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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 »

K-Pop stars at UN urge world's youth to 'just speak yourself'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 07:20 AM

K-Pop sensation BTS brought their star power to the United Nations on Monday, telling the world's youth to listen to their inner voice and resist pressure to conform.    Read more »

K-pop group BTS' #idolchallenge gains more than 80,000 videos on social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 08:04 PM

Fans of Korean boy group Bangtan Boys (BTS) took to social media to express their support for the group's latest single, "Idol." Read more »

Boy band BTS make K-pop history by topping US album charts

Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 05:44 PM

South Korean boyband phenomenon BTS have become the first K-pop group to rise to the top of the US album charts, a vivid illustration of the genre's growing global appeal. Read more »

BTS performs new song, wins anew at 2018 Billboard Music Awards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 01:07 PM

Top K-pop act BTS performed live for the first time their new single "Fake Love" at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, where they also bagged anew the fan-voted Top Social Artist award. Read more »

Zedd on collaboration with Korea's BTS: It's definitely gonna happen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 01:30 AM

It's going to happen, said EDM superstar Zedd about his much-anticipated collaboration with top South Korean boy group BTS.  Read more »

‘Pilipinas Got Talent’: Cebu teens perform K-pop, martial arts mashup

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 12:12 AM

It was far from a perfect performance, but it was entertaining enough to score the 4 yeses they needed to get past the auditions.    Read more »

TINGNAN: Pagtatanghal ng K-pop group na BTS sa American Music Awards

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 01:27 PM

Sa unang pagkakataon, nagtanghal ang isang South Korean idol group sa American Music Awards nitong Linggo (Lunes ng umaga sa Pilipinas).  Read more »

Twitter marks K-pop group BTS' 10M followers with special emoji

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 04:20 PM

Twitter celebrated Korean boy group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) with a special emoji. Read more »

K-pop group BTS launches anti-violence campaign with UNICEF

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 04:09 PM

Korean boy group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) has joined forces with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to launch its own anti-violence campaign. Read more »

Fans tweet support for BTS comeback

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 04:18 PM

Fans of popular Korean group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) took to Twitter to express their support and anticipation for the group's upcoming comeback. Read more »

K-pop group BTS makes history at Billboard Music Awards

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 06:59 PM

Korean group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) made history as the first Korean group to be nominated and to win an award at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Read more »