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The Guardian view on Korean soft power: harder than it looks

Editorial: Pop music and TV shows might not sound like a serious business, but public diplomacy matters – whatever form it comes in

The Guardian - UK

The Astronaut: BTS’s Jin releases new track co-written by Coldplay

The musician collaborates with Coldplay for a second time

Evening Standard

BTS star Jin releases first solo single ‘The Astronaut’

Music video has already hit over five million views

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'Ar-JIN-tina'- K-pop star sparks fan craze in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Buenos Aires has been gripped by "Jin" fever, with fans thronging to catch a glimpse of the K-pop superstar from BTS making what could be his last public appearance in a while.

AFP

People's Choice Awards: The Kardashians, James Corden and Meghan Markle lead nominees

The Kardashians, James Corden's The Late Late Show and Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast are amongst this year's full list of nominations for the 2022 People’s Choice Awards

Daily Mirror

A TikToker Who Went To School With Taylor Swift Has Dished The BTS Tea On What She Was Like

"Most people hated her."

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I’m with the brand! How merch saved the music industry

No longer limited to cheap T-shirts, music merchandise is a multibillion-dollar business – influencing fashion houses and helping smaller artists stay afloat

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BTS member Jin to release first solo single next week

K-pop singer Jin, a member of the hit boy band BTS, will release his first official solo single next week, the seven-member band's agency said on Wednesday, following this week's announcement that he will soon start military duty.

Bangkok Post

BTS's Military Conscription Is a Reminder That Mandatory 'Service' Is Servitude

The South Korean government brings the country's greatest cultural export to heel.

Reason

Enrollment in Korean classes has shot up. Thank K-pop

College student enrollment in language classes has plateaued in recent years, but enrollment in Korean language classes rose 78% from 2009 to 2016.

WEKU

BTS won’t tour as group for next three years as members serve in South Korea’s military

BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, effectively ending a debate on whether they should be granted exemptions because of their artistic accomplishments.

Chicago Sun-Times

BTS presses pause to join military with plans to reunite in 2025

The members of BTS are officially “moving forward with plans to fulfill their military service,” the band’s record label announced Monday.

Los Angeles Times

BTS announces upcoming Korean military service

In June, the mega-popular K-pop group had already announced a hiatus. On Monday, the band's label and management company announced that all seven BTS members will be enlisting in the military.

WEKU

K-pop stars BTS drafted into military service in South Korea

Band members said they were ‘honoured’ to carry out the service, which is mandatory for most able-bodied men in South Korea

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Manchester Evening News

K-Pop stars BTS to complete mandatory military service in South Korea

The South Korean pop group will “reconvene around 2025” following their military duties

Wales Online

Members of famous K-pop band ‘will serve in South Korean military’, say reports

BTS members will have to do their duty

The Independent UK

BTS members will serve in South Korea’s military, according to agency

BTS members are ‘looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment,’ Big Hit Music announced

The Guardian - UK

BTS members to do military service in South Korea

Announcement ends long debate over whether K-pop group should get exemption

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Agency Says BTS Members Will Serve in South Korea’s Military

The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, effectively ending a debate on exempting them because of their artistic accomplishments. Bighit Music said the band’s oldest member, Jin, will revoke his request to delay his conscription at…

Daily Mirror

BTS pop band members forced to join army and serve military duty in South Korea

BTS' representatives HYBE confirmed BTS will be fulfilling their mandatory military service in South Korea

The Independent UK

Agency says BTS members will serve in South Korea's military

The management agency of K-pop group BTS says the singers will serve their mandatory military duties as required under South Korean law, effectively ending a public debate on whether they should be given exemptions because of their artistic accomplishments

AFP

BTS to fulfil military service obligations, agency says

Seoul (AFP) - The members of the K-pop supergroup BTS will enlist in the military, their agency said Monday, putting an end to a years-long debate on whether the stars deserved exemptions from mandatory service.

Reuters

K-pop stars BTS to serve military duty

K-pop boy band BTS will go off on mandatory military service, starting shortly with oldest member Jin, their agency said on Monday.

AFP

BTS throws free concert to promote S. Korea's World Expo bid

Seoul (AFP) - K-pop mega-band BTS reunited on Saturday for a free concert in Busan to support South Korea's bid to host the World Expo, four months after the musicians announced they were taking a break from group activities.

AFP

BTS to hold free concert to promote S. Korea's World Expo bid

Seoul (AFP) - K-pop mega-band BTS will reunite on Saturday to throw a free concert in Busan to support South Korea's bid to host the World Expo, four months after the musicians announced they were taking a break from group activities.

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