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The latest news on BTS, Kpop’s most celebrated boy band.

BTS Agency Big Hit Invests $3.6 Million In ‘AI Voice’ Company Supertone

February 25, 2021

BTS rapper Suga. Photo Credit: Korea Herald BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment has invested about $3.6 million (four million South Korean won) in Supertone, a creator of AI voice-replication technology and audi... Read More...

BTS Label Big Hit Entertainment Generates $715MM+ In 2020 Revenue

Dylan Smith

February 23, 2021

BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment experienced a 36 percent year-over-year earnings hike in 2020, according to a newly released financial report, for total income of $717.37 million. The 16-year-old company’s 20... Read More...

BTS agency Big Hit has partnered with Universal Music.

Is There Room for Another BTS? UMG, Big Hit Are Creating a ‘New Global K-Pop Boy Group’

Dylan Smith

February 18, 2021

Universal Music Group and Big Hit Entertainment have teamed up to create “a new global K-pop boy group” in the United States – in addition to establishing a record label for this as-yet-unformed act – as part... Read More...

BTS Agency Big Hit Entertainment Prepares $63.2 Million Investment In YG Entertainment

Dylan Smith

January 27, 2021

BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment is reportedly preparing to invest $63.21 million (70 billion South Korean won) in Seoul-headquartered K-pop agency YG Entertainment. As part of this multimillion-dollar inves... Read More...

BTS Faces Disbandment as Military Enlistment Deadline Approaches

Ashley King

November 6, 2020

Photo Credit: I Dare U JK / CC by 3.0 Will BTS disband in the face of upcoming military service? Here's what we know. So far, the South Korean government has seemed unwilling to give BTS an exemption. Seoul'... Read More...

BTS’ Jimin Clocks Another TikTok Record as ‘Filter’ Remains Strong

Ashley King

November 5, 2020

Photo Credit: Jimin Memories Gallery Jimin of Kpop group BTS has broken a new TikTok record with his latest solo video. The video is now the most liked video from a South Korean on the platform – hitting ove... Read More...

BTS Military Service Update — South Korean Gov’t Says Deferment ‘Not Possible’

Ashley King

October 16, 2020

Photo Credit: 7 Loves in Las Vegas / CC by 2.0 Reports from South Korea suggest BTS won't be able to skip mandatory military service. The BTS military enlistment deadline is coming within a few years and can... Read More...

BTS Member RM Donates $80,000 to Help Hearing Impaired Students

Ashley King

September 23, 2019

Photo Credit: Yun_Q / Public Domain BTS member RM has donated over $80,000 to help hearing-impaired students in South Korea. The BTS member — formerly known as 'Rap Monster' — donated over 100 million Korean... Read More...

Kpop Phenoms BTS Extend Their Deal With Big Hit Entertainment

Ashley King

October 18, 2018

K-pop group BTS has re-negotiated a deal to remain with label Big Hit Entertainment through 2026. All seven members of the group have renewed their contracts with Big Hit, extending contracts set to expire n... Read More...

Can We Stop Pretending K-Pop is Popular?

Adam Buckley

June 21, 2018

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BTS at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Is K-Pop a massive fire, or just a lot of smoke? The Internet is a giant amplifier, making things seem like a bigger deal than they really are. Step into the right ec... Read More...

What Really Makes BTS’ ‘Love Yourself 轉 Tear’ a Success? 100,000 Traditional Album Sales

Xavier Miller

May 31, 2018

Streaming doesn't pay, right? Not if it comes with millions of plays — and tons of traditional album sales. Which is exactly what's happening on BTS' Love Yourself 轉 'Tear'. BTS has been crushing records f... Read More...

BTS Ignored by Grammys: 0 Nominations for 'Bubble Gum Kpop'

BTS Ignored by the Grammys; Zero Nominations Despite Record-Setting Year

Daniel Sanchez

November 28, 2017

Despite shattering records with their latest album and tearing up the US, the Grammys have snubbed up-and-coming Kpop group BTS. But, should they — or the group’s fans — even care? Just one month ago, the i... Read More...

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BTS Agency Big Hit Invests $3.6 Million In ‘AI Voice’ Company Supertone

BTS Label Big Hit Entertainment Generates $715MM+ In 2020 Revenue

Is There Room for Another BTS? UMG, Big Hit Are Creating a ‘New Global K-Pop Boy Group’

BTS Agency Big Hit Entertainment Prepares $63.2 Million Investment In YG Entertainment

BTS Faces Disbandment as Military Enlistment Deadline Approaches

BTS’ Jimin Clocks Another TikTok Record as ‘Filter’ Remains Strong

BTS Military Service Update — South Korean Gov’t Says Deferment ‘Not Possible’

BTS Member RM Donates $80,000 to Help Hearing Impaired Students

Kpop Phenoms BTS Extend Their Deal With Big Hit Entertainment

Can We Stop Pretending K-Pop is Popular?

What Really Makes BTS’ ‘Love Yourself 轉 Tear’ a Success? 100,000 Traditional Album Sales

BTS Ignored by the Grammys; Zero Nominations Despite Record-Setting Year