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5 revealing takeaways from the BTS biography 'Beyond the Story'

The K-pop juggernaut known as BTS has dominated the American music scene in an unprecedented way. The group's seven members — RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — have performed at the Grammys and the American Music Awards, and most of their music videos have over 1 billion…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 13, 2023

K-pop star and BTS member J-Hope starts mandatory military service

J-Hope, a member of Grammy-nominated K-pop boy band BTS, began his mandatory military service in South Korea on Tuesday, the second member of the group to do so.

Reuters · Apr 18, 2023

BTS Absence Hurting Global K-Pop Growth, Says HYBE Chairman

Making megastars BTS do their South Korean military service is slowing the global growth of K-pop, the chairman of the septet's agency HYBE said Wednesday. The boyband are widely considered South Korea's biggest-ever cultural phenomenon, selling out stadiums around the world and dominating the charts while raking in billions for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023

Lollapalooza adds BTS member j-hope, Tomorrow X Together to the lineup

CHICAGO — Lollapalooza has a couple adds to the upcoming festivities, including a new Sunday headliner: j-hope, member of the South Korean boy band BTS, will headline the Bud Light Seltzer Stage at 9 p.m. Sunday. And fellow K-pop band Tomorrow X Together will play Saturday.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 8, 2022

j-hope of BTS, Tomorrow X Together announce headlining sets at Lollapalooza

The fest’s powerhouse lineup previously announced includes Metallica, Dua Lipa, Green Day, Lil Baby, J. Cole, Kygo and Machine Gun Kelly.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2022