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Despite a record revenue and operating profit in its second quarter results powered by BTS, shares of agency Hybe saw as much as 2.845 trillion won ($1.96 billion) wiped from its market cap. Shares of ...
BTS has hit the 1.4 billion mark with yet another music video! On July 29 at 9:19 p.m. KST, BTS’s music video for “IDOL” surpassed 1.4 billion views on YouTube, making it the group’s fifth music video ...
In the summer of 2002, five women clad in various shades of pink hit the TV screens on Channel V, singing and dancing to ‘Hum naye geet sunaaye’ (we sing new songs), promising to be the rebellious new ...
The group's decision isn't a snub; it's recognition of a pattern the group has been navigating for years. By Jeff Benjamin On Wednesday (July 29), the seven members of BTS posted to their individual ...
On August 2, 2026, during the second night of BTS' ARIRANG World Tour concerts at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, videos from the performance began circulating online. The clips showed ...
Despite posting its strongest quarterly results ever, south Korean entertainment giant HYBE has seen nearly 2 billion dollars wiped off its market value. The reason? Investors aren't questioning BTS' ...
How does one get discovered to become a music star in India? For legions of young K-pop fans in India, the origin stories of their favourite idols, from rising through South Korea’s underground rap ...
K-pop supergroup BTS has announced that they will not be entering their music for the 2027 Grammy awards. The decision seems to be a response to the addition for 2027 of the category “best Asian pop ...
BTS has hit the 1.1 billion mark with another music video! On July 27 at around 2 a.m. KST, BTS’s music video for their smash hit “Butter” surpassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube, making it their ...
On July 29 — a month after the Recording Academy created a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category for the Grammy Awards — the seven BTS members shared a collective message on their individual ...