World Mar 21 K-pop sensation BTS returns with a free comeback concert in Seoul after a 4-year hiatus By Juwon Park, Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Arts Jul 26 Watch 3:30 K-pop band 1VERSE, featuring two North Korean defectors, makes global debut The world of K-pop has fresh new faces: the band 1VERSE with a debut album and lead single, “Shattered.” The boy band has an improbable origin story that includes two North Korean defectors. Lisa Desjardins reports. By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn
Arts Jun 20 What to know about BTS as the popular K-pop group returns from mandatory military service BTS is expected to reunite later this year. The K-pop group routinely breaks records and are credited for bringing the South Korean musical style to the global stage. By Maria Sherman, Juwon Park, Associated Press
World Jun 11 K-pop stars Jimin and Jung Kook of BTS greeted by fans after completing mandatory military service The seven singers of the popular K-pop band plan to reunite as a group sometime in 2025 after they finish their service. By Juwon Park, Maria Sherman, Associated Press
Arts Jul 25 Watch 5:39 From K-pop to skin care, art exhibit explores global influence of South Korean culture From K-pop to skin care, South Korea has been at the cutting edge of cultural development internationally. As a new museum exhibition reveals, it didn’t happen overnight. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston reports. By Jared Bowen, GBH
Dec 13 BTS member Jin begins military duty at front-line boot camp By Hyung-Jin Kim, Juwon Park, Associated Press Six other members of BTS, the world's biggest boy band, are to join the military over the next few years. The band's management agency has said the group will reconvene around 2025. Continue reading
Oct 07 Members of Korean pop group BTS face possible military enrollment By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South 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. Continue reading
Dec 25 3 members of K-pop sensation BTS diagnosed with COVID-19 By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said. RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, the Big Hit Music agency said in a… Continue reading
Sep 23 Its relevance at stake, U.N. reaches toward younger generations By Sally Ho, Associated Press The U.N. has made room to fully embrace the diplomatic soft power of seven young K-pop stars, and along with them the largest generation of young people in the history of the world. Continue reading
Sep 02 BTS 'really happy' as first Korean pop act to top Billboard singles chart By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press "Dynamite," the group's 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. Continue reading