K-pop’s BTS snags top prize at American Music Awards

K-Pop band BTS was the big winner at the American Music Awards on Sunday (Nov 21) just four years after making their first appearance on the fan-voted show. The seven member band from South Korea beat veteran Taylor Swift, rapper Drake, pop singer Ariana Grande, teen phenomenon Olivia Rodrigo and Canadian The Weeknd for the night's biggest...

Ed Sheeran pens song for BTS’ next album

Ed Sheeran has penned a song on BTS' next album. He co-wrote Make It Right on the K-pop septet's 2020 LP Map of the Soul: 7 - The Journey, and he has another tune on the way with the Dynamite hitmakers. Speaking on Most Requested Live, the 30-year-old megastar spilled: "I've actually worked with BTS on their...

Indian BTS fans quickly raise cash to combat country’s growing coronavirus crisis

Amid India’s growing coronavirus crisis, BTS fans took action to raise funds to help those in need. Last week, the Covid-19 relief efforts coordinated by a group from the BTS fan club known as Army, had raised over two million rupees (S$35,500). Coordinated on the Indian crowdfunding site Milaap, the social media account known as “Covid Relief...

BTS to Hold October Concert

BTS have announced that they will be coming back in the form of a concert this October. The K-Pop group’s music agency, Big Hit Entertainment, announced last week that the septet will return this October with their BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E concert in Seoul, which will be held online and offline from October 10 to 11, 2020. Social...

‘We stand together’: BTS sends heartfelt message to Indonesians staying home during outbreak

A worldwide phenomenon, K-Pop group BTS has sent a touching message as the ambassador of online shopping platform Tokopedia for all Indonesians who are currently dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. The platform released on its official Instagram account @tokopedia on Tuesday a 36-second video featuring all seven members of BTS delivering their messages in English, Korean...

Starbucks Collaborates With BTS For “Be The Brightest Stars” Campaign

Starbucks Korea has announced their collaboration with K-pop sensation BTS (방탄소년단) for a project called “Be The Brightest Stars” recently. This marks the first time for any K-pop artistes to receive such honour! For those who are curious, this project aims to spread a positive influence among local youths. Therefore, the franchise is only available at...

JTBC “News Room” Presenter Son Suk Hee Resigns Following False Reports On BTS

JTBC CEO Son Suk Hee (손석희) will no longer be the anchor for the news programme “News Room”. Though no details were revealed on the shocking announcement, many have speculated that the decision was made in the wake of the recent controversy on the false reports surrounding K-pop sensation BTS (방탄소년단).   Source: JTBC A representative from the local cable network...

BTS’ RM Stunned When Fan Put Sex On Hold To Watch His Live Video

BTS leader RM recently made an appearance in a V Live streaming session over the weekend, after a long while. For the uninitiated, the 25-year-old – as well as the rest of the members – will commonly film themselves on the popular live video streaming app to greet his fans (widely known as ARMYs), as well...

Halsey & ARMYs React To BTS’ GRAMMYs Nomination Snub

It’s official! The full list of nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards is finally out. The announcement was made in a special press conference held last night (Wednesday, 20th November). To everyone’s surprise, BTS (방탄소년단) was not listed in any of the main categories. For those who don’t know, the 7-member K-pop sensation came out with...

BTS V’s Savage Reply To Taekook Fan-Shipping Comment Goes Viral

If you’ve been following BTS (방탄소년단) since their debut days, you will be familiar with a few fan-shippings created by ARMYs involving members of the band. One of the most popular would be the Taekook (V/Taehyung and Jungkook) ship. So, what does V (뷔) has to say about that? The K-pop idol recently took to social...