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#BTS concert-revenue
BTS records $116.6 mln in sales from 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' tour
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstars BTS clinched US$116.6 million in sales through its sensational "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself" world tour, Billboard said Friday. Under the globe-trot... 17:01 Nov. 15
Mamamoo drops 2nd full-length album, 'reality in BLACK'
By Park Boram SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Roaring four-piece K-pop girl band Mamamoo dropped its second full-length album, "reality in BLACK," Thursday, returning to smash the music scene. The ... 17:55 Nov. 14
#K-pop
BLACKPINK makes Time magazine's newly launched '100 Next' list
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl band BLACKPINK has made it to "Time 100 Next," a list of 100 rising stars, launched this year by Time magazine, its website showed Thursday. "BLACKPINK's s... 14:19 Nov. 14
#K-pop
Return of 1st-generation K-pop bands bring old fans back together
By Park Boram SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- The origin of today's globally acclaimed K-pop's allure unquestionably dates back to the late 1990s, when the music scene witnessed the birth of the first b... 19:23 Nov. 13
#Yoo Jae-suk
First-generation variety show emcees reach new career heights
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- Comedians Yoo Jae-suk and Kang Ho-dong were top hosts on local TV entertainment programs for more than a decade. In the 2010s, they led countless smash hit variety and... 16:14 Nov. 13
#terrestrial TV channels
Terrestrial channels' drama series outnumbers cable TV in viewership
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major terrestrial broadcasters, such as KBS, MBC and SBS, have been too weak to withstand the onslaught of well-made and eye-catching dramas aired by cable ... 17:02 Nov. 12
#MBN
Cable channel MBN's chairman resigns amid accounting fraud allegation
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Cable channel MBN said Tuesday that its chairman will step down from the top post to take responsibility for allegations over accounting fraud. Earlier in the day, pro... 15:24 Nov. 12
#Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young returns as singer with vaudeville-style number
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Park Jin-young, the founder and chief producer of JYP Entertainment, will return as a singer next month with a vaudeville-inspired fusion song, his agency said Tuesday. ... 10:41 Nov. 12
#BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK becomes 1st K-pop group to have music video with over 1 bln YouTube views
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK has become the first K-pop group to have a music video with more than 1 billion views on YouTube, the group's Seoul-based agency said Monday. YG Entertainmen... 20:44 Nov. 11
'Parasite' biggest commercial success among foreign films in North America this year
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Cannes-winning Korean film "Parasite" has garnered more than US$11 million in revenue in North America, becoming the most commercially successful foreign language tit... 15:46 Nov. 11
Audition show's fall from grace derails high-flying careers of winning bands
By Park Boram SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A fall from grace by "Produce 101," South Korea's most sensational idol audition show to date, is derailing the burgeoning K-pop careers of the show's winne... 14:39 Nov. 11
#telecom
(News Focus) Telco-cable TV mergers to reshape S. Korean media market
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's telecom players and cable TV network operators are set to join forces to retain and attract more customers in the face of toughening compet... 12:00 Nov. 10
#G-Dragon
(LEAD) BIGBANG members set to return to show biz amid ongoing scandal
(ATTN: UPDATES with discharge in para 6, minor edits throughout; ADDS photos) SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- With all of its members returning to public life over the weekend, popular K-pop band BIGBAN... 10:53 Nov. 10
#G-Dragon
BIGBANG members set to return to show biz amid ongoing scandal
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- With all of its members coming back to public life over the weekend, popular K-pop band BIGBANG is set to return to show business, but the future of the group remains unk... 08:30 Nov. 10
#former YG chief
Former YG chief faces police probe into intimidation charges
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Yang Hyun-suk, former CEO of YG Entertainment, was summoned by police on Saturday for questioning into his alleged attempts to cover up drug suspicions surrounding one of ... 11:47 Nov. 09
#Zion.T
(Yonhap Interview) Zion.T ready to start new chapter of music career
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Korean singer-songwriter Zion.T has been known as one of the best-selling singers on local online music charts for years. His unique voice and lyrics have gai... 08:21 Nov. 08
#IZ*ONE
Girl band IZ*ONE postpones release of new album amid vote-rigging scandal
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl band IZ*ONE has postponed the release of its new album amid snowballing vote-rigging allegations at "Produce 48," a popular K-pop competition show. "Off the ... 18:19 Nov. 07
#K-pop
BTS becomes 1st K-pop act to spend 1 year on Billboard 200
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- International K-pop sensation BTS has become the first act from South Korea to spend a year on the Billboard 200, setting a record in a career already full of many. The... 13:28 Nov. 07
#Mnet
Vote-rigging suspicions undermine reputation of K-pop audition shows
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- As police have been speeding up a probe into snowballing allegations of vote rigging at a popular K-pop TV series of "Produce 101," South Korean cable channel Mnet is seei... 16:02 Nov. 06
#HyunA
HyunA drops 1st single with new agency
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop diva HyunA returned to the music scene Tuesday with a new single, "Flower Shower," ending a one-year hiatus following the acknowledgment of a romantic r... 18:08 Nov. 05