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If you’ve already been “Slow Dancing” to the latest solo single from BTS‘ V, get ready to switch up your style. The K-pop superstar group singer dropped two new remixes of “Slow Dancing” on Monday (Oct. 23) that put a new spin on the single from his Layover solo EP. The first, “Slow Dancing (FRNK […]
BTS‘ 2022 concert film BTS: Yet to Come is headed to Amazon’s Prime Video service next month. The show that took place in front of 50,000 fans last October at the Asiad Main Stadium in Busan, South Korea as part of the city’s bid to host the 2023 World Expo will hit the streamer on […]
Jung Kook has unveiled the full tracklist to his upcoming solo album, Golden, and it features some pretty famous names. The announcement comes in the form of a Sunday (Oct. 15) social media post from Big Hit Music, the BTS star’s label. In a photo shared by the company, Golden‘s 11 tracks are listed in […]
Jennie‘s “You & Me” tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Oct. 6) on Billboard, choosing Jennie’s solo song as their favorite new music release of the past week. The BLACKPINK member’s “You & Me” brought in more than 83% of the vote, beating out new music from NewJeans, Drake […]
Blackpink‘s Jennie is prepping a solo track for release this week. The singer announced that the “special single” titled “You & Me” will drop on Friday (Oct. 6). The reveal came on the K-pop group’s official Instagram, accompanied by a shot of Jennie in a red ruffled shirt and matching top standing in the ocean […]
BTS member Jung Kook announced the release date for debut full-length solo album on Tuesday (Oct. 3), revealing that Golden will drop on Nov. 3. The 11-track album will feature the singer/dancer’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit single with Latto, “Seven,” as well as his new song with Jack Harlow, “3D.” According to a […]
BTS‘ Suga is in the army. The K-pop superstar recently became the latest member of the group to begin mandatory South Korean military service and before taking off he shared a touching note with ARMY. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I was able to come this far […]
Jung Kook‘s “3D” promotion at Global Citizen Festival didn’t remain cryptic for long. BIGHIT Music confirmed Saturday night (Sept. 23) that “3D” is Jung Kook’s second solo single — and it features Jack Harlow. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “We are excited to announce the release of […]
BTS member Suga will enlist for mandatory military service in South Korea by the end of the week, representatives for the K-pop group announced.
“We have further information regarding SUGA’s military service,” BIGHIT Music wrote in a notice dated Sept. 17 on the fan community platform Weverse. “SUGA will be beginning his required service on September 22.”The announcement continued: “There will not be any official events taking place on the day he starts his service or on the day he enters the training camp. We kindly ask fans to refrain from visiting SUGA at his workplace during the period of his service. Please convey your warm regards and encouragement in your hearts only.”
“Furthermore, please be mindful to avoid getting adversely affected by unauthorized tours or package products that illegally use the artist’s intellectual property,” BIGHIT warned. “Our company will take appropriate measures against attempts at any commercial activity that make unauthorized use of artist IP.”
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“We ask for your continued love and support for SUGA until he completes his service and returns. Our company will also strive to provide all the support he needs during this time,” the update said.
Suga also went live on Weverse the day of the announcement. According to a fan translation, he told ARMY his enlistment is not something to cry about, and reminded them that they’d meet again in 2025. He responded to comments about his new, shorter haircut he debuted on the livestream, admitting that he’s still getting used to it.
On Aug. 7, BIGHIT told the BTS ARMY that Suga had begun the process to initiate his military service, soon after wrapping the Asian leg of his Agust D-DAY tour in support of solo album D-DAY, which he released under the moniker Agust D.
BIGHIT first revealed in October 2022 that BTS — Suga, RM, V, Jin, Jung Kook, J-Hope and Jimin — would not be able to perform together as a whole group until 2025 due to their mandated military service. Jin was first to enlist, followed by J-Hope and now Suga.
BTS‘ V celebrated the release of his six-track debut solo album, Layover, last week by performing the latest single, “Love Me Again,” on Naver’s NPOP variety show. As part of a 12-minute mini-concert, V stood alone on a stage surrounded by a quartet of backup singers and large canvases with his image on them (a […]