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The last time as nine: Kep1er holds last performance with current team in Japan

Girl group Kep1er held its last performance as a nine-member team in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday.

2024-07-16

Four battleground 'belts' likely to dictate victory or defeat on Wednesday

Fifty swing districts nationwide are emerging as pivotal battlegrounds for rival parties as the voters’ choices in those contested areas will likely tip the scales of the April 10 general election.

2024-04-08

Swing voters grow scarce as April elections approach

Voters are becoming more partisan as the April 10 general election draws near, a review of recent polls showed.

2024-02-20

Kep1er to drop first full-length album 'Kep1going' in Japan

Kep1er will drop its first full-length album “Kep1going” on May 8 in Japan, the girl group’s agency, Wakeone and Swing Entertainment, said Wednesday.

2024-02-14

Tom Kim to feature in second series of Netflix golf documentary 'Full Swing'

Korean golfer Tom Kim, also known as Kim Joo-hyung, will star in the second season of Netflix's PGA Tour-focused "Full Swing," Netflix announced Thursday.

2024-02-01

Kep1er's 'Magic Hour' EP delves into the meaning of love

Kep1er's latest EP, "Magic Hour," explores the concept of love. The nine-member group blends their name's inspiration, from astronomer Johannes Kepler, with Galileo Galilei for a fresh and fun storyline in the disco-punk title track, "Galileo."

2023-09-25

Kep1er to return to charts with 'Magic Hour' in September

Kep1er will drop its fifth EP "Magic Hour" on Sept. 25, its agency WakeOne said Wednesday.

2023-08-30

Hong Yae-eun, others join Handa Invitational to win first Korean title since May

The ISPS Handa World Invitational — the last tournament of the LPGA’s European swing this season — tees off Thursday in Northern Ireland with Hong Yae-eun and a few other Korean golfers joining the field to become the first Korean golfer to ...

2023-08-16

Kep1er to hold first Japanese fan meeting in October

Girl group Kep1er will hold its first Japanese fan meeting on Oct. 27 and 28 in Tokyo, its agency WakeOne and Swing Entertainment said Thursday. To be held at the Tokyo Garden Theater, "Kep1er Japan Fan Meeting – Fairy Fantasia" will be the girl ...

2023-08-03

Fake news in full swing

With less than a year left until the next parliamentary elections, fake news is in full swing, including one suggesting a People Power Party lawmaker’s family was involved in the suicide of an elementary school teacher.

2023-07-24