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#NCT 127 Billboard 200
(LEAD) K-pop boy band NCT 127's new album debuts at 5th on Billboard 200
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 5, 10-11) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The new album by K-pop boy band NCT 127 debuted at fifth on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, the band's stronge... 16:17 Mar. 16
#BTS U.S. concerts
BTS' N. American concerts at risk of cancellation amid virus spread in U.S.
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Having canceled the inaugural Seoul leg of its new world concert tour series, "Map of the Soul Tour," K-pop boy band BTS is at risk of having part of the following Ameri... 15:22 Mar. 16
#NCT 127 Billboard 200
K-pop boy band NCT 127's new album debuts at 5th on Billboard 200
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The new album by K-pop boy band NCT 127 debuted at fifth on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, the band's strongest feat on the chart, the music magazine said Mon... 09:42 Mar. 16
#coronavirus
WHO chief urges BTS to join 'SafeHands' challenge over new coronavirus
SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the World Health Organization has called on K-pop superband BTS and others to join the organization's hand-washing campaign "SafeHands" challenge to help cu... 13:38 Mar. 15
#Stray Kids SKZ2020
Boy band Stray Kids to officially debut in Japan next week
SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Stray Kids will make an official debut in Japan next week with a new full-length album, albeit without making an appearance there due to the ongoing entry... 09:00 Mar. 14
#BTS
U.S. stadium, set for BTS concerts in April, closes operations over virus woes
SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A stadium in California where K-pop superband BTS planned to hold concerts next month said Thursday (local time) it will suspend operations for the time being due to con... 19:49 Mar. 13
#BTS Hot 100 single chart
Despite record high album sales, BTS faces barrier of U.S. radio airplay
SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Despite K-pop band BTS' record high sales of "Map of the Soul: 7," the relatively tepid performance of the album's title track, "ON," on the Billboard singles chart indi... 15:17 Mar. 13
#Parasite
'Parasite' tops 300 bln won in worldwide revenues
SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The Oscar-winning Korean film "Parasite" has topped 300 billion won (US$245 million) in worldwide ticket sales, industry data showed Friday. According to the data by ... 10:45 Mar. 13
#BTS most album sales
New BTS album sells record high volume in K-pop history
SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- "Map of the Soul: 7," the new album by boy band BTS, sold more than 4.11 million copies in the first nine days of its release last month, becoming the most sold album in... 14:36 Mar. 12
#coronavirus
Virus-hit S. Korean movie industry faces grim prospects for summer peak season
By Kim Boram SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean film industry, struggling with the wide spread of the coronavirus, sees the outlook for its summer peak season remaining bleak even if the ... 14:35 Mar. 12
Korea's market for pop culture expands nearly 20 pct in 2018
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean market for popular culture content including K-pop and K-drama expanded nearly 20 percent in 2018 from two years earlier on a surge in overseas sales, a... 17:46 Mar. 11
#K-pop in the U.S.
More K-pop artists team up with U.S. labels to expand careers
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- Adding to the phenomenal global ascent of K-pop, led by boy band BTS, another Korean band, SuperM, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart last October, furthering t... 16:22 Mar. 11
#screenwriters
Star screenwriters return to small screen
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- Big-name screenwriters are returning to the small screen this year, raising high expectations for well-made blockbuster TV series. Park Ji-eun, who wrote popular roma... 11:16 Mar. 11
#BIGBANG comeback
BIGBANG renews contract with YG ahead of new music release
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BIGBANG has renewed its contract with the current agency, YG Entertainment, ahead of the band's new music release planned for this year, YG said Wednesday... 10:16 Mar. 11
#BTS
BTS' 'ON' slips to 68th on Billboard Hot 100 in second week
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- "ON," the lead single from K-pop boy band BTS' latest album, dropped to 68th on this week's Billboard Hot 100 singles chart after debuting at fourth a week earlier, the ... 09:17 Mar. 11
#Chungha ICM Partners
K-pop singer Chungha signs with U.S. talent agency
SEOUL, March 10 -- Successful K-pop singer Chungha has signed a contract with ICM Partners, a major American talent agency, as she gears up for a U.S. debut, her local agency said Tuesday. "Chu... 15:21 Mar. 10
#Seventeen Fallin' Flower
Seventeen to drop 2nd Japanese single next month
SEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Seventeen will officially drop its second Japanese single, "Fallin' Flower," next month, the band's management agency said Tuesday. Ahead of the new si... 10:30 Mar. 10
#ITZY IT'z ME
Chart-smashing rookie band ITZY returns with new album 'IT'z ME'
SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- Roaring rookie girl band ITZY on Monday returned with its new album "IT'z ME," a seven-track record led by the main song "Wannabe." The lead track has a fusion groove,... 16:41 Mar. 09
#Seungri enlistment
Ex-BIGBANG member Seungri begins military service
SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- Seungri, a scandal-ridden former member of K-pop boy band BIGBANG, joined the Army on Monday to fulfill his mandatory military service duty. The celebrity, disgraced b... 14:36 Mar. 09
#K-pop concerts in Japan
String of K-pop concerts called off in Japan as entry restrictions go into force
SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- A string of major K-pop concerts have been called off or postponed in Japan as mutual entry restrictions by South Korea and Japan went into force early Monday. South ... 12:17 Mar. 09