SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of K-pop superband BTS, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his management agency said Friday. Suga was confirmed to have the virus in a polymerase chain reaction test after arriving in Seoul from the United States on Thursday, according to Big Hit Music. “Suga received [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Suga, a member of global sensation BTS, celebrated his birthday in a meaningful way this year by making a donation for child cancer patients in his hometown. The rapper-singer donated 100 million won (US$88,012) to Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital in Daegu, 302 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Tuesday, his [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of K-pop megastar BTS, will take a break from official activities, including promotion for an upcoming album, to fully recover from a recent shoulder surgery, the band’s agency said Friday. “Suga underwent surgery to repair his torn shoulder labrum on November 3,” Big Hit Entertainment said [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of Korean pop sensation BTS, released his new mixtape “D-2″ and the music video for the title track “Daechwita” on Friday. The term “daechwita” refers to a genre of Korean traditional music where percussion instruments are used to play music at a king’s parade and other [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Topping iTunes singles charts in 59 countries and territories Thursday, “Eight,” a high-profile collaboration song between K-pop queen IU and BTS’ Suga, became a chart sensation. Following its official release Wednesday evening, “Eight,” a pop rock number, topped the iTunes singles chart in the United States, France, Singapore, New [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress IU has teamed up with K-pop sensation BTS’ member Suga for an upcoming digital single, the former’s management agency announced Monday. IU will release the as-yet-unnamed new single, co-produced by Suga, on May 6, according to EDAM Entertainment. Other details, such as the genre, have yet to be [...]
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 [...]