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OCN’s TV thrillers sold to Americas, Europe
SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- OCN, a cable television network owned by South Korea's CJ E&M, said Friday it has sold three of its...
Donghae of Super Junior finishes military duty
SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Donghae, a member of K-pop boy band Super Junior, finished his mandatory military duty and was discharged Friday.
He had...
Girl’s Day named honorary ambassador for PyeongChang Winter Olympics
SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Girl's Day was named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games on Thursday.
The...
Boy band VIXX’s sub-unit duo out with new EP album
By Chang Dong-woo
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- VIXX LR, a sub-unit of K-pop boy band VIXX, on Monday released its second EP album "Whisper,"...
Hoya of boy band INFINITE to leave team
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop act INFINITE's main rapper Hoya will leave the band after seven years, his agency said Wednesday.
"Hoya's exclusive seven-year...
Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun to leave S.M. Entertainment: sources
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun of Girls' Generation will quit their management agency S.M. Entertainment, sources in the local music...
U-IE bolts from After School
SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Singer-actor U-IE is breaking away from girl group After School with the expiration of her contract with the group's...
BTS stays on Billboard’s key charts for fourth-straight week
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Boy band BTS has become the first Korean act to remain on Billboard magazine's two key charts for a...
TWICE to release fourth EP album this month
SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group TWICE will release a new EP album this month, its agency said Monday.
JYP Entertainment announced...
S. Korea’s largest global music industry fair to open next week
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- An annual global music fair will kick off next week in Seoul to help promote Korean pop music in...