K-Pop
Kim Jong-un Decries K-Pop as “Vicious Cancer” in Crackdown Against South Korean Pop Culture
Kim Jong-un has become increasingly concerned with the influence of South Korean pop culture over the past several months as K-pop videos and K-dramas have become more accessible to young North Koreans. He’s now taken drastic steps to stamp out the “vicious cancer” in an attempt to retain his grip on North Korean society. This includes harsher punishments for possession of the illegal material or even imitating culture from the South, according to The New York Times. Fearing that it corrupts young North Koreans’ “attire, hairstyles, speeches, and behaviors,” Kim has upped the punishment for people caught watching or possessing South Korean entertainment to five to 15 years in labor camps. The previous maximum sentence for such crimes was five years of hard labor, according to the Seoul-bas...
Stanning BTS: Booked by Butter
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Stanning BTS: Butter X Billboard
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Stanning BTS: Smooth Like Butter
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BTS Perform “Butter” For First Time at 2021 Billboard Music Awards: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-24T02:00:35+00:00“>May 23, 2021 | 10:00pm ET BTS just served up a heaping helping of “Butter” at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. The K-pop idols’ performance marked their first live rendition of “Butter” since its release just two days prior. On stage from Seoul, the septet sang the song across several elaborate set pieces, including one made to look the Billboard Music Awards red carpet. Replay “Butter” below, and head here to see other performances from tonight’s Billboard Music Awards, including Doja Cat with SZA, The Weeknd, and Duran Duran. Related Video During the awards show, BTS also took home trophies for Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist, and Top Social Ar...
You’d “Butter” Believe That BTS’ New Single Is the Song of the Summer
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BTS Deliver English-Language Single “Butter”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-21T03:40:55+00:00“>May 20, 2021 | 11:40pm ET BTS have dropped their latest single “Butter” via Big Hit Music/Sony Music Entertainment. The smooth-churned song marks the K-pop boy band’s second English-language single following their 2020 smash “Dynamite”, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 last September. In a news release, the septet teased the song as, “a dance pop track brimming with the smooth yet charismatic charm of BTS.” It follows the release of Top 10 hit “Life Goes On” and Japanese-language single “Film Out”, which the group recorded as the end theme for Signal the Movie Cold Case Investigation Unit. Check it out below. On the latest episode of Consequence’s Stanning BT...
Stanning BTS: Butter Be Ready!
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BTS to Melt Hearts with New Single “Butter”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-26T15:26:02+00:00“>April 26, 2021 | 11:26am ET BTS have set a May 21st release for their next single. It’s titled “Butter” and promises to “melt its way into the hearts of all ARMY” — or, so says a press release announcing its release. Described as a “dance pop track brimming with the smooth yet charismatic charm of BTS,” “Butter” is the group’s second English single following “Dynamite”. “Butter” will be released on digital streaming services at Midnight EDT on May 21st. Earlier this month, BTS released a new song called “Film Out” as part of their new Japanese-language compilation BTS, the Best. Their most recent album, BE, was released in November 2020. Presumably, “Butter” se...
Stanning BTS: Buff Bangtan
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Consequence Live-Tweeting BTS’ Bang Bang Con 2021
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T19:02:21+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 3:02pm ET ARMY, assemble: Bang Bang Con 2021 is almost here. After BTS’ wildly successful, nearly 24-hour 2020 Bang Bang Con, the beloved spring streaming concert event is returning for another dose of comfort, joy, and connection. While touring on the scale necessary for large groups like BTS is still on an indefinite pause, Bang Bang Con 21 will provide a much-needed opportunity for ARMY to (virtually) celebrate and reminisce together. Bang Bang Con 21 begins at 3:00 pm Korean time on April 17th (a casual 2:00 a.m. ET here in the States), and is streaming for free on BANGTANTV as a gift to fans. The event is expected to last about seven ...
