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BTS: ‘We Want to Help Future Generation with Public Role’

BTS: ‘We Want to Help Future Generation with Public Role’

SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS said it hopes to play an active role in helping youths around the world amid global challenges like economic hardships, inequality and the ongoing pandemic. The seven-piece group, which has rewritten history by ruling Billboard charts and becoming the first Korean pop group to receive [...]

BTS Named S. Korea’s Special Presidential Envoy for Public Diplomacy

BTS Named S. Korea’s Special Presidential Envoy for Public Diplomacy

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in appointed South Korean boy band BTS as his special envoy for public diplomacy Wednesday. In their capacity of “special presidential envoy for future generations and culture,” the members of the group plan to attend major international meetings, including the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly [...]

BTS to Join Global Live Show to Fight COVID-19, Climate Change

BTS to Join Global Live Show to Fight COVID-19, Climate Change

SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS and dozens of top international artists will join Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour broadcast show intended to help fight COVID-19, climate change and extreme poverty in September, the organizer said. Global Citizen, an international advocacy group based in New York, announced details of the global philanthropic [...]

BTS Extends No. 1 Streak on Billboard Hot 100 to Seven Straight Weeks

BTS Extends No. 1 Streak on Billboard Hot 100 to Seven Straight Weeks

SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS’ summery, up-tempo number “Butter” remained atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the seventh consecutive week in the group’s best chart record since its debut. “”Butter” is officially No. 1 on this week’s #Hot100 chart for a seventh week,” Billboard said on its Twitter account on Monday [...]

BTS Drops New Summer Bop ‘Permission to Dance’

BTS Drops New Summer Bop ‘Permission to Dance’

SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Superband BTS on Friday unveiled its much-awaited new song “Permission to Dance,” the act’s second collaboration with British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. The pop-disco track, co-written with Sheeran as well as high-profile producers, like Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid and Jenna Andrews, turned out to be another cheerful song aimed at [...]