K-pop dynamo BTS is set to drop a new edition of its hit album “BE” next month, the band’s agency said Monday. The new edition titled the “Essential Edition,” will drop on Feb. 19, according to Big Hit Entertainment. BTS initially released the “Deluxe Version” of “BE” in November. The agency explained the new edition...Read More
Superstar BTS has swept the 2021 Gaon Chart Music Awards with six trophies for its successful albums and songs released last year. At the annual awards ceremony held virtually on Wednesday due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the K-pop act won three trophies in the “Artist of the Year – Digital Music” category and two...Read More
“Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)” has become global megastar BTS’ second music video to earn 1.1 billion views on YouTube, the band’s agency said Wednesday. The music video, released in April 2019 as the lead track for album “Map of the Soul: Persona,” reached the milestone at around 1:17 p.m., according to Big Hit Entertainment....Read More
BTS has won the Daesang(grand prize) for the fourth consecutive year in the album of the year category of the “Golden Disc Awards.” The 2021 Golden Disc Awards, which marks its 35th anniversary this year, was held without an audience for the first time in history due to the COVID 19. BTS won the Daesang(grand...Read More
The BTS album “Map of the Soul: 7,” featuring hit tracks “On” and “Boy with Luv,” has been tallied as the bestselling physical album in the United States last year. Physical album sales of the septet’s fourth full album released in February reached 646,000 in the U.S., according to an annual year-end report compiled by...Read More
K-pop superstar BTS’ megahit song “Dynamite” has resurged to the top 10 on Billboard’s main singles chart this week. “Dynamite” ranked No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart to be refreshed Tuesday (U.S. local time), up 15 notches from No. 24 last week, Billboard said Monday. The rebound came following the release of the song’s...Read More
In 2013, seven fledgling young men, who mostly grew up in towns outside of South Korea’s megacity Seoul, made their debut as a hip-hop group. They called themselves Bangtan Sonyeondan, or bulletproof boys. Unlike mainstream K-pop acts backed by polished producing and intricate marketing schemes, the septet made a hard landing on the K-pop industry...Read More
Korean ARMY of K-pop boy group BTS sent a protest truck to the group’s agency Big Hit Entertainment. On December 14, a couple of protest trucks were seen parked in front of Big Hit Entertainment headquarters located in Seoul. The trucks were sent by BTS’ fans, known as ARMY, to express their strong demands for...Read More
With just two weeks left until Christmas, BTS on Friday unveiled a holiday remix version of its upbeat chart-topping song “Dynamite.” The remix version, released at 2 p.m., shows the band singing in front of a Christmas tree holding selfie sticks. The jolly ambiance and Christmas bells in the background heighten the festive mood. “The...Read More
K-pop megastar BTS has been named the Time magazine “entertainer of the year,” the U.S. weekly said Thursday. BTS “isn’t just the biggest K-pop act on the charts. They’ve become the biggest band in the world ― full stop,” the influential magazine said in a Twitter post. “Between releasing multiple albums and breaking every type...Read More
