SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS will put on its first performance of the upcoming release “Butter” at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) scheduled for later this month. The seven-piece act will be performing at the annual music awards for the fourth consecutive year, unveiling “Butter” at the ceremony scheduled for May [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — J-hope, a member of popular K-pop band BTS, has donated 100 million won (US$89,000) for children in Tanzania, a Seoul-based charity said Tuesday. According to ChildFund Korea, J-Hope expressed hope that his donation will be a helping hand to children in overseas countries on South Korea’s Children’s Day, which [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS has clinched nominations in four categories — the most for the K-pop superstars — in the upcoming 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) set for next month. The seven-member act was nominated in the categories of Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Social Artist and Top Selling Song [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The process of learning a language can be more effective when you have a strong motivation, which is why the company behind BTS recently released the latest version of its Korean learning kit involving the K-pop act’s miniature characters for global fans. “Learn! Korean with TinyTAN,” is a follow-up [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS is ready to come back next month with the cheerful summer number “Butter,” its agency said Tuesday. The “fun and upbeat summer song,” which will be the seven-piece act’s second English single following “Dynamite” released last year, will drop globally in a digital version at 1 [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for the 2018 BTS hit “Idol” has surpassed 900 million views on YouTube in the latest feat for the K-pop dynamo. “Idol,” the main track of the seven-piece act’s repackaged album “Love Yourself: Answer,” hit the milestone at 5:59 a.m. on Sunday, according to Big Hit [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — An auction house said Thursday it has called off a plan to put on the block a traditional Korean outfit worn by Jimin, a member of the K-pop sensation BTS, during a performance. Myart Auction announced the cancellation at the request of its designer, who worried about the impact [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has collaborated with K-pop icon BTS to suggest people take eco-friendly actions in their daily lives to protect the environment in a campaign film celebrating Earth Day. In the one-minute YouTube video themed “For Tomorrow We Won’t Wait,” BTS raises [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of peak simultaneous viewers of the latest online concert streaming event by K-pop group BTS surpassed 2.7 million, the boy band’s agency said Sunday. The milestone figure was announced by Big Hit Music one day after “Bang Bang Con 21″ — comprised of some eight hours of [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for the 2019 BTS hit “Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)” has earned more than 1.2 billion views on YouTube in another milestone for the K-pop dynamo. “Boy With Luv,” the main track for the seven-piece act’s sixth EP “Map of the Soul: Persona,” hit 1.2 billion [...]