Editors’ Note: Interview responses have been edited for length and clarity. In the seven years that the world-renowned group, BTS has been around, they’ve been able to achieve several historic “firsts,” and those historic achievements aren’t stopping anytime soon. The group released the single” Dynamite” on August 21. “Dynamite” is a 70’s-influenced disco-pop song with
For the past two weeks, fans of global Korean boyband, BTS, came together to raise awareness and donate to various organisations in support of the Black Lives Matter. Although the group wasn’t planning on publicizing their donation, it was reported by Variety on June 6 after they reached out for clarification. BTS and their label,
BTS member Suga also known as Yoongi, has returned to the music scene as Agust D with his second mixtape titled, ‘D-2.’ This mixtape comes almost four years after the release of his self-titled solo mixtape, ‘Agust D.’ The new mixtape features ten songs, including collaborations with musicians like Kim Jong Wan of the group NELL,
International Korean boy band BTS officially debuted on June 13, 2013, with the lead single “No More Dream” from the album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, the first installment in their “school trilogy” series. BTS has been around for six years now and they are achieving things that no one ever thought they could and things
International Korean boy band, BTS returned to the music scene in April with their new funky-fresh EP, Map Of The Soul: Persona. The band made their comeback almost eight months after the release of their repackaged album, Love Yourself 結 Answer, which marked the end of their Love Yourself series. The group stepped into the
International Korean music group, BTS were invited to speak as honorary guests at the United Nations General Assembly with UNICEF for the launch of ‘Generation Unlimited’. Generation Unlimited is “a global partnership that aims to ensure that every young person is in education, learning, training or employment by 2030” At this congregation, leader of the
BTS first gained American attention in 2017 with the release of their Love Yourself: Her album and subsequent win at the American Billboard Music Awards as Top Social Artists. One year later, Korean boy group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) has released another album, Love Yourself: Tear, and performed their title track, Fake Love, for the first time at the
The 2018 Billboard Music Awards have just finished and everyone is still talking about their favorite artists going on stage, receiving awards and performing. But who were people most excited to see perform? The Korean band BTS was probably the most anticipated act from the whole lineup. This was their comeback on the American-based show, therefore
Love Yourself 轉 ‘Tear’ is the third Korean studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. The album was released on May 18, 2018, by Big Hit Entertainment. This album is the second installment of the Love Yourself 起承転結 series. This album follows a darker concept than the first installment ‘Her’, as mentioned by the
You might’ve heard of the worldwide K-Pop sensation BTS. If not, you probably should. The South Korean group—made up of four vocalists and three rappers—have taken the world by storm. They have always had global success, but broke through as the first K-pop group to ever be nominated at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. They
Following the footstep of his fellow group members, RM and Suga, Bangtan Sonyeondan’s J-Hope finally debuted his own mixtape. The artist’s mixtape, titled “Hope World,” was released on Mar. 2 after two years in the making. The South Korean star is recognized as BTS’s lead dancer, but his new mixtape further proves his versatility as a
Long before the days of today’s mainstream music, different countries emerged with language barrier genres that were at first only specified for small target audiences. It wasn’t until increased exposure from record labels that allowed an influence of international artists to take over the world. Although the formation of K-pop idols can be traced back