Guinness World Records officially declared that BTS’ Jimin broke the record on music streaming service Spotify. According to Guinesss, Jimin set a new record for “the fastest solo K-pop artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify (male) in just 393 days.” BTS' Jimin (Instagram) Fellow BTS...
The agency of BTS’ J-Hope asked fans not to send letters and gifts to him while he is fulfilling his military service. J-Hope enlisted in the Army on April 18 and entered the 36th Infantry Division Recruit Training Center in Wonju, Gangwon Province in South Korea to fulfill his 18-month...
A female nursing officer in the Korean military is being investigated by authorities after she left her workplace without permission and visited BTS’ Jin in his camp to vaccinate him. Jin enlisted in the Korean Army on Dec. 13 and is serving as an assistant instructor in the 5th Infantry...
Despite videos showing “Lovers in Paris” BTS’ V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie holding hands, their agencies still chose not to directly address the dating rumors between the two. [Journalist-photographer Amar Taoualit uploaded on...
A video has emerged of what appeared to be K-pop idols BTS’ V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie holding hands while walking on the streets of Paris. The video was uploaded by freelance journalist-photographer Amar Taoualit on TikTok. He also uploaded several videos of the two on Instagram. ...
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS’ new song has topped iTunes in 67 countries and territories. On May 12, the song “The Planet” was released as the original soundtrack (OST) for the Korean animation series “Bastions.” BTS released the song "The Planet" for the Korean animation series...
K-pop icon and Grammy-nominated idols BTS will be celebrating their 10th anniversary on June 13. To mark the occasion, the Korea Post announced that it will issue commemorative stamps on June 13 containing BTS’ history in the past 10 years. BTS' commemorative stamps and commemorative stamp...
K-pop groups Seventeen and IVE, BTS’ Suga, NCT DoJaejung and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo grabbed the first five places in the monthly physical album chart in South Korea in April. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the ranking for the best-selling albums for the month of April. It was based on the...
BTS’ Suga, aka Agust D, is on a roll. He has released his first official solo album “D-Day” and Disney+ has released his documentary “Suga: Road to D-Day.” Suga (Twitter) Suga also kicked off his “Suga | Agust D Tour in U .S” last April 26 and 27 at the UBS Arena in Belmont Park...
K-pop idol group Seventeen set a new record for the highest first-week album sales in K-pop history. Seventeen released their 10th mini-album “FML” on April 24, which broke album records in South Korea. K-pop group Seventeen (Twitter) According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “FML” sold a...
A Canadian actor died on April 23 in South Korea due to complications of 12 cosmetic surgeries he underwent to look like K-pop group BTS member Jimin. Actor Saint Von Colucci spent $220,000 for 12 plastic surgery procedures “so he could play BTS's KPOP star Jimin for a US streaming network,”...
BTS’ Suga set a new record for the highest first day sales for a solo album in South Korea. Suga, under the stage name Agust D, released his first official solo album “D-Day” on April 21. BTS' Suga aka Agust D (Instagram) According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “D-Day” sold 1,072,311...
