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BTS pop-up store 'Monochrome' — in pictures

A BTS pop-up store has opened in eastern Seoul's Seongsu-dong neighborhood under the name Monochrome. We headed down to get some pictures.

2024-04-26

BTS's Jungkook drops solo debut single 'Seven'

Having spent 10 years as the youngest member of BTS who has given the band's songs their perfecting vocal touch, Jungkook will now "show you what devotion is" and his personality as a lover with new single "Seven." Jungkook dropped his first ...

2023-07-14

BTS turns Seoul purple to celebrate its 10th anniversary

Ten years ago today, at southern Seoul’s modest event venue Ilchi Art Hall, seven young boys clad in gold-and-black streetwear took their first steps on stage with the fiercest hip-hop face they could pull off to hide their half-worried ...

2023-06-12

BTS's Jungkook to drop new solo album in July

Jungkook of BTS plans to drop a new solo album in July, according to media reports Sunday. "We plan on sharing the [release] dates once it is confirmed," BigHit Music told the Korea JoongAng Daily on Monday ...

2023-06-05

BTS Festa to celebrate band's 10th anniversary throughout Seoul

BTS Festa, celebrating the boy band's 10th anniversary, will be held from June 12 to June 15 in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the boy band's agency BigHit Music announced Thursday. BTS Festa will kick off on June 12 ...

2023-05-25

J-hope, Suga’s documentaries set for re-release in June

J-hope and Suga’s documentaries will be released in cinemas around the world starting in June to celebrate BTS’s 10-year anniversary, the distributor Gram Films announced on Wednesday. The two documentaries, “J-hope in the Box” ...

2023-05-10

BTS's Jungkook donates 1 billion won to Seoul National University Children’s Hospital

Jungkook from boy band BTS donated 1 billion won ($758,000) to the Seoul National University Children’s Hospital to help children and families in need, the hospital announced Tuesday. The donation will be used to help fund the medical ...

2023-04-18

BTS to sing theme song of upcoming SBS animation 'Bastions'

BTS will sing the theme song of upcoming SBS animation “Bastions,” set to premiere on May 13, announced Thymos Media on Friday. Recorded prior to member Jin’s enlistment in the military in December last year, the ...

2023-04-14

Suga’s first solo album features late Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto

The first solo album from BTS’s Suga features a star-studded lineup, including late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, singer IU and his bandmate J-Hope. A teaser released Monday on boy band BTS’s social media revealed the ...

2023-04-10

BTS's Jimin lands at No. 1 on Billboard 100 chart, first for a K-pop solo singer

Jimin of boy band BTS at landed No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with his latest music "Like Crazy," the first for a solo K-pop singer. This makes "Like Crazy" the 66th song to land atop the Billboard main chart straight after ..

2023-04-04