BTS makes 3rd debut Billboard Hot 100 on top K-pop supergroup BTS has achieved another historic milestone, landing at No. 1 on the Billboard’s main singles chart with its latest single, “Butter.” “BTS’ “Butter” bounds in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart,” Billboard said Tuesday (U.S. time), citing figures from MRC...Read More
McDonald’s bets W10 billion on BTS McDonald’s has recently introduced its latest celebrity menu collaboration with BTS. BTS, which CNN called “the biggest boy band in the world” in 2019, is one of the most expensive celebrity spokesmodels at the same time. For domestic endorsements only, the boy band is paid between 3 billion won...Read More
Vaccinated people can go outdoors without masks South Korea announced Wednesday that people who have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors starting in July, as part of incentives for those participating in the public vaccine campaign. The incentive program announced at a daily interagency...Read More
BTS won four prizes Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) Kpop boy band BTS has won four prizes, including the major title of Top Selling Song, at this year’s Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), the most for the group at the event ever. The septet was awarded Top Selling Song, Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist and the...Read More
BTS Butter surpassed 100 million views in 21 hours The music video for the digital single “Butter” by the group BTS has surpassed 100 million views. As of 10 a.m. on the 22nd, BTS’s “Butter” music video recorded 100 million views. The record was set 21 hours after its release. This is a record that...Read More
BTS ‘Butter’ hits 10 million views in 13 minutes of MV release The new song “Butter” by the group BTS set another record. At 1 pm on the 21st of May, the music video for “Butter,” which was released on the official Youtube channel of the HYBE Labels, surpassed 10 million views within about 13...Read More
Seoul Launches Special Tourist Zone Recovery Project The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is putting in an effort to revitalize major tourist zones in downtown Seoul, which are suffering from the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The SMG and the Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) will be pursuing the Special Tourist Zone Recovery Project to revitalize stagnant special tourist...Read More
BTS becomes the first all-Asian act to front Rolling Stone in magazine’s history K-pop sensation BTS is featured on the cover of the latest issue of U.S. popular culture magazine Rolling Stone. “BTS appears on our June cover,” the magazine tweeted Thursday (local time), posting an interview with the septet as the cover story on...Read More
BTS to perform new single ‘Butter’ at Billboard Music Awards K-pop superstars BTS will put on its first performance of the upcoming release “Butter” at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) scheduled for later this month. The seven-piece act will be performing at the annual music awards for the fourth consecutive year, unveiling “Butter” at the...Read More
Girl group LOONA named this year’s envoy for Korean culture The 12-member girl group LOONA is the Korean Culture and Information Service(KOCIS)’s promotional ambassador this year to spread Korean culture worldwide. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee on May 10 gave the official letter of appointment to the group at a ceremony held...Read More