All posts tagged "topstories"

  • K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty (Yonhap)
    Agency sues Fifty Fifty members, associates over contract

    The K-pop label behind K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty said Tuesday it has filed damages suits against the group’s three former members and several others in a contract dispute with the members. The lawsuits were filed against...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • K-pop girl group NewJeans is seen in this photo provided by ADOR. (Yonhap)
    NewJeans to drop remix album ‘NJWMX’

    NewJeans will release its first remix album, “NJWMX,” timed with the first anniversary of the release of its smash hit “Ditto” on Tuesday. Announcing the plan for the upcoming release on social media Friday, the K-pop quintet...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2023, shows a bus wrapped with a photo of BTS member Jimin and a message of support. The bus was parked in front of the military recruit training camp at the Army's 5th Infantry Division in Yeoncheon, situated 60 kilometers north of Seoul, where Jimin and his bandmate Jungkook enlisted to start their mandatory military service. (Yonhap)
    Jimin, Jungkook join Army; all BTS members now on hiatus

    Two more members of K-pop supergroup BTS began their mandatory military service Tuesday, ushering in a hiatus for all seven members. Jimin and Jungkook entered the same military recruit training camp at the Army’s 5th Infantry Division...

    • Posted December 13, 2023
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  • This photo provided by ADOR celebrates K-pop girl group NewJeans' 2022 hit single "Ditto" surpassing 500 million streams on Spotify. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    ‘Ditto’ by NewJeans hits 500 mln Spotify streams

    “Ditto,” a hit single from girl group NewJeans, has accumulated 500 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Monday. The song had recorded 500,424,244 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Saturday, ADOR...

    • Posted December 4, 2023
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  • K-pop girl group NewJeans is seen in this photo provided by ADOR. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    NewJeans wins Artist of the Year at 2023 MAMA Awards

    Girl group NewJeans received Artist of the Year, considered the top honor, at the 2023 MAMA Awards billed as the biggest annual year-end K-pop awards ceremony. The quintet won the Samsung Galaxy Artist of the Year on...

    • Posted November 29, 2023
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  • K-pop boy group BTS is seen in this photo from Weverse, a K-pop fan community platform. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    Remaining BTS members to begin military service next month

    The remaining four members of K-pop megastar BTS — RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook — will begin their mandatory military service next month, music industry sources said Wednesday. According to the sources well informed of the matter,...

    • Posted November 29, 2023
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  • Members of South Korean girl band Blackpink attend the State Banquet during the South Korean President state visit, at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain November 21, 2023. Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS
    BLACKPINK receives honorary MBEs from King Charles

      Members of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK were made honorary Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham Palace in London Wednesday. King Charles III presented the MBEs to the members of...

    • Posted November 22, 2023
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