SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of BTS are flocking to the city of Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province to view its airfield, which featured prominently in one of the boyband’s music videos. As more people show interest in Mosan Airfield, Jecheon city officials have linked the music video in question to the city’s [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — With BTS’ rise to international stardom, the members of the K-pop boyband are using their newfound global influence to contribute to society in a positive way. The “Love Myself” campaign is one such effort, and has BTS campaigning for donations and good deeds by fans both domestically and abroad. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — BigHit Entertainment, the managing company of the boyband sensation BTS, has announced that it is taking strong legal action against Internet users who have posted malicious comments about the band, which recently topped the Billboard Charts. BigHit posted the announcement on the BTS fan page website last Friday. Some [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — To commemorate the fifth anniversary of boyband BTS’ debut, fans in Thailand donated blood as part of charity efforts reflecting their favorite band’s own public campaign. The fans known as the “Thai A.R.M.Y” revealed yesterday that they collectively donated more than 200 liters of blood to celebrate the anniversary. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean artists under the SM Entertainment label held a huge joint concert in Paris, France in 2011. Although the concert was a watershed moment for K-pop music in general, signaling for the first time the rise of K-pop in Europe, French critics were less than impressed. An excerpt from [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Fans of K-pop are fuming over allegations that producers of idol singing groups in China and Japan are copying the concepts of K-pop bands. LDH, the management company of famed Japanese dance group Exile recently revealed plans to launch the boy group Ballistik Boyz. Composed of Hidaka Ryuta, Gano [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop sensation BTS’ music video for “DNA” exceeded 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday, marking the first time that a South Korean music group has set such a record. The video for the lead song on the group’s mini album “LOVE YOURSELF: Her” surpassed the milestone on the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — With BTS topping the pop charts around the globe, books associated with the Korean boy band are selling out fast. Members of BTS have been known for their keen interest in literature, which, fans say, is what sets them apart from other K-pop idol stars. According to the publishing [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — At a press conference last December, Bang Si-hyuk, CEO of Big Hit Entertainment, the company that manages the K-pop boy band sensation BTS, said that he hoped the group would serve “as a model [for other K-pop groups] and not just end as a mere happening.” Bang’s statement reflected [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS has developed into a worldwide sensation after topping the Billboard 200 Chart, and companies are rushing in to take full commercial advantage of the Korean boyband’s success. International fans of BTS have been visiting domestic online shopping platforms while concerts showcasing the K-pop stars have been selling out [...]