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The Korea JoongAng Daily is an English-language daily published by the JoongAng Group, Korea's leading media group, in association with The New York Times.

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Boy band BTS's fan club ARMY started an online protest against Billboard on Tuesday, claiming that the U.S. music chart tweaked its rules to lower BTS member Jimin's rankings.
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BREAKING: @weareoneEXO fans fight back as splinter group continues campaign against Chen because he wasn't as open as they would have liked about his marriage and the birth of his child
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The ruling party on Monday floated the possibility of offering the members of K-pop group BTS an alternative to their required military service as a thank-you for the boy band's massive economic and cultural impact. @BTS_twt #방탄소년단 #BTS
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There's no question that the leader of #BTS has a passion for art. #RM is considered to have a major impact in the #art world because he has helped it become more mainstream by attracting more people to the museums that he's visited. @BTS_twt @bts_bighit
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HYBE is set to grow its stake in the U.S. music market, as the company made a public announcement on Friday that it has taken over Big Hit America and will also merge with Ithaca Holdings, a U.S. investor whose chairman manages pop star Ariana Grande.
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BTS member Jungkook, center, poses with the Korean national football team at the Al Egla Training Facility in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.
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The University of Sheffield is the first British university to adopt “Learn! Korean with BTS,” a Korean curriculum featuring K-pop boy band BTS. #BTS @BTS_twt Click the link to find out more! —
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BTS has been asked to give a speech for YouTube’s “Dear Class of 2020,” a virtual graduation event that will include Barack and Michelle Obama. #BTS #방탄소년단 @BTS_twt
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A radio host in Germany is coming under fire after comparing boy band #BTS to a “virus” and saying he hopes for a vaccine against it. “This is racism. Realize what you’ve done and apologize properly,” one comment read. @BTS_twt
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BTS livestreamed its concert “BTS Map of the Soul ON:E” across the world —setting a new standard for the music industry by showing how online concerts can entertain viewers in new ways during the pandemic. #BTS @BTS_twt Click the link to find out more! —
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It ain’t all K-pop and kimchi. Even tteokbokki is gaining popularity overseas — the stir-fried rice cake that Jimin from #BTS was eating in front of a street vendor.
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The #Grammys maintained its conservative notoriety, failing to acknowledge the global popularity of K-pop and megastar boy band #BTS . #GrammyAwards @BTS_twt Click the link to find out more! -
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Global phenomenon #BTS will be featured in a promotional video of Seoul that’s scheduled to be released online Friday at 5 p.m. All seven members will be shown in the video introducing various tourist attractions of the Korean capital.
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Sometimes it’s better to keep expectations low. But not when it comes to #Blackpink – the band’s newest album is guaranteed to best anyone’s expectations, however high they may be. @BLACKPINK @ygofficialblink @ygent_official #LovesickGirls #THEALBUM
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Bit Hit Entertainment has confirmed that another @BTS_twt album is on its way.
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Exo is coming out with their next album, “Obsession,” on Nov. 27, with some extra promotional goodies and events to continue until the release.
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Boy band Exo has been tapped to advertise Korea to the world, the country’s tourism promotion agency said Monday
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Many #Kpop acts have large international fandoms, but none have reached the level of #BTS ’s #ARMY . What’s so special about BTS that makes global ARMY next-level loyal? Fans and experts say a distinct star-fan dynamic makes the difference.
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SM Entertainment, a major entertainment company that is home to some of the top K-pop bands, will need to pay the government 20.2 billion won ($18 million), the National Tax Service Seoul Regional Office said Friday.
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Lisa from girl group Blackpink will participate again in Chinese audition program “Youth With You 3” as a mentor.
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Boy band #Enhypen will be back with a new release in May. “Enhypen is currently in preparation for a comeback set for May,” the boy band’s agency Belift Lab confirmed with the Korea JoongAng Daily on Wednesday. @ENHYPEN
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Filipino fans of #BTS member J-Hope are hosting a fundraiser to build public school classrooms in honor of his birthday.
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#BTS ’s fourth studio album “Map of the Soul: 7” was the No. 1 selling album in the world in 2020, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on Friday. #IFPI #BTSHistoryMakers @BTS_twt Click the link to find out more! -
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@BTS_twt will celebrate the sixth anniversary of its debut with an 11-day online event dubbed “2019 BTS Festa.”
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#Suho of #kpop #boyband @weareoneEXO has been appointed the honorary ambassador for this year’s Animal Film Festival.
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Park Ji-su -- the WKBL star who most recently earned the MVP award and whose ambition has also led her to try her hand in the WNBA -- is a not-so-secret BTS fan.
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The Korea JoongAng Daily would like to inform concerned readers that we are a separate company from the JoongAng Ilbo and Ilgan Sports with our own content and editorial decisions. KJD has never and has no plans to ever run an ad targeting an individual member of a K-pop group.
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#Kai of boy band #Exo will make his solo debut on Nov. 30, SM Entertainment said Wednesday. @weareoneEXO @SMTOWNGLOBAL Click the link to find out more! -
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#GOT7 kicked off promotions for its new EP “ #Dye ” with a special online showcase that was viewed by 1.77 million people. @GOT7Official #갓세븐
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Starting off humbly as the “hot pants boys” who covered other groups’ songs, boy band A.C.E has worked hard in the saturated K-pop world to create their unique identity and sound, in an interview with @official_ACE7 .
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Do Kyung-soo, famous for his role in boy band Exo as D.O. and his many silver screen appearances, takes on his biggest challenge yet with “Swing Kids,” a film for which he learned to tap dance.
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#Ros é of girl group #Blackpink will drop her first solo album on March 12, according to her agency YG Entertainment on Tuesday. @BLACKPINK @ygofficialblink Click the link to find out more! -
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Global art project “CONNECT, BTS” is dancing its way to Seoul, celebrating diversity of all kinds. @BTS_twt
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When RM, who is not only the leader of #BTS but also an emerging art collector, uploaded a photo of himself grinning while holding a moon jar on social media last November, the hashtag Kwon Dae-sup attracted people's attention. @BTS_twt
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Boy band Tomorrow X Together topped the Billboard 200 albums chart with its latest and fifth EP "The Name Chapter: Temptation," the U.S. music service said Sunday. #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER @TXT_members
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K-pop boy band Seventeen will be making its first appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Jan. 13, the group’s agency Pledis confirmed Tuesday. #Seventeen @pledis_17 Click the link to find out more! -
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When boy band MCND made its debut in February last year, expectations were high for the newcomers to the K-pop scene. @McndOfficial_ #MCND #엠씨엔디
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BTS @BTS_twt is the first Korean group to win an American Music Award
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#RM of boy group #BTS has donated 100 million won to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the museum announced on Monday. @BTS_twt
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The Seoul Western District Court ruled in favor of JTBC on Wednesday and gave it the green light to continue airing its controversial drama “Snowdrop.” #snowdrop_controversy #JTBC_snowdrop #snowdrop_lawsuit
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A 100-minute talk show "Let's BTS" will air on March 29 on KBS 2TV, where the septet will discuss its music and Grammy nomination. #BTS #Grammy #Dynamite @BTS_twt
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Girl group #Blackpink will be releasing a new album in August, according to its agency YG Entertainment on Wednesday.
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Jin of #BTS released a new solo track "Abyss" on Thursday night ahead of his 28th birthday today. @BTS_twt #HappyJinDay #진생일ㅊㅋ #Abyss
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Boy band #BTS ’s leader #RM is receiving praise from netizens for defending the #Kpop industry in a recent interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais.
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#MonstaX ’s #Reason is seeing success on worldwide charts. It's the band's first comeback after member I.M. moved to a different agency, proving that #Kpop acts can be sustainable with members under different management.
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BTS earned a nomination for the 63rd Grammy Awards, a first for any Korean pop music act in history. The boy band will face artists like Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande as well as Dua Lipa. @BTS_twt #GrammyNominatedBTS More on BTS's historical feat:
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Sehun and Chanyeol of Exo-SC, the subunit of boy band Exo, participated in writing the lyrics of every song on their first album “1 Billion Views,” their agency, SM Entertainment, said on Friday. @weareoneEXO #EXO_SC #1BillionViews #10 억뷰
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BTS member Jin left a few words for his fans after finishing his 5-week basic training at the 5th Infantry Division in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday. "I am having fun," Jin wrote on the online fan community service Weverse.
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Singer and actor Doh Kyung-soo will take the lead role in the Korean remake of Taiwanese film “Secret” (2008), production company Hive Media Corp announced Monday. @weareoneEXO #Secret Click the link to find out more! -
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“Christmas Tree,” a song from the soundtrack to SBS drama series “Our Beloved Summer” sung by V of BTS, is the first track recorded for a Korean drama series to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart. @BTS_twt #ChristmasTree79onHot100
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Boy band BTS’s two-day online concert and meet-and-greet “BTS 2021 Muster Sowoozoo” was viewed by approximately 1.33 million fans all over the world, according to #BigHitMusic on Tuesday. @BTS_twt #BTSMusterSoWooZoo2021
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. @GOT7Official will perform on NBC’s @TODAYshow on Wednesday, making it the first time any K-pop group has appeared on the morning program.
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#Jungkook of #BTS plans to drop a new solo album in July, according to media reports Sunday. "We plan on sharing the [release] dates once it is confirmed," BigHit Music told the Korea JoongAng Daily on Monday.
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Bobby from boy band iKON will be the first Korean singer to perform at the opening ceremony of the League of Legends 2018 World Championship Finals on Nov. 3.
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ICYMI: Girl group #Blackpink will be releasing a new album in August, according to its agency YG Entertainment on Wednesday.
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Mobile racing game Kart Rider Rush+ started selling game items designed by #Jisoo of girl group Blackpink on Friday. @KRRushPlus #BLACKPINK #KARTRIDERRUSHPLUS Click the link to find out more!
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BTS’s “Dynamite” is continuing to dominate music charts, landing at No. 5 on Billboard’s Pop Songs radio chart — the highest ranking for any Korean act ever and even surpassing Psy's "Gangnam Style" which reached No. 10 back in 2012. #BTS #DYNAMITE
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A limited edition of @bts_twt T-money cards will be sold at CU convenience stores from July 2, the chain's operator BGF Retail announced Friday. Only 150,000 cards will be sold.
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Boy group #BTS will perform at the 63rd Grammy Awards on March 14, according to the Recording Academy that organizes the award. BTS is also one of the nominees for the the awards. #BTSGrammyPerformers @BTS_twt Click the link to find out more! -
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Hong Kong media group South China Morning Post (SCMP) named BTS member Jin, girl group Blackpink, actor and model Hoyeon, Park Seo-joon and the Korean national football team on a list of "11 Asian icons who shaped 2022" announced Thursday.
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Lisa of girl group Blackpink carried out her first advertising campaign for Italian luxury jewelry brand Bvlgari, the only Asian model chosen for its 2021 "Magnifica" campaign. #BLACKPINK #LISA #Bvlgari @BLACKPINK
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Korea logged a surplus in the trade of culture and arts-related intellectual property for the first time ever in 2020!
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Throughout the years, the world has had an off-on relationship with #UGG ’s signature sheepskin boots. But, love it or hate it, they are back in style, and even top celebrities have been showing them off on social media, like #Blackpink 's #Lisa .
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BTS will perform for “Music On A Mission,” an online fundraiser concert for musicians affected by the pandemic. The boy band will be part of a lineup that includes H.E.R., Jhene Aiko and John Legend. #BTS @BTS_twt Click the link to find out more! —
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