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BTS’ 2nd English Language Song ‘Butter’ is Demolishing Multiple Records at Different Billboard Charts
BTS’s historic latest single, “Butter,” broke multiple records last week when it debuted at the top spot on Billboard Global 200 chart and the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
Breakaway winner: With 11 total tracks on the “Global 200” ranking, BTS has broken its previous tie with BLACKPINK, and is now the South Korean musical act with the most placements on the weekly list.
BTS Scalpers Sell Merchandise for Hundreds of Dollars, One McNugget Sold for $100K
BTS fans are scalping all types of merchandise online for hundreds of dollars and making money off of their idols.
Scalping the merchandise: K-pop fans, especially ones in the BTS ARMY, are notorious for buying and selling collectibles to show their support for their favorite bands and band members.
BTS’ RM Learned English From ‘Friends,’ Now Will Appear in the Reunion Special
HBO announced earlier this month that South Korean supergroup BTS will make an appearance in the highly-anticipated “Friends” reunion special.
Former English teachers: Several members of BTS are fans of the popular ‘90s sitcom, but the group’s leader Kim Nam-joon, who goes by RM, revealed on “Ellen” back in 2017 that the show played an important role in teaching him English when he was a teenager.
McDonald’s BTS Meal Officially Drops with Behind-The-Scenes on App
McDonald’s highly anticipated BTS Meal is now available for order with exclusive never-before-seen digital content on the App.
What’s in it: The signature order includes a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, medium fries and a medium Coke.
BTS Breaks Their Own Record for Biggest YouTube Music Video Premiere With ‘Butter’
South Korean supergroup BTS has broken its previous record for the biggest YouTube music video Premiere after the release of “Butter.”
New song: On Friday, the music video of BTS’ newest English-language single received over 108.2 million views in 24 hours, beating the group’s first English-language single “Dynamite,” according to YouTube.
BTS Becomes First All-Asian Group on Rolling Stone With ‘Future of Music’ Issue
South Korean supergroup BTS just became the first all-Asian act to appear on the front cover of pop culture magazine Rolling Stone.
.@BTS_twt appears on our June cover.
BTS and McDonald’s Collab Brings New South Korean-Inspired Sauces to ARMY in Nearly 50 Countries
The BTS ARMY has something new to look forward to next month as the South Korean supergroup collaborates with McDonald’s on a signature order.
The BTS-approved meal will include a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, medium fries and a medium Coke, according to a press release.
BTS Comes Out in Support of #StopAsianHate Movement
Members of K-pop sensation BTS have expressed “grief and anger” amid the rise of hate crimes toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in recent months.
The South Korean group tweeted a statement supporting the #StopAsianHate movement on March 29.
Topps Sparks Outrage With Sticker Showing BTS Beaten Amid Anti-Asian Attacks
Topps, an American trading card manufacturing company, has apologized for a newly released product that depicts a Grammy Awards trophy ready to injure the members of K-pop group BTS.
The item is one of the stickers from Topps’ “Shammy Awards” sticker collection, which was released after the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on March 14, according to Billboard.
German Radio Station Sparks Outrage After Comparing BTS to a ‘Virus’ Over Coldplay Cover
A German radio station has issued a public apology after fans and artists called out a radio host for comparing BTS to the coronavirus.
Bayern 3, a radio station in Bavaria state in southeast Germany, released the apology on Feb. 26 after its host, Matthias Matuschik, shared his opinion on BTS’ cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You” that fans deemed as racist, according to the Associated Press.
BTS is TIME Magazine’s ‘Entertainer of the Year’
K-pop supergroup BTS is TIME magazine’s “Entertainer of the Year” for 2020, the publication announced on Thursday.
.@bts_twt is TIME’s 2020 Entertainer of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/qVwp2NhJCx pic.twitter.com/Y5cBJJfGII
South Korea Passes Law to Allow BTS to Delay Military Service Until Age 30
South Korea passed a new law that would let BTS and other world-renowned K-pop artists postpone their mandatory military service until the age of 30.
On Tuesday, the South Korean parliament passed an amendment to the Military Service Act, officially granting exceptions for global celebrities who help uplift the country’s economy and cultural status, Reuters reported.