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BTS agency set to make splash on market debut

Oct 1, 2020

Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency of K-pop superstar BTS, will make its debut on the main bourse this month, arguably emerging as the top entertainment pick by investors this year. The co...
[Newsmaker] BTS tops two Billboard charts with latest hit 'Dynamite'

Sept 30, 2020

South Korean boy group BTS topped two of Billboard's main charts with its new single "Dynamite" this week, Billboard said Tuesday. "Dynamite" returned to the top spot on Billboard's main singles cha...
BTS performs 'IDOL' on Jimmy Fallon show

Sept 29, 2020

Dressed in the traditional Korean attire of "hanbok," K-pop superstars BTS on Tuesday (Korean time) opened the "BTS Week" special on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" with its hit song "...
BTS' upcoming online concert to feature up-to-date technologies

Sept 29, 2020

K-pop sensation BTS will catch the eyes of its long-waiting fans with fresh up-to-date viewing experiences at its upcoming live online concert next month, its management agency said Tuesday. The onl...
BLACKPINK becomes No. 2 global artist by YouTube subscribers

Sept 29, 2020

South Korean girl group BLACKPINK became the second most-subscribed musician on YouTube on Tuesday, its management agency said. The official YouTube channel of BLACKPINK saw the number of its subscr...
BTS reclaims top spot on Billboard singles chart after 2 weeks at No. 2

Sept 29, 2020

WASHINGTON -- South Korean boy group BTS' recent hit "Dynamite" has returned to the top spot on Billboard's main singles chart, helped by the recent release of remixes, Billboard reported Monday. On...
Fans create 2nd forest in Seoul in celebration of BTS leader RM's birthday

Sept 28, 2020

A second fan-made forest named after RM, the leader of the popular K-pop boy band BTS, in celebration of his birthday opened in Seoul on Monday, an environmental group said. At "RM Forest No. 2," lo...
BTS to drop new album 'BE' in Nov.

Sept 28, 2020

K-pop superstars BTS will drop their new album "BE (Deluxe Edition)" next month, the band's agency announced Monday. "BTS's new album 'BE (Deluxe Edition)' will be released on Nov. 20," Big Hit Ente...
BTS video surpasses 400m views on YouTube

Sept 27, 2020

The music video of "Dynamite," K-pop superstar BTS' latest single, has surpassed 400 million views on YouTube, its agency said Saturday. The dance video reached the milestone Friday at 10:30 p.m., 3...
BTS agency wins defamation suits against malicious online troll

Sept 26, 2020

Big Hit Entertainment, the label-management agency of BTS, has won multiple defamation suits against an individual who has repeatedly posted malicious comments about the global K-pop group on the int...
[Graphic News] K-pop buzz on Twitter grows substantially despite COVID-19

Sept 25, 2020

Despite COVID-19 having bogged down the global entertainment industry, the conversation and buzz surrounding K-pop on the social media platform Twitter have increased substantially in the past year....
BTS' October concert to only be held virtually: agency

Sept 25, 2020

K-pop supergroup BTS' upcoming Seoul concert in October will be held virtually only, according to the band's management agency Friday, canceling the in-person element that was planned together. The ...
SuperM spreads message of hope with ‘One’

Sept 25, 2020

K-pop supergroup SuperM returned with its long-awaited first full-length album “Super One – The 1st Album” with a hopeful message to endure stressful times as one. “We wanted to show the significanc...
SuperM hopes to offer positive, hope-filled energy with 1st studio album

Sept 25, 2020

K-pop project group SuperM said Friday it hopes to deliver positive energy through its inaugural studio album "Super One" to fans during the difficult times of the pandemic. "We've felt a lot of pre...
BTS' new docu film tops S. Korean box office upon release

Sept 25, 2020

K-pop superstar BTS' new documentary film, "Break The Silence: The Movie," topped the South Korean box office on its opening day, data showed Friday. "Break The Silence: The Movie," the fourth film ...