BTS member Suga fined $14k for drunk driving on e-scooter

K-pop star Suga, a member of the boy band supergroup BTS, has been fined 15 million won (S$14,688) by a court for drunk driving while on an electric scooter. A judge at the Seoul Western District Court issued the fine in a summary judgement made last week after his case was referred to the prosecution, a...

Gossip mill: BTS’ V joins group chat for fans, family of Shinee’s Jonghyun launches counselling service, J-drama Shogun breaks Emmy record

BTS' V joins group chat for fans Being in the military isn't stopping him from interacting with fans. Yesterday (Sept 8), BTS' V joined a group chat created by his supporters on the messaging app KakaoTalk. In screenshots shared by fans, the 28-year-old, who used his real name Kim Tae-hyung in the chat, asked: "How has everyone been?" When...

Is BTS’ Suga really performing his military service? Korea’s Military Manpower to conduct on-site inspection

The Military Manpower Administration is set to conduct an on-site inspection to check whether BTS’ Suga is faithfully performing his military service as a social service worker. Suga of the world-renowned K-pop boy group BTS is also currently being investigated by the police for driving an electric scooter under the influence of alcohol. On Aug 6, Suga...

‘Please don’t damage our beautiful memories’: Kim Woo-bin flooded with mixed reactions from BTS fans after buying group’s former building

It’s probably just another building to others but for some fans it meant more. South Korean actor Kim Woo-bin recently bought the building that housed the former headquarters of Hybe (formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment), the company that manages popular K-pop boy band BTS. The 34-year-old reportedly acquired it for 13.7 billion won (S$13.4 million). According to...

BTS’ Jimin to release second album in July

Jimin is set to return with his second solo album, MUSE, next month. The 28-year-old BTS star's label BIGHIT MUSIC has confirmed the follow-up to 2023's FACE will arrive on July 19 and teased that it will show his "expanded musical spectrum" across seven tracks. Fans have already had the track Closer Than This. A statement on Weverse read:...

BTS members reunite for Jin’s military discharge, RM even plays saxophone for him

BTS had a heartwarming reunion this morning (June 12) as their oldest member Jin was discharged from the military. The 31-year-old was the first member of the K-pop boy band to enlist back in December 2022, and currently, all other members are also serving national service. The remaining members, minus Suga who is a social service worker, came to...

Bukit Aman detects new phishing technique involving SMS

KUALA LUMPUR: A new phishing technique has been detected by Bukit Aman involving zones created by a planted base transceiver station (BTS). Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that a telco company had informed Bukit Aman of the new technique, saying that scammers are able to send fake...

BTS’ Love Yourself: Tear resurges on Billboard charts 5 years after release; exploring album’s records, impact

BTS' 5 year old album Love Yourself: Tear, has made a comeback on the Billboard 200 chart and also popped up on various other charts. Let's take a closer look at the album's records and influence Currently, BTS as a group is on a break as all seven members are fulfilling their mandatory military service in...

How BTS’s V Landed His Role In IU’s “Love Wins All” Music Video

“He has to possess the mood of…” IU released her latest single, “Love Wins All,” on January 24, 2024, and together with BTS‘s V, the two starred in a cinematic and emotional music video for the song. IU recently released a behind-the-scenes video from the set of her “Love Wins All” music video, opening up about the filming process and the...

BTS’s V Shocks Fans By Posting Never-Before-Seen Photos With IU

The BTS star treated fans to some behind the scenes candid photos. V has taken the internet by storm after sharing a series of candid pictures with IU on his Instagram account. The BTS star starred in IU’s “Love wins all” music video, and the internet has not stopped talking about their performances and chemistry ever since. In the music video, V...