AL KHOR, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off on Sunday with BTS star Jungkook performing a new single in an opening ceremony built on a message of inclusion and diversity. Jungkook, a member of the award-winning K-pop group, performed the song “Dreamers” with Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi at Al [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — “The Astronaut,” the solo debut single by K-pop group BTS’ Jin, has sold over 1 million copies, the band’s agency said Friday. Big Hit Music said, citing data from Circle Chart, the album has sold 1,024,382 copies since it was released Oct. 28. Jin’s deeply sentimental voice accompanied by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of the K-pop megastar BTS, will put out his individual book of photography next month before joining the military, the group’s management agency said Thursday. The photo book, titled “Sea of JIN Island,” will come out Dec. 2 as part of the group’s “Special 8 Photo-Folio” [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean supergroup BTS has been nominated in multiple categories of the 2023 Grammy Awards, becoming the first K-pop act to receive a Grammy nomination for three consecutive years. The septet was nominated for the best pop duo or group performance for “My Universe,” along with British rock band [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Police on Tuesday referred to the prosecution a former foreign ministry employee accused of attempting to sell BTS member Jungkook’s lost hat online, officials said. The suspect put a bucket hat up for sale on an online secondhand market on Oct. 17, saying it was left by Jungkook at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of the K-pop superband BTS, is expected to serve in a military unit near South Korea’s border with North Korea, the singer has said, with his enlistment expected within next month. The 29-year-old unveiled the information Sunday when a fan on Weverse, a K-pop fan community [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of the global K-pop sensation BTS will take the stage for the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 20, his agency has said. “Jungkook will be part of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Soundtrack and will perform at the World Cup [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, rapper and leader of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Friday he will release his first official solo album, “Indigo,” on Dec. 2. “Finally, my first album is coming thanks to you. I have been preparing for it for four years,” RM wrote in entertainment agency Hybe’s fan community [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hybe Co., the Korean entertainment agency behind supergroup BTS, said Thursday it will support collaborations between different record labels under its wing to introduce diverse content in what is seen as efforts to fill the hole left by the flagship band’s hiatus. Hybe unveiled the diversification strategy in an [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a vocalist of the K-pop giant BTS, has earned his first solo entry on the U.S. Billboard’s main songs chart for his first individual release, “The Astronaut.” The single debuted at No. 51 on the Hot 100 with 4.9 million U.S. streams and 44,000 downloads sold in the [...]