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SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Two 2023 hits from K-pop boy group Enhypen, "Bite Me"

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Singer-actor IU donated 300 million won ($200,160) to mark her birthday, Saturday, accoring to her agency Edam Entertainment. The donation was made under the name "IUaena," a combination of the artist's name and her official fan club, "Uaena." Edam said 100 million won was given to Asan Medical Center in Seoul, while 50 million won each went to four local charity groups. "The funds will be used to support patients facing financial difficulties, provide educational and cultural programs for children and adolescents, assist elderly people living alone, support single-mother households in vulnerable situations and supply advanced assistive devices for people with disabilities," the agency said. IU has made regular donations under the "IUaena" name on occasions such as her debut anniversary, birthdays and year-end holidays. Earlier this month, she donated 100 million won to support children and teenagers on Children's Day.

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Two 2023 hits from K-pop boy group Enhypen, "Bite Me" and "Sweet Venom," have surpassed 500 million and 200 million streams, respectively, on Spotify, the group's agency Belift Lab said on Saturday. "Bite Me" had accumulated 500,195,420 streams as of Thursday, becoming the group's first track to exceed the 500 million threshold on the global music streaming platform. "Sweet Venom" hit 200,028,930 streams the same day, becoming the band's seventh song to surpass 200 million streams. Including the two tracks, Enhypen now has a total of 19 songs with more than 100 million streams on Spotify. The six-member group kicked off its "Blood Saga" world tour in Seoul earlier this month, with a total of 32 shows across 21 cities. The tour will continue in South and North America in July and August, Macau in October, and four major dome venues in Japan from December through February next year.

ENHYPEN

Singer-actor IU donated 300 million won ($200,160) to mark her birthday on Saturday, her agency Edam Entertainment said. The donation was made under the name "IUaena," a combination of the artist's name and her official fan club, "Uaena." Edam said 100 million won was given to Asan Medical Center in Seoul, while 50 million won each went to four local charity groups. "The funds will be used to support patients facing financial difficulties, provide educational and cultural programs for children and adolescents, assist elderly people living alone, support single-mother households in vulnerable situations and supply advanced assistive devices for people with disabilities," the agency said. IU has made regular donations under the "IUaena" name on occasions such as her debut anniversary, birthdays and year-end holidays. Earlier this month, she donated 100 million won to support children and teenagers on Children's Day.

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Kim Do-yeon is steadily establishing herself as one of Korea’s rising young actors, moving from a Blue Dragon Film Award win to a Cannes Film Festival invitation in less than a year. “This award will become a great source of strength for my acting,” Kim said while accepting the Best New Actress trophy at the Blue Dragon Film Awards last November. “I want to become an actor who continues to think and reflect more deeply, but never hesitates.” Six months later, the former I.O.I member is now heading to Cannes Film Festival. Kim stars in “Dora,” which was invited to the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, opening May 12. It marks the first Korean film invited to the section in three years since director Hong Sang-soo’s “In Our Day” in 2023. “Dora” tells the story of a family that leaves Seoul for a seaside villa during midsummer, where a young woman named Dora, who suffers from an unknown illness, experiences love for the first time, gradually unsettling everyone around her. The film is the third feature by director July Jung, known for

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Singer-actor IU donated 300 million won ($200,160) to mark her birthday on Saturday, her agency Edam Entertainment said. The donation was made under the name "IUaena," a combination of the artist's name and her official fan club, "Uaena." Edam said 100 million won was given to Asan Medical Center in Seoul, while 50 million won each went to four local charity groups. "The funds will be used to support patients facing financial difficulties, provide educational and cultural programs for children a

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Singer-actor IU donated 300 million won (US$200,160) t