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South Korea's BTS member j-hope begins process to join military

A second member of Korea's BTS - the first K-pop band nominated for a Grammy - has begun the enlistment process for mandatory military service, a management official confirmed on Monday, two months after the group's oldest member began his service.

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Korea’s Hybe Completes Purchase of 14.8% Stake in Rival SM

Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS, said Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of a 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment, making it SM’s largest single shareholder. The acquisition was finalized even as SM Entertainment accused Hybe staging a hostile takeover to control the firm…

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Korea's Hybe completes purchase of 14.8% stake in rival SM

Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS, says it has completed its acquisition of a 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment, making it SM’s largest single shareholder

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‘It’s an insane amount of money’: fans feel shortchanged by K-pop ticketing as idols finally hit the UK

British K-pop fans are bracing for a bumper year of gigs – but worry that short-notice ticket releases and high prices play into the hands of scalpers

The Guardian - UK

Suga will be first BTS member with solo tour

BTS rapper Suga is ready to strike a chord with a solo tour.

Tribune News Service

Suga — first BTS member to launch solo tour — headed to Rosemont for three shows

The rapper-singer is taking to the road this spring in a solo headlining tour.

Chicago Sun-Times

New this week: Pink, J-Hope, 'Woman King,' 'Hello Tomorrow!'

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Pink, the Apple TV+ retro-future series “Hello Tomorrow!”

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BTS gets snubbed, again, at 2023 Grammys

LOS ANGELES — For a third year in a row, K-pop superstars BTS were shut out at the Grammy Awards.

Los Angeles Times

Stray Kids mania and J-Hope unboxed

K-pop sensation Stray Kids head to town this week for their concert "Stray Kids 2ND World Tour Maniac", while Disney+ Hotstar Thailand might just boost its subscriber count with release of the BTS-related documentary J-Hope In The Box.

Bangkok Post

Grammys 2023 predictions: Who will win, who should win and who'll get robbed

LOS ANGELES — After a year with no audience and a year in Las Vegas, the 65th Grammy Awards will return to normal on Sunday evening with a full house at the ceremony's longtime home of Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times

Twitter is excited about Jungkook X Calvin Klein, here's why!

The BTS fan club or BTS army is working overtime, imagining scenarios of various kinds as they speculate that popular BTS band member Jungkook will be the next brand ambassador of international fashion house Calvin Klein. Well, the speculations started when Cedric Murac, CK's Global Head of Creative, followed Golden…

The Times of India

Tech & Science Daily podcast: What is growing Covid-19 variant Orthrus?

Plus, BTS sleep study and the boss on beating ChatGPT job roles

Evening Standard

BTS and Billie Eilish could help you sleep better than whale sounds, scientists find

Research found many songs sleep playlist songs had a higher degree of energy than the average sleep music – such as Lovely by Billie Eilish and Khalid

The Independent UK

BTS singer set for military training – but South Korea is far from alone in retaining national service

Late last year, the first member of the most successful and famous boy band on the planet – BTS – began military service. Singer and songwriter, Kim Seok-jin (popularly known as Jin), 30, began five weeks of compulsory military training in South Korea by posting a selfie of his new…

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Bangkok Post

Miss BTS? Watch their Busan concert in the cinema

K-pop sensation BTS is known for its outstanding stage presence that can attract fans around the world. Since their two-hour free concert "BTS In Busan" at Busan Asiad Main Stadium, South Korea, on Oct 15 last year was one of their most mesmerising performances, SF Cinema will screen the concert…

Manchester Evening News

How to watch K-pop sensations BTS live at Manchester Vue cinemas

Fans can buy tickets to see the bands sold-out show

Wales Online

Humble bar worker swaps pulling pints for fashion runway after catching eye of top model scout

He now rubs shoulders with celebrities such as Kevin Parker of Tame Impala and 'all the BTS lot' at swanky after-parties

Chicago Sun-Times

NCT 127 Chicago show a homecoming for member Johnny Suh

The K-pop group kicks off a brief U.S. tour at the United Center with Glenbrook North High School alum in tow.

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Bangkok Post

New year, new spaces, new hangouts

Bangkok is an ever-changing city and 2023 will be a testament to that as many new buildings and projects spring up. From a new shopping mecca to an urban park, Guru brings you a list of mega projects that will launch in 2023.

Asharq Al-Awsat

BTS Fandom Tech Firm Weverse Reaches Beyond K-pop

When Jin became the first member of the K-Pop supergroup BTS to enlist for South Korea's mandatory military service this month, he had a special message to fans on Weverse, a fan platform app that commands more than 8 million active users. "Now it's curtain call time (I wanted to…

Bangkok Post

BTS fandom tech firm Weverse reaches beyond K-Pop

SEOUL: When Jin became the first member of the K-Pop supergroup BTS to enlist for South Korea's mandatory military service this month, he had a special message to fans on Weverse, a fan platform app that commands more than 8 million active users.

Tribune News Service

‘The Number Ones’ explores 20 No. 1 hits that ‘ruptured’ music from the Beatles to Soulja Boy

While plucking the 20 most momentous Billboard No. 1 hits over six-plus decades, music critic Tom Breihan skipped over no shortage of notable Georgia artists, from Gladys Knight and Ray Charles, to R.E.M. and OutKast.

Bangkok Post

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The past year was a good one for the K-pop industry. Both the kings and queens of K-pop -- BTS and Blackpink -- celebrated their successful breakthrough in the American music industry.

The Conversation

World Cup 2022: who won the prize for 'soft power'?

After four weeks, 64 games and more than a decade of controversy, Argentina has won the Fifa men’s World Cup in Qatar. And as Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrate victory over France, another competition has also reached its conclusion – the battle for “soft power”.

The Independent UK

'New Year’s Rockin’ Eve' to feature Duran Duran, New Edition

Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2023 on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square, with iconic bands from the 1980s and 1990s as well as a member of BTS and a TikTok sensation

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