SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jungkook’s debut solo single, “Seven,” stayed atop the U.S. Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts for the fifth consecutive week. According to the latest charts unveiled Monday (U.S. local time), “Seven” continued to lead both charts for five weeks in a row, making Jungkook the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of the K-pop supergroup BTS has stayed atop the U.S. Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts for the fourth consecutive week with his debut solo single, “Seven.” According to the latest charts unveiled Tuesday (U.S. local time), “Seven” continued to lead both charts for the fourth [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop giant BTS’ 2021 hit song “Permission to Dance” has surpassed 600 million views on YouTube. The video hit the milestone at 4:21 a.m. Monday, bringing to 12 the number of the band’s music videos seen more than 600 million times, according to BigHit Music. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member V topped the iTunes Top Song charts in 70 countries around the world with his new solo single, “Rainy Days,” on Saturday, a day after its release, his agency said. “Rainy Days,” one of the six tracks on his upcoming debut solo album, “Layover,” was at No. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for “Love Me Again,” a track on BTS member V’s upcoming first solo album, was released Thursday. According to BigHit Music, “Love Me Again” is an emotional R&B genre number featuring V’s dreamlike voice. The music video, shot in a cave in Mallorca, Spain, creates a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — V will become the last member of the globally popular K-pop septet BTS to debut as a solo artist, his agency said Wednesday. “V is stepping up work to make his first solo album,” BigHit Music said in a release. It said Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, also a [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jungkook has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his first solo single, “Seven,” becoming the second South Korean soloist to lead the list following his bandmate Jimin. Released July 14, “Seven,” a summery pop song featuring American female rapper Latto, has sold 153,000 song downloads [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS has expressed his anticipation for the group’s future reunion after all the members complete their military service, saying their synergy will be much more powerful then. “It’s good that we all have time to grow up individually through our solo projects that reflect our [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS’ first official book, “Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS,” has topped New York Times bestseller lists. According to the lists released by the U.S. newspaper Wednesday (U.S. time), the English version of the book shot to the top of this week’s bestseller lists for “hardcover [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope of K-pop juggernaut BTS will release a CD edition of his debut solo album “Jack in the Box” released a year ago, the band’s agency said Monday. BigHit Music said the album’s “HOPE Edition” will be put out on Aug. 18. The edition will have three live tracks [...]