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What to stream this weekend: Childish Gambino, 'Love Lies Bleeding,' 'Cobra Kai' and 'Skywalkers'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Childish Gambino, 'Love Lies Bleeding,' 'Cobra Kai' and 'Skywalkers'This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a final album under Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino moniker, Kerry Washington’s comedy “UnPrisoned” returning for a second season and daredevils who scale the world’s tallest buildings fall in love in “Skywalkers: A Love Story.”.
BTS member Jin expected to take part in Paris Olympics as a torchbearer from South Korea
Read full article: BTS member Jin expected to take part in Paris Olympics as a torchbearer from South KoreaJin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, will make a mark in the Paris Olympics as a torchbearer from South after recently returning from his mandatory military service.
BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025
Read full article: BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025The management agency of the popular K-pop band BTS says two of the group members, RM and V, have begun their mandatory military duties under South Korean law.
What to stream this weekend: Taylor Swift, 'Lincoln Lawyer,' 'Biosphere' and 'Wham!'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Taylor Swift, 'Lincoln Lawyer,' 'Biosphere' and 'Wham!'This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's rerecording of her “Speak Now,” a documentary on Wham.
BTS book 'Beyond the Story,' source of Internet speculation, to be published July 9
Read full article: BTS book 'Beyond the Story,' source of Internet speculation, to be published July 9The speculation over a certain untitled book can end, and it's BTS fans, not followers of Taylor Swift, who can rejoice.
Dior mania and K-Pop overtake Paris Fashion Week menswear
Read full article: Dior mania and K-Pop overtake Paris Fashion Week menswearDior mania descended on Paris Fashion Week menswear as over a thousand screaming fans thronged the magnificent Place de la Concorde for a glimpse of their favorite stars.
K-pop group BTS members face possible military conscription
Read full article: K-pop group BTS members face possible military conscriptionSouth Korea’s military appears to want to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the public remains sharply divided over whether they should be given exemptions.
K-pop supergroup BTS says it's making time for solo projects
Read full article: K-pop supergroup BTS says it's making time for solo projectsK-pop sensation BTS announced plans for solo projects from the individual band members, but the company behind the global superstars say they are not taking a hiatus.
BTS on 1st Grammy nod: 'It’s hard to express in words'
Read full article: BTS on 1st Grammy nod: 'It’s hard to express in words'FILE - Members BTS pose for photos during the Golden Disk Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 5, 2020. Now, the gift has returned to them — in the form of their first Grammy nomination. “‘Dynamite’ gave us huge success in Korea, of course, a Grammy nomination, a performance, so you know, life is really interesting." “It’s really hard to express in words,” Jimin said of the nomination. They said the Grammy nomination does create some pressure for the next batch of songs they produce, but they’re not letting the success get to their heads.
BTS band members, fans welcome its first Grammy nomination
Read full article: BTS band members, fans welcome its first Grammy nominationSEOUL – K-pop band BTS has earned its first Grammy nomination, a long-awaited feat for the South Korean act that has been reshaping the global pop landscape with record-breaking songs and well-mobilized fans. Critics say the boy band's nomination Tuesday demonstrates its growing presence and impact in the mainstream U.S. pop industry. After the announcement, BTS uploaded videos on their official Twitter page, which has over 30.9 million followers, showing four members reacting to the nomination by jumping up from a couch and shouting “Yes!” and “BTS!”The band's members have always expressed their hope for a Grammy nomination. Their dedicated fans around the world -- known as ARMY -- have been pushing for a Grammy nomination for years. The 2021 Grammy Awards will air on Jan. 31.
BTS says new album 'BE' is a 'letter of hope'
Read full article: BTS says new album 'BE' is a 'letter of hope'Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS arrive for a press conference to introduce their new album "BE" in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. K-pop band BTS has released their highly anticipated new album, which they describe as a letter of hope. The band held a socially distanced news conference in Seoul to unveil BE, its second album this year. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)SEOUL – K-pop band BTS on Friday released their highly anticipated new album, which they described as a “letter of hope.”The band held a socially distanced news conference in Seoul to unveil “BE,” their second album this year. Unlike other K-pop bands that carefully maintain the personas created by their labels, BTS is known for its active engagement with fans — known as ARMY — through social media.
BTS on gaining respect in the US: ‘We definitely feel that’
Read full article: BTS on gaining respect in the US: ‘We definitely feel that’FILE - Members of South Korean K-Pop group BTS appear during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on April 17, 2019. Dynamite, the groups first all-English song, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. music charts this week, making BTS first Korean pop act to top the chart. (Jo Soo-jung/Newsis via AP, File)
BTS on gaining respect in the US: ‘We definitely feel that’
Read full article: BTS on gaining respect in the US: ‘We definitely feel that’FILE - Members of South Korean K-Pop group BTS appear during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on April 17, 2019. 1 on the U.S. music charts this week, making BTS first Korean pop act to top the chart. 1 on the U.S. music charts this week, making BTS the first Korean pop act to top the chart. When asked if BTS — who released their debut single in 2013 — felt like they’ve begun to earn more respect from the U.S., RM said: “We definitely feel that.”“I think in the perspective of culture, I think it’s really important to be familiar. “I think it’s very good and that’s what we wanted actually.”It could also be time for BTS’ first Grammy nomination.