SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean companies are turning to ‘BTS marketing’ for the world-famous boy band’s concerts in Los Angeles. Samsung Electronics Co. and AmorePacific Corp. have set up company booths along the side of SoFi Stadium in the U.S. city where the concerts will take place and have held various promotions and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS has expressed confidence it can win a Grammy award sometime in the future, citing an old saying, “Little strokes fell great oaks,” despite disappointment of falling short of winning a nomination for the top four Grammys last week. “I grew up watching the Grammy Awards since [...]
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS held its first in-person concert in two years in Los Angeles on Saturday, drawing about 50,000 American fans. Saturday’s concert at SoFi Stadium in the U.S. city marked the septet’s first non-virtual concert since 2019, when the group performed in Seoul. Tens of thousands of fans [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense ministry stressed the need Thursday for “prudence” in considering whether to allow active-duty military service exemptions for K-pop superstar BTS and other top artists, citing the nation’s shrinking population and other factors. Boo Seung-chan, the ministry’s spokesperson, made the remarks as the National Assembly has been [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for the K-pop supergroup BTS’ 2019 hit “Boy With Luv” surpassed 1.4 billion YouTube views for the first time among videos from the group Wednesday. “Boy With Luv,” the main track of the septet’s sixth EP “Map of the Soul: Persona,” hit the milestone at around [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean megastar BTS earned a Grammy nomination for the second consecutive year Tuesday (U.S. time) but failed to get a nod in any of the four major categories. The septet was nominated for the best pop duo or group performance for their megahit “Butter,” during the official Grammys [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — After BTS won the artist of the year, considered the top honor, at the American Music Awards (AMAs), beating out big names like Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, all eyes are now on the South Korean group’s next challenge — the Grammy Awards. Will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean supergroup BTS once again rewrote K-pop history Monday by becoming the first Asian act to win artist of the year, considered the top award, at the American Music Awards (AMAs). The septet clinched the award during the 2021 AMAs broadcast live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS has been announced the winner of U.S. magazine Variety’s Record of the Year award for its global hit song “Butter,” the band’s agency said Sunday. The digital single won the Record of the Year category in Variety’s 2021 “Hitmakers” list, released Friday (U.S. time), according [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop superband BTS’ “Dynamite” has passed 1.3 billion views on YouTube, its management agency said Saturday. The video for the megahit single released in 2020 reached the milestone at 10:15 p.m. Friday, Big Hit Music said. It became the seven-member group’s third music video to [...]