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Jungkook feels "heavy" as he prepares to start his military service. The BTS member confirmed he will begin his compulsory service in South Career next month and thanked his fans for all of their support so far as he looked ahead to his "new journey". He wrote in a statement shared on WeVerse translated from Korean to English: It's already the end of November. It's very windy. I'm sure you all know, so I'm writing a short letter to you. "In December, I will start a new journey. I'm leaving you for a while to serve in the military. As I share this news, I feel heavy on one hand, and on the othe...
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BTS’ J-Hope is Louis Vuitton’s latest house ambassador. The K-pop sensation, 29, sparked rumours he was working with the brand when he appeared at the French house’s menswear show for Paris Men’s Fashion Week in January, after working with Louis Vuitton alongside the rest of his BTS bandmates as a group, and his new role with the luxury firm was announced on Friday. (24.02.23) Describing BTS as “21st century pop icons,” Vuitton said J-Hope “brings his unique charm and style to this exciting new chapter with the maison”. It added in a statement about the partnership with the singer and dancer –...
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BTS star Jin has started his mandatory military service. The 30-year-old singer - the K-pop group's oldest member - was due to begin his training on Tuesday (13.12.22) at a base close to the border with North Korea. The star - whose full name is Kim Seok-jin - shared a photo of himself over the weekend with a new buzzcut, and quipped: "Ha ha ha. It's cuter than I had expected." And on Tuesday, he added: "It's time for a curtain call." The younger members of the band will follow him with their own enlistment in the coming years. Jin will first spend five weeks at the boot camp in Yeoncheon, and...
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BTS star Jin will reportedly begin his military service on 13 December. The 'Butter' group's oldest member turns 30 on 4 December, and less than two weeks later he will undertake his compulsory deployment, military authorities have confirmed to South Korean newspaper Aju Business Daily. According to the report, Jin will undergo five weeks of boot camp training before being deployed to a unit. It was confirmed last month all seven members of the group will fulfill their mandatory duties to South Korea, which ask all able-bodied men to serve for 18 to 21 months before their 31st birthday. An ann...
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BTS are joining the military. All seven members of the group are to fulfill their mandatory duties to South Korea - which ask all able-bodied men to serve for 18 to 21 months before their 31st birthday - with oldest member Jin set to be the first to enlist this month, ahead of his 30th birthday in December. An announcement from Big Hit Music stated: "He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government. "Other members of the group plan to carry out their military service based on their own individual plans. "Both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconv...
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Microsoft has launched its first "singing Xbox controller". The tech giant has joined forces with K-Pop megastars BTS, record producer benny blanco and rap legend Snoop Dogg to release the product alongside the song 'Bad Decisions' by Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook of BTS, benny and Snoop. The controller boasts the aforementioned artists' names and the song can be played through a speaker on the device. Xbox has a competition running over on Twitter to win one of just 30 of the limited edition controllers, which are red and black. In order to be in with the chance of winning the singing controller...
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BTS' management team have clarified the group are not going on hiatus. It was reported earlier this week that the K-Pop sensations - which included Jin, Suga, V, RM, Jimin, Jungkook and J-Hope - were going their separate ways and would reunite "someday" but their representatives have insisted the septet's remarks were mistranslated. A release from their agency HYBE said: "The group will remain active as a team while taking individual journey to further achieve personal growth. [They] will allow themselves to express their individuality through the release of solo albums and collaborations with...
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BTS are going their separate ways on a “temporary hiatus”. The K-Pop sensations broke down in tears as they revealed plans to pursue solo careers and “grow”, but pledged to return “someday”. Septet Jin, 29, Suga, 29, J-Hope, 28, RM, 27, V, 26, Jimin, 26, and Jungkook, 24, broke the news to their armies of fans during their annual FESTA dinner which celebrated the hugely popular band’s nine years together. RM said it was time for them to work on their own, adding: “I always thought that BTS was different from other groups, but the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don’t ...
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BTS are going to the White House to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes. The Korean pop band - made up of Jungkook, V, J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, RM and Suga - will be meeting with United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday (31.05.22) in light of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. In a statement, the White House said: "President Biden has previously spoken about his commitment to combating the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes and signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in May 2021 to provide law enforcement with resources to identify, investigate, and report...
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Jimin "paid his arrears in full" after his apartment was seized. The 26-year-old K-pop star - who is best known for being part of boy band BTS - reportedly had his apartment temporarily seized due to unpaid health insurance premiums but the band's managers have now explained that the star was "unaware" of his debts and paid them "as soon as he found out." A statement from Big Hit Music obtained by Soompi read: "Regarding this matter, the company is the first to receive all mail that arrives at the artists’ dorms, and in the process of relaying it to the artist, a portion of the mail was omitte...
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