All posts tagged "topstories"

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    Hybe Q2 net income up 10 pct on album sales

     Hybe Co., the company behind global K-pop star BTS, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit grew 10 percent on the back of robust performances from its artists. Net profit for the second quarter stood at 20.84 billion...

    • Posted August 6, 2021
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    K-pop queen Sunmi lightens up in new EP ’1/6′

     In the latest series of vibrant songs aimed at brushing off the pandemic blues, K-pop songstress Sunmi has also lightened up for “You Can’t Sit With Us,” the main track of her new EP “1/6.” The 29-year-old...

    • Posted August 6, 2021
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    BTS reigns Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, with ‘Butter’ leading for 9

    South Korean superband BTS sat atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the 10th consecutive week, with “Butter” leading the latest Hot 100. “‘Butter’ is officially No. 1 on this week’s #Hot100 chart for a ninth week,” Billboard...

    • Posted August 4, 2021
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    Boy band SHINee tops Japanese music chart with new EP

     South Korean boy band SHINee topped a key music chart in Japan with its latest Japanese-language EP “Superstar,” the group’s agency said Tuesday. The five-track album, released on July 28, ranked No. 1 on Oricon’s weekly album...

    • Posted August 4, 2021
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    Former EXO member Kris Wu detained in China on rape allegations

     Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu, a former member of the K-pop boy band EXO, has been detained in China over suspicions of rape. Police in Beijing said in a posting on the Chinese social media platform Weibo...

    • Posted August 2, 2021
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    K-pop act Red Velvet set to return this month with new music

    Five-piece girl group Red Velvet will release a new EP in mid-August, the first new album in nearly two years, its management agency said Monday. The group’s upcoming album “Queendom,” which carries six tracks, will drop globally...

    • Posted August 2, 2021
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    GOT7 members release solo projects following departure from agency

    Members of popular boy band GOT7, who left their long-time agency JYP Entertainment earlier this year, are stepping up their music activities through solo projects. The seven-piece act — consisting of Mark, Jay B, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae,...

    • Posted July 30, 2021
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