K-pop
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Canada, South Korea eye closer trade ties as Trudeau makes 1st official visitSouth Korea is Canada's seventh-largest trading partner for both imports and exports, amounting to $16.7 billion in merchandise trade in 2021.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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K-pop star Moon Bin, member of boy band Astro, dies at age 25Moon Bin, member of the K-pop group Astro, was reportedly found unresponsive by his manager in the Gangnam neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea.EntertainmentApr 20, 2023
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Steve Aoki, K-Pop’s T.O.P. to join Japanese billionaire in trip to moonJapanese tycoon Yusaku Maezawa launched plans for the lunar voyage in 2018, buying all the seats on a SpaceX rocket.WorldDec 9, 2022
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Hamilton the only Canadian stop on Blackpink ‘Born Pink’ world tour, so farK-Pop group Blackpink are set to return to Hamilton's FirstOntario Centre for a pair of shows in November, according to the band's official website.EntertainmentSep 7, 2022
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BTS announces indefinite hiatus as members pursue solo projects'To be clear, they are not on hiatus, but will take time to explore some solo projects at this time and remain active in various different formats,' a BTS spokesperson said.EntertainmentJun 14, 2022
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Kris Wu, Chinese-Canadian pop star, ‘criminally detained’ on suspicion of rapeFormer member of the Korean boy band EXO, Kris Wu, has been accused by a teenager of having sex with her while she was drunk.EntertainmentJul 31, 2021
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Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actor and model, dies at 26The Korean TV star's cause of death was not released, but her passing has re-ignited the conversation around pop-star suicides in South Korea.EntertainmentJan 26, 2021
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Is Donald Trump banning TikTok over threats to security or a fractured ego?U.S. President Donald Trump's move to ban TikTok seems like a bit of a joke in itself. But Meera Estrada suspects there's more to it.CommentaryAug 9, 2020
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K-pop fans, TikTok users claim they sabotaged Trump’s Tulsa rallyThe BOK Center, where the event was held, can hold over 19,000 people, but video of the rally that surfaced online showed empty chairs lining the upper stadium seating areas.PoliticsJun 21, 2020
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K-pop singer Yohan of TST dies at 28The Seoul-based musician's death follows a series of others in the K-pop industry within the last five years.EntertainmentJun 18, 2020
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