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BTS agency HYBE logs record sales backed by albums, concerts
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao to replace K-pop pioneer SM execs over poor governance
Kakao Corp. is set to replace executives of SM Entertainment Co., who ousted its founder Lee Soo-man when the South Korean mobile giant acquired the ...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Billboard to establish subsidiary in S.Korea in June 2024
The globally recognized American music entertainment media brand Billboard, known for its music charts, has announced the launch of its South Korean ...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
CJ ENM to hold KCON Hong Kong in March
South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. announced on Thursday that it will hold its annual K-pop festival KCON in Hong Kong for the f...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ surpasses 5 billion views on Youtube
The music video for singer Psy's global hit "Gangnam Style" has surpassed 5 billion views on YouTube.According to YouTube on Saturday, the music vide...
Dec 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Anushka Sen, global celebs to ring in New Year in Seoul
Thousands of global celebrity infuencers, including Indian TV actress and model Anushka Sen, are set to ring in the New Year at a content festival in...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop fan platform company DearU to enter into Japan
DearU Co., a K-pop fandom platform in South Korea, announced the launch of the Japanese version of "bubble" on Tuesday. DearU bubble is a private mes...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
TikTok to host offline concert in S.Korea
TikTok announced on Friday that it will hold its first-ever offline live concert, "TikTok Stage The Shout," in South Korea on the 9th of next month.D...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Are virtual idols the next big thing in K-content?
South Korea's booming virtual idol sector, which combines K-pop content and technology, is fueling interest on the enter-tech (entertainment and tech...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
All seven BTS members to renew contracts with HYBE
All seven members of BTS are set to renew contracts with their current label HYBE Co. for the second time, allowing their fans across the world to en...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop rookies, fresh boost for Korean entertainment stocks
South Korea’s entertainment stocks are poised to rally as K-pop newbies gain momemtum, attracting not only global music fans but also investors...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Virtual bands, emerging stars to fuel global K-pop craze
Virtual bands have emerged as new stars to accelerate the K-pop craze across the world. An artificial girl quartet attracted more than 25 million vie...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS’ ‘Boy With Luv’ surpasses 1.7 billion YouTube views
The number of YouTube views of the group BTS' "Boy With Luv" music video exceeded 1.7 billion, the agency Big Hit Music said on Tuesday.The music vid...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS’ Jungkook tops Billboard’s global charts for 4th consecutive week
BTS’ Jungkook’s solo debut single “Seven” topped the US Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts for four consecutive ...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop label JYP Entertainment earnings disappoint; shares down
JYP Entertainment Corp., the music label behind K-pop bands Stray Kids, Twice and NiziU, saw its stocks drop on Monday due to its disappointing quart...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
NewJeans selected as models for Hyundai Dept. Store Duty Free
South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Duty Free announced on Monday that it has newly appointed the five-member K-pop girl group NewJeans as models....
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS label HYBE to wholly own K-pop band Enhypen agency
HYBE Co., the agency of K-pop sensation BTS, is slated to acquire a controlling stake in music label Belift Lab Inc. as South Korean entertainment po...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop girl group NewJeans tops US Billboard 200
South Korean K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the US Billboard 200 chart with their second mini-album "Get Up," since its debut a year ago. According...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop group aespa to premiere ‘Better Things’ single in LA
K-pop girl group aespa will hold a concert "aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 - SYNK: HYPER LINE" at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, US, on August 13, their ...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop powerhouse SM to launch US office with Kakao
K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment Co. and Kakao Entertainment will jointly launch an office in the US later this year to boost their global businesse...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
NewJeans’ Spotify streaming total exceeds 2 billion
K-pop girl group NewJeans has surpassed 2 billion cumulative streams of their songs on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, their a...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Boy group Seventeen’s ‘Rock with You’ video hits 100 mn views
Seventeen's "Rock with You" music video has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, the group's agency PLEDIS Entertainment announced on Wednesday.Th...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS member Jungkook’s solo single ‘Seven’ tops Billboard Hot 100
BTS member Jungkook's first solo single, "Seven," has debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.This is only the second time in K-pop ...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin teams up with global fandom company bemyfriends
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation on Wednesday said it signed an agreement on business cooperation in the US with the Seoul-based global fandom com...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-Pop music album exports hit record high in H1 2023
South Korea's K-pop music album exports achieved a new all-time record in the first half of this year, with shipments to the US rising to second pla...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
BOK chief says aging without assets key challenge to S.Koreans
JEJU -- South Korea’s central bank chief on Friday warned of the growing risk of aging without assets in Asia’s fourth-largest economy as...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Samsung Elec denies rumor of Galaxy ads with Fifty Fifty
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, has denied market rumors that K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty will app...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
KTO releases 49 Korean Wave tourism products
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on Friday that it has selected 49 tourism routes developed by 19 different travel agencies, centered around...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Blackpink to perform solo concert in Vietnam in July
K-pop Girl group Blackpink will hold additional performances of their world tour "BORN PINK" at My Dihn National Stadium in Vietnam on July 29-30, th...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Seoul tightens safety oversight for BTS 10th anniversary fireworks
The South Korean government is stepping up safety oversight ahead of the BTS Festa fireworks show. This is in response to last year's massive crowd c...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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