Entertainment
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BTS' V drops solo album 'Layover'
SEOUL -- BTS member V has released his very first solo album called "Layover." V had previously released original soundtracks for dramas and mix tapes, self-composed experimental songs distributed for free, but this is the first time for the 27-year-old to release an official album. Layover is a rhythm and blues (R&B)-themed piece containing six songs. V pre-released songs "Rainy Days" and "Love Me Again" about a month before the release of his album
8 September 2023
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Boy band Seventeen completes two-day concert in Tokyo
SEOUL -- Multinational K-pop boy band Seventeen has completed its concert at Tokyo Dome, an indoor stadium regarded as the "dream stage" among Japanese artists. About 100,000 audience attended the two-day event held at the stadium with a total capacity of around 50,000. The group will continue its Japan tour at four other domes in Saitama, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. The 13-member band debuted in May 2015 and won the "World Performer Award" at the 2016 Mnet Asian Mu
8 September 2023
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Global art fair Frieze begins in southern Seoul
SEOUL -- Frieze, a major global art fair, has started at a convention center in Gangnam District, Seoul's heart of fashion and finance. Some 120 galleries from 30 countries including the United States, Britain, and South Korea are presenting various artworks at the four-day event. The annual contemporary art event, run by a British art magazine publisher of the same name, is one of the largest art fairs along with Switzerland's Art Basel and France's Foire Internationale d&
6 September 2023
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Justin Timberlake's label signs contract with rookie boy band Riize
SEOUL -- RCA Records, an American record label that includes Justin Timberlake and Khalid, has signed a contract with Riize, a seven-member band formed by South Korea's entertainment powerhouse SM Entertainment. Pre-orders for the group's debut album "Get A Guitar" exceeded more than one million copies before its release on September 4. SM Entertainment said in a statement on September 5 that the boy band signed a label contract with the American label owned by Sony M
5 September 2023
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Stray Kids achieves second highest album sales in US
SEOUL -- Boy band Stray Kids ranked second in album sales in the United States, followed by Taylor Swift. The eight-member band has gained explosive popularity through "5-Star," an album released in June 2023, and Maxidient, an album rolled out in October 2022. Through 5-Star, the group topped Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart in June this year. The music video of S-Class, the album's title track featuring hip-hop elements, has gained more than 117 million views
4 September 2023
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French K-pop dance group RISIN' to perform at 'Busan Day in Paris'
SEOUL -- French K-pop dance group RISIN' will participate in an event in Paris designed to support Busan's bid for the World Expo 2030. The dance crew, consisting of only French members, will showcase its talents in the capital city where the Bureau International des Expositions, an intergovernmental organization in charge of the World Expo, is located. The group with 60 members from France covers various dance performances of famous K-pop groups such as BTS, NewJeans, EXO, and
30 August 2023
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Hybe reveals final 20 contestants for global girl group audition 'The Debut: Dream Academy'
SEOUL -- The agency of BTS has revealed the final 20 contenders for "The Debut: Dream Academy," a global audition program to launch a new girl band with K-pop features. The 20 members were picked among about 120,000 applicants from all over the world. Starting on September 2, the twelve-week final audition process will be uploaded on YouTube and other social media platforms. Hybe has worked with Geffen Records, a major music label of Universal Music Group (UMG) since 2021 to
29 August 2023
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Busking festival to be held on Seoul's artificial island in late August
SEOUL -- Seoul City will hold a three-day busking festival on Nodeul Island, an artificial island known as a cultural space. A total of 50 artist teams will perform various music genres such as jazz, acoustic music, and traditional Korean music on the island located in the Han River that flows through Seoul. Nodeul Island is located beneath the Han River Bridge that connects the central district of Yongsan and Noryangjin in the southern district of Songpa. The artificial island has var
24 August 2023
