BTS: “Map of the Soul: Persona” album review
In 2013, BTS was just another Korean boy band signed to a small label that hardly anyone had heard of. Six years and a K-pop global explosion later, they are the most popular boy band in the world,...
View ArticleBlackpink: Everything You Need to Know About the K-Pop Sensations
The success of Korean superstars BTS has paved the way for multiple K-pop acts to try their chances in the U.S. — but few will be making their U.S. concert debut with as much panache as Blackpink.
View ArticleJ-Pop Stars Perfume Talk Coachella, Influences and Sourdough Bread
One of Japan’s most popular groups, Perfume became the first J-Pop act to ever take the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with a performance last weekend. Formed in 2000, the...
View ArticleBTS Tour Kickoff Brings the Noise to the Rose Bowl
It has been a good week for BTS. On Wednesday (May 1), the South Korean group won two awards at the Billboard Music Awards (for top duo or group and best social artist). On Saturday (May 4), the septet...
View ArticleBTS Warm Up Soldier Field With Sold-Out Stadium Show
BTS has figured out the most challenging aspect of stadium shows: how to make them feel intimate. Their boy-next-door charm, lively banter (in both English and Korean) and constant engagement with...
View ArticleBTS’ ‘Bring the Soul: The Movie’ Gets Global Theatrical Release
BTS will be back on the big screen this summer. The Korean pop group announced today that their latest feature film, “Bring the Soul: The Movie,” will have a global release on August 7. It arrives just...
View Article‘Seoul Town Road’ Has BTS’ RM Joining Lil Nas X, and Now K-Country-Pop is a...
BTS’ RM went a little bit country late Wednesday night with “Seoul Town Road,” his surprise collaboration with Lil Nas X. Unlike Billy Ray Cyrus – who is featured on the latter’s chart-topping “Old...
View ArticleYoung Hollywood Impact Report 2019: Blackpink
2019 is shaping up to be Blackpink’s breakthrough year. The all-girl Korean quartet kicked off the U.S. leg of a world tour with a concert at Coachella that was livestreamed in New York’s Times Square.
View ArticleAhead of KCON Los Angeles’ Kick-Off, a Look at Korean Pop Culture in 2019
Created to celebrate South Korea’s soft power, KCON has grown into the Coachella of Korean culture. Debuting in 2012 as a one-day festival in Los Angeles just months after Psy’s “Gangnam Style” became...
View ArticleBTS wins Best K-Pop Group at MTV VMAs
To no one’s surprise, BTS – one of the world’s most famous boy bands – won the MTV Video Music Award’s inaugural award for Best K-pop group for their song “Boy With Luv.” The septet didn’t attend the...
View Article“BTS: Bring the Soul”: Episode 1
In the first episode of BTS' latest docuseries "Bring the Soul," the group's leader RM discusses how they fit into their role as superstars. "There are things I can change and things I can't," he says....
View Article“BTS: Bring the Soul”: Episode 2
More so than any episode from last year's "Burn the Stage" (or the first episode of this series), viewers can see how lonely life on the road can be. The seven-man group may smile on stage and charm...
View Article“BTS: Bring the Soul”: Episodes 3 & 4
There have been countless think pieces on who will be the next BTS or how someone could create the next BTS. This is an irrational concept, because what they essentially are saying is, "How do we...
View Article“BTS: Bring the Soul”: Episode 5
"Someone said seeing BTS was like seeing a unicorn," RM says in this fifth episode of "Bring the Soul." "When you think about it, no matter what's happening behind the stage, just showing our faces is...
View ArticleBTS Is Now on TikTok
Just days after they ended their brief vacation, BTS is back at it. Early Wednesday morning, the Korean pop group’s management company — Big Hit Entertainment — simply tweeted: “#BTS TikTok Channel...
View Article“BTS: Bring the Soul”: Episode 6
The finale of "Bring the Soul" coincides with the end of the European leg of BTS' 2018 "Love Yourself" world tour. Each member is given his moment in the spotlight, but this episode was almost a...
View ArticleBTS Show Love for Lauv and Their Army of Fans in Video for Reworked ‘Make It...
Advocates for promoting the awareness of mental health – especially in young people – BTS obliquely addresses this issue with the music video for their reworked version of "Make It Right." It includes...
View ArticleK-Pop Powerhouse SM Entertainment, Home to NCT 127, SuperM and EXO, Inks With...
Just weeks after the Korean boy band SuperM held a showcase in Los Angeles, their management company, SM Entertainment, announced that it has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. Founded in...
View ArticleBTS Clean Up at American Music Awards
BTS topped the Jonas Brothers, Panic! At the Disco, Pink and Ariana Grande at Sunday’s American Music Awards to win all three of the categories in which they were nominated: Favorite Duo or Group...
View ArticleBTS Sweeps the AMAs!
The American Music Awards sweep was a vindication for BTS' fans, who were shocked the group was shutout at the People's Choice Awards earlier this month, where the band was nominated for Music Video,...
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