K-pop phenomenon BTS returns with 1st concert in years
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Everything to know about the BTS comeback, including new music, a world tour and a potentially record-breaking Netflix livestream.
BTS reunited after military service with their album, Arirang, a nod to Korea’s cultural anthem often heard at the Olympic Games, highlighting their sports ties – from taekwondo to the FIFA World Cup
BTS is an acronym for “Bangtan Sonyeondan," which translates to “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”
BTS launches Arirang and fills the iTunes Top Songs chart, with "Swim" leading a surge of top 10 entries at the start of a new tracking week.
Four years ago, the boy band went silent — but not before setting off a chain reaction that would reshape the pop market, conquer the Grammys and prime the world for an inevitable comeback.
Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch K-pop stars BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since October 2022, in the historic heart of South Korea's capital. BBC Seoul correspondent Jake Kwon has been speaking to BTS fans in Gwanghwamun Square ahead of the comeback concert.
BTS is back with a new music video starring Lili Reinhart. The K-pop group — comprised of members RM, Jin, SUGA, J-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — made its official return with the new album ARIRANG on Friday,
All seven members of the band returned to the stage after completing South Korea’s mandatory military service.
The wildly popular K-pop group BTS is back with a new album, Netflix special and a massive world tour following a four-year pause. (AP Photo)
K-pop supergroup BTS returns Saturday after a four-year break with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousands of police are locking down a central boulevard for the Netflix-exclusive spectacle expected to draw tens of thousands of fans.