SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, leader of K-pop supergroup BTS, on Saturday shared how he feels about the band’s 10th anniversary, which fell earlier this week. He hit the stage for “It’s Kim Nam-joon at 5 p.m.,” a special program held as part of the two weeks of BTS 10th Anniversary Festa, which [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A book exploring K-pop megastar BTS’ 10-year career will be released next month to commemorate its 10th debut anniversary, the group’s agency said Thursday. “Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS” is set for release on July 9 to coincide with “ARMY day,” which celebrates the anniversary of the [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A variety of businesses, including major retailers, are enhancing their marketing campaigns related to the upcoming 2023 BTS Festa, which will celebrate the 10th debut anniversary of the K-pop supergroup BTS. Kurly Corp., the operator of the e-grocery platform Market Kurly, is planning to host a special promotional event [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Throngs of dedicated fans of K-pop giant BTS were busy taking pictures in front of the Hybe building, the entertainment company behind the band, in Seoul, on Monday morning. Many of them were members of ARMY, the band’s passionate fandom, who arrived from all corners of the world to [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A two-week-long festival kicked off Monday to celebrate K-pop juggernaut BTS’ 10th debut anniversary, organizers said. BTS’ 10th Anniversary Festa will be held jointly with the Seoul metropolitan government till June 25 at various places in the capital city, under the slogan “BTS presents everywhere,” the band’s agency, BigHit [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is currently hosting an exhibition featuring portraits of renowned artists affiliated with Hive, including the popular group BTS. Titled “The Daydream Believers: Dreams, Finally,” the event commenced on June 9 at the “Hive Insight Samsung” venue in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and will continue until August 27. The [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS’ 10th anniversary song “Take Two” has debuted atop iTunes Top Songs charts in 92 countries around the world, the band’s agency said Saturday. The countries include the United States, Britain, France and Germany, according to BigHit Music. Released Friday, the song expresses the band’s gratitude and [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video of K-pop superband BTS’ 2020 megahit single “Dynamite” has topped 1.7 billion YouTube views, becoming the most-viewed music video by the boy group, its agency said Tuesday. The “Dynamite” music video surpassed the threshold on YouTube at 8:37 p.m. on Monday, becoming the first music video [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS, which celebrates its 10th anniversary on June 13, has grown from a lesser-known hip-hop idol group to the most successful K-pop band, breaking numerous records in K-pop history along the way. Initially launched as a band under Big Hit Entertainment, a smaller K-pop label that later transformed into [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Several employees at Hybe, the K-pop company behind the boy group BTS, were found to have sold their company shares last year after learning confidential information about the septet’s suspension from performing as a group, South Korea’s financial regulator said Wednesday. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced that, following [...]