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As BTS' reach expands, an army of dedicated K-Pop translators grows

P. Claire Dodson, New York Times
Posted at Jul 05 10:57 AM

BTS isn’t the only K-pop group with a linguistic battalion to translate Korean into other languages — fellow stars like Blackpink, Red Velvet and NCT have teams on the task, as well — but its scale is massive. Read more »

K-pop superstars BTS release new Japanese single 'Lights'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 02:45 AM

"Lights" is an uplifting ballad where BTS members describe themselves and listeners as each other's "light." Read more »

K-Pop's BTS now in your pocket with mobile game

Rollo Ross, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 06:07 AM

LOS ANGELES, United States—K-Pop stars BTS have conquered the charts with their music and the box office with documentary "Burn the Stage: The Movie," and now they're aiming for mobile phones with the game BTS World. Read more »

BTS is first Korean act to top UK chart

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 08:21 AM

LONDON - K-pop sensation BTS scored another record on Friday, becoming the first Korean act to top Britain's album chart. Read more »

BTS kicks off new era with EP, song with Halsey

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 06:44 PM

South Korean boy band BTS on Friday marked the start of a new era of their musical recordings with the release of an extended play (EP). Read more »

Streaming helps boost 2018 music industry sales

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 09:57 PM

Worldwide music sales rose by nearly 10 percent in 2018, a fourth consecutive year of growth fuelled by online streaming, according to figures released on Tuesday by an industry body. Read more »

Composer ng BTS, isinulat ang kanta ni Iñigo Pascual

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 08:58 PM

Laking-tuwa ni Pascual dahil ang nagsulat ng kaniyang kanta ay ang composer ng Korean boyband na BTS. Read more »

TINGNAN: Liza nag-'fangirl' sa concert ng BTS sa Hong Kong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 03:38 PM

Ipinakita ni Liza Soberano ang pagiging tagahanga niya ng South Korean boy group na BTS nang dumalo siya sa concert nito sa Hong Kong noong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Korean boy band BTS to appear at Grammy Awards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 11:14 AM

Korean boy band Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) will be appearing as one of the presenters at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. Read more »

K-pop groups to look out for this 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 03:44 PM

The competition for K-pop rookie groups is expected to be fierce this year as top South Korean entertainment companies are gearing up to debut their new groups. Read more »

Debate is on: Time to exempt K-pop idols from S. Korea military service?

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 18 03:07 PM

Despite generating almost $4 billion a year for the South Korean economy, the seven floppy-haired members of K-pop boyband BTS will still have to perform nearly two years of mind-numbing military service. Read more »

Kpop giant BTS 'worth $3.6 billion a year' to South Korea

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 18 10:11 PM

SEOUL - South Korean boyband BTS are worth more than $3.6 billion to the country's economy every year -- equivalent to the contribution of 26 mid-sized companies -- a research institute said Tuesday. Read more »

WATCH: Iñigo Pascual sings 'If You' by Big Bang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 02:11 PM

Iñigo Pascual serenaded his followers on Twitter by posting a clip of himself singing "If You," a ballad by K-pop boy band Big Bang. Read more »

BTS, Lee Byung Hun 'burn the stage' at 2018 Asia Artist Awards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 08:39 AM

South Korean boy band phenomenon BTS won big at the 2018 Asia Artist Awards on Wednesday, bagging the Daesang (grand prize) over last year's winner EXO. Read more »

BTS management apologizes for nuclear blast T-shirt after Japan row

Park Chan-kyong, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 03:00 PM

The managers of hugely popular South Korean boyband BTS have issued an extensive apology after controversy erupted in the lucrative Japanese market over a T-shirt worn by one of the vocalists showing a nuclear blast. Read more »

Jewish NGO blasts K-pop group for "denigrating" the past

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 13 08:44 AM

TOKYO - A Jewish NGO denounced K-pop group BTS on Sunday for "denigrating the memory of the past" after its members wore hats with the Nazi logo and one member wore a T-shirt celebrating the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan.  Read more »

Japan TV station cancels BTS performance over nuke bomb shirt

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 12:48 PM

TOKYO - A Japanese television station has canceled a performance by the wildly popular Korean boyband BTS, after controversy erupted over a shirt worn by a member appearing to show the mushroom cloud created by an atomic bomb. Read more »

BTS, Charlie Puth team up at Korean music awards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 01:54 PM

American singer Charlie Puth and South Korean boy band BTS have finally gone beyond social media interactions as they teamed up Tuesday night for a performance at a Korean music awards show. Read more »

BTS’ ‘Burn the Stage’ movie to be shown in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 11:06 PM

SM Cinemas announced that it will be the showing BTS' "Burn The Stage: The Movie" starting November 15 for a limited time. Read more »

K-pop comes to London as South Korea's BTS take to stage

Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 06:48 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - South Korean boy band BTS made their London stage debut to a packed O2 arena on Tuesday, with K-pop fever sweeping the British capital ahead of the hugely successful group’s sold-out concerts. Read more »