SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Big Hit Entertainment, the agency of K-pop superstar BTS, may face increased volatility following last week’s rocky stock market debut, as institutional investors are likely to sell part of the company’s stocks. Right after debuting on the country’s main bourse on Thursday, the K-pop entertainment company soared to 351,000 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency of K-pop superstars BTS, debuted on South Korea’s main bourse on Thursday, building a valuation higher than the country’s next three largest entertainment companies combined. Big Hit shares opened at 270,000 won (US$236) on Thursday on the Korea Exchange and jumped by the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS won the Top Social Artist award at this year’s Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), their fourth consecutive victory in the category. At the award event held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles without spectators on Wednesday (U.S. time), the septet beat Billie Eilish and Ariana [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar BTS became the first-ever musical act in history to top Billboard’s Social 50 chart for 200 weeks in a row this week. Billboard said Tuesday (U.S. time) that BTS ranked No. 1 on this week’s Social 50 chart, reigning the chart for the longest ever streak by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Indonesian members of the ARMY, BTS’ official fan club, planted trees to celebrate BTS member Jimin’s birthday. Asabell “Asa” Audida, a 24-year old fan, proposed on social media to plant 1,000 mangrove trees starting a month before Jimin’s 26th birthday on Oct. 13, local media reported. Just nine days [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of K-pop superstar BTS on Tuesday voiced frustration over the social media storm in China that has erupted over member RM’s recent remarks honoring those sacrificed during the Korean War. In an Oct. 7 ceremony hosted by the U.S.-based nonprofit organization The Korea Society, RM, who spoke on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar BTS will open online pop-up stores inspired by its latest studio album, “Map of the Soul: 7,” next week amid the prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic, the band’s management agency said Tuesday. “BTS Pop-up: Map of the Soul” will first open on the septet’s online fan community BTS [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of trillions of won are floating around stock markets after last week’s fierce competition for the subscription of Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency of K-pop superstar BTS, data showed Tuesday. Retail investors, including BTS fans, chipped in 58.4 trillion won (US$50.8 billion) in the agency’s two-day subscription [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BTS has achieved its second No. 1 on Billboard’s main singles chart with a song featuring the South Korean septet climbing to the summit this week, Billboard reported Monday. “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat),” the latest version of hit song “Savage Love” by U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is working on a plan to allow pop culture celebrities credited for contributing to improving the country’s image to postpone their mandatory military service, the military recruitment agency said Tuesday. The plan came amid talk of whether K-pop boy band BTS members should be given such favors [...]