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MFBTY (Tiger JK, Yoon Mirae and Bizzy) Spread Korean Hip-Hop in France

February 05, 2013 11:40 PM EST

With thumping beats blasting throughout the Palais des Festivals venue on Jan. 27, hip-hop maestros Bizzy, Tiger JK and Yoon Mirae expanded Korea's musical reach at the music industry event.

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K-Pop Hot 100: BAE CHI GI Stays at No. 1, CNLBUE Hot on Their Tail

February 03, 2013 8:53 PM EST

The weekly analysis of the K-Pop Hot 100 chart with BAE CHI GI, CNBLUE, Leessang, Huh Gak, Girls' Generation, MFBTY and Nine Muses all featured.

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SISTAR19 Return to the Grind With 'Gone Not Around Any Longer' Single

February 01, 2013 12:16 AM EST

The SISTAR splinter group SISTAR19 is back with a new single, "Gone Not Around Any Longer."

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HyunA Talks U.S. Debut, Filming With PSY & Being Labeled Overrated

January 31, 2013 6:15 PM EST

"Gangnam Style" co-star, HyunA, takes time to talk to Billboard in one of her rare interviews.

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Meet INFINITE: Video Q&A; With the Rising K-Pop Superstars

January 29, 2013 3:05 PM EST

2012 was a spectacular year for K-pop boy band INFINITE. The group embarked on their first tours in Korea and Japan, reached 160,000 members in their official fan club "Inspirit," and by the end of the year, Billboard.com was so impressed by the seven-member group and their latest single, "The Chaser," that it was chosen as the No. 1 K-Pop Song of 2012.

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Billboard & Girls' Generation Welcome You to K-Town!

January 29, 2013 3:00 PM EST

Billboard.com’s brand new K-pop column is officially here! K-Town will bring readers K-pop news, songs, and music videos each week. Not to mention, weekly chart articles on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart.

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PSY Rivals Threaten Girls' Generation on K-Pop Hot 100

January 21, 2013 3:05 PM EST

Girls' Generation has logged another week at No. 1 with their genre-hopping comeback track "I Got A Boy." The girls rocketed to No. 1 last week and have held off stiff competition as this proves to be a particularly competitive January in K-pop.

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PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Wins Korean Top Song Award

January 17, 2013 9:15 AM EST

Rapper PSY's worldwide smash "Gangnam Style" has been crowned song of the year by South Korea's music industry association.

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Girls' Generation Land Ten New Songs on K-Pop Hot 100

January 14, 2013 3:00 AM EST

Following Lee Seung Gi's history-making hit, Girls' Generation make triumphant return.

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K-Pop Hot 100: Lee Seung Gi Makes Chart History

January 04, 2013 8:00 PM EST

Lee Seung Gi makes K-Pop Hot 100 history this week as he becomes the first artist to earn six weeks at No. 1, a first for the chart since its creation 17 months ago. The likeable singer’s “Return” ballad surpasses efforts from super-popular acts like PSY and IU who had held the record with five weeks at the top spot with their monster singles “Gangnam Style” and “You and I” respectively. How was Lee able to make chart history? We take a deeper look.

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Girls' Generation, 'I Got A Boy': Track-By-Track Review

January 04, 2013 4:00 PM EST

Girls' Generation are rightfully one of the acts at the forefront of K-pop's international advancement with their immense popularity in Korea allowing them to spend 201

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K-Pop Star Rain Under Fire for Allegedly Breaking Military Rules

January 02, 2013 8:20 AM EST

South Korean pop star Rain is facing questions after paparazzi photos showed him out on the town with a top actress. Seoul's Defense Ministry said Wednesday it is investigating whether Rain broke military rules by meeting actress Kim Tae-hee while on duty.

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PSY Brings Hammer, Video Actors in for 'Finale' of 'Gangnam Style'

January 01, 2013 2:45 AM EST

Has America seen the last of "Gangnam Style"? Korean rapper PSY performed the song that spawned a billion YouTube views during "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on Monday night in NYC -- an occasion he has called the song's U.S. "finale."