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GOYANG, Gyeonggi — After three years away from Korea’s entertainment industry, you might have expected Lee Soo-man, one of K-pop’s biggest showmen, to return with a girl group. Or a boy band. He brought both, apparently, along with something unexpected: futuristic video technology developed in collaboration with Samsung Electronics that lets viewers step into an idol performance and watch it from any angle — which the K-pop guru ambitiously describes as potentially the most evolved form of recording. A girl group, a boy band, a ‘Gaussian splatting’At Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on Monday, the 15-member boy band A2O Soul and nine-member girl group A2O Lite, formed by the SM Entertainment founder’s new agency, A2O Entertainment, made their first appearances before the press at a joint debut showcase titled “Welcome to Soulite From A2O Soul A2O Lite.”

Canada has updated travel advisories for the United States, Mexico and other popular destinations. Two different storm systems could impact travellers to the U. S. and Mexico this month. There are updates for Hurricane Isaias expected to hit the Gulf Coast of the U. S. and Tropical Storm Simon forecast for Mexico.

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