SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Kang Jung-ai, has penned a letter of gratitude to RM, the leader of K-pop group BTS, acknowledging his recent 100 million won donation to the veterans’ welfare fund while serving his mandatory military service. The ministry released the contents of Kang’s letter [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of K-pop supergroup BTS, has landed again on the Billboard 200 main albums chart with his second solo album, “Right Place, Wrong Person,” at No. 5. Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a preview of this week’s chart that the album amassed 54,000 album-equivalent units, including [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — RM of K-pop supergroup BTS will drop his second individual album Friday, the group’s agency said. The album, titled “Right Place, Wrong Person,” is set to hit various music services at 1 p.m. (Korean time), BigHit Music said. It marks the first release from the BTS leader since “Indigo,” [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will release “Come Back to Me,” a track from his upcoming solo album, worldwide Friday. The song and its music video will come out at 1 p.m. (Korean time), two weeks ahead of the release of the album, titled “Right Place, Wrong [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will unveil “Come Back to Me,” a prerelease track from his upcoming second solo album, Tuesday, the group’s agency said. The song will be released, along with its music video, at 1 p.m. (Korean time), two weeks ahead of the album’s release, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — RM of K-pop supergroup BTS will drop his second individual album next month, the group’s agency said Friday. The album, titled “Right Place, Wrong Person,” will hit various music services at 1 p.m. on May 24 (Korean time), BigHit Music said. It would mark the first release from the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS RM reaffirmed his unwavering admiration for art through his latest social media update, where he documented his recent visits to local galleries and art museums. The leader of the K-pop supergroup, who is currently serving in the Army, shared photos on his Instagram on Sunday, capturing his recent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — From Korean abstract art master Yoo Young-kuk (1916-2002) to Seundja Rhee (1918-2009), one of the few female first-generation Korean abstract artists, the Korean Pavilion has a lot to offer at this year’s Venice Art Biennale. The 60th edition of the Biennale, one of the world’s largest and most influential [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — RM and V of K-pop supergroup BTS will begin their mandatory military service Monday. When two more members — Jimin and Jungkook — enlist Tuesday, all seven members of the band will be carrying out their military duty. Three older band members are already in service, with Jin, the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In September 2021, the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, located in Mapo, Seoul, was quietly engaged in fundraising efforts. An anonymous benefactor generously contributed 100 million won, specifying that the funds be used for the preservation and restoration of cultural assets abroad. The name of the benefactor, however, remained undisclosed. [...]