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Seoul chastises predatory pricing claims over Czech nuclear export deal
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3 suspects apprehended for selling celebrity deepfake porn: police
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Xiaomi takes 2nd spot after Samsung in August smartphone sales
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[Herald Interview] Kim Woo-bin grew to appreciate ‘unseen’ heroes with ‘Officer Black Belt’
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Hybe acquires US PR agency
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Heavy rain, strong winds to lash Korea this weekend
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Yoon, Fiala seek wider range of cooperation beyond nuclear energy
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'Music Bank' team demands apology from Real Madrid for cancellation of Madrid concert
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Car crashes into restaurant; 1 dead, 5 injured
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[Exclusive] [Herald Interview] MBK incapable of running Korea Zinc’s Australia business: Aussie renewable energy CEO
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Korean hip hop act Epik High teams up with Japanese band for new single
South Korean hip hop act Epik High has teamed up with Japanese rock band Sekai no Owari to release a new single later this week, a music label said Monday. Epik High (YG Entertainment)The collaboration single, "Sleeping Beauty," is the result of the two acts' friendship dating back to the Japanese band's Korean trip in 2016. In 2017, Epik High again met with the Japanese band during the latter's concert in South Korea, according to Sony Music.The joint single is scheduled for release on Friday,
June 25, 2018
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Government probe clears Momoland of chart rigging
Momoland has been cleared of accusations that it bought thousands of its own records to rig the official sales chart after a government investigation found it to be not true. The girl group’s agency MLD Entertainment announced Monday that a probe by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has cleared the act of any wrongdoing. “We are glad that the misunderstanding is no more. We thank everyone who trusted and supported us,” MLD said. “We vow to try our best for the development of K-pop.” Mo
June 25, 2018
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Ever-growing global K-pop festival KCON captivates US fans
KCON, a global K-pop festival that brings music stars to overseas fans, took place over the weekend in Newark, New Jersey.The two-day event at the Prudential Center, attended by some 53,000 fans, was divided into two parts -- K-pop concerts and outdoor convention programs.The event brought to the US popular K-pop stars, including Heize, Pentagon, Red Velvet, Super Junior, EXID, Wanna One and NCT 127, who took the stage in front of loyal fans that jam-packed the 12,000-seat venue. The convention,
June 25, 2018
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G-Dragon accused of receiving preferential treatment in military hospital
G-Dragon has been accused of receiving preferential treatment while in the military. On Monday, a local media outlet reported that the Big Bang front man, who is currently serving in the army, has been hospitalized in an Army Hospital in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, since June 19 suffering from ankle pain. The problem is, according to the report, that the room he is using is a private first-class one specifically for colonels, inaccessible even to majors and lieutenants. His room is also equipped
June 25, 2018
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Yuju of GFriend to release first EP
GFriend vocalist Yuju is set to release her first solo EP on June 29, her agency said.The news was first announced Monday at midnight on GFriend’s official website via a teaser image of rain falling on a flower with Yuju’s name at the top. The song’s title and the collaboration artist have not yet been revealed. A teaser image for Yuju‘s upcoming solo EP (Source Music)Having debuted as a member of GFriend in January 2015 with a single “Glass Bead,” Yuju is well known for her outstanding vocal
June 25, 2018
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Singer Rain eyes November comeback
Singer and actor Rain is planning to drop a new album in November, his agency said Monday.If the release goes as planned, the album will be his first in three years and 10 months since his sixth full-length album titled "Rain Effect" came out in January 2014. Singer and actor Rain (Rain Company)Rain Company said the star will focus solely on recording after finishing up shooting "Uhm Bok-dong," an upcoming South Korean film based on a true life story of cyclist Uhm Bok-dong, at the end of this m
June 25, 2018
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EXO selected as face of Korea
The Korea Tourism Organization is creating a promotional video and K-pop act EXO is to appear on it.According to the KTO, officials are created series of videos on the theme “Korea Asks You, Have you ever?” referring to the unique experience in Korea from a foreigner’s perspective. (Korea Tourism Organization)“EXO, a top K-pop act has performed in front of the people from all around the world at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, has a large fan base across the world, and is an influential figur
June 24, 2018
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Lotte Duty Free apologizes for cutting off Black Pink mid-song
Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s top duty-free operator, apologized via its official Instagram account Saturday for sending girl group Black Pink off stage mid-performance at its Lotte Duty Free Family Festival. The organizer of the two-day festival, held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium Friday and Saturday, said in its post that the “performance was interrupted during BLACKPINK’s third song, ‘Forever Young’” due to safety issues. Black Pink performed at the opening of the festival on Friday. Black P
June 24, 2018
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Han Seo-hee explains her ‘encounter’ with BTS’ V at club
Han Seo-hee on Saturday explained in a social media post how she allegedly came to meet BTS’ V at a club. Han had come under heavy fire after she let slip that she met V at a club when she was partying at the age of 19. Both Han and V were born in 1995. Her remark which suggested that V got into a club underage enraged the BTS fan club ARMY. “I didn’t know him. I had a table with my friend, and he just came. Kim Ki-bum brought him. I didn’t even know who he was. ARMY, please don’t yap at me. I d
June 24, 2018
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Jo Jung-suk, Gummy to tie the knot this fall
Celebrity couple Jo Jung-suk and Gummy will be tying the knot this fall. Jo announced the happy news on his fan site, writing, “Maybe I’m standing at a new starting line of my life or at a crossroads where I can grow up as an actor, and I feel excited and somehow nervous, as I’ll be walking that road with someone else.” (Culture Depot, C-Jes Entertainment)“While the exact date hasn’t been set yet, the reason I couldn’t tell you earlier, I’m going to get married this year. I decided to marry her
June 22, 2018
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Twice to drop first Japanese full-length album in September
Twice is set to drop its first Japanese full-length album in September, its agency said.According to JYP Entertainment on Friday, the nine-piece K-pop girl group will release “BDZ” on Sept. 12. With “BDZ” standing for bulldozer, the album produced by the agency’s head producer Park Jin-young embodies the band’s determination to move forward. Twice (JYP Entertainment) It will include five new songs and five of Twice’s previous Japanese singles such as “One More Time,” “Candy Pop,” “Wake Me Up,”
June 22, 2018
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Boy band sues entertainment agency for ‘poor’ treatment
A five-piece Korean boy band debuted during the summer of 2016 after signing a contract with an agency in December 2015. However, the group’s hopes of becoming part of the next generation of Hallyu were shattered in less than a year.The agency, downsizing its workforce, did not provide the band with a manger, a vehicle or vocal and dance lessons.The bandmates were asked to pay for their own hairstyling and makeup, as well as aesthetic procedures such as dermal fillers and botulinum toxin injecti
June 22, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Jaurim’s music revolves around humans, world they live in
Just as its name refers to a “purple rainforest,” Jaurim’s music is the epitome of profoundness and mysteriousness. Or, life itself. Seesawing between extreme highs and lows, the band dives deep into dark human emotions of angst and touches on societal illnesses. But it also coos about hope and lasting love in the most sophisticated language, as if trying to say life’s not always miserable. Celebrating 20 years in the music scene, the band -- vocalist Kim Yoon-ah, bassist Kim Jin-man and guitar
June 22, 2018
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GFriend confirms Sept. 8-9 concert to cap off Asia tour
Girl group GFriend on Thursday confirmed that it will hold concerts from Sept. 8-9 in Seoul as the grand finale for its ongoing Asia tour.Its agency Source Music, through its official social media pages, announced that it will hold the concerts at SK Olympic Handhall Gymnasium. It will mark the first Seoul concert in eight months, since the K-pop act‘s first solo concert in January. The teaser image for GFriend’s upcoming Seoul concert (Source Music)The concert in January kicked off an Asia tou
June 21, 2018
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Law revision to mean more profit for artists from streamed music
Musicians in Korea will make more money from their products starting next year, as a law revision approved Wednesday will increase their share from streaming music. According to the revised law, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, copyright holders of music will now get 65 percent of the profit earned by streaming their product. Currently, they are entitled to 60 percent. The discount rate on package deals on sales of more than 30 songs, which can be purchased at a discount of 35 t
June 20, 2018
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[Album review] There’s nothing amiss on BTOB’s new album
BTOB“This Is Us” (Loen Entertainment)While it’s a widely known fact that BTOB rarely disappoints fans with its ballads, the group proved that it does indeed have a range in its new album “This Is Us.” With the members’ fingerprints all over it, the seven-track collection features an array of light and vocally-driven tracks that are perfectly baked with all kinds of ingredients that even non-K-pop listeners can relish. Opener “Call Me,” in which Ilhoon lent his hand in writing lyrics and composin
June 20, 2018
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DJ Soda set to go global with Warner Music Group
DJ Soda has partnered with Warner Music Group. The 28-year-old DJ signed a distribution deal for her upcoming record with Warner Music Group, according to her agency House of Music on Wednesday. Warner Music Group is home to big-name pop artists such as Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Coldplay. DJ Soda (House of Music)“I am happy to work with Warner Music Group, which many global artists are a part of. I will work on making better music,” DJ Soda said through her agency. Recently, DJ Soda, whose rea
June 20, 2018
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BTS producer Bang Si-hyuk joins Variety’s list of international music leaders
Bang Si-hyuk, CEO of Big Hit Entertainment and producer of BTS, has joined Variety’s list of international music leaders for 2018. The list by the US magazine recognized 23 figures in the global music industry who are currently “driving music consumption with creativity, acumen, and passion” and companies “best poised to forge into a promising future.” Bang Si-hyuk (Big Hit Entertainment)Introducing Bang as one of the “game changers,” the magazine chronicled his feats as a producer of BTS, stat
June 20, 2018
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BTS MV site enjoys popularity
An aerodrome shot in a BTS music video has become a popular tourist site with fans from around the globe.The city of Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, posted a YouTube link for “EPILOGUE : Young Forever” on its official website to promote the city with growing interest in Mosan Aerodrome.It also put up a banner saying, “Come to Jecheon, BTS’ Music Video Site.”(YouTube)A part of the video displays the Korean boy band walking on Mosan Aerodrome, which is located in the city’s Goam-dong.The aero
June 20, 2018
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BTS' latest record stays on 2 key Billboard charts for 4th week
K-pop boy band BTS' latest record and its title track made it to the competitive Billboard charts of the 200 most popular albums and the 100 hottest songs for the fourth week in a row respectively, the group's agency said Wednesday."Love Yourself: Tear," the third full-length BTS album, released May 18, charted 20th in the Billboard 200 album chart as of Wednesday after landing atop the list in the week starting May 27. The following week, it slipped to sixth place. BTS (Yonhap)The album's main
June 20, 2018