All posts tagged "K-pop"

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    WWE’s Xavier Woods delights in K-pop boy band SHINee on Twitter

    K-pop boy band SHINee has a surprise fan in WWE champion Xavier Woods. The pro wrestler tweeted a photo of a screen capture of the five-member band’s “Romeo & Juliette” last month, commenting, “Well I have discovered the...

    • Posted June 11, 2015
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  • EXO's Chanyeol (Yonhap)
    EXO’s Chanyeol, Sehun most popular K-pop stars on Instagram

    Who is the most popular K-pop star on Instagram? On a list released Thursday of influential South Korean stars Thursday by the photo-based social networking site, EXO member Chanyeol came on top with the most comments and...

    • Posted June 11, 2015
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  • South Korean hip-hop sensation Epik High performed inside Chicago's House of Blues June 4. The group congratulated the Korea Times, the event's media sponsor, on its 44th anniversary. (Korea Times)
    Interview: Epik High takes Chicago by storm

    By The Korea Times Chicago South Korean hip-hop group Epik High, which is in the midst of their North American tour, stopped by Chicago’s House of Blues last week to rock a full house. The group spoke...

    • Posted June 8, 2015
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    ABC spotlights S. Korea’s idol training system

    SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) — ABC News has zoomed in on contributing factors to K-pop’s success and shed light on a major South Korean entertainment agency’s system for training wannabe idol stars. “The young ones with talent...

    • Posted June 8, 2015
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  • Promotion image for "EXO Next Door" (Yonhap)
    EXO web series coming to DramaFever

    K-pop boy band EXO’s web series, “EXO Next Door,” is coming to stream on DramaFever Friday for overseas audiences. The drama, starring the band playing as fictionalized versions of themselves, follows a girl, Ji Yeon-hee, as she...

    • Posted June 4, 2015
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  • EXO (Yonhap)
    EXO marks second million-seller album

    EXO’s sold another million. The K-pop mega-boy band saw sales of its second studio album, “Exodus,” surpass the one million mark this week two years after “XOXO,” their first album, broke the South Korean music industry record...

    • Posted June 3, 2015
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    Big Bang’s Taeyang, Min Hyo-rin are dating

    Big Bang’s Taeyang, 27, and actress Min Hyo-rin, 29, have been dating for two years, Yonhap reported. YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment both confirmed the news Tuesday. Close sources told Yonhap that the pair’s relationship is well-known...

    • Posted June 2, 2015
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