SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS on Friday dropped a music video of their latest song, “Idol,” featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj. The new video updated on YouTube is an extended edition of the original version of the song’s video released two weeks earlier but has additional images of the American [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The immense popularity of bags upcycled from leather products by social enterprise MORETHAN’s fashion bag brand, “CONTINEW” has been heavily covered by the press after being included on the shelves of JDC Duty Free at Jeju International Airport. Ever since CONTINEW, with support from petrol giant SK Innovation, first [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The office of President Moon Jae-in has celebrated the second Billboard victory by sensational K-pop stars BTS, joining BTS fans’ jubilation. “Huge congratulations to BTS on topping the Billboard 200 for a second time!” the presidential house Cheong Wa Dae said on its English Twitter account. The post was [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — On Monday morning, many Koreans woke up to the news that K-pop boy band BTS clinched a second victory on the Billboard’s main albums chart. It’s been only three months since the group dominated the same Billboard 200 albums chart with the second of its “Love Yourself” trilogy, becoming [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS left for the United States on Monday on its world tour as it scored its second No. 1 title on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with its latest work, “Love Yourself: Answer.” The seven-member K-pop sensation is set to perform at Staples Center in Los [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The K-pop boy band BTS’ new album, “Love Yourself: Answer,” is poised to hit the world music scene Friday with its main track that blends South African dance music with traditional Korean beats and the sounds of a folk music instrument. The final, fourth part of the septet’s “Love [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group BTS will perform at a 40,000-seat stadium in New York City as part of their upcoming world tour, their management agency said Thursday. The band will hit New York City’s Citi Field on Oct. 6 on the American leg of their upcoming world tour, according to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop superstars BTS’ upcoming album, “Love Yourself: Answer,” claimed the No. 1 spot in the CD category of the biggest American online retailer Amazon.com in the first day of preorders, its management agency said Thursday. Preorders for the new BTS album, set for release on Aug. 24, began Wednesday, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Mount Tai, situated north of the Chinese city of Tai’an in Shandong Province, is a peak known for its natural beauty and beloved by the Chinese population. The mountain is also familiar with Koreans as many well-known proverbs talk of the mountain’s soaring summit, which is also famous worldwide [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The K-pop boy band BTS will hold a photo and video exhibition in Seoul marking the fifth anniversary of its debut, its agency Big Hit Entertainment said Monday. BTS will showcase photos showing them working on albums, photos taken by the seven members themselves and video clips featuring various [...]