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

BTS Military Service Exemption Possible As South Korea’s Next President Prepares to Take Office

May 5, 2022

Photo Credit: 7Loves in Las Vegas / CC by 3.0 Following much debate over the BTS military service requirement – which will see the popular K-pop act’s members join their country’s armed services for about two... Read More...

Hybe Posts 59.8% YoY Revenue Growth, Doubles Down On BTS Relationship: ‘We Will Be With Them Until the End’

Dylan Smith

May 4, 2022

Photo Credit: HYBE After posting a 59.8 percent year-over-year revenue jump during Q1 2022, BTS agency Hybe (KRX: 352820) has doubled down on its commitment to the famous K-pop act, indicating that “we will b... Read More...

BTS Members Suga, RM, and Jin Test Positive For COVID-19 After Returning to South Korea

Dylan Smith

December 27, 2021

BTS rapper Suga. Photo Credit: Korea Herald Multiple members of K-pop sensation BTS have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to their native South Korea. Outlets including Reuters have s... Read More...

BTS Members RM, Jin, and J-Hope Sell Over $8 Million in Hybe Stock As Military-Enlistment Deadline Approaches

Dylan Smith

December 2, 2021

J-Hope, who, along with fellow BTS members Jin and RM, has sold millions in Hybe stock. Photo Credit: HopeSmiling Back in September of 2020, ahead of their agency’s long-awaited stock-market debut, all seven ... Read More...

BTS Fans Scramble As Scalpers Demand Thousands for Sold-Out SoFi Stadium Shows

Dylan Smith

November 29, 2021

SoFi Stadium, the site of BTS' sold-out Permission to Dance On Stage shows. Photo Credit: Troutfarm27 Last month, BTS diehards railed against Live Nation’s Ticketmaster for allegedly allowing scalpers to bulk... Read More...

BTS Leaves Sony Music’s Columbia Records, Signs With Universal Music Group

Dylan Smith

October 22, 2021

BTS has officially inked a deal with Universal Music Group following the Big Three record label's several collaborations with the K-pop group's Hybe agency during the first 10 months of 2021. Photo Credit: HYB... Read More...

Weibo Bans Fan Account Over ‘Irrational’ Support Of BTS Member Jimin — Report

Dylan Smith

September 6, 2021

Photo Credit: Jimin Memories Gallery Last week, the Chinese Communist Party announced a sweeping clampdown on the behaviors and political opinions of artists. Weibo, one of China’s most popular social-media p... Read More...

BTS Officially Cancels Map of the Soul Tour ‘Due to Changing Circumstances Beyond Our Control’

Dylan Smith

August 20, 2021

BTS. Photo Credit: AJeong_JM / CC by 4.0 K-pop sensation BTS’s much-anticipated Map of the Soul Tour has officially been canceled, Big Hit Music recently confirmed. Big Hit Music higher-ups first announced ... Read More...

BTS Agency Hybe Quarterly Earnings Approach $250 Million Amid Continued Double-Digit Growth

Dylan Smith

August 5, 2021

K-pop sensation BTS. Photo Credit: AJeong_JM / CC by 4.0 BTS agency Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) – which operates Big Hit Music – achieved a more than 79 percent year-over-year revenue in... Read More...

BTS Agency Hybe Takes Legal Action Against “Perpetrators of Malicious Postings”

Dylan Smith

July 2, 2021

Photo Credit: 7 Loves in Las Vegas / CC by 2.0 BTS agency Hybe has officially taken legal action against “perpetrators of malicious postings” targeting today’s most popular K-pop group. Hybe (formerly Big H... Read More...

BTS Fans Accuse Spotify of Deliberately Undercounting “Butter” Stream Counts

Dylan Smith

May 26, 2021

BTS. Photo Credit: HYBE BTS diehards are railing against Spotify for allegedly undercounting total streams on the K-pop sensation’s “Butter” track. BTS released “Butter” – their second English-language sing... Read More...

Chilean Network Mega Apologizes Following BTS Comedic Skit

Dylan Smith

April 14, 2021

Photo Credit: 7Loves in Las Vegas / CC by 3.0 Chilean television network Red Televisiva Megavisión (Mega) has officially apologized for a BTS comedy skit that it aired on a program entitled Mi Barrio. BTS AR... Read More...

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BTS Members RM, Jin, and J-Hope Sell Over $8 Million in Hybe Stock As Military-Enlistment Deadline Approaches

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BTS Officially Cancels Map of the Soul Tour ‘Due to Changing Circumstances Beyond Our Control’

BTS Agency Hybe Quarterly Earnings Approach $250 Million Amid Continued Double-Digit Growth

BTS Agency Hybe Takes Legal Action Against “Perpetrators of Malicious Postings”

BTS Fans Accuse Spotify of Deliberately Undercounting “Butter” Stream Counts

Chilean Network Mega Apologizes Following BTS Comedic Skit