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BIGBANG's Taeyang named honorary ambassador for PyeongChang 2018

Taeyang, a member of the popular K-pop boy band BIGBANG, was appointed as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday.

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G-Dragon responds to controversy over external form of latest album

Popular singer G-Dragon on Thursday protested a local industry association's recent judgment that his latest release made in USB format cannot be recognized as a music album.

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Singer Lee Hyo-ri to release new album after four years

Lee Hyo-ri of disbanded girl group Fin.K.L will make a comeback with a new album after four years of hiatus, her agency said Monday.

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'Snowpiercer' to be made into American TV series

South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's English-debut film "Snowpiercer" will be remade into a TV series in the United States, according to foreign news reports on Thursday.

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S. Korean President Moon appoints five new vice ministers

South Korean President Moon Jae-in named five new vice ministers Tuesday while telling an incumbent vice foreign minister to remain in the latest move to form what will truly be his first administration.

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S. Korea begins culling 120,000 poultry over bird flu

Quarantine officials began slaughtering about 120,000 poultry Tuesday on the country's southern resort island of Jeju as South Korea raised the bird flu alert to the highest level.

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South Korea: Moon revs up push to get extra budget for job creation

South Korea president Moon Jae-in on Thursday ratcheted up his push to secure a 11 trillion won (US$9.8 billion) extra budget for job creation, saying he would visit parliament to gain its backing at an "appropriate time" if need be.

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South Korea: Moon revs up push to get extra budget for job creation

South Korea president Moon Jae-in on Thursday ratcheted up his push to secure a 11 trillion won (US$9.8 billion) extra budget for job creation, saying he would visit parliament to gain its backing at an "appropriate time" if need be.

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EXO's Kai and f(x)'s Krystal end one-year relationship

EXO's Kai and f(x)'s Krystal have ended their relationship, their management agency said on Thursday.

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EXO's Kai and f(x)'s Krystal end one-year relationship

EXO's Kai and f(x)'s Krystal have ended their relationship, their management agency said on Thursday.

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BIGBANG's T.O.P caught for allegedly smoking marijuana

Police said Thursday they have arrested T.O.P. from popular boy band BIGBANG on charges of smoking marijuana in October last year.

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Celebrity couple Rain, Kim Tae-hee expecting first child

South Korean power celebrity couple Rain and Kim Tae-hee are expecting their first child, according to Kim's agency Tuesday.

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Actress Park Shin-hye to begin Asia tour in June

South Korean actress Park Shin-hye will kick off a fan meeting tour of Asian countries next month, her agency said Monday.

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CNBLUE to release new single in Japan

South Korean idol rock band CNBLUE will unveil its 11th Japanese single album "Shake" on Wednesday, the group's management agency said.

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S. Korean presidential candidates set to wrap up campaign

Leading presidential candidates were set to wrap up their campaign Monday, one day before voters go to the polls in South Korea's rare presidential by-election.

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TWICE, T-ara to ignite late spring idol music war

K-pop idol fans have been showered with superfluous releases from big-time to fast-rising rookie idol groups so far this year -- and it won't be different any time soon.

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CFR survey puts DPRK crisis atop list of international concerns for New Year

​A potential crisis involving DPRK ranked atop the list of international concerns for the United States in the New Year, according to a Council on Foreign Relations survey.