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K-pop

#BTS
BTS to resume 'Run BTS' variety show after 10-month break related article
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) --- K-pop boy group BTS has announced the return of its own variety show, titled "Run BTS," after 10 months. "'Run BTS' will finally make a return after a 10-month break,"... 09:04 Aug. 02
#BTS
BTS could be allowed to perform overseas during military service: defense minister related article
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup has said there could be a way to allow members of K-pop supergroup BTS to perform overseas while carrying out their mandatory military servic... 09:02 Aug. 02
#J-Hope
BTS' J-Hope closes Chicago's Lollapalooza festival related article
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope of the K-pop superband BTS has performed as the final act of Chicago's annual Lollapalooza festival, becoming the first Korean artist to headline a major U.S. music... 15:45 Aug. 01
#BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK to formally release new album in Sept., begin world tour in Oct.
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK, a top K-pop girl group, will officially drop its highly-anticipated second studio album in September, the group's agency said Monday. It has been earlier ann... 11:21 Aug. 01
#Hybe
New girl group under Hybe's label to digitally release debut album
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- NewJeans, a new girl group under one of Hybe's sub-labels, will unveil all tracks of its debut album Monday, one week ahead of the album's official release, the group's ag... 11:01 Aug. 01
#Stray Kids
Stray Kids releases new digital single related article
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group Stray Kids put out its new digital single, titled "Mixtape: Time Out," on Monday, the group's agency said. "Aug. 1 is a meaningful day, when the name of the... 09:29 Aug. 01
#Seventeen
Seventeen lands at No. 4 on Billboard main albums chart related article
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The latest repackage album from Seventeen has come in fourth on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart, becoming the band's highest-charting album. "Sector 17" was four... 08:50 Aug. 01
#Ateez
Ateez tries more intense, rougher music with new EP related article
By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Ateez, a rising fourth-generation K-pop group, will return to the music scene Friday with a new EP titled "The World EP. 1: Movement." The band's eighth... 19:43 Jul. 28
#IU
IU to hold concerts at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in September related article
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop diva IU, the star of Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's first Korean-language film "Broker," will return as a singer this fall. She will hold "The Golden Hour... 09:56 Jul. 28
#BTS
BTS nominated in 4 categories at MTV Video Music Awards
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean superband BTS has won four nominations at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, the U.S. TV station said Tuesday (U.S. time). The septet was nominated in th... 08:51 Jul. 27
#JYP Entertainment
JYP to launch project to debut new girl groups with U.S. label related article
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment said Tuesday it will start a program to debut new girl groups based on K-pop's idol training system in partnership with a U.S. label. ... 11:32 Jul. 26
#J-Hope
BTS' J-Hope lands at 17th on Billboard main albums chart related article
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope of K-pop superband BTS made a good start high on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart for this week. The rapper-dancer placed 17th on the Billboard 200 with h... 11:04 Jul. 26
#Ive
Rookie girl group Ive to return with new single next month related article
SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- New K-pop girl group Ive will put out a new single next month, the group's management agency said Monday. Starship Entertainment unveiled a teaser image for the group's ... 11:32 Jul. 25
#Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation to release comeback album on Aug. 8
SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group Girls' Generation will make a comeback with "Forever 1," its seventh full-length album, on Aug. 8, the group's agency said Monday. The 10-track album marks... 10:04 Jul. 25
#ITZY
ITZY's 'Checkmate' debuts at 8th on Billboard main albums chart related article
SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group ITZY claimed its first top 10 spot on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart, with its fifth EP, "Checkmate." "ITZY's Checkmate debuts at No. 8... 08:03 Jul. 25
#competition win
S. Korea's Trio Unio wins 2nd prize in Austria's chamber music contest
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Trio Unio has won the second prize at an international chamber music competition in Austria, its organizer said. The trio, consisting of Kim Eun-ji (viol... 20:42 Jul. 24
#The Boyz
The Boyz to drop new album in August related article
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Multinational K-pop group The Boyz will return to the music scene with its seventh EP next month, the band's management agency said Friday. IST Entertainment announced... 13:56 Jul. 22
#Hansan
'Hansan' director spellbound by legendary Korean naval hero
By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Kim Han-min, director of the Korean historical epic "Hansan: Rising Dragon," said Thursday that the charm of Adm. Yi Sun-shin has left him spellbound and i... 18:40 Jul. 21
#BTS
BTS members to release collaborative single with U.S. artists related article
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Four BTS members -- Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook -- will drop a collaboration project with U.S. producer-singer-songwriter Benny Blanco and rapper Snoop Dogg next month, th... 09:06 Jul. 21
#Le Sserafim
Source Music announces Kim Ga-ram's departure from Le Sserafim
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Source Music, which manages rookie girl group Le Sserafim, said Wednesday it has recently terminated an exclusive contract with member Kim Ga-ram, who is embroiled in a c... 13:30 Jul. 20