More photos of BTS’ V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie together have been published, again fueling dating rumors between the two K-pop stars. The uploader of previous photos of the two stars together came back and released photos of V and Jennie in Jeju Island, South Korea on Sept. 16, the day BLACKPINK...
K-pop idol group BTS’ RM donated money again for the preservation of Korean cultural assets abroad. On Sept. 15, Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration and the Overseas Cultural Heritage Foundation announced that RM gave 100 million won (about $71,800) for the preservation, restoration and...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Lisa returned to the top of Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart, which is powered by Twitter. According to Billboard, Lisa’s “Lalisa” grabbed the No. 1 on the Sept. 17-dated Hot Trending Songs chart. Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart dated Sept. 17, 2022...
K-pop boy band BTS’ Jimin emerged as the No. 1 star who looks the best in hanbok for Chuseok, or Korean Thanksgiving Day. “Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving Day, is one of the biggest and most important holidays in Korea. Family members from near and far come together to share food and stories and...
A new survey showed that 54 percent of Koreans want K-pop boy band BTS to fulfill their military service. Korean media outlet Straight News commissioned a survey about BTS’ military service, which has become a national issue in South Korea. BTS (Big Hit Music) The debate is whether BTS should be...
Nearly six out of 10 Koreans are in favor of giving K-pop superstars BTS an exemption from the mandatory military service. The Kwangju Broadcasting Corp. and UPI News conducted a survey on Sept. 1 among 800 Korean respondents about military service. BTS in the White House in June (Twitter) The...
The venue has been changed for the concert of K-pop superstars BTS in October aimed to support Busan in its bid to host the World Expo 2030. In an announcement, HYBE and Big Hit Music said on Sept. 2 that the venue for the Oct. 15 concert will now be the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. BTS will now hold...
The saga on the dating rumors between BTS’ V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie continued with the release of more photos of the two allegedly together. On Sept. 2, alleged photos of the two K-pop stars were uploaded on Twitter. A new photo uploaded on Twitter shows a man, believed to be BTS' V, kissing...
K-pop groups IVE, ATEEZ, TWICE, The Boyz and NewJeans topped the monthly album chart in South Korea for the month of August. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the list of the best-selling albums for the month of August. (Clockwise from top left) IVE, ATEEZ, TWICE, The Boyz, NewJeans and Girls'...
Jungkook, member of Grammy-nominated K-pop boy band BTS, is celebrating his 25th birthday today, Sept. 1, and fans around the world are marking the milestone with different projects. In the Philippines, Jungkook’s fans came up with a 60-meter mural, which they said is the longest mural for a...
Korea’s Ministry of National Defense will make a decision soon regarding the issue of military service for the members of K-pop group BTS. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup attended on Aug. 31 a plenary meeting of the National Assembly’s National Defense Committee where he was asked about BTS’...
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS’ concert in Busan in October is expected to have 100,000 fans in attendance. BTS are the honorary ambassadors of Busan’s bid to host the World Expo 2030. BTS will hold a free concert in Busan on Oct. 15 (Big Hit Music) To help gather support for Busan, BTS will...
