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Rapper Kisum challenges herself with first dance hip-hop record, 'Yeah!sul'
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Female rapper and songwriter Kisum on Tuesday dropped a new EP, "Yeah!sul," fronted by a funky dance number, transforming sharply from her previou... 17:54 Aug. 20
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BTS nominated in 5 categories for 2019 MTV Video Music Awards
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTS has been nominated for American TV channel MTV's 2019 Video Music Awards in the Best Group category, raising the number of its nominations to five, the... 17:29 Aug. 20
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New YouTube original series to feature TWICE's global growth
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The music label of popular K-pop girl group TWICE will team up with YouTube to produce a premium original series featuring its ascent in the global music scene, the label... 14:41 Aug. 20
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Red Velvet drops this year's second summer album fronted by 'Umpah Umpah'
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Beloved girl group Red Velvet released Tuesday a new EP, "The ReVe Festival: Day 2," the quintet's second album to hit the summer music scene this year. "Umpah Umpah,"... 11:29 Aug. 20
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(Yonhap Feature) Even away from music scene for break, BTS makes buzz
By Park Boram SEOUL Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Off to its first-ever official break in its sensational seven-year career, K-pop super band BTS is away from the public eye, but the presence of its members'... 09:48 Aug. 20
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KCON's cumulative audience tops 1 million
SEOUL/LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- KCON, the world's largest Korean pop music and culture convention launched, has attracted more than 1 million fans over the past eight years, its organizer sa... 15:49 Aug. 19
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Special festival recreates major intangible Korean cultural assets in Seoul
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- A special festival in central Seoul will showcase the essence of some internationally recognized traditional Korean performing arts, the culture ministry said Friday. ... 18:27 Aug. 16
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Serial version of latest BTS doc, 'Bring the Soul,' to hit mobile app
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- "Bring the Soul: The Movie," the latest documentary film featuring global band BTS, will be released in a new mobile version this month on an application for BTS fans, th... 15:36 Aug. 16
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(Yonhap Interview) WINNER's Jinu celebrates heyday of his twenties with 1st solo record
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Compared to Seungyoon, the outspoken leader and producer of K-pop boy band WINNER, and its two other dynamic rappers, vocalist Jinu has been an unusually sh... 16:31 Aug. 14
Star-studded songs from hit TV drama storm charts
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Midway through its 16-episode run, tvN drama series "Hotel Del Luna" is having its moment, with its latest episode aired on Sunday hitting a viewership high... 17:57 Aug. 13
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Red Velvet to drop new summer record
SEOUL, Aug 12 (Yonhap) -- Girl band Red Velvet will return to the K-pop scene next week with their second record of the summer season, the group's management agency said Monday. The upcoming al... 17:29 Aug. 12
BTS announces long-term break from music scene after back-to-back album releases
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super stars BTS went on a long-term break to recharge themselves following the band's Billboard-topping back-to-back album releases, its management ag... 09:34 Aug. 12
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BTS' 'Boy With Luv' hits 500 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The music video of K-pop super band BTS' "Boy With Luv" surpassed 500 million YouTube views Sunday, its management agency said. The video of the band's main song on t... 14:30 Aug. 11
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BTS' latest Japanese single, 'Lights/Boy With Luv,' certified 'Million' in Japan
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- BTS' latest Japanese single, "Lights/Boy With Luv," was certified "Million" by the country's record industry, the first such recognition for a K-pop single album in Japan,... 16:47 Aug. 09
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SHINee, EXO, NCT 127 members to come together in one boy band in Oct.
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- In collaboration with an affiliate of American entertainment giant Universal Music Group, South Korea's biggest music label SM Entertainment will unveil a new boy band in ... 14:46 Aug. 08
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Asia's biggest K-pop awards MAMA reconsiders Japan, Hong Kong as event venues
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Mnet Asian Music Awards, or MAMA, the biggest annual K-pop awards series held outside of South Korea, is reconsidering Japan and Hong Kong as its destinations for this... 14:07 Aug. 08
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Girl band Rocket Punch's debut strikes at 'mundane everyday routine'
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Six-piece girl band Rocket Punch debuted Wednesday with its funky but lovely first album, poised to hurl punches at "the banal everyday routine." The band... 18:11 Aug. 07
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Ensemble La Mer et L'Ile to stage special concert to mark historic Korean centenary
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Non-profit Korean ensemble La Mer et L'Ile, or the Island and the Sea Ensemble, will stage a special classical fusion concert this month to celebrate the centennial of two... 17:43 Aug. 06
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A series of K-pop album releases, concerts in Japan in limbo amid trade row
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- An unprecedentedly large number of high-profile K-pop concerts and album releases are set to hit Japan from August onward as K-pop is enjoying a heyday in th... 16:00 Aug. 06
TWICE's Jihyo, Kang Daniel confirm romantic relationship
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Two top-tier K-pop stars, Jihyo of girl band TWICE and solo artist Kang Daniel, confirmed Monday that they are in a romantic relationship. Early Monday, a news outlet r... 14:34 Aug. 05