• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

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  BLACKPINK becomes first girl group to hit 20 mln followers on Spotify

   K-pop megastar BLACKPINK became the first girl group worldwide to garner 20 million followers on the music streaming giant Spotify, its management agency said Tuesday. The four-piece K-pop act set the record Monday (U.S. time), about 15...

  • Posted March 17, 2021
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  Actress Lee Young-ae to return to small screen with new comedy thriller

  South Korean star actress Lee Young-ae will return to the small screen after four years off, with a new comedy thriller, the drama’s studio said Wednesday. Lee, who rose to global stardom for her role in the...

  • Posted March 17, 2021
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  S. Korean Youn Yuh-jung of ‘Minari’ nominated for best supporting actress at Academy Awards

  Youn Yuh-jung was nominated for best supporting actress at this year’s Academy Awards for her role in “Minari,” becoming the first South Korean actress to achieve the feat. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on...

  • Posted March 15, 2021
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  BTS lights up Grammys with stellar performance of ‘Dynamite’

  K-pop juggernauts BTS brightened up the Grammy awards with another striking performance of its megahit “Dynamite,” writing history as the first Korean nominee to perform on the annual music show often dubbed “music’s biggest night.” The seven-piece...

  • Posted March 15, 2021
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  Project girl group IZ*ONE to disband next month

   IZ*ONE, a project girl group that debuted through a reality audition TV show, will disband next month as planned. “IZ*ONE’s project will wrap up in April as planned,” said music channel Mnet that had aired the series...

  • Posted March 12, 2021
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  BLACKPINK’s Rose says songs for debut solo album ‘R’ came like fate

   Rose, the main vocalist of K-pop sensation BLACKPINK, said the two tracks for her first solo album “R” came like fate, explaining how she instantly fell in love with them. The singer, the second member of the...

  • Posted March 12, 2021
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  BTS’ megahit ‘Dynamite’ gets 900 mln views on YouTube

  “Dynamite,” the historic megahit that was the first song by a Korean act to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s main singles chart, has earned 900 million views on YouTube. YouTube views for the summer number’s music video...

  • Posted March 10, 2021
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