SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1 million viewers watched an online concert of K-pop superstar BTS held over the weekend, the band’s agency said Monday. Some 993,000 viewers from 191 countries and territories watched “BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E” that was streamed online due to the pandemic, according to Big Hit Entertainment. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The new coronavirus has proven to be a longer-than-expected obstacle that has pushed the global music industry out of its comfort zone and into uncharted land where the heat and energy of live gigs no longer exist. But it couldn’t stop BTS and its dedicated fan base ARMY from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday the music video of “Dynamite,” K-pop sensation BTS’ latest single, will be played on its TVs displayed at retail stores worldwide as the South Korean giant strengthens its marketing with the star boy band. Starting with more than 1,400 electronics shops in South Korea, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency of K-pop phenoms BTS, drew a near record-high amount of deposits from retail investors Tuesday, the last day for the subscription for its initial public offering (IPO) next week. Since Monday, retail investors have subscribed for around 1.43 million Big Hit shares, or [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A prominent ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday members of K-pop superstar BTS should be offered preferential treatment in terms of their mandatory military duties. “Why is it OK for Son Heung-min but not for BTS?,” Rep. Noh Woong-rae of the ruling Democratic Party said in a radio interview with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The chief of Big Hit Entertainment, the creative force behind K-pop superstar BTS, will become the 14th-richest stockholder in South Korea after his company’s initial public offering (IPO) in mid-October. The company is scheduled to open subscription for retail investors Monday and Tuesday at an IPO price of 135,000 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Global K-pop star BTS participated in a remix project for the hit song “Savage Love” by U.S. pop singer Jason Deluro and New Zealand producer Jawsh 685, according to the band’s agency Sunday. BTS lent its singing and rapping to “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) (BTS Remix),” the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar BTS performed its hit song “Mikrokosmos” at a royal palace in Seoul as part of the “BTS Week” special on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” aired Friday (Korea time). In a prerecorded nighttime live performance, the seven-member band sang the song from its 2019 album, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean analysts offer a wide range of target prices for Big Hit Entertainment, an agency of K-pop superstar BTS, ahead of the company’s market debut slated for this month. Big Hit Entertainment’s listing, set for Oct. 15, is one of this year’s mega IPO deals, thanks to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar BTS teased its upcoming new album “BE” on Thursday (Korean time), appearing on the “BTS Week” special on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The show’s weeklong series running for five days through Friday is designed to showcase different music performances of the seven-member band each [...]