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SEOULThe seven members joined the first halftime show staged at a FIFA World Cup final, turning a huge search spike into a simple question: what was actually performed?
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A fictional co-ed dance trio reunites 20 years after a scandal ended its early-2000s fame.
Two pianists at an elite arts high school push each other through rivalry, friendship and the pressure to become exceptional.
Dino’s street-producer alter ego steps into a full mini-album built around Korean heung and 1990s gilboard culture.
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