It was Jiye Kim’s first BTS concert. A rippling sea of glowing globes formed as the crowd waved light sticks and, in unison, yelled the band’s fan chant—Kim Nam-joon! Kim Seok-jin! Min Yoon-gi! Jung ...

Korean pop band BTS have become a global phenomenon. Since they debuted in 2013, their K-pop formula of slick choreography, bubbly music and exuberant videos has won millions of loyal fans, who call ...

Over the next few years, all seven members of BTS will fulfill their mandatory military service in South Korea, extending the group’s previously-announced hiatus until 2025. But, luckily for that ...

The ‘Dynamite’ K-pop group may be able to take to the stage while carrying out their mandated time in the army as the government hinted they will be able to participate at occasions with a “national ...

The global music industry remained remarkably resilient despite a year under lockdown, according to the IFPI’s new Global Music Report. The headline figure showed that global recorded music revenues ...

K-pop megaband BTS is back from military service, and their international fandom -- long known for its progressive activism -- is celebrating by rallying behind a cause: adoptees from South Korea. Now ...