SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — “Love Yourself in Seoul,” the second documentary film capturing the thrill of live BTS concerts, attracted more than 200,000 local movie goers in the first three days after its release at some local screens last week, data showed Tuesday. The accumulated ticket sales for the film, which hit 161 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Soulful veteran singer Lee So-ra’s new release, “Song Request,” featuring K-pop boy band BTS member Suga, took local and global music charts by storm, according to charts results released Wednesday. The mellow ballad, Suga’s first collaboration, written by rapper and singer-songwriter Tablo, topped six major local song charts, including [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Big Hit Entertainment, which manages K-pop boy band BTS, on Friday unveiled the first member of a new boy band it is set to launch. Big Hit uploaded photos of and an introductory film about the new band’s first member, Yeonjun, on its website and social media accounts, as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS became the first South Korean boy band to hit 600 million views on YouTube with the music video for their song “DNA”. Big Hit Entertainment said that the music video reached 600 million views at 7:18 p.m. on Wednesday. The music video uses various transitional effects as if [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Mattel Inc., an American multinational toy manufacturing company famous for its Barbie dolls, plans to develop new dolls designed after BTS, an internationally acclaimed boy band from South Korea. The company tweeted on Sunday that it is going to bring “official BTS dolls to millions around the world.” Mattel [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday he will push for a concert of Korean singers, including world-famous boy band BTS, in North Korea this fall. Rep. Ahn Min-seok of the Democratic Party told Yonhap News Agency that he contacted BTS’ agents last month to inquire whether the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS finished the year 2018 as the second-highest album seller in the United States, behind Eminem, U.S. data showed Tuesday. The 2018 report on U.S. Music Industry Consumption by Buzz Angle Music showed BTS sold 603,307 albums last year, coming after the top seller Eminem’s 755,027. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The economic value generated by K-pop boy band BTS is estimated at around 4 trillion won (US$3.54 billion) annually, a local researcher said Tuesday, indicating that the global sensation plays a significant role in South Korea’s economy that stretches beyond the cultural sector. The Hyundai Research Institute (HRI) said [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Fans of the K-pop group BTS, known as ARMY, have donated winter goods to a facility that supports South Korean women forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II. The House of Sharing, located in Gwangju, just outside of Seoul, posted on its website on Sunday that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy band BTS has achieved gold status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for its compilation album “Love Yourself: Answer,” its agency said Thursday. It is the first time for any South Korean musician to get gold certification for an album, Big Hit Entertainment said. [...]