SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition on K-pop sensation BTS’ first nine years since its debut in 2013 will be held in Seoul and the southern port city of Busan, organizers said Wednesday. The “2022 BTS Exhibition: Proof” displays photos, materials, videos and various other types of content showing the past, present and [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, is busy establishing transportation, safety and quarantine measures for an unprecedentedly large audience at the BTS concert there in October, officials said Monday. K-pop superstars BTS recently announced a massive live concert in Busan, 450 km southeast of Seoul, on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for BTS’ 2021 megahit single “Butter” has surpassed 800 million YouTube views, becoming the eighth video from the K-pop group to hit the milestone. The video passed the 800 million threshold at about 4 p.m. Thursday, about 15 months after it was uploaded online on May [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS will hold a massive live concert in Busan on Oct. 15 to support the southern port city’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030, the group said Wednesday. The septet said on K-pop fan community platform Weverse that the one-day concert titled “BTS <Yet to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroups BTS and BLACKPINK have been nominated for group of the year in the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, the U.S. music channel has announced. The two K-pop bands will compete for Best Group Of The Year with City Girls, Foo Fighters, Imagine Dragons, Maneskin, Red Hot Chili [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon has proposed allowing the members of K-pop superband BTS to replace their military duties with alternative service as public relations ambassadors for the city’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo, officials said Thursday. The government formally appointed the septet last month as a PR [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS and Samsung Electronics Co.’s newest Galaxy Z Flip 4 dominated Times Square in New York for an hour on Thursday. The tech giant revealed the Galaxy Z Flip 4 X BTS collaboration video in Times Square at 4 p.m. (local time) on Thursday with the video [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superband BTS will begin a relay photo album project with the youngest member Jungkook next month, the group’s agency said Friday. Earlier in the day, Jungkook unveiled a surprise teaser image titled, “Me, Myself, and Jungkook” for the upcoming “Photo Folio” project, on social media. In the blurry [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group BTS has announced the return of its own variety show, titled “Run BTS,” after 10 months. “‘Run BTS’ will finally make a return after a 10-month break,” the band said in a teaser video it shared on social media Monday. “Please look forward to the release, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup has said there could be a way to allow members of K-pop supergroup BTS to perform overseas while carrying out their mandatory military service. Lee made the remark during a parliamentary defense committee meeting Monday, saying the issue can be handled without breaching the principle [...]