesday denied allegations that she partied in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon after the area emerged as a hotbed for coronavirus cluster i... 13:58 May. 20
#Bang Si-hyuk
BTS producer Bang Si-hyuk named executive producer of K-pop reality TV
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Bang Si-hyuk, the chief producer for K-pop sensation BTS, will serve as executive producer in the upcoming reality TV show "I-Land," his company, Big Hit Entertainment, an... 16:56 May. 19
#Hollywood
S. Korean directors poised to advance to Hollywood
By Kim Boram SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Two talented South Korean film directors are set to make their directorial debut in Hollywood, which is seemingly opening its doors to the colleagues of Oscar... 13:37 May. 19
#culture
Cultural exports jump 9.1 pct in 2018, led by games, character IP
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of cultural goods jumped nearly 10 percent on-year in 2018, led by games and character intellectual property (IP), a government survey showed Tuesday... 10:07 May. 19