NEW YORK, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS kicked off this year’s summer concert series by U.S. TV show “Good Morning America,” staging an outdoor performance at New York City’s Central Park on Wednesday (local time). BTS was the first performer for the 2019 GMA Summer Concert Series, which will run from [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS’ latest “Map of the Soul: Persona” has sold more than 3.22 million copies, marking an all-time high in number of albums sold, a market tracker said Thursday. The accumulated sales for the band’s seven-track EP, released on April 12, came to a record 3,229,032 in April [...]
LOS ANGELES, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 60,000 fans cheered ecstatically in unison as members of K-pop boy band BTS cried out “Rose Bowl, make some noise,” to open up their fresh world tour at the outdoor Rose Bowl athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, on Saturday. The densely packed stadium roared and shook throughout [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean pop group BTS was to begin its world tour at a 90,000-seat stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday night (local time). The septet was to perform before sold-out crowds at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, according to its management agency. The “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” stadium [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS picked up two prizes at this year’s Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), including the much-coveted Top Duo/Group, becoming the first K-pop artists to win more than one award in a single event. The septet received Top Duo/Group and Top Social Artist at the 2019 BBMAs at the MGM Grand [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, said Wednesday it offered its flagship Palisade sport utility vehicle to K-pop band BTS to use to travel to the Billboard Music Awards. BTS began their trip in a Palisade to travel from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport to the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band sensation BTS’s new album, “Map of the Soul: Persona,” is sweeping across music charts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. The BTS fever is also hot on eBay, where K-pop related goods have recently seen a surge in popularity eBay Korea announced [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS said Wednesday it took several years of sweat and tears and fans’ support to become the K-pop superstars they are today and now they want to use their power to spread a “positive influence.” “At first, we started out as innocent (boys),” BTS member Suga said in a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS is revitalizing the Korean music industry, recently stricken by the Burning Sun scandal, with a series of songs that have broken multiple records and the boy band’s strong intent to communicate with its fans. Members of the ARMY, the official BTS fan club worldwide, are also serving as [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop band BTS’ new album featuring two high-profile pop stars, Halsey and Ed Sheeran, rocked the world music scene Friday, revealing the band’s stories of love, self and the outside world. “Map of the Soul: Persona” hit major online music stores Friday evening (Korean time). It is the opening [...]