SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — “Seven,” a megahit song by BTS’ Jungkook, has received platinum certification in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed the certification on its website Monday (U.S. time), recognizing the song for achieving more than 1 million certified units in sales and streams. The awards range [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS’ Jungkook received two awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards, the awards’ organizer has said. Jungkook won in the Best K-pop category and clinched the Best Song for his chart-topping single “Seven,” according to the announcements published on the MTV EMAs’ official website. K-pop boy band TOMORROW X [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop juggernaut BTS will put out his first solo album “Golden,” composed of all English tracks aimed at the global music market, on Friday. BigHit Music, his agency, said the upcoming album captures Jungkook’s journey from being the youngest member of BTS to evolving into a global [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Kid Laroi’s new single “Too Much,” featuring BTS member Jungkook, has debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, according the latest chart released Tuesday (U.S. time). This marks the third time that Jungkook has landed a song or collaboration as a solo artist on the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS’ Japanese fan club ran an ad supporting member Jin, who has been serving his mandatory military service, and the South Korean military on the front page of the local defense daily on Friday. “We express our deep respect and gratitude for the dedication of soldiers of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop juggernaut BTS’ Jimin and girl group NewJeans have each been nominated for four categories at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). According to the complete list of nominees announced by the BBMAs on Thursday (U.S. time), Jimin is a finalist in four categories — Top Selling Song for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – BTS member Jungkook has placed three songs on the streaming platform Spotify’s global top 10 chart, becoming the first South Korean solo artist to do so, his agency said Sunday. Jungkook’s debut solo single, “Seven,” and his second digital single, “3D,” ranked No. 1 and No. 9, respectively, on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Wednesday it has set up a garden named after J-hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, in collaboration with his fan club inside a park in Seoul. The 213-square-foot garden, known as the J-Hope Forest, has been created between the central pond and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Jugkook of K-pop sensation BTS will perform at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Paris. According to the homepage of the MTV EMAs on Tuesday (local time), the South Korean singer is among the nominees chosen to perform at the awards ceremony on Nov. 5. Jungkook has [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The lead single of BTS vocalist Jungkook’s upcoming first solo album will be “Standing Next to You,” the group’s agency said Monday. The singer also unveiled a list of 11 songs to be on the “Golden” album due out Nov. 3 on social media. Also among the 11 tracks [...]