SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An online concert by K-pop boy group BTS, scheduled for later this month, will come with a “multi-view” feature, its agency said Monday. Big Hit Entertainment said the septet’s fan group, widely known as Army, will be able to enjoy the livestreaming event, Bang Bang Con the Live, from [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video of BTS’ 2017 hit song “DNA” topped 1 billion YouTube views on Monday, becoming the band’s first music video to surpass that milestone. “DNA,” the lead track of BTS’ 2017 album “Love Yourself: Her,” achieved the feat early Monday morning, according to the band’s label-management agency [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — K-pop mega group BTS are undoubtedly a huge financial blessing for their record label-management agency Big Hit Entertainment. Thanks to the septet’s smash hit album “Map Of The Soul: Persona” and sellout concerts worldwide, Big Hit posted record sales of 587.2 billion won (US$472.2 million) in fiscal year 2019, [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of Korean pop sensation BTS, released his new mixtape “D-2″ and the music video for the title track “Daechwita” on Friday. The term “daechwita” refers to a genre of Korean traditional music where percussion instruments are used to play music at a king’s parade and other [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS is revitalizing South Korean retail industry that has been suffering from a precipitous drop in demand prompted by the coronavirus outbreak after clothing, massage chairs, and other products touted by the boy band have seen a major sales boost. BTS’s worldwide popularity, in particular, is [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Having rescheduled the entire itinerary of its world tour this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, K-pop boy band BTS will stage a live online concert next month, inviting fans from across the world, its management agency said Thursday. The septet will connect with its fans “Army” through the [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS, which has recently shared the process of working on its new album with fans, is drawing attention by unveiling a video of a group meeting this time. BTS released a video of a meeting on the YouTube channel “BANGTANTV” Monday, where all seven members gathered [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Topping iTunes singles charts in 59 countries and territories Thursday, “Eight,” a high-profile collaboration song between K-pop queen IU and BTS’ Suga, became a chart sensation. Following its official release Wednesday evening, “Eight,” a pop rock number, topped the iTunes singles chart in the United States, France, Singapore, New [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop band BTS will join ex-U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and American pop icon Lady Gaga in giving speeches during a virtual commencement event by YouTube next month, the band’s agency said Wednesday. The streaming event, “Dear Class of 2020″ set for June [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Global band BTS has begun a new journey to produce an album, possibly the first self-produced album in the band’s high-profile seven-year music career. Appearing on a live video log on YouTube last week, BTS member Jimin shared the news on the project, the band’s new discographic journey that [...]