SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS, for all intents and purposes, is one of South Korea’s truly global-scale music acts, standing shoulder to shoulder with the likes of say Rihanna, Adele or Justin Bieber in terms of name recognition. But as to how exactly it has become this big a phenomenon remains a mystery [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The music video for “Spring Day” by K-pop boy band BTS has topped 100 million views on YouTube, its agency said Thursday. The song, which was released in February, reached the milestone as of 11 p.m. Wednesday, according to Big Hit Entertainment. “Spring Day” is now the seventh track [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, has wrapped up the South American leg of its world tour with success, selling more than 40,000 tickets in the region, according to its agency Tuesday. According to Big Hit Entertainment, which represents BTS, the team performed in front [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Top South Korean and Chinese singers performed in a joint concert in Beijing Wednesday, drawing more than a thousand Chinese fans, the South Korean organizer said. The annual pop concert, now in its 17th year, brought together 11 South Korean singers and groups as well as 11 Chinese performers [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean boy band ‘BTS’ has received a ‘World Wide Act’ award at the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards. The World Wide Act awards are given to the ‘most noticeable’ artists in different territories around the world. MTV announced that BTS was selected as the most noticeable artist in Korea [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A K-pop festival hosted by South Korea’s leading content and media company CJ E&M will expand to the east coast of the U.S. from the west coast this summer, the company said Tuesday. KCON launched in 2012 and has quickly developed to be North America’s largest annual Korean cultural festival that [...]