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last April, it was reported that Bangtan Sonyeondan will release a full-group OST for the k-anime "Bastions". on May 2nd, the show finally announced additional details about the music release. according to korean media outlets, Bangtan Sonyeondan  new song "The Planet" which is part OST for the 3D action hero animation "Bastions" will be released on various music sites on May 12th at 1 pm. "Bastions" is a 3D action hero animation about a new hero who appeared in a highly competitive hero world, revealing the identity of villain, the main culprit of environmental destruction, saving the Earth in crisis and growing into a true hero. 'Bastions' which will open a new horizon for k-animation, will air for the first time on SBS at 7:30 am on May 14th.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rapper and music producer Suga of Bangtan Sonyeondan dressed up in Maison Valentino’s special jackets during his first-ever solo world tour, the leading Italian luxury fashion house Valentino.

 

After rolling out his very first solo album on April 21 by his other stage name Agust D, the artist kicked off his first world tour as a soloist at UBS Arena which located at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

 

 

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The luxury brand joined this long-awaited world tour with jackets designed exclusively for the Korean artist by its creative director Pielpaolo Picholi. Bangtan Sonyeondan Suga wore a specially made reversible jacket with the artist’s name, “Suga,” embroidered on its left arm and the artist’s other stage name “Agust D” imprinted on the right. The back of the jacket embellished with the title of his debut solo album “D-Day” and his denim pants to match the spangled white jacket while dressing up in slacks for the black jacket.

 

Maison Valentino's previously known for making stage costumes for highly renowned artists including Janet Jackson, Sam Smith and Dua Lipa.

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Suga, under the alias of Agust D, landed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on May 6 with his first official solo album, “D-Day,” according to Billboard on Tuesday.

 

 

 

 

 

Suga is the second K-pop solo artist to reach the No. 2 spot after his fellow Bangtan Sonyeondan  member Jimin's solo album “Face” rose to the same position on the Billboard chart last month.

 

Billboard said Monday (U.S. time) in a preview of this week's chart that "D-Day" debuted at No. 2 with 140,000 equivalent album units, including 122,000 physical album sales, earned American singer Morgan Wallen's "One Thing At A Time" snatched its eighth consecutive No. 1.

 

The chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States, measured by equivalent album units comprising physical album sales and other digital sales records. "Like many K-pop releases, the CD edition of D-Day was issued in collectible CD packages each containing a standard set of items and randomized elements. It was also available as a standard digital download album, as well as three alternative cover digital download variants that were sold exclusively through the artist's official webstore. Of D-Day's first-week sales, 90 percent were CDs, while the remaining 10 percent were digital album downloads" Billboard said.

 

With the feat, Suga became the band's third member to score a solo top 10 on the Billboard 200, after Bangtan Sonyeondan RM, who reached No. 3 with his debut solo album, "Indigo," last year, and Jimin.

 

"D-Day," dropped April 21 under Suga's other stage name Agust D, marks the rapper's first solo project in three years since "D-2" in 2020, when his unofficial mixtapes are included, and his first official solo album. It consists of 10 songs, including "Haegeum," the prereleased song "People Pt. 2 (Feat. IU)," "D-Day," "Huh?! (Feat. J-Hope)," "Amygdala," " SDL," "Interlude: Dawn" and "Snooze (Feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kim Woo Sung of The Rose)."

 

 

 

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Later Monday, Billboard said on social media the album's lead track, "Haegeum," debuted at No. 58 on the Hot 100 main songs chart for this week.

 

The song's title has a dual meaning, referring to both a traditional Korean string instrument and a Korean noun that signifies lifting restrictions.

 

Through the title, the song highlights the theme of freedom, particularly for those who face various limitations and constraints in their daily lives and in society. The traditional instrument haegeum was used on the track.

 

This is not the first time Suga has made it onto the Hot 100 chart. He previously ranked No. 76 with "Daechwita," No. 29 with the song "Girl Of My Dreams" from the album "Fighting Demons" by the late Juice WRLD and No. 80 with "That That," a collaboration single with South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer Psy.

 

 

 

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The Seoul Central District Court has fined a former foreign service employee 1 million won on charges of attempting to sell Bangtan Sonyeondan member Jungkook's lost hat online, legal sources said Wednesday.

 

The employee, whose identity has been withheld, put the bucket hat for sale on an online second-hand market for 10 million won in October, claiming the K-pop star had left it at the foreign ministry building in Seoul when he visited to apply for a passport.

 

The seller deleted his offer and turned himself in to the police amid the controversy and prosecutors later summarily indicted him, seeking a 1-million-won fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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With J-Hope's recent mandatory military enlistment, Korean cuisine has become a hot topic worldwide since April, Bangtan Sonyeondan J-Hope's 30 in Korean age joined the 36th Army Recruit Training Center in Wonju-si, Gangwon-do as an active soldier. While fans around the world were not allowed to attend his enlistment ceremony, they expressed their support through a large bus-wrapping advertisement.

 

This support led to increased global interest in Korean military service, especially regarding the soldiers' diets, with fans hoping for J-Hope's good health during his military service. 

 

Shortly after J-Hope's enlistment, social media accounts were created to introduce diet information from the national military communication service app 'The Camp.' A tweet that posted an English translation of J-Hope's dinner menu on April 18, which included rice, soft tofu stew, stir-fried pumpkin beef, sweet and sour pollack, seasoned seaweed flakes, and cabbage kimchi, went viral and garnered more than 570,000 views. Meanwhile, from day 25 of last month, a photo of J-Hope sitting in the cafeteria with a tray of food gained much attention, from worldwide netizens recognizing the hard work of the soldiers who woke up early to cook and prepare meals for the other soldiers.

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan J-Hope's scheduled to be deployed to his own unit at the end of May and his scheduled discharge date is October 17, 2024.

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Jimin's 'Like Crazy' extends its record as the longest-charting Korean solo song on Billboard Hot 100 this decade.

 

 

 

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Spending a fifth consecutive week on the Billboard Hot 100 after Jimin released his solo debut album, Jimin is still registering new achievements on the numerous 'album' and 'single' charts, further exhibiting how big of a success his solo debut album is. The success is even more impressive considering that he had only ten days of promotions for the album, with just one TV show appearance in the USA during that time. Yet, his success level in the USA has been a first for any K- soloist in history.

 

 

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On the main singles chart, the Billboard Hot 100, after the historical #1 debut with the biggest sales week of 2023 and the biggest sales week for any Korean soloist in the USA, Jimin's 'Like Crazy' spent its 5th week on the chart, extending its record as the longest-charting Korean solo song on the chart since Psy's 'Gentleman' back in 2013, making it the best performing Korean solo song on the chart in the past decade.

 

'Like Crazy' stayed on the main singles chart for a fifth week after ranking 7th on the Digital Song Sales chart, making it the 7th best-selling song in the USA for the week.

 

The album was also 2nd on the World Albums chart and 19th and 17th on the Top Album Sales chart and the Top Current Album Sales chart, respectively, in week 5. 'Face' becomes the 3rd longest charting album by a Korean soloist on the Top Current Album Sales chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Jungkook warned to sasaeng fans those who stalk or severely invade the privacy of public figures to stop sending food to his home.

 

On May 4, Jungkook took to Weverse to update fans on the invasion of privacy that's been happening to him lately. He wrote,"Please don't deliver food to my house. I'm not going to eat it. I'm grateful for the thought, but I eat well on my own. Take care of your own meals. I beg of you. If you send it one more time, I'll check the receipt order number and take action. So stop it."Previously, Jungkook already complained about invasion of privacy due to phone calls from sasaeng fans and accompanying him on private schedules.

 

 

 

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Just two months after the personal details of Bangtan Sonyeondan member RM were leaked by a temple monk, his privacy has again been invaded. Recently, it was revealed that an employee of the South Korean railway company (KORAIL) had taken out some personal details of the K-pop star, like his home address and telephone number. And more shockingly, the employee has been taking out the details of the pop star since 2019.

 

After the shocking news took the internet by storm, Big Hit entertainment was quick to react to the shocking news as they revealed that they would take the necessary action against the employee for stealing RM's personal info.

 

As per the news outlet, SBS, the Korail employee was found guilty of searching RM's personal information in the company’s passenger database during an internal audit. ''I simply looked at it because I was curious. I'm reflecting on my mistakes.'' KORAIL employee said. After the investigation, they found out that the employee has been doing this since 2019 and in the period of three years, they have looked at the RM's profile over 18 times. It's not uncommon for sasaeng fans to circulate information such as a celebrity's flight schedule, vehicle and contact information, but even more shocking that personal information was leaked by an employee.

 

 

 

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Over the past two years, Bangtan Sonyeondan  member Jin has set numerous records on Shazam and earned himself the nickname "Shazam King." He currently holds the record of being the first Asian artist to maintain the No.1 spot on the Shazam Top 200 Global Chart for over 100 consecutive days, thanks to his song "Yours," which was maintaining the top spot for 102 days. Bangtan Sonyeondan Jin's latest release, "The Astronaut," is on track to surpass this record  (96 days and still counting). More than that, Jin was the No. 1 artist in the Top 10 Shazam Artists for 20 consecutive weeks.

 

On May 4, Jin broke another record when his solo single "The Astronaut" became the most Shazamed K-pop song in history, with over 12.85 million Shazams. Interestingly, Jin surpassed his own previous record set by his OST "Yours" 12.84 million Shazams.

 

Jin's first solo single achieved tremendous global success, performing exceptionally well on charts like Billboard, Spotify, iTunes, and others.

 

Jin, the oldest member of Bangtan Sonyeondan is the first in the group to enlist. Jin entered the Yeoncheon training center on December 13, 2022, and has since been selected to serve as an assistant instructor at the Yeoncheon army base in northern Gyeonggi province, according to the South Korean military.

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan J-Hope has been nominated for an award at a ceremony celebrating children's rights, as voted on by children themselves.

 

'The Green Umbrella Children's Foundation announced on May 3 that they will be holding the '3rd Annual Korea Children's Awards' in honor of the 101st Children's Day.

 

The 'Korea Children's Awards' is a ceremony in which children directly select the individuals and organizations that have contributed to the promotion of children's rights. From candidate recommendations to voting and awarding, children participate in every step of the process. The Green Umbrella Children's Foundation selected the 80 first-round candidates in 8 categories with the participation of 500 child and adolescent reporters and panels from all over the country during March. Subsequently, 140 foundation child advocacy committee members, acting as national child judges, voted to determine the 31 final candidates in 8 categories (Children, Adults, Good Companies, Stars, Writers, Videos, Legislation, Research). Among them, J-Hope has been nominated as a finalist in the 'Star' category.

 

The Green Umbrella Children's Foundation highlighted J-Hope's "major achievements," which include "participating in emergency relief donations for children affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, providing scholarships for low-income students at his alma mater, and donating to Tanzanian child abuse prevention projects, contributing more than 800 million won for children in total.

 

Due to the rainy weather forecast on Children's Day, May 5th, changes in some on-site voting locations and schedules have been announced on the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation's official SNS account.

 

Bangtan Sonyeondan J-Hope is currently serving in the military, having enlisted on April 18th at the Army's 36th Division New Soldier Training Center in Wonju, Gangwon Province. His expected discharge date is October 17th, 2024.

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Jimin set off his solo career by registering records that no other Korean soloist has ever achieved in history on the first day and first week of release. Weeks after the release of this album, he continues to soar high and set new records only to break them himself again and again while at the same time continuing to extend other records that he holds, further reinforcing the sentiment that he is indeed the most successful Korean soloist in history.

 

 

 

 

 

As of May 4, Bangtan Sonyeondan  Jimin has now been ranking on the Spotify Global Daily Top Artists chart for 50 days and counting, extending his record as the longest-charting Korean solo artist on this chart after clinching this title just a few days ago.

 

 

 

 

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His consistent ranking among the top daily artists globally on the platform stems from the high streaming numbers that his music is receiving on the platform.

 

 

 

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His pre-release track 'Set Me Free Pt.2' from his album 'Face,' surpassed 100 million streams on the platform as of May 3, becoming the fastest B-side song by a Korean soloist to achieve this feat in Spotify history , having done so in just 47 days.

 

Just the next day, on May 4, 'Like Crazy (English Version)' also surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, achieving this in just 41 days. Of note is that 'Like Crazy' the Korean version, already holds the record for the fastest solo song by a Korean soloist to surpass 100 million streams on Spotify (in 30 days), and with these two new achievements, Jimin now has 3 songs from the same album all exceeding 100 million streams.

'Like Crazy' official music video has now surpassed 50 million views, and 'Set Me Free Pt.2' official music video has surpassed 70 million views on YouTube.

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Jungkook’s live streams are known for their immense impact, garnering a record number of real-time views and causing social media frenzy across the world.

 

Every time Jungkook has a live stream, millions of worldwide fans flock to enjoy his entertaining lives that consist of anything from hours-long home concerts where fans get to hear his golden livevocals to mukbangs and cooking tutorials. According to the Hybe 1st quarter 2023 report, Weverse Live accumulated 460M views in Q1 2023 and Jungkook himself earned a whopping 380M views in Q1 2023.

 

 

 

 

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Jungkook’s views in Q1 2023 (380M) exceeded the total accumulated Weverse Live views in Q4 2023 which was 258M. It is worth mentioning that Jungkook did not do any live streams in Q4 of 2023.

 

Jungkook's lives are so impactful he goes viral after each and every live stream with millions of views and makes everything he wears, eats, and talks about end up being sold out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Remarkable stage-setting complete, the time comes for rapper, songwriter, producer Suga – or Agust D of Bangtan Sonyeondan sweeping the world with a solo album and world tour.

 

 

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US Billboard released the latest chart on the 6th, Suga entered the main single chart ‘Hot 100’ at No. 58 with the title song ‘Haegeum’ of her first full-length solo album ‘D-Day’.

 

‘D-Day’ ranked second on the main album chart ‘Billboard 200’. He broke his personal best ranking. In 2020, it ranked 11th on the ‘Billboard 200’ with the free music mixtape ‘D-2’. ‘D-Day’ is the final work of the Agust D trilogy (trilogy). Following ‘August D’ (2016) and ‘D-2’ (2020), this album marks the finale. It contains an honest story that encompasses Suga and Agust D. It was the first K-pop song to set its own record.

 

Bangtan Sonyeondan Suga became a million-seller on the first day of release. Achieved sales of over 1.07 million copies. It recorded the highest number of sales on the first day of release for a solo singer’s album.

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Suga performed well on major music charts around the world, including Korea and the United States, as well as Europe. It entered the ‘Top Album Chart’ (as of April 28) announced by the French music chart SNEP and went straight to No. 1.

 

‘D-Day’ also ranked 3rd on the German official chart ‘Top 10 Album Chart’ (as of April 28). It ranked 7th on the album chart ‘Top 100’ of Italy’s ‘Acharts’ (as of April 25) captivated Asia. It reached the top spot in Japan’s Oricon ‘Weekly Digital Album Ranking’ (as of May 1st). It also entered the Australian ‘ARIA Chart’ (as of May 1st) at number 4 proved its global popularity.

 

 

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The leader of South Korean pop group Bangtan Sonyeondan RM conveyed his candid feelings to the fandom Army ahead of the 10-year debut anniversary this year. 

 

 

 

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RM had previously revealed on a Weverse live that he was supposed to enlist in the military along with bandmate and fellow 94-liner Bangtan Sonyeondan J-hope. He recently collaborated with indie artist Colde on the song 'Don’t Ever Say You Love Me' for the album Love Part 2. Colde previously collaborated with RM on the song 'Hectic', a b-side track from Indigo.

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Jungkook's opening ceremony on 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup performance is continuing to prove its popularity. FIFA's official YouTube video of the performance, titled "Jung Kook from Bangtan Sonyeondan performs 'Dreamers' at FIFA World Cup opening ceremony," recently surpassed the 50 million view mark. In the clip, the BTS member is joined by Qatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi and a number of backup dancers as he puts on a live performance of "Dreamers," part of the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup's OST. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Meanwhile, the video is among the top 10 most-watched videos on FIFA's official YouTube channel, while the official music video for the song remains the channel's most-watched at over 155 million views.

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Jimin set and broke new records on Spotify with his smash hits from his solo debut album 'Face,' and now there are even more records set by his album, thereby continuing to assert his dominance as a trailblazer for Korean soloists on the global music market.

 

The B-side tracks 'Set Me Free Pt.2' and 'Like Crazy (English Version)' both surpassed 100 million streams back to back. 'Set Me Free Pt.2' achieved this feat first and set a new record as the fastest B-side track by a K-soloist to surpass 100 million streams on the platform.

 

On the next day, 'Like Crazy (English Version)' also surpassed 100 million streams and now claimed the record previously held by 'Set Me Free Pt.2'. The original version of 'Like Crazy' had already achieved this milestone and currently holds the record for the fastest Korean solo song to reach 100 million streams on the platform, meaning that the 'Face' album now has 3 songs with over 100 million streams.

 

 

 

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This prompted yet another record for Jimin and his album, Jimin being the first and only Korean soloist with 3 songs surpassing 100 million streams from the same album and 'Face' being the first and only album by a Korean soloist to have 3 songs exceeding 100 million streams.

 

With the three songs performing exceptionally well on the streaming platform, the album 'Face' has reached yet another milestone that is a new record as well. Overall, the album has accumulated over 400 million streams in just 41 days, becoming the fastest album by K-pop soloist. Additionally, the Korean or original version of 'Like Crazy' surpassed 129.7 million streams on Spotify as of the last update.

 

This record previously belonged to 'Vibe,' a song by Taeyang in which Jimin was a featured artist. Overall, among all the top 5 most streamed songs by Korean songs on Spotify this year, Jimin owns 3 of them and is a featured artist on 1 of them. His impact as a solo artist, despite having newly debuted and not even 6 months old as a solo act, is evident and worthy of immense applause.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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South Korea's state-run postal service agency Korea Post announced on Sunday that it will issue commemorative stamps on June 13, featuring the past ten years of the Bangtan Sonyeondan's history.

 

A total of ten types of stamps will be issued, with a print run of 1.5 million copies. Along with the stamps, commemorative stamp packets (250,000 sets) will also be on sale. The stamp packets will contain stamps featuring the portraits of Bangtan Sonyeondan  members.

 

The selling price is set at 7,770 won ($5.87) for the ten types of commemorative stamps, while the stamp packets will be priced at 20,000 won ($15.11). The on-site sales will begin at nationwide main post offices starting from the 13th of next month.

 

To enable citizens to conveniently purchase the commemorative stamps, Korea Post will undertake pre-sale services on the Internet for four days from May 22~25. The online pre-sale service will be available to customers who have signed up as members of the online Post Office, and membership registration for pre-purchase must be completed by May, 21.

 

 

 

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For international fans, online pre-sale services will also be available starting from June, 1. The overseas online pre-sale service will sell a portion of the commemorative stamp packets and will be accessible only to overseas customers.

 

Debuting in June, 2013 and sweeping domestic and international rookie awards, Bangtan Sonyeondan has grown into the world's top group representing Korea and K-pop. They have achieved remarkable success not only on world-renowned charts such as the US Billboard, UK Official Charts, Spotify and Apple Music, but also in album sales, music video views and social media engagement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2021, Bangtan Sonyeondan became the first Korean mainstream artist to be nominated for the 63rd Grammy Awards and performed on a solo stage. They also won the prestigious "Artist of the Year" award at the 2021 American Music Awards. In 2023, they were nominated for the Grammy Awards for the third consecutive year at The 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

 

In addition, they have set a record as the first Korean artist to hold a solo performance at major US music award shows such as the Grammy Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. "We consider it very meaningful to issue commemorative stamps with Bangtan Sonyeondan who are promoting K-pop globally," president of Korea Post Son Sung Hyun said. "We will make every effort to create commemorative stamps that are necessary and meaningful in the future."

 

 

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Jungkook of Bangtan Sonyeondan set a Guinness World Record for amassing 1 billion streams on Spotify in the shortest time for a K-pop male solo artist, said the global record authority on Monday.

 

He achieved the feat on the platform in 409 days with three songs: “Stay Alive” from the original soundtrack for the webtoon “7Fates: Chakho,” the Charlie Puth collaboration track “Left and Right” and “Dreamers” from the official soundtrack for the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup.

 

As of last week, his Spotify account logged 70 million followers, reaching the milestone in record time for an Asian solo musician at 436 days.

 

 

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The artist has yet to bring out a solo album, but expectations are high especially since a photograph of him with three industry heavyweights Bang Si Hyuk, head of Hybe; Scooter Braun, head of Hybe's American arm; and producer Andrew Watt was uploaded online last month.

 

 

 

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It’s been less than a month since sunshine J-Hope entered the military. As with Jin, who became the first Bangtan Sonyeondan member to begin their mandatory military service, Armys have eagerly been awaiting updates from J-Hope via the official public Korean military app, The Camp, which allows family, friends and fans to create accounts for update on those serving in the military. Bangtan Sonyeondan J-Hope is currently as an active-duty soldier.

 

 

Ahead of the annual Parents' Day in South Korea, rapper, producer and songwriter J-hope penned a heartfelt letter to his parents and thanked them for raising him well. In the letter, J-Hope wrote, “Sending you greetings on the occasion of Parents’ Day. Thank you for having me (giving birth to me) and raising me.Mom,Dad..I love you so much..Your son Ho Seok.”

 

Recently, Bangtan Sonyeondan Jin also recently sent a message, leaving a sweet note for J-Hope on Weverse for the younger member.

 

 

 

 

 

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The actual album of the Ost of the 3D animation “Bastions,” in which the group Bangtan Sonyeondan has participated as a full group will be released on the 25th, according to Thymos Media, a production company, on Monday.

 

Bangtan Sonyeondan has drawn attention by singing the Ost theme song "The Planet." The song is the first new song released by Bangtan Sonyeondan in 11 months since "Yet To Come" in June last year.

 

 

 

 

The Ost album will include animated songs, including "The Planet," which will be pre-released on May, 12th.

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan Suga has officially taken his Suga | Agust D D-Day world tour from the East Coast of the United States to the Midwest, kicking off his first of three shows in Chicago, Illinois.

 

Suga has expertly filled his solo promotions and the concert stage with his larger-than-life charisma and confidence, and the Bangtan Sonyeondan member seems to be truly savoring the interactions he’s been able to have with Armys during his shows.

 

 

 

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At his next stop in Chicago, Suga again interacted with the crowd and one lucky Apple owner got their wish when the Bangtan Sonyeondan member spotted their disguised iPhone.

 

Following his electrifying concerts in Chicago, Suga took a moment to connect with his fans through a brief live broadcast. He graciously greeted them and shared his thoughts on the recent shows.

 

 

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Big Hit Music revealed that Bangtan Sonyeondan Jimin will be teaming up with Kodak Black, NLE Choppa, JVKE and Muni Long for the song "Angel Pt. 1," which is included in the official soundtrack of the movie "Fast And The Furious 10" also known as "Fast X" 

 

Angel Part 1 has been revealed in a surprise announcement as the upcoming soundtrack for the movie Fast X. Also known as Fast And The Furious 10, it is a sequel to F9 (2021), serving as the tenth main instalment and the eleventh feature film in the franchise. Directed by Louis Leterrier and co-written by Justin Lin, Dan Mazeau and Zach Dean. Jimin's incredible voice collaborating with the biggest pop stars for the hit 'Fast and Furious' film series. 

 

Jimin of Bangtan Sonyeondan has also been breaking a few records by charting constantly for four weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Jimin title track Like Crazy had become the first K-pop solo song to achieve that. While Jimin album Face has reached 344,402,750 streams on Spotify. 

 

The collaboration track, titled "Angel Pt.1" will be available on all music platforms on May 18th.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Melon is the leading South Korean music streaming platform and is well-known for its real-time music charts that rank songs based on user streams and downloads. These charts offer daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly rankings, allowing users to stay updated with the latest trends in Korean music.

 

Bangtan Sonyeondan song has landed the longest on Melon's Top 10 chart. "Dynamite" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Bangtan Sonyeondan, released on August 21, 2020, through Big Hit Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. Dynamite is the first English language digital single by the K-pop sensation Bangtan Sonyeondan Grammy-nominated hit is set to be the first K-pop song became a viral hit worldwide, partly thanks to its catchy melody and distinctive dance moves. It spent a total of 36 weeks on Melon's top 10 chart, cementing its place as one of the most iconic songs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Two documentaries starring Bangtan Sonyeondan Suga and J-Hope are set for global release in June, Lotte Cinema announced Wednesday.

 

The cinema release of "J-Hope In The Box" and "Suga: Road to D-Day" is in celebration of Bangtan Sonyeondan  10th anniversary, Lotte Cinema said.

 

Bangtan Sonyeondan, the seven-piece K-pop sensation consisting of Jin, J-Hope, Suga, RM, V, Jimin and Jungkook, celebrates its anniversary on June 13. More details on where the films will be available worldwide have not been announced. Inside South Korea, the documentaries will be screened exclusively at Lotte Cinema branches. 

 

The two documentaries were released earlier this year "J-Hope In The Box" in February and "Suga: Road to D-Day" in April via Disney Plus and Weverse, the fan community platform operated by Bangtan Sonyeondan agency Hybe.

 

 

 

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The films feature J-Hope and Suga as they set forth on their solo careers, giving a deeper look into the minds and lives of the two musicians that have not been unveiled before.

 

 

 

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J-Hope's documentary follows the artist for around 200 days, documenting the journey as he produces his first solo album and makes his historic Lollapalooza debut.

 

The Bangtan Sonyeondan rapper dropped his solo album, "J-Hope in the Box," in July and went onto perform at the Lollapalooza 2022 as the first K-pop musician ever to headline the annual US music fest.

 

Suga's documentary is a road movie that follows the artist as he travels the world, meeting global musicians and exploring nature, adding on layers to his solo album production.

 

He also bares his honest thoughts he has as Agust D, the alias he uses as a solo musician, and shares more on the stories that he put into his solo album "D-Day."

 

 

 

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A song called "Dreamers" at the opening ceremony FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar has been sung by Bangtan Sonyeondan vocalist Jungkook praised for his perfect pitch, sense of rhythm and exceptional vocal range which sets him recently as a global brand ambassador for Calvin Klein in March made special appearance on Wednesday May, 10th at Calvin Klein's Capsule Collection Launch Seoul, South Korea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bangtan Sonyeondan member Jimin solo debut performance continues to reinforce the already widely accepted fact that it is the most successful solo debut among K-pop artists in history, as he continues to set new records while also extending his existing ones on yet another major music consumption platform, iTunes the world's largest digital music buying platform. 

 

Presently, Jimin and Ha Sungwoon 'With You' holds the record as the fastest song in history to reach No 1 on iTunes in at least 100 countries and the first and only song in the history of iTunes to achieve a No 1 in every country that has iTunes from 119 countries until now.

 

 

 

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With his official solo debut, Bangtan Sonyeondan Jimin iTunes has kept growing and he remains undefeated.

 

 

 

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His pre-release track 'Set Me Free Pt 2' landed the fastest solo song in history to reach No 1 in 100 countries and the second fastest song in general to achieve this, just behind 'With You.' This song has attained in No 1 in 113 out of the possible 114 countries where it is available for purchase on the platform.

 

'Like Crazy,' the main track, achieved this feat in the 3rd fastest time. Thus, Bangtan Sonyeondan Jimin holds the top 3 positions for the fastest songs in history, reaching No 1 on iTunes in 100 countries.

 

 

 

 

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