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- ↑ "[단독]KBS 가요대축제, 29일 개최 확정…출연팀 대폭 준다" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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- ↑ "[공식] KBS '가요대축제' 엑소부터 워너원까지…대세 8팀의 미니콘 본다" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ↑ "엑소 찬열·방탄 진·워너원 강다니엘, 'KBS 가요대축제' MC" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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