SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As BTS prepares for a full-group comeback next spring, RM, the group’s leader and most public voice, acknowledged that the band had wrestled with existential questions during its hiatus — including whether it should continue at all. The group is slated to reunite in 2025 after all seven members complete [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — “My Universe,” a collaboration single between boy group BTS and global pop icon Coldplay, has surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, BTS’ agency said Tuesday. It became the second BTS’ group song with more than 1.5 billion streams following “Dynamite.” The two bands [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – V of South Korean boy band BTS will throw out the first pitch at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ home game next Monday, the Major League Baseball team and his agency announced. “ARMY, you ready? V will be at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 25 to throw out the ceremonial first [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean authorities have indicted a group involved in the illegal sale of private flight information belonging to BTS and other K-pop celebrities, escalating concerns over persistent privacy violations in the entertainment industry. According to Seoul’s cybercrime police unit on Tuesday, a foreign airline employee identified as “A” was [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS will return with a new album featuring all seven members and begin a world tour next spring, the group said Tuesday. The group made the surprise announcement during a live broadcast on the K-pop fan community platform Weverse. “From July, we plan to start working together [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Following BTS member Suga’s donation of 5 billion won (US$3.62 million) to help build a treatment center for children with autism, fans around the world have responded with an outpouring of support, hospital officials said Tuesday. Severance Hospital in Seoul announced that public donations for the planned Min Yoon-gi [...]
GOYANG, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — In a sea of purple, the signature color of global pop sensation BTS, fans from around the world gathered on Friday at Kintex Exhibition Center in Goyang to celebrate the group’s 12th debut anniversary at the 2025 BTS FESTA. This year’s event holds special significance: it marks the long-awaited return [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of K-pop superstars BTS has topped Spotify’s global chart with his latest song, “Don’t Say You Love Me,” BigHit Music said Tuesday. The song rose to the top spot of the Spotify Daily Top Songs Global chart for May 25. It had previously debuted at No. 9 on [...]
SEOUL, May 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — All seven members of global K-pop sensation BTS will have completed their mandatory military service by June 2025, sparking renewed anticipation for a long-awaited group comeback in South Korea and across the global music industry. While Jin and J-Hope have already returned to civilian life, RM and V [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of the K-pop boy group BTS stressed his effort to keep the unique, sometimes inconvenient, aspects of the bed and breakfast in the Netflix variety program “Kian’s Bizarre B&B” intact, as he considered this essential to the show’s identity. “When suggestions for changes came up, I argued against [...]