BTS’ ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ sets Guinness World Records title

BTS’ ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ sets Guinness World Records title: BTS (Big Hit Entertainment)  K-pop boy band BTS achieved another Guinness World Records title just a little over two weeks after setting one for their online concert.  This time, the seven-member idol group’s “Map of the Soul:

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CCTV footage shows boy band 2AM member Seulong’s car fatally hitting pedestrian

CCTV footage shows boy band 2AM member Seulong’s car fatally hitting pedestrian: (Clockwise from top left) CCTV footage (top) showing the man (encircled) crossing the street and being hit by Seulong’s car; the intersection on Susaek-ro in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul where the accident happened; and Seulong (Photos: screenshots

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Pedestrian killed by car driven by K-pop boy band 2AM’s Seulong in Seoul

Pedestrian killed by car driven by K-pop boy band 2AM’s Seulong in Seoul: Im Seulong (Twitter)  K-pop artist Im Seulong, 33, of boy band 2AM is under police investigation after he hit and killed a pedestrian in South Korea on Aug. 1.  According to the police, the car accident happened

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BTS to drop ‘Dynamite’ worldwide

BTS to drop ‘Dynamite’ worldwide: BTS (Facebook)  K-pop boy band BTS unveiled the title of their upcoming English single that will be released worldwide this month.  On Aug .2, BTS announced on social media including Twitter and Facebook that their new song

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EXO-SC, BLACKPINK, ATEEZ top monthly music chart for July

EXO-SC, BLACKPINK, ATEEZ top monthly music chart for July: (Clockwise from top left) EXO-SC, ATEEZ, Red Velvet’s Irene and Seulgi, SF9, GFriend, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, Lee Jin-hyuk, AB6IX and Woodz (Twitter) South Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the list of artists who topped its monthly music

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Zombie films ‘Peninsula,’ ‘#ALIVE’ dominate South Korean box office in July

Zombie films ‘Peninsula,’ ‘#ALIVE’ dominate South Korean box office in July: Kang Dong-won in 'Peninsula' (left) and Park Shin-hye and Yoo Ah-in in '#ALIVE' (Photos courtesy of KOFIC / Zip Cinema / Red Peter Films)  Korean zombie movies “Peninsula,” the sequel to “Train to Busan,” and “#ALIVE”

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K-pop acts get 2020 MTV Video Music Awards nominations

K-pop acts get 2020 MTV Video Music Awards nominations: Best K-pop nominees (clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO, Monsta X, Red Velvet, (G)I-DLE and TXT (Twitter)  MTV has released the list of nominees for 2020 Video Music Awards (VMA) and several K-pop acts are in

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‘Crash Landing on You,’ ‘The World of the Married’ are most talked about K-dramas online

‘Crash Landing on You,’ ‘The World of the Married’ are most talked about K-dramas online: (Clockwise from top) Top K-dramas 'Crash Landing on You,' 'The World of the Married' and 'Itaewon Class'  (tvN / JTBC)  “Crash Landing on You” of tvN and “The World of the Married” and “Itaewon Class” of

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‘Train to Busan’ sequel ‘Peninsula’ surpasses 3 million tickets, No. 1 for 2 consecutive weeks

‘Train to Busan’ sequel ‘Peninsula’ surpasses 3 million tickets, No. 1 for 2 consecutive weeks: (From left) 'Peninsula' director Yeon Sang-ho and stars Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re and Kang Dong-won celebrate the 3-million ticket milestone with a cake (Next Entertainment World)  The Korean zombie film “Peninsula,” which stars Kang Dong-won and

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BLACKPINK becomes most subscribed female artist on YouTube

BLACKPINK becomes most subscribed female artist on YouTube

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