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K-pop soars over 300% in popularity in 5 years, Spotify reveals
K-pop saw a massive popularity surge in five years on Spotify, with the U.S. making the biggest contribution among all countries. Spotify sh...
Bryan Ke
Entertainment
Jungkook almost performed at the Super Bowl
Jungkook was reportedly invited by Usher to perform with him at this year’s Super Bowl. The belated news comes from a New Yorker article pub...
Carl Samson
Film & TV
Trailer for Jungkook’s upcoming documentary reveals BTS star’s worries
The trailer for Jungkook’s documentary, “Jung Kook: I Am Still,” has been released, revealing some of the concerns the BTS star had before h...
Jungkook, Lisa lead K-pop nods at the VMAs
BTS’ Jungkook and Blackpink’s Lisa garnered top nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards. Jungkook received nods for best collaboration and...
BTS’ Jimin, Jungkook to star in Disney travel series
BTS members Jimin and Jungkook will star in Disney Plus’ “Are You Sure?!,” premiering Aug. 8. Filmed before their military service, the eigh...
BTS, NewJeans, Olivia Rodrigo among winners at 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards
BTS, NewJeans and Olivia Rodrigo are among the winners at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Key points: ...
Michelle De Pacina
Music
BTS’s Jin starts countdown for his return from mandatory military service
Many BTS fans, affectionately known as ARMYs, are celebrating in anticipation of Jin’s return to the spotlight after the singer initiated a ...
Simu Liu pokes fun at Jo Koy’s awards hosting during opening at People’s Choice Awards
Simu Liu took a playful jab at 2024 Golden Globes host Jo Koy during his opening monologue at the People’s Choice Awards on Sunday. L...
Military
BTS’ RM, V complete basic military training
BTS members RM and V achieved a milestone this week as they successfully completed the basic training of South Korea’s mandatory military se...
Group photos featuring BTS’ RM, V released by military training center
The Nonsan Korea Army Training Center on Thursday posted new group photos of its recruits, including BTS members RM and V. What they show: R...
BTS’ Jin shares update as he nears completion of military service
BTS member Jin has teased his return to music as he approaches the end of his military service. What he said: Jin, the oldest member of the ...
BTS docuseries makes its streaming debut
A new documentary series that spotlights BTS’s journey to global K-pop superstardom landed on Disney Plus this week. What it’s about: The ei...
BTS’ RM pens emotional letter to fans ahead of military service
BTS’ RM has written an emotional letter to fans as he sets off to begin his military duties. What he wrote: RM, whose real name is Kim Nam-j...
Watch: BTS members get on their knees to beg fans not to come to military enlistment location
BTS members RM, V, Jimin and Jungkook hosted a Weverse live session ahead of their upcoming military enlistment to officially say goodbye to...
Big Hit shares details on enlistment of BTS’ Jimin, Jungkook, RM and V
Big Hit Music on Tuesday shared some details about the looming military enlistment of BTS’ four remaining active members. No ARMYs all...
Watch: Jungkook, Usher send fans into frenzy with ‘Yeah!’ TikTok collab
Jungkook and Usher surprised fans over the weekend with a dance clip to the American R&B icon’s classic “Yeah!” on TikTok. Dancing kings...
BTS wins 6th Worldwide Icon of the Year at MAMA as 4 members set to enlist
K-pop powerhouse BTS took home their sixth Worldwide Icon of the Year Award at the 2023 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) on Tuesday, just week...
Azealia Banks accused of racism for social media diss against ‘fruity K-pop weirdos’
“Can we all pretty please tell these fruity k-pop weirdos to get out of here with their ghost white bleach booties and trash Michael j...
Ryan General
Jungkook breaks Spotify record with fastest song to reach 1 billion streams
BTS member Jungkook’s hit single “Seven” made Spotify history by becoming the fastest song to reach 1 billion streams. Making history: Spoti...
BTS Jungkook announces details for upcoming first solo concert
Bighit Music has reportedly revealed the details of BTS member Jungkook’s upcoming solo first concert in November titled “Golden Live On Sta...
Events
Olivia Rodrigo, Jungkook, TXT and more land 2023 MTV EMA nominations
The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) have unveiled their nomination list for 2023, and many talents of Asian descent are featured across diffe...
BLACKPINK, BTS’ Jungkook have historic wins at 2023 MTV VMAs
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) celebrated the achievements of several K-pop stars, with BLACKPINK and BTS’ Jungkook taking home cove...
Fashion
Jungkook’s ‘genderless’ look captivates in Calvin Klein’s Fall 2023 campaign
Jungkook’s unique look has ignited discussions online, with the term “genderless” trending on social media shortly after t...
BTS’ Jungkook accidentally confirms V’s new album
Jungkook accidentally confirmed that fellow BTS member V will be releasing a debut solo album. What happened: While livestreaming on Weverse...
Editorial Staff
Issues & Racism
Latto’s past racist tweets resurface as collab with BTS’ Jungkook goes viral
American rapper Latto, who recently collaborated with BTS’ Jungkook on his viral track “Seven,” is facing online backlash for resurfaced con...
BTS’ Jungkook releases solo debut single ‘Seven’ featuring Latto
BTS’ Jungkook released his highly anticipated solo debut single “Seven” on Friday. About the song: “Seven” features Grammy-nominated A...
Michelle Zauner reacts to BTS’ Jungkook buying her book ‘Crying in H Mart’
Korean American musician Michelle Zauner took to social media on Monday after finding out that BTS’ Jungkook purchased a copy of her 2021 me...
Isa Peralta
Business
BTS’ Jungkook sizzles as Calvin Klein’s newest global ambassador
BTS’ Jungkook has been named Calvin Klein’s latest global ambassador. BTS fans, known as ARMY, first suspected the collaboration on Sunday w...
Iris Jung
BTS’ Jungkook deletes personal Instagram account with 50 million followers
Jungkook has explained his decision to delete his personal Instagram account with over 50 million followers. The BTS member abruptly delete...
Daniel Anderson
BTS’ Jungkook goes viral for drunken live singing of ‘Chainsaw Man’ theme
Clips of BTS’ Jungkook singing and livestreaming while drunk have gone viral on Twitter, with his tipsy cover of the “Chainsaw Man” opening...
BTS’ Jungkook becomes first Asian soloist to surpass 100M YouTube views for live performance
BTS’ Jungkook recently broke several records after a video of one of his live performances garnered over 100 million views on YouTube. The 2...
BTS announce upcoming Disney Plus documentary series
BTS are set to appear in an upcoming Disney Plus documentary series. Fans reportedly first heard the recent news about "BTS Monuments...
BTS’ Jungkook performs at 2022 World Cup opening ceremony
BTS’ Jungkook performed his newly released track “Dreamers” as part of the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar over the wee...
Culture
Social media user questions why BTS’ Jungkook is ‘always talking in Korean’
A viral clip on TikTok shows Jungkook of superstar K-pop group BTS responding to a follower questioning why he is “always talking in Korean...
Grace Kim
Chipotle — now ‘Chicotle’ — changes their Twitter name after BTS’ Jungkook’s viral mispronunciation
Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle changed its name on Twitter to “Chicotle.” Chipotle made the change after BTS member Jungkook mispronoun...
Korean YouTuber Who Went to Pee in Alley Randomly Meets BTS’ Jungkook
A Korean YouTuber had an unexpected encounter when he suddenly ran into BTS member Jungkook in an alley after he excused himself to pee. You...
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