SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A BTS concert held in the southeastern port city of Busan on Saturday in support of the city’s bid for the 2030 World Expo has gained a lot of attention in the online sphere. An hour prior to the start of the concert, K-pop fan community platform Weverse was [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — All members of K-pop supergroup BTS will go to the military to fulfill mandatory service, starting with the oldest member Jin, the band’s agency said Monday. “Jin will revoke his request to delay his conscription at the end of this month and will follow conscription procedures required by the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Global pop group BTS held a free concert in the southeastern port city of Busan on Saturday night to support the city’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. Around 52,000 fans from around the world attended the concert titled “Yet To Come in Busan” at the Busan Asiad [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS will release a book of photography next month, his management agency said Wednesday. “ID: Chaos” will be published Oct. 13 as part of the group’s “Special 8 Photo-Folio” project launched early this month to show off their individual characters and new sides. He will [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern port city of Busan will be decked up in purple lights, the signature color of K-pop supergroup BTS, before and after its one-day concert there next month, organizers said Monday. Hybe, the entertainment company behind BTS, said on Weverse that it will host “The City” project to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fashion company Kolon Industries FnC said Wednesday it will release three types of bags created by upcycling K-pop superband BTS’ stage clothes. Created in collaboration with Hybe, the management agency of the septet, the bags are crafted from uncolored industrial airbag materials as well as pieces of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to 60 percent of South Koreans agree with replacing BTS’ mandatory military service with other alternatives, a poll showed Sunday. Innertech Systems, a local polling agency, conducted a nationwide survey of 3,004 men and women above 18 years of age, of which 59.8 percent agreed that the K-pop [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, leader of K-pop superband BTS, has donated 100 million won (US$71,854) for the second consecutive year to preserve and restore overseas Korean cultural heritage, a state-run cultural foundation said Thursday. The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation said the singer, whose real Korean name is Kim Nam-joon, has recently [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The venue of K-pop giant BTS’ upcoming concert in the southern port city of Busan has been changed to Asiad Main Stadium for the convenience of fans coming to see their favorite artists, the band’s agency said Friday. The septet had planned to hold a one-day concert at a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A new single by hip-hop group Balming Tiger featuring RM of BTS topped the iTunes’ global songs chart Friday, the hip-hop group said. “Sexy Nukim” debuted atop the Worldwide iTunes Song chart and top songs charts in about 50 countries around the world, a day after its release, the [...]