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BTS Hand Out the Christmas Gifts With ‘Life Goes On’ Performance on ‘Corden’: Watch
BTS are back in a big way with BE and the latest single from it, “Life Goes On.” The K-pop kings dropped by The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday night (Nov. 23) to perform the new track. J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V brought the Christmas cheer with a warm-and-cuddly singalong around the Christmas tree. {“nid”:”9488479″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Watch BTS Serve a Pajama-Clad Performance of 'Life Goes On' on 'Good Morning America'”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/k-town\/9488479\/bts-perform-life-goes-on-gma-video\/”,”media”:{“width”:1548,”height”:1024,”extension”:”jpg”,”mime_typeR...
Watch BTS’ Teaser Video For Their MapleStory Collab
BTS are diving into the world of MMORPGs with a new collaboration on member Jin’s favorite game, MapleStory. The free, 2d side-scrolling multiplayer online role-playing game from South Korea’s Wizet in which groups of players get together to hunt for monsters and share prizes announced the collaboration on Tuesday (Nov. 24). “Are you ready for the most monumental MapleStory crossover ever?! Is anyone more excited than us?! Well, maybe BTS is…” read a tweet from the game makers, which linked to a video preview of the K-Pop superstars freaking out about the gig in a room packed with game gear. In the clip, the guys sing the MapleStory theme song as they sit around a table and Jin gushes about how this is the day their “dream comes true” while decidi...
BTS Explain Why Their Hit ‘Dynamite’ ‘Wouldn’t Be Here If There Was No COVID-19′
BTS kicked off Thanksgiving week by landing on the cover of Esquire on Monday (Nov. 23), dishing on everything from the success of “Dynamite” to their brand-new album Be. In the interview, done over Zoom all the way from Big Hit Entertainment headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, the K-pop boy band revealed that the direction of their latest music actually took its cue in response to the ongoing global pandemic. “‘Dynamite’ wouldn’t be here if there was no COVID-19,” RM revealed about the creation of the band’s first-ever No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. “For this song, we wanted to go easy and simple and positive. Not some, like, deep vibes or shadows. We just wanted to go easy.” {“nid”:”9488267″,”type...
BTS’ ‘BE’ Album Is This Week’s Fan Favorite New Music
BTS’ latest album, BE, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Nov. 20) on Billboard, choosing the K-pop group’s new eight-track album as their favorite new music release of the past week. BE brought in nearly 47% of the vote, beating out new music by Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber (“Monster”), Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa (“Prisoner”), Megan Thee Stallion (“Good News”) and others. {“nid”:”9487831″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”BTS Reflect on Canceled World Tour Amid Coronavirus In 'Life Goes On' Music Video”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/international\/9487831\/bts-life-goes-on-music-video\/”,&...
BTS Cozies Up in New ‘On My Pillow’ Version of ‘Life Goes On’ Video: Watch
BTS has shared a new version of its music video for “Life Goes On.” On Friday (Nov. 20), the seven-member K-pop group shared the official video for “Life Goes On,” the lead single from the act’s latest album, BE. The Jungkook- directed clip takes fans through a sentimental visual journey, where the boy band grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic taking away its live shows. The new version of “Life Goes On,” dubbed “on my pillow,” stretches a scene from the original four-minute clip of the septet cozying up with each other in a bedroom. Watch the guys lounge around on a bed in their pajamas while singing the track below. {“nid”:”9487831″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”BTS Reflect on ...
BTS Reflect on Canceled World Tour Amid Coronavirus In ‘Life Goes On’ Music Video
BTS grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic taking away live concerts, especially their own Map of the Soul world tour, in the “Life Goes On” music video, released Friday (Nov. 20) along with the group’s latest album BE. Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS at age 23, directed the nearly four-minute sentimental visual, which brings the ARMY along their favorites’ reflective journey about how the world around them has evolved. V peers out the window while driving in their native South Korea and longingly stares at the Seoul Olympic Stadium, which would’ve been the first stop for their Map of the Soul world tour in April. Like most people coming up with indoor quarantine activities, V and his bandmates throw themselves a pajama party replete with pizza, video games a...
New K-Pop Girl Group Aespa Debuts With Colorful Video For ‘Black Mamba’: Watch
Meet Aespa! The brand new K-pop girl group introduced themselves to the world on Monday (Nov. 17) with the release of their debut single “Black Mamba.” In the single’s neon-colored music video, the foursome — Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning — deliver non-stop choreography flanked by a bevy of female back-up dancers as the giant black snake of the song’s title slithers its way through the clip. “I’m ejected, good is not enough to break your greatness/ I’m exhausted, your existence has grown, swallowing all of the greed/ I’m the aespa, there can’t be two/ Monochrome to colors/ This is evo, evolution,” Giselle and Winter sing on the second verse, before Ningning and Karina take over on the pre-chorus, declaring, R...
Sure, We’ll Take a Second Teaser For BTS’ ‘Life Goes On’ Video
“Life Goes On” is coming! On Wednesday (Nov. 18), BTS shared a second teaser of the music video for their upcoming single. The 15-second clip features black-and-white portraits of each member of the K-pop septet flashing on screen as the band mates sing “I remember, I remember” over wistful pop production. The snippet ends with Jungkook, who will make his directorial debut with the video, gazing solemnly into a viewfinder as he holds a camera. (The singer will be the first member of BTS to helm one of the group’s music videos.) The visual for “Life Goes On” is set to be unveiled by Big Hit Entertainment on Friday (Nov. 20) at 2:00 p.m. KST/12:00 a.m. EST, the same time the track will be released to digital retailers worldwide. {“nid”:&#...
Try Not to Cry Over This Video of BTS Dedicating Their 2020 EMAs Best Song Award to ARMY
BTS took home four awards at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday night (Nov. 8), and dedicated their top prize to the ARMY. Upon winning best song for their No. 1 hit “Dynamite,” the group gave their excited acceptance speech via satellite. “This means so much for us because we really wanted to enjoy this song with our fans in this difficult time,” they said. “So we want to dedicate this award to them. Because they deserve it.” In addition to best song, the K-pop idols took home the trophy for best group for the third consecutive year, as well as best virtual live and biggest fans. They were also nominated for best pop, but lost out to Little Mix, who served as hosts for the evening’s socially-distanced awards show. You Deserve to Make Money...
‘Get Well Soon Yoongi’: BTS ARMY Wishes Suga Speedy Recovery After Shoulder Surgery
“As many fans know, Suga has long suffered from shoulder-related health issues. Suga’s shoulder issues began when he was injured in an accident that occurred in 2012 before his debut, and he was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder in 2013,” the statement continued. “Shoulder pains continued until he was further diagnosed in 2019 with ‘posterior labral tear of his left shoulder,’ which means that the cartilage around his left shoulder joint has been torn. Since then, he has continued to receive various treatment to prevent his injury from affecting his activities.” According to the statement, Suga has long suffered from a variety of symptoms from the injury, including the inability to raise his arms above his head and “sudden bouts of pain” t...
Drake Assists Yung Bleu on ‘You’re Mines Still’ Remix: Stream It Now
Drake has more assists than Rajon Rondo. He’s just notched another, this time lending his talents to the remix of Yung Bleu’s “You’re Mines Still”. The original cut appeared as the opening track on Bleu’s album Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions, which arrived in October. The rapper from Mobile, Alabama, has been on fire. He LP Bleu Vandross 3, a nod to his R&B idol Luther Vandross, dropped earlier this year, and two full-length albums came in 2019. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet re...
BTS Label Big Hit Entertainment Doubles Shares in Smash Stock Market Debut
A strong debut was expected by industry analysts given BTS’ enormous fanbase, officially termed the BTS ARMY, who are quick to pounce on virtual and physical concert tickets, album collectibles and other extensive merchandise lines. BTS accounted for more than 80% of the company’s revenue during the first half of 2020, according to a report by investment management company Samsung Securities. The group — consisting of members J-Hope, RM, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin and Jiminwhich — launched in 2013 and has since performed sold-out shows across the world, breaking numerous Billboard chart records in the process. BTS became the first K-pop act to top the Billboard Hot 100 last month with “Dynamite,” their first all-English song, and this week occupies the top two slo...
