SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super band BTS on Friday canceled the inaugural Seoul leg of its new world tour set to kick off in April as its home country is struggling to contain mass outbreaks of the novel coronavirus. The band’s management agency broke the news through its mobile fan platform, Weverse. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Putting on the debut performance of “ON,” the lead track of the new BTS album “Map of the Soul: 7,” the South Korean super band has rocked Grand Central Terminal, a symbolic public space in New York City. The septet unveiled a premiere performance of “ON,” pre-filmed in a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “Map of the Soul: 7,” the new album of K-pop super band BTS, is bound to debut atop the Billboard 200 next week, the band’s historic fourth No. 1 on the chart, the company has said. “The set, which was released Feb. 21 via Big Hit Entertainment, could earn [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — “They pull everybody together, in a time where it seems like the world is going the opposite, so we need people like that who are bringing people together,” said American trombonist Duane Benjamin, who participated in K-pop boy band BTS’s fourth album, “Map of the Soul: 7.” Benjamin appeared [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled a hydrogen campaign video starring K-pop super band BTS in the United States. The company aired the video on an electronic display located in the center of New York City’s Times Square for an hour last Friday. Despite the cold weather, tourists and fans [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop phenomenon BTS dropped a new album, “Map of the Soul: 7,” Friday with a majestic music video of the album’s lead track, “ON,” ready to rock the world music scene once again. The upcoming 20-track album is the second part of its “Map of the Soul” album series, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. signed a partnership with K-pop super band BTS for marketing of its new smartphones, company officials said Wednesday. Samsung will first work with BTS for the boy band’s global contemporary art initiative, “CONNECT, BTS,” and will expand their collaboration to other areas, according to the officials. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Pre-orders for K-pop super band BTS’ upcoming album have topped the 4 million mark, the biggest pre-order volume ever for a South Korean album. Pre-orders for “Map of the Soul: 7,” set for official release on Friday, reached 4.02 million copies as of Monday, BTS’ management agency, Big Hit [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super band BTS unveiled Monday the tracklist of its much-anticipated upcoming album, which includes the main track, “ON,” and an accompanying digital version of the song featuring Australian singer Sia. According to the image of the tracklist posted on the website of the band’s agency, Big Hit Entertainment, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A massive network of shining aluminium hoops was set up by New York’s East River against the backdrop of the city’s famous skyline Tuesday (U.S. time). The art installation, “New York Clearing,” by British sculptor Antony Gormley, is the final edition of the K-pop superband’s global art project involving [...]