SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Big Hit Entertainment, the K-pop powerhouse behind global sensation BTS, on Friday unveiled a plan to change its name to Hybe and ambitions to become what it called an “entertainment lifestyle platform.” “What we think of as variation of music is that of the indefinite realm and I think [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Topps, a U.S. trading card manufacturer, removed an illustration showing beaten-up members of BTS after it came under fire for releasing the product at a time when hate crimes against Asians are raising alarm bells. The New York-based company introduced the sticker collection “The Shammy Awards” on Tuesday (U.S. [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The BTS megahit “Dynamite” has become a double platinum certified single in the United States in the latest record-breaking streak for the K-pop juggernauts. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced Wednesday (U.S. time) that the septet’s digital single “Dynamite” released in August has earned double platinum. A [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop juggernauts BTS brightened up the Grammy awards with another striking performance of its megahit “Dynamite,” writing history as the first Korean nominee to perform on the annual music show often dubbed “music’s biggest night.” The seven-piece act — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook — joined [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar BTS swept the top two spots on a worldwide album sales chart last year, according to an organization representing the global recording industry. The International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said Thursday (U.S. time) that “Map of the Soul: 7″ ranked No. 1 and “BE” No. 2 [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Suga, a member of global sensation BTS, celebrated his birthday in a meaningful way this year by making a donation for child cancer patients in his hometown. The rapper-singer donated 100 million won (US$88,012) to Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital in Daegu, 302 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Tuesday, his [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS, which earned a nomination from this year’s Grammy Awards, is set to perform at music’s biggest night in the United States next week, the event’s organizers have said. The Recording Academy on Sunday (U.S. time) announced the full performers lineup for the 63rd Grammys. BTS is [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Global superstar BTS said taking part in the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) campaign aimed at ending violence and sharing hope among children and young people has actually helped them love themselves more. “I thought we’re doing this for people around us but I realized as time passed that [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — After spending a phenomenal year with megahits “Dynamite” and “Life Goes On” in 2020, BTS has been crowned Global Recording Artist of the Year by an organization representing the worldwide recording industry. The win on Wednesday (U.S. local time) marks a first for an act that performs primarily in [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Global superstar BTS has set another record, this time by claiming No. 1 on the Billboard’s Artist 100 chart for a 16th week, the most for a group act. The seven-piece act ranked No. 1, up four notches from the previous week, on the metric that measures artists’ popularity [...]