The year 2020 has been one of the most dismal years for many around the globe, jolting people to face a harsh new reality where the most mundane things in life have become a luxury. BTS, the K-pop act that has grown into one of the biggest pop groups in the world, is no exception....Read More
SBS will bring their annual year-end music festival ‘Gayo Daejun’ to Daegu, South Korea. On November 13, SBS announced details about this year’s ‘Gayo Daejun’, which is set to take place on December 25. For this year, ‘2020 SBS Gayo Daejun’ will be held in Daegu, known as the model quarantine city of South Korea...Read More
BTS music video “Dynamite” surpassed 600 million views on YouTube. The music video for BTS’s digital single “Dynamite,” which was released at 1 p.m. on August 21, surpassed 600 million views at around 0:01 p.m. on the 17th. It proved its “recorded” popularity, adding 100 million views in about 27 days, following its 500 million...Read More
Several popular K-pop acts are set to participate in an online concert on Nov. 23 to cheer people up amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Groups including SuperM, Monsta X, ITZY and OH MY GIRL will perform for the “Unite ON: Live Concert,” according to its organizer, the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), Monday. “For diversity,...Read More
K-pop boy band SHINee’s rapper Minho has returned to civilian life. Minho, 28, had a celebration with his fans Sunday after completing his 19-month obligatory military service in the Marine Corps. “Thank you for coming here to wait for me,” he said during the ceremony near the base in the southeastern coastal city of Pohang,...Read More
K-pop megastar BTS is set to appear in a year-end concert organized by its agency, Big Hit Entertainment, the agency-label announced Thursday. Big Hit Entertainment, which also runs a namesake label, said the seven-member act will be included in the lineup for the “2021 New Year’s Eve Live presented by Weverse” gig. The concert is...Read More
K-pop sensation BTS has won four MTV Europe Music Awards. The group on Nov. 8 (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) earned the honors for Best Song, Best Group, Biggest Fans and Best Virtual Live in a ceremony aired worldwide. BTS won for Best Group and Biggest Fans for the third straight year and earned its first...Read More
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 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 in an announcement posted on fan community...Read More
Following last year’s event, the group BTS will also be on stage at this year’s MMA (Melon Music Awards). Kakao announced on the 3rd of November that BTS has confirmed its appearance at “MMA 2020,” the nation’s largest pop music awards ceremony for the music platform Melon. MMA 2020 will be held as an online...Read More
South Korea will maintain Level 1 social distancing regulations under a revised five-tier scheme as the average daily number of new cases remains below 100 this week, the health authority said Friday. The new five-tier scheme, which takes effect Saturday, breaks the current three levels into five — 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 —...Read More
