SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS has climbed back up the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart with his latest single, “Who,” despite his absence due to military duty. According to the chart released Tuesday, “Who” ranked 12th, rising two spots from No. 14 the previous week when it debuted. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin, a member of the popular K-pop group BTS, will release the English version of “Be Mine,” a track from his second solo album, “Muse,” on Friday, BigHit Music said Thursday. “Be Mine” is an Afrobeat song with a captivating sound and rhythm, featuring sensual lyrics that embrace natural [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin, a member of the K-pop superband BTS, has claimed the No. 14 spot on the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 chart with his latest single, “Who.” Billboard announced the news in a preview of this week’s chart, shared on the social media X on Monday (U.S. time). This marks [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Stray Kids has claimed its fifth No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart with its latest EP, “Ate.” The eight-track album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart for this week with 232,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, Billboard said in a [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The coastal city of Gangneung, located in South Korea’s Gangwon Province, has experienced a significant increase in foreign individual tourists, according to recent data. A joint initiative by the Gangwon Provincial Government and the city of Gangneung, which offers a specialized taxi service for foreign tourists, reported a 144% year-on-year [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS will release a new solo album Friday while serving in the South Korean military. The new EP, “Muse,” is scheduled to be out at 1 p.m., marking the singer’s first release in about one year and four months since his debut solo album, “Face,” [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin, a member of K-pop superstar BTS, will give his first performance of “Who,” the main track from his second solo album, on a popular U.S. TV show next week, the group’s agency said Thursday. Jimin will appear on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in a prerecorded [...]
PARIS, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of global K-pop sensation BTS carried the torch for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Sunday, greeted by throngs of cheering fans. The South Korean singer led the Louvre Museum section of the relay in Paris, starting around 8 p.m. Crowds of BTS fans, known as ARMY, gathered [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK and Jimin of boy group BTS have entered the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main songs chart with their new solo singles. Billboard said on X, formerly Twitter, Monday (U.S. time) that Lisa’s “Rockstar” and Jimin’s “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” featuring Loco debuted at [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A new Disney+ original capturing the latest trip by BTS members Jimin and Jungkook before their military enlistment will captivate fans with its release next month. “Are You Sure?!” set to premiere Aug. 8, highlights the strong chemistry of the duo, known affectionately as Busanz, owing to their Busan [...]