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HYBE fires former BTS coach for fraud and embezzlement

HYBE has fired and pressed charges against BTS's former dance coach for allegedly embezzling funds and swindling at least 5 billion won. The coach is said to have forged documents in the agency's name.

2023-11-20

BTS's J-Hope to release physical edition of 'Jack In The Box'

BTS member J-Hope's solo debut album "Jack In The Box," which first dropped in July 2022, will be re-released as physical CDs, according to his agency Big Hit Music on Monday. "Jack In The Box" was originally released as a "Weverse album" ,,,

2023-07-17

Fans of BTS's Jin asked to stop sending letters, gifts to military training center

“If letters and gifts from fans are delivered intensely at once it is difficult to store them there is a risk of loss,”Jin's agency Big Hit Music said in a post on fan community platform Weverse Thursday. “So we urge fans to refrain from sending...

2023-01-05

SM Entertainment, Big Hit Music CEOs named on Billboard’s '2022 Indie Power Players' list

CEOs of K-pop powerhouses SM Entertainment and Big Hit Music were named on Billboard’s list of “2022 Indie Power Players.” SM’s co-CEOs Lee Sung-soo and Tak Young-jun and Big Hit Music’s Shin Young-jae made the list revealed by Billboard on Monday.

2022-06-07

BTS’s agency threatens maligners with the law

BTS's agency is filing criminal complaints against online commenters who say bad or sexually suggestive things about the boy band. "For commenters who frequently change their online nicknames, we monitor them in real time and track their accounts ...

2021-12-30

Music video for BTS's hit 'Butter' surpasses 600 million views

The music video for BTS’s megahit “Butter” (2021) surpassed 600 million views on YouTube, five months after its release. According to the boy band’s agency Big Hit Music on Tuesday, the video for "Butter" hit the 600 million mark around 12:45 ...

2021-11-02

Big Hit Music hosting global audition to find new K-pop stars

Big Hit Music, the agency of boy bands BTS and Tomorrow X Together, is hosting a global audition to recruit potential K-pop stars. The audition, called “2021 Big Hit Music Global Audition,” aims to look for “individuals with talent and passion...

2021-10-18

BTS’s 'Not Today' surpasses 500 million views on YouTube

BTS’s “Not Today” has become the K-pop boy band’s 12th music video to reach 500 million views on YouTube. Big Hit Music announced Wednesday that the music video for “Not Today” surpassed 500 million views just before noon today. It has taken ...

2021-09-01

Postponed 'BTS Map of the Soul Tour' officially canceled

Boy band BTS’s planned world tour “BTS Map of the Soul Tour,” which had been on hold for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been canceled completely, according to Big Hit Music on Friday. “We have strived to live up to fans’ prolonged ...

2021-08-20

BTS's homage to Elton John earns tweet from the music legend

Boy band BTS’s latest song “Permission to Dance” sparked an unexpected online interaction between the K-pop phenomenon and legendary British singer Elton John. “Permission to Dance” dropped on Friday, and its lyrics make a reference to John, ...

2021-07-13