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BTS leaves Grammys empty-handed third year in a row

K-pop sensation BTS failed to take home an award at the 65th Grammy Awards held on Feb. 5 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The boy band did not attend this year's ceremony. Last November, the group of seven scored three Grammy nominations ...

2023-02-06

Tving to stream Grammy Awards show in Korea

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will be livestreamed through Tving in Korea this Sunday. Local streaming service Tving will livestream this year's Grammy Awards on Sunday, the only online service to do so in Korea. K-pop megastar BTS ...

2023-02-03

'BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas' set for release Wednesday

“BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas" is set for release Wednesday, according to the boy band’s agency HYBE. The film documents the band's free concert titled “Yet to Come in Busan” held in Busan in October last year which aimed to promote ...

2023-02-01

From hip-hop band to social justice warriors — a look back at BTS so far

The first chapter of BTS's career as a group has officially come to a close. The K-pop sensation's eldest member Jin is set to enroll in a front-line boot camp north of Seoul on Tuesday, as part of his mandatory military service. All able-bodied ...

2022-12-13

BTS, Blackpink nominated for People's Choice Awards

Boy band BTS, its member Jungkook and girl group Blackpink have been nominated for this year's People's Choice Awards, a U.S. awards show that recognizes people in entertainment.

2022-10-27

BTS makes submission to at least four Grammy categories: reports

Although BTS will take a hiatus as a group, its refusing to put its Grammy ambitions on hold. According to American media outlets, BTS made submissions to at least four categories, including collaborative songs with foreign artists, for next year’s..

2022-10-26

BTS conquers Busan — and not on concert night alone

K-pop phenomenon BTS came, saw and conquered Busan with its concert “BTS 〈Yet To Come〉 in Busan” on Saturday, which was in support of the seaside city’s bid to host the World Expo 2030. The boy band entertained a crowd of 50,000 free of charge at ...

2022-10-16

The case of the music charts void of K-pop boy bands

Boy bands now are nowhere to be found gracing the top spots of streaming charts, not even in the top 50. K-pop agencies report on a near daily basis that boy groups are hitting new highs in CD sales, selling over a million copies in the first ...

2022-10-11

Intellectual property office to crack down on counterfeit BTS merchandise

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced Monday it will crack down on counterfeit BTS merchandise near the Busan Asiad Main Stadium, where the boy band will hold its free concert “BTS 〈Yet To Come〉 in Busan” on Saturday to promote ...

2022-10-10

HYBE to host 'The City' project in Busan ahead of BTS's free concert

Boy band BTS’s management HYBE will host “The City” project to celebrate “BTS 〈Yet To Come〉 in Busan,” an upcoming free concert set for Oct. 15 to promote the city’s bid to host World Expo 2030. According to the agency on Monday, “The City” aims ...

2022-09-26