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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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[Exclusive] [Herald Interview] MBK incapable of running Korea Zinc’s Australia business: Aussie renewable energy CEO
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Car crashes into restaurant; 1 dead, 5 injured
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EXO’s ‘Ko Ko Bop’ tops 100 million views on YouTube
The music video for EXO’s “Ko Ko Bop” has been viewed over 100 million times on YouTube. The video for the lead track off “The War,” the group’s fourth full-length studio album released in July, hit the milestone Tuesday morning, becoming the group’s sixth video to surpass 100 million views on the global video-sharing website. (S.M. Entertainment)The K-pop sensation had already broken the mark five times, with “Overdose,” “Growl,” “Call Me Baby,” Monster” and “Wolf.”According to monthly album c
Dec. 12, 2017
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Twice tops music streaming charts with 'Heart Shaker'
Idol group Twice on Tuesday conquered all major music streaming charts with its newest release "Heart Shaker."The lead song for Twice's new album "Merry & Happy" ranked No. 1 on eight music streaming services, including Melon, Genie, Olleh Music, Mnet.com, Bugs and Naver Music. The music video has racked up more than 7.6 million views on YouTube. "Heart Shaker" became Twice's seventh No. 1 song since the band's debut. Enjoying wide popularity in Asia, the nine-member female act has delivered hit
Dec. 12, 2017
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BTS becomes top-10 artist on Billboard's year-end chart
K-pop group BTS has made the list of the top 10 musicians in the United States for 2017, according to American music publication Billboard.BTS ranked No. 10 on Billboard's Top Artists year-end chart this year, as seen on the company's website Monday (local time). Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars led the chart, trailed by Drake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, the Chainsmokers and Justin Bieber.The chart ranks artists based on their performance on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200 and Social 50 charts, a
Dec. 12, 2017
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EXO’s ‘The War’ goes platinum, and beyond
EXO has gone 4-for-4 with its studio albums, achieving platinum status with all four full-length albums as of Monday.According to monthly album charts on Gaon, EXO has sold 1.086 million copies of “The War,” its fourth studio album. The repackaged version “The War: The Power of Music” has sold an additional 506,485 copies,The combined sales figure of nearly 1.6 million records is more than that of any other EXO record. EXO (S.M. Entertainment)The K-pop juggernaut splashed onto the music scene o
Dec. 11, 2017
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HyunA tops China's QQ Music charts for 'Lip & Hip'
HyunA, a former member of the now-disbanded girl group 4minute, topped four charts of QQ Music, the largest music streaming and downloading service in China, for her new single "Lip & Hip," her management said Monday.The song ranked No. 1 on QQ Music's general new songs chart, general music video chart, K-pop chart and K-pop music video chart, according to Cube Entertainment.The general new songs chart includes all songs from China, Korea, Japan and America. (Cube Entertainment)Released last Mon
Dec. 11, 2017
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BTS presents tearful, beautiful finale of ‘Wings’ tour in Seoul
On its epic journey since 2013, BTS has risen like a phoenix. Once a rookie group struggling to survive in the stormy K-pop scene, the group is now called a world-dominating super star, hitting the US charts, grabbing global headlines and mesmerizing fans all over the world. After leaving their footprints around the globe, the K-pop superstar finally landed on its home turf, where it put an end mark on its monthslong “Wings” tour that kicked off in Seoul in February. And its retrospective “grand
Dec. 11, 2017
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BT21 character products to launch in Seoul, New York
BT21, a set of characters created by K-pop boy band BTS and Naver’s Line Friends, will launch its character products in Seoul and New York.Line Friends said Monday that it would open a pop-up store for the character merchandise at Boon the Shop in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul from Saturday to Jan. 14, 2018. It will also open “BT21 Zone” in its flagship store in New York on Saturday. Character-related merchandise such as dolls, cushions and fashion items will be available at the stores. The Seoul pop-up
Dec. 11, 2017
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Back home, BTS takes aim at top 10 of Billboard Hot 100
It’s been a history-making year for BTS, the K-pop sensation that has made ripples around the globe with its recent US debut and everything in between. Having left footsteps across several continents with its “Wings” world tour that kicked off in Seoul in February, BTS finally returned home to wrap up its monthslong global journey in Seoul at Gocheok Skydome on Sunday. And the ever-growing K-pop act expressed its ambition to enter top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and debut at No. 1 on Billboard 2
Dec. 10, 2017
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Twice’s ‘Knock Knock’ tops most popular music video on YouTube
The music video for “Knock Knock,” the lead track off Twice’s February album “Twicecoaster: Lane 2,” ranked as the most popular music video on YouTube for 2017 in Korea, the video sharing platform revealed Thursday.It marked the second consecutive year that the group topped the list after it snatched No. 1 spot on the list with its music video for “Cheer Up” last year.Following “Knock Knock” on this year’s list was another music video from the group, “Signal,” which is the lead track off the gro
Dec. 8, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Choi Gonne reflects on last year’s ‘Candlelight Revolution’ in ‘Highlander’
Months have passed since hundreds of thousands of candle-holders declared victory for people power after months of protests to oust President Park Geun-hye in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square. The air was icy, but what Choi Gonne remembers from the demonstrations is neither hatred nor rage. What she saw were people united, regardless of age or gender, bundled up in coats, singing and chanting tunes calling for Park’s ouster, street vendors selling mattresses and hot snacks and young students marching
Dec. 8, 2017
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BTS’ new Japanese single tops Oricon chart
BTS again proved its popularity in Japan, with its eighth Japanese single “Mic Drop/ DNA/ Crystal Snow” notching the No. 1 spot on Oricon’s daily singles chart. The album, released on Wednesday, landed the top spot with a total of 269,861 Oricon points on the first day of release, making this the fifth time the group has shot to the top of the Japanese charts. “Drop/ DNA/ Crystal Snow” (Big Hit Entertainment)BTS first topped the Oricon charts in June 2015 with its fourth Japanese single “For Yo
Dec. 7, 2017
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[Album review] Day6 completes puzzle with ‘Moonrise’
Day6“Moonrise”Genie Music When Day6 announced its yearlong monthly song release project “Every Day6” in December last year, a spell was cast. Fans have been waiting for the group’s new songs every day for the past year, sharing the joy of filling in the 12-piece puzzle along with the band. And with the year-end album “Moonrise,” Day6 has finally completed the world it has been dreaming of with one last remaining piece.As a band known for its versatility, the self-written and composed 18-track al
Dec. 6, 2017
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Super Junior’s web reality show ‘SJ Returns’ to air on TV
K-pop act Super Junior’s web reality show “SJ Returns,” which chronicled the group’s comeback preparations, is now being shown on TV. The show, which was initially streamed on the Naver TV Cast channel and the V Live channel in October, started its six-week run on the cable channel JTBC2 on Wednesday at 9 p.m. “SJ Returns” had topped Naver V Live channel’s monthly chart with more than 24 million views. It showed how the members prepared for the new album over 120 days after a two-year break as a
Dec. 6, 2017
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BTS drops new promotional song for Seoul City, website crashes
The release of BTS’ promotional track for the City of Seoul on the city’s official website has sent fans into a viewing frenzy, causing the website to crash.The song, titled ‘With Seoul’ was released for free on Seoul City’s official tourism website visitseoul.net on Wednesday at noon Korea time. Screenshot of BTS` promotional video for Seoul City (Seoul City)When the clock struck noon, the website came crashing down as fans of BTS, collectively known as ARMY, invaded in a bid to check out the n
Dec. 6, 2017
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‘Second, third BTS should be born’: Bang Si-hyuk
Producer-CEO Bang Si-hyuk of Big Hit Entertainment, the label behind boy band BTS, hopes to pave the road for future K-pop stars on the international stage. “I believe that a second, third BTS should be born and I believe it is possible. I will try to complete a successful model and let future (K-pop) musicians continue on in this path,” Bang said in accepting the Presidential Citation at the Korea Content Awards ceremony at Coex in Seoul on Tuesday. Bang will be donating the 10 million won ($9
Dec. 6, 2017
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Zion. T, Lee Moon-sae’s ‘Snow’ sweeps charts
“Snow,” the collaboration track between R&B singer-producer Zion. T and veteran singer Lee Moon-sae, has topped major music charts upon its release Monday. As of Tuesday, the song sits at the top of eight major music charts including Melon, Bugs Music, Genie and Mnet. The two singers met on the SBS music program “Fantastic Duo” last year and kept in touch, eventually deciding on a collaboration, Zion. T said at a showcase in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Monday. Zion. T performs at a showcase for his ne
Dec. 5, 2017
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Fan Bing-bing’s brother aims to be K-pop idol
Chinese actress Fan Bing-bing’s younger brother is training to be a K-pop idol. (Fan Bing-bing`s Instagram)A local news media outlet reported Tuesday that Fan Cheng-cheng, 17, has been training at the Yeuhua Entertainment, a multinational management agency based in Korea, for over a year. The agency officially admitted that the star’s brother is its trainee. “He really likes Korea and is training hard for debut,” the company said. By Im Eun-byel (silverstar@herladcorp.com)
Dec. 5, 2017
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BTS ranks 28th on Billboard Hot 100 with 'Mic Drop'
K-pop group BTS' latest song "Mic Drop" has reached No. 28 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart making it the first Korean boy band to make it into the crucial top-40 list, according to the US music publication."Mic Drop," featuring hip-hop artist Desiigner and remixed by Steve Aoki, debuted on the Billboard main chart, backed by 9.8 million first-week US streams and 45,000 downloads for the week of Dec. 16, Billboard reported on Monday (US time), citing Nielsen Music.The song, originally listed on the
Dec. 5, 2017
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[Next Wave] Clara C seeks to shed YouTube star image, find roots in Korea
For singer-songwriter Clara C, who was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, Korea had been an unknown land. She wrote and sang in English, but deep in her heart, Chung had room for Korea, the motherland of her parents.“At first, I didn’t even know that I had Korean fans on my YouTube channel. When I realized I had Korean fans, I started to write Korean on social media, and they liked it. And now, I’m very excited to meet my fans here, in Korea,” said Chung Jae-yeon, better known as C
Dec. 4, 2017
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Taeyeon won’t face indictment, dog unrelated to accident
Taeyeon of Girls‘ Generation admitted that her recent traffic accident was caused by her error, Seoul police said Sunday evening. But the officials denied rumors that the K-pop star’s three-month-old dog -- sitting on the passenger‘s seat at the time -- was related to the accident.Seoul Gangnam Police Station summoned the singer Saturday and questioned her for 20 minutes, during which she said she failed to keep an eye on the road when the accident occurred. Taeyeon also vowed to compensate the
Dec. 4, 2017