SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — “The Astronaut,” the first official single by Jin of the K-pop supergroup BTS, has landed at No. 61 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100. According to the latest chart updated Friday (British time), the song entered the chart together with Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” (No. 3) and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has submitted an application with the Military Manpower Administration (MMA) to cancel his request to postpone his military conscription, according to sources Friday. The move to revoke the delay came after Big Hit Music, the singer’s management agency, announced last month that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin of the K-pop megaband BTS made a guest appearance at Coldplay’s concert in Buenos Aires on Friday (local time) for his first live performance of his solo debut single, “The Astronaut,” with the British rock band. According to music industry sources here, Jin appeared from the opposite side [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, debuted as a solo artist through a collaborative single with British rock band Coldplay on Friday. The vocalist simultaneously released “The Astronaut” and its music video worldwide at 1 p.m. in Korea, or midnight in the United States (EST). “The Astronaut” marks [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean tourism promotional videos featuring Suga and Jimin of global K-pop sensation BTS have garnered more than 43 million views a week after they were released. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) uploaded two of its four retro-themed music videos, titled “Feel the Rhythm of Korea,” in which [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — RM of K-pop supergroup BTS will emcee a new educational-entertainment TV show on cable channel tvN, the channel has said. Director Jang Hang-jun will co-host “The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge,” set to be broadcast in the second half of this year, the broadcaster said Tuesday. A sequel to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Thursday it has released two tourism promotional videos on its YouTube channel featuring Suga and Jimin of K-pop megaband BTS. The videos promoting tourism to the cities of Busan and Daejeon are part of retro-themed music video series titled “Feel the Rhythm of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS will drop his first solo single, titled “The Astronaut,” on Oct. 28, his agency said Wednesday. The song will make Jin the second BTS member to debut as an individual artist, following J-Hope, Big Hit Music said on Weverse, a K-pop fan community platform. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Ardent fans of K-pop supergroup BTS were shocked Monday by the announcement of the members’ plan to fulfill their mandatory military service, but accepted what was coming and promised to remain their ARMY during the transition period. Known as ARMY (Adorable Representative MC for Youth), BTS’ global fan base [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The music industry sees K-pop superstar BTS’ abrupt decision Monday to fulfill its members’ military duty was aimed at keeping the group’s promise to society and drawing a big picture to become a long-running group. Regarding the military service issue, the members of BTS have maintained the position that [...]