• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

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  ‘Squid Game’ Season 3 to premiere June 27

  The highly anticipated third season of Netflix’s global hit series “Squid Game” has officially been given a release date. The streaming giant announced Thursday (U.S. time) that the series will return for its third and final season...

  • Posted January 31, 2025
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  NewJeans seeks new name, vows to ‘never return’ to Hybe and ADOR

  Popular girl group NewJeans, currently in a contract dispute with its K-pop label ADOR, announced Thursday the launch of a public contest to create a new group name, declaring it will “never return” to the agency. In...

  • Posted January 24, 2025
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  AKMU’s Lee Chan-hyuk in relationship with actor Ha Ji-soo: sources

  Lee Chan-hyuk, the brother of K-pop’s famous sibling duo AKMU, is dating actress Ha Ji-soo, who is one year older than him, industry sources said Thursday. They said the two worked together on the filming of the...

  • Posted January 24, 2025
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  BLACKPINK’s Jennie to drop 1st studio album in March

  Jennie, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, will release her first full-length album as a solo artist, her agency said Wednesday. The album, titled “Ruby,” is set to be released on March 7, according to OA...

  • Posted January 22, 2025
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  K-pop industry’s rapid growth streak hits a snag last year

  The K-pop industry’s rapid growth streak encountered a setback in 2024, with sales and exports of physical albums showing signs of stagnation, data showed Thursday. Album exports reached US$291.8 million last year, a mere 0.55 percent increase...

  • Posted January 17, 2025
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  Pregnancy rumors circulating about director Hong Sang-soo’s partner, Kim Min-hee

  Acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo and his longtime partner, actress Kim Min-hee, are at the center of pregnancy rumors. Dispatch, a Korean online entertainment news outlet, reported Friday that Kim, 43, is expecting a child with...

  • Posted January 17, 2025
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  BTS becomes first K-pop group to reach 2 bln Spotify streams with ‘Dynamite’

  K-pop boy group BTS’ 2020 global megahit “Dynamite” has achieved 2 billion streams on global music streaming giant Spotify, the group’s agency, BigHit Music, said Tuesday. This achievement makes BTS the first K-pop group to reach such...

  • Posted January 15, 2025
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