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K-pop
K-pop exports boom as end of Chinese K-wave ban looms large
Exports of Korean popular music, or K-pop, have seen a significant surge in recent months, driven by increasing demand from China and Japan, accordi...
Mar 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-Pop group ATEEZ tops Billboard 200 for 2nd Time
K-pop group ATEEZ has claimed their second No. 1 spot on Billboard's main album chart, the Billboard 200, with their latest mini-album, Golden...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS Jin to open pop-up for solo album release
BTS Jin will open a pop-up titled “Running Wild to Happiness” from November 19 to December 1 at The Hyundai Seoul, marking the release o...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS Jin previews new song ‘I’ll Be There' ahead of release of his solo album
BTS Jin released “I'll Be There,” a preview track from his first solo album, on Friday, his agency Big Hit Music announced.“I'll B...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Blackpink’s Rose releases new song in collaboration with Bruno Mars
Girl group Blackpink's Rose released her single “APT.” in collaboration with global pop star Bruno Mars on Friday, her agency The Black ...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS Jin reveals track list of 6 songs for solo album 'Happy'
The title track of the first solo album to be released by BTS member Jin is “Running Wild,” his agency Big Hit Music announced on Thursd...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Aespa to release its new album ‘Whiplash’ in October
K-pop girl group aespa is aiming to follow up its hit song “Supernova” with a string of hits with its new album “Whiplash."Managem...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG’s telecom unit looks to lure foreigners with more K-pop-themed shops
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, is set to lure foreign customers by opening K-pop-themed stores in the country's major sho...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS agency HYBE logs record sales backed by albums, concerts
HYBE Co., the agency behind K-pop sensation BTS, last year logged the highest-ever annual revenue for a South Korean entertainment company, backed b...
Feb 26, 2024 (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 investor...
Aug 29, 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. Acc...
Aug 03, 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 p...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS' Suga releases his first solo album D-DAY
Suga of K-pop sensation BTS released his first solo album, “D-DAY”, on Friday, Bit Hit Music announced.This album is Suga’s first ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Muzlive showcases KiT albums of Blackpink, Jason Mraz
LAS VEGAS – South Korean media platform startup Muzlive Inc. showcased KiTs of K-pop girl group Blackpink, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz and ot...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS Jin's solo debut album sells over 1 mn copies in 16 days
"The Astronaut," the first solo album of K-pop megaband BTS member Jin, has sold over 1 million copies in the 16 days since its launch.Released on O...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop megaband BTS to serve military duty, agency says
Members of K-pop boy band BTS will fulfill South Korea’s national military duty, starting with its oldest member Jin, their agency HYBE Co. an...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
YG's share price surges 6.3% on news of Blackpink’s album release, concert
Shares of major K-pop label YG Entertainment Inc. finished Wednesday's trade 6% higher at 48,950 won ($37.52) a share, on news of Blackpink’s ...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Entertainment shares shine as BTS, Twice return to stage
South Korean entertainment stocks rallied as K-pop stars such as BTS and Twice return to the stage amid global economic reopening with growing hopes...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Coldplay’s 'Music of the Spheres’ review: An over-the-top cosmic lovefest
Coldplay is deep enough into its career that each new album comes packaged with a story. It’s no longer sufficient to issue a new collection o...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Growing fandom of BTS, other K-pop idols revives album market
In the South Korean music industry, the emergence of Soribada, the country’s first peer-to-peer file-sharing service, in 2000 heralded the beg...
Mar 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)