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Everything you need to know about Big Hit IPO

Sept 8, 2020

Q. What about BTS? Do the members own any company’s shares? Bang gave 478,695 of his shares to the septet in advance of the IPO, distributing them equally among the members. Each BTS member received...
BLACKPINK's 'How You Like That' tops 500m YouTube views at record speed

Sept 8, 2020

The music video of South Korean girl group BLACKPINK's hit song "How You Like That" exceeded 500 million YouTube views in the shortest time in K-pop history, the band's agency said Tuesday. The musi...
BTS' Billboard win expected to create economic effect worth 1.7tr won: report

Sept 7, 2020

An estimated 1.7 trillion won ($1.43 billion) worth of economic effect is expected to be created by K-pop sensation BTS' conquest of the Billboard Hot 100 chart last week, government data showed Mond...
[Herald Interview] Meet Big Hit’s creatives behind BTS-inspired TinyTAN

Sept 4, 2020

Q. What were the members’ reactions to the characters? Ha: I showed it to the members before their first release last year, and they loved it. TinyTAN seems to mean something different than BT21. If...
[Newsmaker] Discussion over BTS members' military service reignited

Sept 4, 2020

K-pop sensation BTS becoming the first Korean act to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart with its recently released single has reignited a debate over the seven members’ military service. Under the curr...
Pre-orders for BLACKPINK's upcoming album top 800,000 units

Sept 4, 2020

BLACKPINK is poised to potentially make the biggest South Korean girl group album debut next month, with retail pre-orders for its inaugural studio record reaching 800,000 units worldwide, according...
K-pop artists hop online to meet their fans

Sept 4, 2020

“We were supposed to meet earlier but it had been on hold, so it’s been even more fun to see you Carats today,” said member Hoshi. “While we aren’t in the same physical space, it was very meaningful ...
[FULL TRANSCRIPT] BTS shares thoughts on Billboard victory

Sept 2, 2020

Q. As a South Korean act, you attended all the major award shows in the US. How does that feel? V: When J-Hope spoke earlier, I was so touched that I almost cried. Since we were trainees, we watched...
BTS talks topping Billboard Hot 100 win, thanks fans and sets eyes on Grammys

Sept 2, 2020

The moment it was announed that BTS’ stellar smash “Dynamite” reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, during the wee hours in Korea, the bandmates were wide awake, pinching themselves to make sure ...
Release of new BTS movie postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19

Sept 2, 2020

The release of a documentary film on K-pop group BTS has been postponed in South Korea amid a surge in new coronavirus cases across the country since mid-August, the band's agency announced Wednesday...
[News Focus] BTS rewrites K-pop history with song that wasn't even supposed to happen

Sept 1, 2020

It was also produced as a gift in mind to fans under stress during the pandemic, who were deprived of the chance to see BTS at in-person concerts. The song also came as a "refresh project" for the me...
With 'Dynamite,' BTS becomes 1st S. Korean artist to top Billboard Hot 100

Sept 1, 2020

BTS became the first South Korean artist to land at No. 1 on Billboard's main singles chart in the United States on Monday. "BTS achieves its first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as 'Dy...
BTS wins 4 awards at MTV VMAs, performs 'Dynamite'

Aug 31, 2020

K-pop band BTS picked up four awards at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards held in the United States on Sunday (US time), while putting on its first television performance of its hit single "Dynamite" o...
Blackpink teams up with Selena Gomez to chill summer heat with ‘Ice Cream’

Aug 28, 2020

One of the most high-profile music collaborations of this year, Blackpink has teamed up with US pop star Selena Gomez for the group’s long-awaited new single “Ice Cream.” The sugary song was dropped...
[Herald Interview] Back with ‘Boca,’ Dreamcatcher proves global prominence

Aug 27, 2020

One of the most distinct K-pop acts on the scene, Dreamcatcher has been solidifying its status more than ever despite the pandemic era. Having returned with its new moombahton-rock “Boca,” the seven...