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All posts tagged "K-pop"

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  Girls’ Generation to release 5th album

  SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) — Girls’ Generation will drop its fifth album “Lion Heart” next week, its management agency said Tuesday. The album will be revealed in a piecemeal fashion because two of its 12 tracks are...

  • Posted August 11, 2015
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  LA Korean Festival to bring stars Mamamoo, Sam Hammington, Vasco

  It seems the 42nd Los Angeles Korean Festival is looking to the stars — according to the festival foundation, among those coming for the celebration will be K-pop girl groups Mamamoo and D.HOLIC, TV personality Sam Hammington,...

  • Posted August 10, 2015
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  Epik High rapper Mithra Jin to marry actress in fall

  Epik High rapper Mithra Jin, 32, is getting married to actress Kwon Da-hyun in early October, Yonhap reported. Mithra, whose real name is Choi Jin, announced the news Monday during an MBC radio program hosted by group...

  • Posted August 10, 2015
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  Sulli takes official leave from f(x)

  K-pop group f(x) member Sulli has officially left the band, Yonhap reported. The 21-year-old will focus on her acting career and remain with the agency, SM Entertainment announced Friday. Sulli, who debuted in 2009 with the now-four-member...

  • Posted August 7, 2015
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  Ex-Girls’ Generation member Jessica officially quits SM Entertainment

  Singer Jessica Jung, a former member of idol girl band Girls’ Generation, has ended her contract with SM Entertainment. The singer, 26, decided to leave the management company Thursday. She debuted with SM in 2007. “Jung, who...

  • Posted August 6, 2015
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  Top Korean ballad group SG Wannabe coming back after four years

  By Tae Hong Vocal group SG Wannabe, which dominated South Korea’s music charts in the early 2000s with soulful ballads, announced their first comeback in four years Wednesday, Yonhap reported. The trio has collaborated with songwriter Cho...

  • Posted August 5, 2015
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  K-pop proves itself a gateway to South Korea at KCON

  By Tae Hong Drowned in the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of K-pop fans, KCON 2015 boomed as a center of South Korean culture this weekend as it welcomed convention goers to Downtown Los Angeles. The three-day...

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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